Dig It!
Fridays at 1 pm during The Mix (repeats 11 am Saturday)
Hester Macdonald brings life to your garden and the garden to your life!
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Dig It! Zurich's Giardina surprises with concreteFriday, 19 March, 2010Hester Macdonald brings us the brightest and best from the 2010 Giardina show in Zurich. And it’s on until Sunday, so it’s not too late to check it out yourself:
Dig It! Biodiverse hedgesFriday, 12 March, 2010Hester Macdonald and Pete Forster delve little deeper into biodiversity—and how to replace those exotic hedges with something friendlier for the environment:
Dig It! Garden Doctor is in...Friday, 5 March, 2010Hester Macdonald puts on her white coat and gloves to tackle your listener questions once again. This month she’s got cases of tricky slopes, fairy rings and summer colour:
Dig It! Biodiversify your garden, part 2Friday, 26 February, 2010Hester Macdonald and Pete Forster bring back Dr. Jane Smart from the IUCN and Fabrice Lonbard, Coordinator of the Charte des Jardins in Geneva to wrap up our two-part series about creating biodiverse gardens.
Dig It! Biodiversify your gardenFriday, 19 February, 2010Hester Macdonald, with expert help from Jane Smart from the IUCN and Fabrice Lombard from the Charte des Jardins in Geneva, brings you tips on making your garden more biodiverse..
Dig It! Beautiful books for bitter cold winter daysFriday, 12 February, 2010There are hundreds of books published in English about gardens and gardening every year. Hester Macdonald picks her favourites from 2009:
Dig It! Garden Doctor is in...Friday, 5 February, 2010Hester Macdonald dons her white coat to come up with the best solutions for all your gardening questions:
Dig It! Think berries now, eat berries laterFriday, 29 January, 2010It may be the middle of winter, but it’s never too early to start thinking about delicious fruit from your garden this summer.
Dig It! When in doubt, plant a geraniumFriday, 22 January, 2010Hester Macdonald digs into the hardy, free-flowering world of geraniums:
Dig It! Green manures...green magic?Friday, 15 January, 2010Whether you’re feeling lazy or just practical, Hester Macdonald has this advice for improving your soil without lifting a finger.