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Throughout Mary Berry's life, the garden has played a charming role, from her wartime childhood plot to a brand-new garden started in her 80s - it’s an essential ingredient in her life.

This week on ‘grow, cook, eat, arrange’ Mary kindly joins us to explore a lifetime of gardening, how it’s inspired her new book, and how gardening can bring joy, structure and wellbeing at every stage of life.

In this episode, discover:

• How Mary’s lifelong love of gardening began in her childhood and continues to shape her daily life
• Practical, gentle tips for spring gardening and successional planting
• How Mary approaches designing and maintaining a garden later in life, using evergreens, hedges and topiary for structure
• Everyday good habits in the garden, such as watering, deadheading, and keeping lawns neat

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Sissinghurst is one of the country’s crowning gems of National Trust gardens, and a place in which Adam was brought up, around the beauty curated by his grandparents.

This week on ‘grow, cook, eat, arrange’, we’re delving into the centuries of legacy which led to a spot perfect for Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson to create the poetic space we know and adore today, and how their vision is being revived today for generations to come.

In this episode, discover:

• The remarkable story of how Vita Sackville-West turned a ruined Elizabethan courtyard house into one of the world’s most celebrated gardens
• How Sissinghurst evolved through centuries – from Renaissance palace to poetic family home and garden, and all in between
• The creative partnership between Vita and Harold Nicolson
• What makes the white garden so magical, from its glowing night-time palette to its scented, moth-pollinated plants
• How the newly reimagined Delos garden brings a Greek hillside to Kent, blending historical inspiration with modern design

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The magic of growing your own food is hard to overstate, and while some lament the labour necessary, it takes far less time and space than many imagine.

This week’s ‘grow, cook, eat, arrange’ once again features the remarkable Huw Richards, fresh from the release of ‘How to Grow Food’ - his new book which dives into the detail of how anyone can grow a kitchen garden in real spaces, with a planting schedule that fits around busy lives.

In this episode, discover:

• How Huw plans and plants to grow enough veg for a family of four on a half allotment in just a few hours a week
• Simple permaculture-inspired tricks for better germination
• What causes common problems like courgette fruits rotting and dropping off, and how you can fix them
• How to choose between longer crops and cut-and-come-again with limited space
• Huw’s must-sow crops for April, including squash, runner beans, cucumbers, and courgettes

Episode Cover Photo Credit: Dorling Kindersley: Jason Ingram

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