Mike, the gardener

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61 appearances 2 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 15 Jul

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Dig It with Jo Whiley and Zoe Ball · 103: Phone Addiction, Chatty Cats, & Shady Gardens · 17 Jun 2026 podcast

Lovely shade of green and this sits perfectly under my Acer tree.

For something super textural and super soft, how about this beautiful Hakon grass?

Its variegated yellow and green stripes are just so enticing and do light up a shady area and they sit perfectly with ferns.

And there's geraniums.

Then there's Lady's Mantle, El Camila, with its chartreuse flowers.

Hellebores.

And this lovely Brunnera, it's one called Jack Frost, with this incredible patterning on the foliage.

Another one for a damper shade, a Stilbees.

Pinks, reds, whites again, beautiful flowers just beginning to come out now.

And if like me, you have a shady side of the house, and this is in shade for most of the day, then why not have a hosta alley?

All of these hostas thrive in shade.

Now I know what you're saying slugs and sales but there's a solution.

All of my hostas are kept in terracotta pots top dressed with grit and there's lots of other options for keeping the menacing mollusks away but the best one is a garlic solution which I spray on weekly.

I'll send you the recipe.

And if you've got no life, like me, you come out at night with a torch to send them packing.

I've just scratched the surface.

There's plenty of other options.

So if you've got a shady garden or a shady border, don't get phased by shade.

Joe and Zoe, thank you for inviting me back and I'll see you very soon.

Bye-bye for now.

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