About this episode
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. Support James and Joe by becoming a Scribehound Gardening subscriber About the hosts 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. About Scribehound Gardening Scribehound Gardening is a platform for garden writers to be supported directly by their audience. We are transforming garden writing by giving space for conversations that inspire, surprise, ignite joy and offer genuine human connections. Spring offer : Try one month for £1 followed by 40% off an annual subscription! Subscribe now. Follow Scribehound Gardening on Instagram. Contact us: gardening@scribehound.com . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices