The James & Joe Garden Show

James Alexander-Sinclair & Joe Swift 97 - Hanging Baskets: A Party in a Basket or a Crime Against Gardening?

Join James Alexander-Sinclair and Joe Swift every week where they tackle a garden topic, from the sensible to the completely ridiculous, armed with sharp opinions, 40 years’ worth of stories and a habit of wandering wildly off-topic. Listeners can also send in their weird and wonderful garden questions for the chance to win our treasured mascot - The Garden Collective gnome, Jekyll. Our only two rules? No dead plants and no dull questions. Got a burning garden question, or a bizarre problem you just need to share? Email us at gnome@jamesandjoegarden.com

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The James & Joe Garden Show

Episodes

Hanging Baskets: A Party in a Basket or a Crime Against Gardening?

Question Time: Killer Bindweed, Bus Stop Trellis & What RHS Judges REALLY Eat

Snoozing in the Garden

Question Time: Botanical Tattoos, Bribing the Judge & Which Gardener to Eat First

Garden Parties: Glorious Fun or a Disaster Waiting to Happen?

Question Time: Are You Killing Your Plants… or Just Buying the Wrong Ones?

Feeling the Heat? Cool Off with a Garden World Cup

Question Time: Garden Marriages, Retired Gardeners, and Bent Cucumbers

Light Up Your Garden or Keep It Dark?

Question Time: Etsy Witches, Rainy Weddings, and Garden Etiquette

Garden Kitsch: Why Your Plastic Flamingo Needs to Go

Question Time: Local Judging Warfare, Angry Nurseries & the Power of the Clipboard

Chelsea Flower Show POST MORTEM - with extra ducks

Question Time: At What Age Do You Officially Become a Horticultural Bore?

Chelsea Flower Show 2026: The Secrets the BBC WON'T Tell You!

Question Time: Why Modern Sport is Ruined by Bad Grass (and Why Goalkeepers Hate Daisies)

Are Robotic Mowers the Future?

Question Time: The Great Horticultural Royal Rumble - who wins in a fight?

Who decides what makes a truly great garden?

Question Time: Is Gardening by the Moon Total Lunacy or the Future of Garden Trends?

The Rise & Power of Healing Gardens

Question Time: Killing Expensive Plants, Black Fences & Garden Guilt

Do Garden Trends Make Sense Anymore?

Question Time: Slugs, Gobstoppers & Illegal Knives

Are You Even a Gardener If You Don’t Hoard Tools?

Anna Greenland: Gardening with mini dictators

The Big Tree Chat

Ask James & Joe: Younger Gardeners, Missing Hori Hori & Gardening Gospel

The Secret Language of Flowers

Ask James & Joe: Rogue Pruning, Talking Plants & Gardening Heresy

Are Green Roofs worth it?

Ask James & Joe: Weeds, Wisteria and What to Do When It Snows

Inside the 2026 Gardening Calendar

CHRISTMAS SPECIAL: Will Young Part 2

Dressed to Dig: What to Wear in the Garden

Gardening with a Soundtrack - James & Joe's FIRST livestream podcast

Why are there SO MANY gardening books?

The Livestream Begins – Your Garden Questions Answered Live

Question Time: Gardening Style

Has social media ruined gardening?

Plant Hunters: The explorers who made modern gardening

Halloween vs Bonfire Night: The Ultimate Showdown

Will Young: Pop Culture Meets Potting Shed CLONE

Are Rich Tea Biscuits a Crime Against Gardeners?

Why Gardening Is Good for the Soul

Too many apples? All the juicy bits from the orchard

The first gnome appeal in podcast history...and spring bulbs

The Sexy Side of Compost (Yes, Really)

Behind-the-Scenes of TV Gardening

Garden murders, exploding plants & growing THAT herb in the greenhouse