Which garden podcast is right for you? Tuning in to the flower shows

THE garden podcast has become an essential listening tool for budding and experienced gardeners, as horticulturalists take to the airwaves to offer a helping hand. But how do you find the best ones, and which will be right for you? Ellen Mary co-hosts

The Plant Based Podcast (theplantbasedpodcast.net) with Michael Perry (aka Mr Plant Geek), covering a wide range of subjects, and whose guests have included Chris Packham and Matthew Pottage, curator at RHS Garden Wisley. “Listeners want to learn new things but especially during this year, and some light fun thrown in is really important,” says Mary.

Fellow garden podcaster Jane Perrone, pictured, a journalist with extensive horticultural knowledge, has a hugely successful indoor gardening blog and weekly podcast, On the Ledge (janeperrone.com) covering an impressive range of indoor plants and answering listeners’ plant questions.

“People often watch TV shows like Gardeners’ World and they want a beautiful garden and they want to see Monty Don. With podcasts, you are getting something quite different, which isn’t celebrity-led,” says Perrone.

SO, WHAT MAKES A GOOD PODCAST?

Perrone, whose podcast is consistently in the top-five garden podcasts on Chartable (chartable.com), says: “In the case of my podcast, there just wasn’t much out there on houseplants when I started in 2017, and there wasn’t the in-depth information available. I consistently publish every week, which is a very good way