Naked Gardeners, Cat Crimes and Killer Roses?
Cats, dogs, chickens, fish ... is there no end to the array of animals that we welcome - or dread - in our gardens? James Alexander-Sinclair and Joe Swift discuss the pros and cons of pets amid the borders.
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Will dogs ruin your flowerbeds? Should cats be banned to save garden wildlife? And why do snakes love James's doorstep? Find out the answers to these and many other pressing issues in this week's show, in which hosts James Alexander-Sinclair and Joe Swift discuss the pros and cons of animals in the garden. Plus they answer your questions, including alternatives to a bunch of roses as a romantic gift, whether naked sunbathing is OK and why Photinia 'Red Robin' needs to get the chop.
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James Alexander-Sinclair is a garden designer, writer and broadcaster. He is an RHS Vice-President and was awarded the Veitch Memorial Medal for outstanding contribution to horticulture in 2022. He is the RHS Ambassador for Garden Design and a Fellow of the Society of Garden Designers.
Joe Swift is a familiar face on television as a presenter of BBC TV’s Gardeners’ World and other gardening programmes. He is a garden designer, broadcaster, writer and design director of Modular.
