Dec 2, 2022 | Audio stories, Growing Together
It’s December and a new tree plantation is taking root at the Adhurst Estate allotments, garlic and onion sets are sown and Susanna Jarrett from Flowers by the Bridge gives expert Christmas wreath tips. Steve and Claire also share their top 3 Christmas gardening...
Nov 1, 2022 | Audio stories, Growing Together
After an unusually mild October, a bumper crop of apples and still-flowering dahlias, it’s time to get on with autumnal garden jobs including looking after the soil in your garden, cleaning greenhouses and pots and planting out garlic. Wildlife is thriving at...
Oct 11, 2022 | Audio stories, Growing Together
Exciting new plans are afoot at Wisley as Shine Radio’s Growing Together presenter Claire Vennis discovered when she visited the 30th Wisley Flower Show and met with RHS Wisley Garden Manager Emma Allen. In this special Growing Together episode, the dahlias are...
Sep 30, 2022 | Audio stories, Growing Together
Claire and Steve meet at the Adhurst Estate Allotments to enjoy the autumnal sun and the last of the year’s blooms as they discuss their gardening year. There’s still work to be done in the garden with gathering dahlias and protecting the tubers, preparing...
Sep 2, 2022 | Audio stories, Growing Together
Enjoying their harvest, Claire and Steve discuss how challenging this gardening year has been. Steve’s passion for dahlias shines through as he gives advice for how to look after these late summer blooms and Claire preps her plots for the autumn with plans to...
Aug 21, 2022 | Audio stories, Growing Together
This year’s Steep Flower Show turns 101 and there’s something for everyone at the village’s afternoon event on Saturday August 27th, as committee member Steve Amos tells Shine Radio’s Claire Vennis. However, the show is in dire need of more...
Aug 3, 2022 | Audio stories, Growing Together
With the recent heatwave in July, Claire and Steve discuss the effect the hotter weather is having on the garden and gardeners alike. Claire has a mystery muncher in her garden, Steve muses over his rambling runner beans and they inspire each other with plans for...
Jul 6, 2022 | Audio stories, Growing Together
The RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival is the world’s largest annual flower show. Celebrating it’s 31st anniversary, and the first to be held since the start of the pandemic, the emphasis this year is on the joy of wellness and mindfulness with...
Jul 5, 2022 | Audio stories, Growing Together
Paul Abbott at Durleighmarsh Farm used to run the Isle of Wight lavender farm to much success, winning an RHS gold medal. He still has a passion for lavender and is cultivating new varieties as he explained to Shine Radio’s Claire Vennis. With...
Jul 1, 2022 | Audio stories, Growing Together
Steve and Claire dodge the rain as they enjoy the growing surroundings at the Adhurst Estate Allotment on a summer’s evening. This month there’s advice on how to ‘stop’ dahlias to gain more flowers, what you can still plant to harvest later in...
Jun 12, 2022 | Audio stories, Growing Together
This month, Claire and Steve are at the Adhurst Estate Allotment early in the morning along with lots of singing birds. Steve has so many dahlia plants he doesn’t know what to do with them and is even trying out Claire’s more ‘relaxed’ approach...
May 25, 2022 | Audio stories, Growing Together
This year’s Chelsea Flower Show is back in May for the first time since 2019. With 13 show gardens, 12 sanctuary gardens, 20 smaller designs and trade stands as well, the most anticipated flower show of the year is indeed in full bloom. And...
May 6, 2022 | Audio stories, Growing Together
From their sunny spot on the Adhurst Estate Allotment, Claire and Steve update on what they’ve been growing, hardening off and planting out as the gardening season picks up pace. In this episode, there’s dahlia advice, successional sowing to avoid a glut...
Apr 15, 2022 | Audio stories, Growing Together
Steve and Claire are back for a second time this month as the growing season hots up – and so does the weather! From their sunny spot on Steve’s Adhurst Estate Allotment, they update on what to sow now and what to pot on, various ways to get rid of slugs,...
Mar 31, 2022 | Audio stories, Growing Together
April is a busy gardening month. Join Claire and Steve as they catch up on Project Carrot, share what they’ve sown and give advice on what to grow in pots. They also talk about enjoying lots of sunflowers, admit to their failings in growing brassicas and take...
Mar 7, 2022 | Audio stories, Growing Together
Phil Paulo from Future Shoots spoke to Shine Radio’s Claire Vennis about an upcoming tree planting event taking place in Petersfield on March 26th. Phil, who works with the Petersfield Tree Wardens, says the tree planting event is part of a project to...
Mar 4, 2022 | Audio stories, Growing Together
With luckily only a few casualties from February’s storms, the Adhurst Estate Allotment is starting to come to life with vegetable and flower seeds sprouting – and the odd weed too. Claire plans to encourage more pollinators into her garden this year,...
Feb 4, 2022 | Audio stories, Growing Together
As the first signs of Spring colour start to emerge, Claire and Steve head to the Adhurst Estate Allotments to record February’s Growing Together from the comfort of Steve’s allotment shed. There’s lots of excitement as preparations start for the...
Doorstep Carols are back
