How My Garden Grows
Episodes
The autobiographical gardens of 'chicken boy' Arthur Parkinson
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
During what seems an interminable wait for spring, we travel to Nottingham to meet the writer and gardener Arthur Parkinson, one of the most influenti...
Granby Winter Garden – an inspirational community garden saved from demolition
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For the fourth episode of the How My Garden Grows podcast we travel to Toxteth in Liverpool, to visit a community that has valiantly fought to defeat ...
Andrew Salter's magical Japanese-inspired conifer garden
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For our latest podcast episode of How My Garden Grows, Francine Raymond visits Andrew Salter's magical Japanese-inspired conifer garden deep in the Ke...
Autumn's glut is turned into garlands and greengage Martinis
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of our podcast, How My Garden Grows, Francine Raymond takes us on on tour of her own garden as the season turns. The year has be...
A pint-sized coastal plot thickly cloaked in climbers
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the first instalment of our new gardening series, How My Garden Grows, hosted by lifelong gardener and journalist Francine Raymond. "I have...