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Delightful Dahlias - Special Podcast
Delightful Dahlias – Special Podcast
In the first of a brand-new, occasional podcast feature, I showcase delightfully, dreamy dahlias. So if you want to be the envy of your friends, family and gardening loved ones, tune into this special podcast to find out all you need to know about growing the most fantastic dahlias you will ever see. I chat to Farmer Gracy horticulturalist, Naomi Jones, about all things dahlias including what…
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Mic the Gardener Podcast - Sponsorship News!
Mic the Gardener Podcast – Sponsorship News!
I am absolutely delighted to announce that Natural Grower the supplier of plants-based products for organic and chemical free gardening and houseplants will be sponsoring the Mic the Gardener podcast with immediate effect. Mic the Gardener gardening podcast sponsored by Natural Grower Many of you will know I love and use the Natural Grower products in my own garden, which makes this sponsorship…
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Mic the Gardener Podcast - New Episode
Mic the Gardener Podcast – New Episode
A new episode of Mike’s popular gardening podcast, Mic the Gardener, has just been published. Katie Rushworth chats to Mike in the new episode of the Mic the Gardener podcast In this episode, Mike chats to television presenter, Katie Rushworth of ITV’s ever-popular garden makeover programme ‘Love Your Garden’ about making beautiful gardens in the rain, being a jobbing gardener and coarse…
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gardendesigner01 · 3 years
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MIC THE GARDENER PODCAST NEW EPISODE - Simon Lycett
The new Mic the Gardener podcast featuring Simon Lycett is now published. Mike chats to Simon about running his business during lockdown, how he got started and the stigma of identifying as a florist in an all-boys school and much more.
Episode 3 – Simon Lycett Simon Lycett, award winning, royal and celebrity florist chats to Mike from ‘Lycett Towers’ in London about the trials and tribulations of running his business through the 2020/2021 lockdowns. They also explore the stigma experienced identifying as a florist in an all-boys school. A second series of the successful American floristry talent programme ‘Full Bloom’ is also…
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Mic the Gardener Podcast - New Episodes
Mic the Gardener Podcast - New Episodes published today.
Mic the Gardener – new episodes now available Typical isn’t it? You wait weeks for a new Mic the Gardener podcast and TWO come along at the same time. I’m delighted to announce that two new podcasts have been published today. So why two? Following a request for you to send me your gardening related New Year’s resolutions to include within episode two, I was completely inundated with your…
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Mic the Gardener - Podcast
Mic the Gardener – Podcast
Well that’s Christmas done and dusted. Probably not the Christmas any of us were hoping for in the midst of this crazy year. And now those awkward ‘betwixtmas’ days in the lead up to New Year. A cold, bright, sunny day might see you venture out for a bracing, socially distanced walk or, if restrictions in your area allow, a nosey around the sales for a new set of clothes that actually fit our…
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Mic the Gardener - Podcast Coming Soon
Mic the Gardener – Podcast Coming Soon
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Mike chats to... Tom Hart Dyke
Mike chats to… Tom Hart Dyke
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In 2000, modern day plant hunter, Tom Hart Dyke attempted to cross one of the world’s most hostile terrains, the Darien Gap, between Panama and Columbo. He was on a plant hunting mission to track down rare and unseen orchids.
Just six days into their crossing, Tom and his travelling companion, Paul Winder, were kidnapped at gunpoint and held hostage for nine months, under the constant threat…
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Mike chats to... Mark Lane
Mike chats to… Mark Lane
I’m delighted to be chatting to BBC Gardeners’ World presenter and garden designer Mark Lane this Tuesday, 6 October, 7pm on Instagram (@mikepalmer01).
Marks new book ‘Royal Gardens of the World’ has just been published and I’m eager to talk to him about where the idea came from, how long it was in the planning and much, much more.
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Mike chats to… Mark Lane
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Mike chats to... Ellen Mary
Mike chats to… Ellen Mary
In the third of the current series of ‘Mike chats to…’ I speak to vegan gardener, broadcaster and allotmenteer, Ellen Mary.
I’ve know Ellen for a few years but we’ve only met once, earlier this year before the craziness started and I’m really looking forward to finding out what she’s been up to.
Join us tomorrow, Tuesday, 22 September at 7pm GMT on Instagram – @mikepalmer01.
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Mike chats to... Jo Thompson
Mike chats to… Jo Thompson
Please join me tomorrow, 15 September, 7pm GMT when I will be chatting live to four times gold medal winning, Chelsea Flower Show garden designer Jo Thompson.
We will be chatting live on Instagram under my profile, @mikepalmer01.
And don’t worry if you are not able to join us live, the interview will be stored on my Instagram profile.
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Mike Chats to... Nick Bailey
Mike Chats to… Nick Bailey
I’m absolutely delighted to announce that tomorrow, 8 September, 7pm GMT, I will be talking LIVE to Gardeners’ World presenter Nick Bailey.
We’ll be talking all about Gardeners’ World, his books and lots more.
So, why not set a reminder for yourself and join us tomorrow on Instagram (@mikepalmer01)
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gardendesigner01 · 4 years
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Chatty Man
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Many words have been written about the current and ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. I’ve even written a couple of pieces myself. The phrase ‘du jour’, ‘in these unprecedented times’ has fallen too easily and too readily from our lips.
The coronavirus lockdown presented many of us with more time on our hands than we’ve had since ‘Betwixtmas’, those odd days between Christmas and New Year, multiplied by…
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Learn to garden with Mike. #GardeningMadeEasy
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Over the past fifteen weeks of COVID-19 lockdown, I have shared my garden, live, every Friday morning on Instagram. My ‘Weekly Wander‘ has allowed me to showcase my garden as it has grown away and burgeoned through the season. Every week an enthusiastic gathering of gardeners (is there a collective noun for lots of gardeners?) has tuned in and watched my garden’s progress. Along the way (he said,…
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Mike Chats to... SIMON LYCETT
Mike Chats to… SIMON LYCETT
I’m absolutely delighted to announce that I’ll be chatting to celebrity event florist, Simon Lycett, live, this Thursday, 2 July at 18:00 GMT.
I’ll be chatting to Simon about his fantastic career, how he’s been spending his COVID-19 lockdown time and much more.
To view the interview you’ll need to access my Instagram account. Click this link to access Instagram.
And don’t worry if you’re not…
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Mike’s Monthly Meander - June 2020
Mike’s Monthly Meander – June 2020
Lockdown. Lupins. Coronavirus. Cosmos. Distancing. Delphiniums. It’s June 2020!
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Here, as always is ‘Mike’s Monthly Meander’ around the garden. The garden is looking fabulous this month, with roses, lavenders, geraniums and even a few dahlias coming out to play. So please click the link below to have a wander around the garden with me.
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CBkQsyHAhRV/
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Mike chats to... Ann-Marie Powell
Mike chats to… Ann-Marie Powell
Following my chat with world-renowned garden designer, Jo Thompson last week, I contacted garden designer, Ann-Marie Powell to invite her to have a chat with me. 
Since the COVID-19 lockdown commenced in March 2020, Ann-Marie has fronted her extremely popular, daily, live Instagram feed, My Real Garden. The attention of garden lovers across the globe has been caught by Ann-Marie as she chats…
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