Podcast thumbnail for Tales From The Potting Bench

Tales From The Potting Bench

Claim This Podcast

by Adam Kirtland

4.8(68 reviews)
206 episodes
Updated Weekly
Accepts GuestsHas SponsorsLocation 🇬🇧
56

Podcast Authority

Beta
FairBased on show quality, social media presence, reviews, charts, and more
Pod Engine
Quality77
Social0
YouTube0
Engagement90

Podcast Overview

A weekly ramble with the most diverse folk from our world of green fingers, green thumbs and dirty knees. Flowers, vegetables, trees, shrubs, herbs and more - it’s bound to be covered. On your commute, or in the garden of your choosing - we’ll be here to keep your ears busy.

Language

🇺🇲

Publishing Since

8/23/2021

Unlock The Full Podcast Authority Score Report

See how your podcast performs across key metrics

56

Podcast Authority

Beta
FairBased on show quality, social media presence, reviews, charts, and more
Pod Engine
Quality77
Social0
YouTube0
Engagement90
7
Excellent Areas
1
Good Performance
11
Growth Opportunities
excellent
Publishing Consistency
Every 7 days
Performing excellently!
good
iTunes Tags
6.5/10

Recommendations available

Unlock the full report to see detailed tips

needs improvement
Show Notes Quality
2.0/5

Recommendations available

Unlock the full report to see detailed tips

+16 More Metrics

Unlock comprehensive insights including:

  • • YouTube presence analysis
  • • Social media reach metrics
  • • RSS compliance scoring
  • • Podcast 2.0 features
  • • Technical standards
What's Included in Your Full Report

Detailed Analytics

  • Complete breakdown of all 19 authority metrics
  • Personalized recommendations for each metric
  • Industry benchmarks and comparisons
  • Technical RSS feed analysis and compliance scoring

Growth Strategies

  • Step-by-step action plans for improvement
  • Quick wins to boost your score immediately
  • Pro tips from successful podcasters
Get your free podcast insights report

See how your show performs across every key metric

Instant delivery
No spam
Attract Better Guests

High authority scores make your podcast more attractive to industry leaders and influencers who want to appear on credible shows.

Secure Sponsorships

Sponsors look for podcasts with proven authority and engagement. Your score demonstrates your podcast's value to potential partners.

Grow Your Audience

Understanding your strengths and weaknesses helps you make data-driven decisions to expand your listener base effectively.

1 verified contact email on file for Tales From The Potting Bench

Pitch yourself as a guest, propose sponsorships, or reach out directly to the host.

Recent Episodes

Episode thumbnail for Jason Ingram - How To Photograph Gardens

March 22, 2026

Jason Ingram - How To Photograph Gardens

<p>❓Do you wish you could photograph your garden better...?</p><p><br></p><p>Welcome to<strong> Tales From The Potting Bench</strong>, your go-to podcast for all things green and growing! This is where, you&#39;ll hear fascinating stories from plant lovers, experts, and passionate growers who are just as obsessed with plants as you and I.</p><p><br></p><p>🌱 In this episode I’m joined by someone who looks at a garden perhaps a little differently to how the everyday gardener does, and they do so…through a lens. </p><p><br></p><p>Jason Ingram is a world-renowned photographer who specialises in gardens, food and people and has photographed some of the most beautiful gardens across the world, as well as gardeners for the likes of portraits and to accompany books too. We discuss how he uses light, the best time of day to shoot and so much more. Enjoy!</p><p><br></p><p>To see more of Jason, head over and follow him on Instagram now, where you&#39;ll find him as @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/jasoningram/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">jasoningram</a></p><p><br></p><p>Jason&#39;s book &#39;How To Photograph Gardens&#39; is out now, and you can find full details, <a href="https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/jason-ingram/how-to-photograph-gardens/9781781579510/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">here</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>If all this talk of beautiful plants has got you thinking about how to give your garden some oomph, then try <a href="https://www.gardenhealth.com/westland-boost-all-purpose-liquid-plant-feed" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Westland’s Boost All Purpose Liquid Plant Feed</a>. This feed is one that I use personally, and it’ll not only help you achieve stunning floral displays, but it’ll also give you an abundance of healthy fruit and veg too! Boost All Purpose Liquid Plant Feed will produce four times more blooms compared to watering alone. In addition, more fruit and veg is guaranteed. Use Boost every time you water.</p><p><br></p><p>See <a href="gardenhealth.com">⁠gardenhealth.com⁠</a> now for more information and available stockists near you.</p><p><br></p><p>✍️ Read My Blog and More: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://viewfromthepottingbench.substack.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>📱 Instagram: <a href="www.instagram.com/viewfromthepottingbench">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>💻 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.viewfromthepottingbench.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>📩 Email Me: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="mailto:adam@viewfromthepottingbench.com">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p>

Episode thumbnail for Steph Hafferty - The Productive Garden

March 1, 2026

Steph Hafferty - The Productive Garden

<p>❓Do you wish your garden was....more productive?</p><p><br></p><p>Welcome to<strong> Tales From The Potting Bench</strong>, your go-to podcast for all things green and growing! This is where, you&#39;ll hear fascinating stories from plant lovers, experts, and passionate growers who are just as obsessed with plants as you and I.</p><p><br></p><p>🌱 In this week&#39;s episode I&#39;m in conversation with one of my foremost authorities on grow your own and someone who I turn to regularly for advice; writer, speaker and growing expert, Stephanie Hafferty!</p><p><br></p><p>Steph has so much knowledge to share with us in this episode, and we talk about her brand-new book too - which you won&#39;t want to miss!</p><p><br></p><p>To see more of Steph, head over and follow her on Instagram now, where you&#39;ll find her as @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/stephaniehafferty/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">stephaniehafferty</a></p><p><br></p><p>Steph&#39;s new book The Productive Garden is out at the end of March and you can pre-order it now from the link <a href="https://nodighome.com/product/the-productive-garden/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">here</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>If your goal this year is to grow more of your own food then you’ll want to give <a href="https://www.gardenhealth.com/westland-raised-bed-vegetable-soil" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Westland’s Raised Bed &amp; Vegetable Soil</a> a try! This mix is the perfect foundation for growing vegetable - a rich, fertile planting soil with a perfect nutrient mix for both root and leafy crops and the optimum structure for root development.</p><p><br></p><p>See <a href="gardenhealth.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">gardenhealth.com</a> now for more information and available stockists near you.</p><p><br></p><p>✍️ Read My Blog and More: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://viewfromthepottingbench.substack.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>📱 Instagram: <a href="www.instagram.com/viewfromthepottingbench">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>💻 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.viewfromthepottingbench.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>📩 Email Me: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="mailto:adam@viewfromthepottingbench.com">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p>

Episode thumbnail for Katy Watson - From Opera to Plants

December 7, 2025

Katy Watson - From Opera to Plants

<p>❓Do you ever dream of changing careers towards gardening...?</p><p><br></p><p>Welcome to<strong> Tales From The Potting Bench</strong>, your go-to podcast for all things green and growing! This is where, you&#39;ll hear fascinating stories from plant lovers, experts, and passionate growers who are just as obsessed with plants as you and I.</p><p><br></p><p>🌱 In this week&#39;s episode I&#39;m in conversation with someone who decided that their old career was a thing of the past, before switching to a life with plants! Katy Watson, is a gardener and avid plantswoman who opted to switch opera gowns for muddy boots, to get closer to the thing she loves most - the garden! We discuss that shift, what it is that really drives Katy&#39;s passion for plants and so much more - enjoy!</p><p><br></p><p>To see more of Katy, head over and follow her on Instagram now, where you&#39;ll find her as @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/katy_in_the_garden" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">katy_in_the_garden</a></p><p>If you&#39;d like to give your plants some oomph then try <a href="https://www.gardenhealth.com/westland-boost-all-purpose-multi-action-granules" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Westland’s Boost All Purpose Multi-Action Granules</a>! They offer a 4x multi-action formula that supports your plants at every stage of growth. These nutrient-packed granules strengthen roots, promote greener foliage, and provide up to 6 months of slow-release feeding to enhance overall plant health. With its high potassium content, you’ll enjoy more blooms, fruits, and vegetables throughout the growing season. </p><p><br></p><p>See <a href="www.gardenhealth.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">gardenhealth.com</a> now for more information and available stockists near you.</p><p><br></p><p>✍️ Read My Blog and More: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://viewfromthepottingbench.substack.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>📱 Instagram: <a href="www.instagram.com/viewfromthepottingbench">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>💻 Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.viewfromthepottingbench.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit Here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>📩 Email Me: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="mailto:adam@viewfromthepottingbench.com">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p>

206 total episodes available

Deep-dive analytics for Tales From The Potting Bench

Frequently asked questions

Have a different question and can't find the answer you're looking for? Reach out to our support team by sending us an email and we'll get back to you as soon as we can.

What is Tales From The Potting Bench?

A weekly ramble with the most diverse folk from our world of green fingers, green thumbs and dirty knees.

Flowers, vegetables, trees, shrubs, herbs and more - it’s bound to be covered. On your commute, or in the garden of your choosing - we’ll be here to keep your ears busy.

How often does this podcast release new episodes?

This podcast updates weekly.

Where can I listen to this podcast?

This podcast is available on 8 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.

Does this podcast accept guests?

No, this podcast does not typically feature guests.

Legal Disclaimer

Pod Engine is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or officially connected with any of the podcasts displayed on this platform. We operate independently as a podcast discovery and analytics service.

All podcast artwork, thumbnails, and content displayed on this page are the property of their respective owners and are protected by applicable copyright laws. This includes, but is not limited to, podcast cover art, episode artwork, show descriptions, episode titles, transcripts, audio snippets, and any other content originating from the podcast creators or their licensors.

We display this content under fair use principles and/or implied license for the purpose of podcast discovery, information, and commentary. We make no claim of ownership over any podcast content, artwork, or related materials shown on this platform. All trademarks, service marks, and trade names are the property of their respective owners.

While we strive to ensure all content usage is properly authorized, if you are a rights holder and believe your content is being used inappropriately or without proper authorization, please contact us immediately at hey@podengine.ai for prompt review and appropriate action, which may include content removal or proper attribution.

By accessing and using this platform, you acknowledge and agree to respect all applicable copyright laws and intellectual property rights of content owners. Any unauthorized reproduction, distribution, or commercial use of the content displayed on this platform is strictly prohibited.