Skinny Jean Gardener Podcast

This week on the podcast Lee gives you an overview of what schools need to know to get gardening in 2023. Olive joins us to discuss planting up a tulip bulb, Ian calls in to discuss more New Years resolutions and teacher George brings more top tips for new teachers or people thinking of going into education and there’s more ideas to create this weekend. PLUS we go down the bottom of the garden to hear what’s been going on and what future plans are. Join School Gardening Success. The best way to get your class gardening, with all the equipment, all of the lessons and most importantly teacher support. Find out more at https://schoolgardeningsuccess.co.uk 3 NEW podcasts EVERY WEEKListen to Teacher/ Parent Garden Club athttps://Skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/podOR EXTREME Gardening athttps://anchor.fm/skinnyjeangardener OR BRAND NEW 2 Gardener, 1 Story athttps://t.co/9vZd3vNbph Get more gardening with the How to get Kids Gardening Book, NOW ONLY £10 https://https://skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/shop/how-to-get-kids-gardening-book

In this weeks podcast its all about New Year Resolutions in the garden as Lee talks to daughter Olive about how her Christmas was and what plans she has for 2023, Lee gives you a gardening top tip and runs through is TOP 3 Gardening Resolutions that you could do too. A New Year Chat from the phone show with Forest School Teacher Start Jackson reveals how he gets the children of Ashton Keynes sowing seeds. An Teacher George gives us a TOP Tip for newly qualified teachers that could really help in 2023!Plus Extreme Gardening? what's it all about? Find out in this weeks podcast!Join School Gardening Success. The best way to get your class gardening, with all the equipment, all of the lessons and most importantly teacher support. Find out more at https://schoolgardeningsuccess.co.uk 3 NEW podcasts EVERY WEEKListen to Teacher/ Parent Garden Club athttps://Skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/podOR EXTREME Gardening athttps://anchor.fm/skinnyjeangardener OR BRAND NEW 2 Gardener, 1 Story athttps://t.co/9vZd3vNbph Get more gardening with the How to get Kids Gardening Book, NOW ONLY £7 https://https://skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/shop/how-to-get-kids-gardening-book

Happy New Year! Here are some of my best chats with Olive in 2022! Enjoy! and speak to you in the new year!oin School Gardening Success. The best way to get your class gardening, with all the equipment, all of the lessons and most importantly teacher support. Find out more at https://schoolgardeningsuccess.co.uk 3 NEW podcasts EVERY WEEKListen to Teacher/ Parent Garden Club athttps://Skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/podOR The Diary of a Skinny Jean Gardener (DAILY) athttps://anchor.fm/skinnyjeangardener OR BRAND NEW 2 Gardener, 1 Story athttps://t.co/9vZd3vNbph Get more gardening with the How to get Kids Gardening Book, NOW ONLY £10 https://https://skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/shop/how-to-get-kids-gardening-book

This weeks podcast is hosted TOTALLY by my 7 year old daughter Olive. I had no control over what she had planned and "lightly" scripted for todays show, but it turns into a Christmas delight! This is a really fun episode to listen to with a cuppa or while you're sorting the shed out!oin School Gardening Success. The best way to get your class gardening, with all the equipment, all of the lessons and most importantly teacher support. Find out more at https://schoolgardeningsuccess.co.uk 3 NEW podcasts EVERY WEEKListen to Teacher/ Parent Garden Club athttps://Skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/podOR The Diary of a Skinny Jean Gardener (DAILY) athttps://anchor.fm/skinnyjeangardener OR BRAND NEW 2 Gardener, 1 Story athttps://t.co/9vZd3vNbph Get more gardening with the How to get Kids Gardening Book, NOW ONLY £7 (UNTIL 01 JAN 2023) https://https://skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/shop/how-to-get-kids-gardening-book

As the temperatures drop, Lee gives you some top tips of what you and should do in your garden at this time of year. Plus Olive is back and a little under the weather, and Richard Suggett or should we say the GRINCH makes an appearance to spread some Christmas cheer!Join School Gardening Success. The best way to get your class gardening, with all the equipment, all of the lessons and most importantly teacher support. Find out more at https://schoolgardeningsuccess.co.uk 3 NEW podcasts EVERY WEEKListen to Teacher/ Parent Garden Club athttps://Skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/podOR The Diary of a Skinny Jean Gardener (DAILY) athttps://anchor.fm/skinnyjeangardener OR BRAND NEW 2 Gardener, 1 Story athttps://t.co/9vZd3vNbph Get more gardening with the How to get Kids Gardening Book, NOW ONLY £10 https://https://skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/shop/how-to-get-kids-gardening-book

This week we talk about how you can GYO Christmas Dinner and how we are WINNERS!!!!Join School Gardening Success. The best way to get your class gardening, with all the equipment, all of the lessons and most importantly teacher support. Find out more at https://schoolgardeningsuccess.co.uk 3 NEW podcasts EVERY WEEKListen to Teacher/ Parent Garden Club athttps://Skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/podOR The Diary of a Skinny Jean Gardener (DAILY) athttps://anchor.fm/skinnyjeangardener OR BRAND NEW 2 Gardener, 1 Story athttps://t.co/9vZd3vNbph Get more gardening with the How to get Kids Gardening Book, NOW ONLY £10 https://https://skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/shop/how-to-get-kids-gardening-book

This week as Christmas gets closer its time to make Christmas decorations for Olive's school, which gives Lee the chance to give you some ideas to make with nature outside!Olive joins us to talk Christmas decorations and forest school teacher Stuart Jackson joins us to discuss gardening at schoolJoin School Gardening Success. The best way to get your class gardening, with all the equipment, all of the lessons and most importantly teacher support. Find out more at https://schoolgardeningsuccess.co.uk 3 NEW podcasts EVERY WEEKListen to Teacher/ Parent Garden Club athttps://Skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/podOR The Diary of a Skinny Jean Gardener (DAILY) athttps://anchor.fm/skinnyjeangardener OR BRAND NEW 2 Gardener, 1 Story athttps://t.co/9vZd3vNbph Get more gardening with the How to get Kids Gardening Book, NOW ONLY £10 https://https://skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/shop/how-to-get-kids-gardening-book

This week on the Number One Gardening Podcast we talk Christmas, specifically trees! What should you grow, cut down OR bring down from the loft!Olive joins us to tell us to stop cutting down trees, Harris is here with some Christmas jokes to get us in the festive mood, and Lee talks trees!Join School Gardening Success. The best way to get your class gardening, with all the equipment, all of the lessons and most importantly teacher support. Find out more at https://schoolgardeningsuccess.co.uk 3 NEW podcasts EVERY WEEKListen to Teacher/ Parent Garden Club athttps://Skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/podOR The Diary of a Skinny Jean Gardener (DAILY) athttps://anchor.fm/skinnyjeangardener OR BRAND NEW 2 Gardener, 1 Story athttps://t.co/9vZd3vNbph Get more gardening with the How to get Kids Gardening Book, NOW ONLY £10 https://https://skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/shop/how-to-get-kids-gardening-book

With this week being Anti- bullying week across the UK, we discuss how we can stop bullying with gardening. Lee talks to Olive about bullying in schools and visits Ashton Keynes to discuss with Class 5 how they feel their school helps with stopping bullying at their school. Join School Gardening Success. The best way to get your class gardening, with all the equipment, all of the lessons and most importantly teacher support. Find out more at https://schoolgardeningsuccess.co.uk 3 NEW podcasts EVERY WEEKListen to Teacher/ Parent Garden Club athttps://Skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/podOR The Diary of a Skinny Jean Gardener (DAILY) athttps://anchor.fm/skinnyjeangardener OR BRAND NEW 2 Gardener, 1 Story athttps://t.co/9vZd3vNbph Get more gardening with the How to get Kids Gardening Book, NOW ONLY £10 https://https://skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/shop/how-to-get-kids-gardening-book

With Christmas just around the corner Lee & Olive give their top gardening gift for children this year, including hot tubs, mud kitchens and GYO kits!Join School Gardening Success. The best way to get your class gardening, with all the equipment, all of the lessons and most importantly teacher support. Find out more at https://schoolgardeningsuccess.co.uk 3 NEW podcasts EVERY WEEKListen to Teacher/ Parent Garden Club athttps://Skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/podOR The Diary of a Skinny Jean Gardener (DAILY) athttps://anchor.fm/skinnyjeangardener OR BRAND NEW 2 Gardener, 1 Story athttps://t.co/9vZd3vNbph Get more gardening with the How to get Kids Gardening Book, NOW ONLY £10 https://https://skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/shop/how-to-get-kids-gardening-book

Its the start of a new term and we look at ways teachers can start gardening for free. Olive discusses what she would like to happen at school, Alana Came from RHS Campaign for School Gardening joins us and Lee gives his TOP 5 ways to get gardening for free at school!Join School Gardening Success. The best way to get your class gardening, with all the equipment, all of the lessons and most importantly teacher support. Find out more at https://schoolgardeningsuccess.co.uk 3 NEW podcasts EVERY WEEKListen to Teacher/ Parent Garden Club athttps://Skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/podOR The Diary of a Skinny Jean Gardener (DAILY) athttps://anchor.fm/skinnyjeangardener OR BRAND NEW 2 Gardener, 1 Story athttps://t.co/9vZd3vNbph Get more gardening with the How to get Kids Gardening Book, NOW ONLY £10 https://https://skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/shop/how-to-get-kids-gardening-book

Happy Halloween! In this weeks episode Lee talks gardening ideas for Halloween!With the Top 5 Halloween Gardening Ideas, Carving Pumpkins with Olive and scarily about being composted when we die! Its a right mixed bag this one, but I love it! and I hope you do too! A great mix of education and entertainment in this weeks podcast!WARNING: This weeks phone call may not be suitable for little ears!Join School Gardening Success. The best way to get your class gardening, with all the equipment, all of the lessons and most importantly teacher support. Find out more at https://schoolgardeningsuccess.co.uk 3 NEW podcasts EVERY WEEKListen to Teacher/ Parent Garden Club athttps://Skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/podOR The Diary of a Skinny Jean Gardener (DAILY) athttps://anchor.fm/skinnyjeangardener OR BRAND NEW 2 Gardener, 1 Story athttps://t.co/9vZd3vNbph Get more gardening with the How to get Kids Gardening Book, NOW ONLY £10 https://https://skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/shop/how-to-get-kids-gardening-book

October Half Term Gardening Ideas | EP449

Lee discusses his own mental health and how gardening can help, along with children's and school gardening too. Plus we hear how Robert Ross discuss mental health and and what can be done. Gardening can HELP but not solve everything. Don't go it alone and talk to a professional today. visit https://www.nhs.uk/every-mind-matters/?WT.mc_id=MentalHealthGeneric&gclid=Cj0KCQjwy5maBhDdARIsAMxrkw0ZbBpDJnWKKs-bDm0-O3jJmQPjVfZAVG1ggIVbnkuhtmrWzclMS3oaAgqmEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.dshttps://www.thrive.org.ukor https://www.samaritans.org

As the colder days start to come here in the UK, we are planning our small garden and showing schools that the garden is not closed for winter!Get your class gardening in 2023 by joining School Gardening Success at https://skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/schoolsuccess

Back from holiday, Lee discusses how we can save the planet by reusing and recycling + harvesting pumpkinsWe also hear from Dan from Kitchen Garden Allotment and hear how people had been stealing from the allotment. Want to be part of School Gardening Success? Visit https://schoolgardeningsuccess.co.uk

This weeks podcast is a Queens Special celebrating the queen and listening to the royal gardener himself Mr Jim Buttress. The podcast return next week.

NEW: The ALL NEW Teacher/ Parent Garden Club returns with one of the most important subjects to effect gardening and the environment. We are joined by David Hedges-Gower to discuss lawns (Revisited), Olive joins us to discuss the Colchester Eco Festival, and an apology is in order to start the show!NOTE: NEW Episodes EVERY FRIDAY! Subscribe to keep up to date and get the episode on your device ready to go. Want to join School Gardening Success? Visit https://schoolgardeingsuccess.co.ukSIGN The open letter; https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeb93IK31okxkBBMboGaIVrkcjB7pkrnCVxoc5nY30qdItyQw/viewform

We revisit the Adam Frost interview to enjoy in the final weeks of the school holidaysIf you would like to get your class gardening this year then you need to visit https://schoolgardeningsuccess.co.uk

We revisit a classic episode for the podcast to enjoy with a cuppa in the garden. Want Monty back on the podcast? Let me know in the DMs and messages!Get your class gardening in September with School Gardening Success. Just visit https://www.schoolgardeningsuccess.co.uk

Lee joins Richard Suggett on his weekly LIVE show to discuss children's gardening [PART ONE] and how you should plan your garden together as a familyListen to The Veg Grower Podcast and watch the Live show on Facebook and YoutubeJoin https://www.schoolgardeningsuccess.co.uk Today

Lee joins Richard Suggett on his weekly LIVE show to discuss children's gardening [PART ONE] where Lee discusses how making a mistake can be the biggest learning curve in gardeningListen to The Veg Grower Podcast and watch the Live show on Facebook and YoutubeJoin https://www.schoolgardeningsuccess.co.uk Today

Lee speaks to Nutritional Therapist, Podcast Host, Early Years Nutrition Consultant & Author of How Food Shapes Your Child, Louise Mercieca about gardening with children and how school gardening can change the way children eat vegetables. Do you want to get your class gardening? https://www.schoolgardeningsuccess.co.uk

The first Colchester Garden Festival is reviewed by Lee and Olive on todays podcast!Find out more at https://incolchester.co.uk/garden-festivalThere will be a mixture of free and paid events, including workshops, public installations, podcast recordings and shows. Businesses in the town centre are also invited to decorate their store fronts and create themed displays in line with the festival to brighten the town with wonderful floral and gardening displays.

What has RHS Hampton Court got in store for families in 2022? Lee visits the biggest garden show in the world to find out more! + Lee gives his options on the show gardens, talks and activities on offer this year. Want to watch Lee LIVE at the theatre? Join him this July at https://www.mercurytheatre.co.uk/event/the-skinny-jean-gardener-gardening-entertainment-show/

Lee heads to Birmingham to visit Glee, and garden industry show to see what you should be getting your hands on for this summer in the garden as a family. Want to join the School Gardening Success Plan? visit https://schoolgardeningsuccess.co.uk

In this weeks Bitesize episode Dave McPartlin from BBC Teach gives us his Top Tips for gardening with the schoolJoin me this July at the Theatre https://www.mercurytheatre.co.uk/event/the-skinny-jean-gardener-gardening-entertainment-show/

With it being Lee's daughters 7th Birthday, he decides to give you his top ideas for creating a kids garden party!Joined by Olive on the podcast to review gardening parties for kids!Want to join Lee at the Theatre? https://www.mercurytheatre.co.uk/event/the-skinny-jean-gardener-gardening-entertainment-show/#book

After a week in Eden Project, Lee Reviews this attraction in Cornwall and answers whether you should take the family to Eden Project this year?As part of the 2022 May Half Term Lee took his family to Eden Project in Cornwall as he performed 10 Gardening Entertainment Shows. While there he saw a lot of what Eden had to offer, and so if you are thinking about whether you should visit, this podcast will answer that question!Join Lee for his first theatre show at https://www.mercurytheatre.co.uk/event/the-skinny-jean-gardener-gardening-entertainment-show/

Lee Heads to The RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2022 to tell you what his take home from the show was, that you could create in your family garden.He also shares his favourite moment and garden at the show, and a garden you really shouldn't miss if you are heading to the show this year. Want to watch Lee in his first theatre show? Get your tickets now at https://www.mercurytheatre.co.uk/event/the-skinny-jean-gardener-gardening-entertainment-show/

15 Schools, One Week, Over 3000 pupils. Lee is back on the road giving gardening talks and support. In this exclusive to the podcast episode, Lee goes through his findings from a week on the road visiting primary schools and showing children how they can create their own show garden in 2022The prize for this years first Colchester Garden Festival show gardens is a School Gardening Success Plan! Get your school gardening by visiting https://schoolgardeningsuccess.co.uk

On this podcast we have an incredible Head Teacher, Dave Mcpartlin from BBC Bitesize and Britains Got Talent, where we talk about everything from Talent Shows, Teachers and pupils, creating the Happiest School in Britain and how he gets gardening into schools and thinks we could do more!Plus we have regular forest school genius Mr Stuart Jackson join us to talk about what he's been doing at his school, Marcus Bergin returns to give us an update on secondary school gardening education and community gardening and friend of the show Ian Beddoes pops by after a trip to Spain to tell us what he has planned to grow with his grandchildren! WOW what a show!All sponsored by the brilliant School Gardening Success Plan! Get your school gardening today! https://schoolgardeningsuccess.co.uk

This week on the podcast we've got the audio from The Shropshire Primary School Outdoor Conference by The Marches Academy Trust In this talk Lee explains how he got into gardening at what he found when travelling the country to primary schools across the UKIf you would like to get involved with the School Gardening Success Plan then please visit https://schoolgardeningsuccess.co.ukTo find out more about The Marches Academy Trust visit https://www.marchesacademytrust.co.uk

This week my 6 year old daughter Olive takes to the mic to talk about what we have been doing in our small garden. Each month she'll be joining us to discuss what she has been up to at school and in the garden and what plants we have been growing too!She has total creative control, so who knows where the conversation will go, I just turn on the mic, walk out of the room and come back to edit later on. This really is an episode all for her, and although this months is short at 10 minutes, I can only imagine she will get more confident over the year. If you want to find out more on the school gardening success plan, please join us by visiting https://schoolgardeningsuccess.co.uk If you could put a review in on your podcast apps too, just something quick and chirpy, I really would appreciate it. Thank you! Lee x

In this Bitesize episode we talk to Stuart Jackson, Forest School Teacher about a brilliant idea to get a School Show garden competition started, giving you a inexpensive way to bring it into school this year. This episode is sponsored by The School Gardening Success Plan, bringing a surefire way to get your class gardening this year and beyond. Find out more at https://www.schoolgardeningsuccess.co.ukThis is a bitesize listen to the full show that we record every last Thursday of the month. Come be part of the show. Call in and get involved. Live on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube.

This week on the podcast is an EXCLUSIVE listen of my chat on stage at Ideal Home Show 2022 with Bryn Lucus. Having Bryn asking all the questions Brough a whole new dynamic to this discussion, throwing in new ideas from the How to Get Kids gardening available right now on https://skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/shop Also BIG NEWS This podcast is going LIVE on stage at The Mercury Theatre, Colchester. With Limited tickets, this one night only LIVE podcast show will bring laughs, stories SAVE THE DATE Friday 29th July at 8pm.

Thats right in this episode you can WIN £700+ worth of gardening prizes for your school for entering this competition before 25th May 2022You can Win a School Gardening Success Plan that supports your school in GYO and Wildlife throughout the entire year with Teacher Support https://schoolgardeningsuccess.co.uk PLUS a National Garden Gift Voucher worth £200! All by entering this competition https://www.childrensgardeningweek.co.uk/school-competition-2022/This BITESIZE clip is from a Full Live episode that can be found right here https://skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/podcast/2022/3/24/why-every-school-should-be-gardening-in-2022-teacher-parent-garden-club-full-show OR on all great podcast apps!Get involved on the show by calling in, Recorded Every last THURSDAY of the month.

If you are wondering how to get your class gardening this year then this is the episode for you.We have our friend Mr Stuart Jackson, forest school teacher join us for this full length episode of the all ne w Teacher Parent Podcast discussing how he is getting on with the School Gardening Success Plan, available right here.. https://skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/schoolsuccess Plus an amazing idea that your school can create themselves using trolleys for show gardens. This episode also includes ideas for the How to get Kids Gardening Book https://skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/shop in an episode with the most ideas we’ve ever added to audio. and finally, want to WIN a School Gardening Success Plan? Ive got a competition with https://childrensgardeningweek.co.uk that will give your class the chance. I’d love to hear from you, what you think of the new direction of this podcast. Hopefully we won’t loose too many of you, as we really focus on children’s gardening going forwards. The next recording is on the 28 April 2022 on my Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.ThanksLee

Being one of the first gardening podcasts in the UK, in this final part of the chat Richard discusses why he podcasts and how it started This podcast is sponsored by The School Gardening Success Plan, giving 1 million children a space to learn to GYO and care for Wildlife by 2025find out more at https://skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/schoolsuccessOR help keep the podcast going and flowing by visiting https://skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/shop

Chickens, Goats and allotment stories. What really happens down at the allotment? richard Suggett fro The Veg Grower Podcast tells all!This podcast is sponsored by The School Gardening Success Plan, giving 1 million children a space to learn to GYO and care for Wildlife by 2025find out more at https://skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/schoolsuccessOR help keep the podcast going and flowing by visiting https://skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/shop

In the first of our 3 part chat, richard Suggett discusses how the world of gardening first started for him, and whether gardening can really help with mental health. This podcast is sponsored by The School Gardening Success Plan, giving 1 million children a space to learn to GYO and care for Wildlife by 2025find out more at https://skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/schoolsuccessOR help keep the podcast going and flowing by visiting https://skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/shop

On the podcast this week, We have a garden the size of a show cubicle, Lisa calls in to talk about Peat compost and Suggett returns to tell us what he has planned this year with peat-free compost.This podcast is REALLY sponsored by The School Gardening Success Plan, giving 1 million children a space to learn to GYO and care for Wildlife by 2025find out more at https://skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/schoolsuccessOR help keep the podcast going and flowing by visiting https://skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/shop

The Phone In returns to the show with all the best callers and a New star to the gardening world joins us, but he's no stranger to the show!This podcast is sponsored by The School Gardening Success Plan, bringing gardening to schools throughout the UK. Find out more here.. https://skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/schoolsuccessand join us in the shop at https://skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/shop to support the podcast even more!

How did two brothers, with only one year of gardening experience end up in Japan designing a garden?In this final episode of this conversation Lee and Dale discuss how they ended up in Japan after just one year of gardening, and what their experience of being away was. Plus what happened to the Skinny Jean Gardeners Shop, The hight of "fame" and how it all come crashing down. Thank you to The School Gardening Success Plan for supporting the podcast. If you are a teacher and would like to find out more then visit https://skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/schoolsuccessOR if you would like to support the podcast then please check out https://skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/shop to get your hands on something special

The conversation continues as Lee and Dale discuss what Gardening TV is really like. In this part 2/3 we look behind the lease of gardening TV as Lee and Dale talk about BBC Blue Peter, How Dale can never watch Sunday Brunch again and what was it like teaching Alan Titchmarsh how to garden. Thank you to The School Gardening Success Plan for supporting the podcast. If you are a teacher and would like to find out more then visit https://skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/schoolsuccessOR if you would like to support the podcast then please check out https://skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/shop to get your hands on something special

This week the other Skinny Jean Gardener Dale, joins us on the show as we discuss the origin stories of how it all started. In this episode we talk about our first allotments, mistakes that were made and how Jimmy Doherty spotted two brothers to join him on his farm. Over the next few weeks you'll hear the unedited story, with behind the scenes chat and unheard stories from how it all began. Thanks to The School Gardening Success Plan for supporting the podcast. If you are a teacher or parent that wants to get your childs school gardening then head to https://www.skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/schoolsuccessBrand new merchandise is available NOW. And I'm wanting to bring you something ultra unique and maybe one day collectable. sure. Go see what is available at https://www.skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/shop

New Year, New Podcast as Lee kicks off the year with New Year Gardening Resolutions PLUS much more. This week Lee talks about his New Year resolutions where he looks at his new garden and how he looks to work on it much with with his daughter Olive after a year not connecting in 2021, and staying off the phone. How do you keep screen time to a minimum?Also this week, Lee discusses his return to TV as he joins the BBC Teach team and CBBC to be part of their Green Planet shows. If you are a teacher then the best place to check out what BBC Teach have this year.. https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach Lee will be LIVE on 3 Feb on The Green Planet on BBC Teach. If you want to find out more about The School Gardening Success Plan that supports schools and teachers to learn how to garden then look at https://skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/schoolsuccessLee also discusses the same subject that always comes up at this time of year. Peat and Peat-free. Thats right, the debate continues. Why? What are you thoughts on Peat Free compost?Plus could a Chelsea Garden be on the cards?We'd love to hear from you about any of todays subjects plus any thoughts on the podcast on ALL socials, just type in Skinny Jean Gardener to find us!Thank you to The School Gardening Success Plan for supporting the podcast. If you would like to sponsor the show, contact [email protected]

Singing, Quizing, VR Gardening and a Squirrel's Christmas Getaway! Its all her in The Christmas Special!In this weeks Christmas Special Lee talks about what came out of the Director General of The RHS Role and whether he really will be taking over the Gardening World!We look at an absolute game changer in gardening technology that will be coming in 2022 that he is very excited about, and you probably won't hear the end of!Squirrels are back on the agenda as we check out what one man has created for the squirrels in his garden which includes a christmas cabin! https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/08/man-builds-mini-village-for-squirrels-in-garden-complete-with-a-pool-15734002/ The top 3 childrens gardening gifts if 2021 are here and lee has the full down low on what you should get this year. here's the links..https://skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/xmashttps://growsowsimple.com/seedcell/https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/mynaturetablePlus a christmas quiz, singing and gardening updates!This weeks podcast is sponsored by The School Gardening Success Plan https://skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/schoolsuccess Get your school gardening in 2022

In this weeks BONUS episode of the podcast, Lee takes your questions on why he is becoming Director General of The RHS in June 2022.Lee talks about his goals of doubling membership within 3 years, speaking to the 30 million gardeners in the UK and bringing in a "TikTok" generation that is yet to experience The RHS. He also discuss's plan to open 5 NEW Mini RHS gardens to make the organisation more accessible, with an insight to growing and moving forwards the already great work Sue Biggs has done over the past 11 years. Find out more in todays podcast and share #RHSVOTE4LEE on social media to show your support to his new role in gardening.

Lee takes to the mic for the last time this year to discuss the future of the podcast and becoming RHS Director GeneralWith phone calls from Stuart Jackson, Richard Suggett and Ian Beddoes, theres plenty of laughs and garden chat amongst the final phone in of the year!Having been the number one phone in garden show in the world, Lee has decided to hang up the phone for this year, BUT he will return for a Christmas special AND the podcast will return in January with some incredible new garden chats that will be worth the wait. See you in Christmas! and remember #RHSVOTE4LEETEACHER or PARENT? Want to get your school gardening? The School Gardening Success Plan is for you! Find out more >>> https://skinnyjeangardener.co.uk/schoolsuccessAre you wondering How to get Kids Gardening? Wonder no more! HOW TO GET KIDS GARDENING by The Skinny Jean Gardener is OUT NOW >>> https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1916293301/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1916293301&linkCode=as2&tag=leeconnelly-21&linkId=9d68ff7051c58729dbbab47fa77f4158