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Master My Garden PodcastAuthor: John Jones
Master My Garden podcast with John Jones. The gardening podcast that helps you master your own garden. With new episodes weekly packed full of gardening tips, how to garden guides, interviews with gardening experts on many gardening topics and just about anything that will help you in your garden whether you are a new or a seasoned gardener. I hope you enjoy.John Language: en-gb Genres: Hobbies, Home & Garden, Leisure Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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EP303- Christmas Gifts For Gardeners 2026 What’s On Your List? Gifts Gardeners Actually Want This Christmas
Episode 303
Thursday, 20 November, 2025
Tired of guesswork and gimmicks? We unpack Christmas gifts that gardeners actually want and use, blending practical tools, cosy comforts, and learning experiences that make a real difference outdoors. Stephen and Eibhlin, long-time listeners at different stages in their gardening journeys, join us to bring fresh ideas that fit small patios, big plots, tight budgets, and thoughtful splurges.We start with essentials that earn their keep: quality secateurs paired with a holster, gloves that balance dexterity and protection, and the underrated power of a well-chosen voucher to time seeds and bulbs perfectly. From there, we build themed hampers that create a full creative arc—like a dried-flower kit with inspiring book picks, seed packs, a small raised bed, and a brass-framed display to show off the results. Comfort gets its moment too: hammocks for a shaded corner, potting benches that save your back, kneelers that make weeding tolerable, and indoor Click & Grow units that keep herbs going when daylight fades. We even get into handsome Hawes watering cans that deliver precision without spoiling your kitchen shelf.If your garden’s a bit further along, we go deeper with problem-solvers and statement pieces: waders for pond edits, a mattock that outmuscles most root jobs, salvage-yard gems like character pots and sturdy boot cleaners, and fire pits that stretch summer evenings. We round things out with gifts that grow skills and confidence—courses on veg and propagation, local garden consultations that prevent expensive mistakes, and standout books from Irish experts like TJ Maher, Jimmy Blake, and Klaus Laitenberger. For the dreamers, we plant the seed for garden pilgrimages to Kew or Keukenhof’s tulip spectacle.Share this with the person who buys your presents, build your wishlist, and let’s make sure the next gift you unwrap actually gets used. If you enjoy these ideas, subscribe, leave a review, and tell a friend who’s planning their own garden upgrades this winter.Support the showIf there is any topic you would like covered in future episodes, please let me know. Email: info@mastermygarden.com Check out Master My Garden on the following channels Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mastermygarden/ Instagram @Mastermygarden https://www.instagram.com/mastermygarden/ Until next week Happy gardening John
