Growing Together – Wisley Flower Show, 2022

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...

Growing Together – October 2022

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...

Growing Together – September 2022

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...

Introducing This Year’s Steep Flower Show

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...

Growing Together – August 2022

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...

RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival, 2022

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...

For The Love of Lavender

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...

Growing Together – July 2022

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...

Growing Together – June 2022

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...

Growing Together – Hampshire at the Chelsea Flower Show 2022

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...