The Plants and Me Podcast

A Must-know Tip For Picking Your Chillies!

March 09, 2021Alan Lodge

Hi, I'm Alan from Newlands Nursery. I wanted to give you a quick tip about picking your chili plants. You spend all the time nurturing them and growing them and...

EP45 Prep for Chelsea 2020 and cutting back plants

February 10, 2020Alan Lodge

Today on the podcast we take you through some of the prep we are currently doing for Chelsea Flower Show. It's this time of year we get into the "real"...

EP44 - Sowing & growing: How we do it and some tips for how you can too

February 03, 2020Alan Lodge

In this episode of the podcast, we take you out onto the nursery and talk all things sowing. Over the years Newlands Nursery has sown millions of seed and you...

EP43 - Seeds, Water and Patience: How the plants we sell you start their lives.

January 27, 2020Alan Lodge

Join Antony, Alan and Ray in the Newlands Nursery as they discuss the process involved in accepting 15,000 cuttings from Israel. Within the next six-to-eight weeks, those cuttings will grow into the...

EP42 The Heritage of Newlands Nursery with Ray Lodge..

January 20, 2020Alan Lodge

Listen to some of the history of how Newlands Nursery got to be 70 years old. Including how it came to exhibit at RHS shows

EP41 Something a bit different and some tips you may not have expected....

January 13, 2020Alan Lodge

We have a slightly different episode for you this week which we’re very excited about. Since the launch of The Plants and Me Podcast we’ve spoken to a huge number...