HortWeek Podcasts 

The HortWeek Podcast is the leading, free to access podcast for horticulture and garden industry professionals.

If you are interested in producing a podcast with HortWeek, please email matthew.appleby@haymarket.com and christina.walker@haymarket.com.

Latest Podcasts

Paul Greenyer, Gareth Wilson, Craig Nester, Rachael Forsyth

HortWeek Podcast: ADHD, landscaping and horticulture, with Paul Greenyer, Gareth Wilson and Craig Nester

19 February 2026

Matt Appleby and Rachael Forsyth

Organised crime and garden centres, influencers, marketing, garden visitors and peat-free

13 February 2026

Peat panel at BOA Conference

Should we ban peat? Peat panel at BOA Conference 2026

9 February 2026

Helena, Christa and Rachael Forsyth

The multiple benefits of horticulture apprenticeships for businesses, new entrants and existing employees

6 February 2026

Panel: Perry, Harnett, Marquenie and Green

Inside today’s plant buyer: Insights from HortWeek IPM Essen panel with Michael Perry VIDEO + AUDIO

3 February 2026

The panel discussed how the horticulture industry should understand today’s plant consumer.

Rachael Forsyth and Jack Churchman

HortWeek Podcast: Turf Wars: the ups and downs of running a sports turf business, with CutCrew's Jack Churchman

30 January 2026

Matt Appleby and Dries Jansen

Are UK garden centres underperforming? Dries Jansen from Garden Center Advice on data that could boost your yield per sqm

23 January 2026

Matthew Appleby, Rachael Forsyth and Sally Drury

HortWeek makes its predictions for horticulture in 2026

16 January 2026

Matt Appleby and Jennifer Brodie

Can rock dust save UK soils and rock horticultural production? with Veolia's Jennifer Brodie

9 January 2026

Matt Appleby, Rachael Forsyth and Sally Drury

HortWeek on horticulture in 2025 - Review of the Year

19 December 2025

Matt Appleby and Linden Grove

Why The Gardens Trust is taking on the Government

12 December 2025

Matt Appleby and Tony Kirkham

Why tree guru Tony Kirkham wants to 'get rid of the term 'tree planting''

5 December 2025

Adam Dunnett, Kevin Martin and Rachael Forsyth

How grower-gardener collaboration is driving innovation in the tree sector - with Kevin Martin of Kew and Adam Dunnett of Hillier

28 November 2025

Matt Appleby and Chloe Whiteside

ICL's Chloe Whiteside on peat-free, fertiliser and biocontrol use for growers this winter

21 November 2025

Presented by ICL UK
Matt Appleby and Jeremy Barrell

'Failing clients deserve failing trees' - arb consultant Jeremy Barrell on the realities of tree procurement, growing, planting and establishment

14 November 2025

Matt Appleby and Rachael Forsyth

'Outrageous' damage to plant imports, peat ban latest and the garden centre of the future

6 November 2025

Matthew Appleby and Andrew Fisher Tomlin

Andrew Fisher Tomlin, author of The Modern Professional Planting Designer

31 October 2025

Matt Appleby and Rosie Bone

What are the gaps in the market garden centres should be exploiting? - with Rosie Bone

24 October 2025

Matt Appleby and Val Bourne

Val Bourne - a champion for organic gardening

17 October 2025

Matthew Appleby and Rachael Forsyth

Dutch growers on BCPs, SPS + how 'experiences' could transform garden centres and shows

9 October 2025