Dig It!
Dig It! is a LIVE show with Hester Macdonald, featuring the best gardens, plants, and design Switzerland has to offer. Bijou balcony or rambling wildlife garden, Hester has something just for you!
She'll also answer your questions so send them in!
We also have great prizes to give away for all those garden lovers.
Dig It! is bought to you by Schilliger Garden Centre.
Contact Hester at HM Garden Design and Swiss Gardening School.
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Episodes
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Problem plants
Wednesday, 8 November 2023
Hester looks at some of the most common questions she gets about "problem plants"
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Fruit for small trees
Wednesday, 11 October 2023
If you want to grow fruit without acres of land, Hester shares her top tips, even on a balcony.
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Keeping colour throughout Autumn
Wednesday, 30 August 2023
Hester's here to save our plants and keep our gardens colourful throughout Autumn
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Indoor - outdoor plants
Thursday, 15 June 2023
Hester explains what plants will be happier outside now for a few months
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Getting back to basics
Thursday, 11 May 2023
Hester takes us back to basics and helps with some inspiration
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Herbs - rosemary, parsley, thyme and beyond...
Wednesday, 12 April 2023
Hester answers your questions about herbs
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Wonderful Windowsills
Thursday, 9 March 2023
Hester shares her tips on making the best of small spaces
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Compost Clinic
Thursday, 16 February 2023
Troubleshooting and deciding on what’s best for you; from worm composters to Bokashi fermentation.
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Houseplant Hospital
Wednesday, 11 January 2023
Are we overwatering, underwatering, or is something more sinister afoot?
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Christmas gifts for gardeners
Friday, 2 December 2022
Hester suggests tools, books, and event tickets that would make great gifts for gardeners
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Biodiverse gardens; what, how and why
Wednesday, 16 November 2022
Hester Macdonald explains...
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The Autumn Harvest
Thursday, 6 October 2022
Hester helps plan what to do with all those harvested fruits and veggies. She has some great ideas for gifts.
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Growing from seed
Wednesday, 7 September 2022
Hester explains how we collect, store and plant these seeds for best results
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Making a bee house (and looking after all pollinators)
Wednesday, 22 June 2022
Hester shares ways to help pollinators, no matter the size of your garden
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Passalong plants
Wednesday, 11 May 2022
Plants that are easy to propagate and share
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Plants you can forget to water
Thursday, 14 April 2022
On this show we look at some of the easiest plants out there, including tillandsia and succulents
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Garden design secrets
Wednesday, 16 March 2022
Hester's tricks of the trade
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Pruning: the when, where and how
Wednesday, 23 February 2022
Hester joins Katt in the studio to answer your questions
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Getting ahead in the garden
Thursday, 3 February 2022
Hester is full of enthusiasm and has plenty of ideas of how to get ahead in the garden, so you can sit back and relax when the good weather arrives.
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Last minute Christmas gifts for gardeners
Wednesday, 15 December 2021
Hester Macdonald has gift ideas for gardeners near and far
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Crafting for Christmas - plant-themed DIY gifts
Thursday, 11 November 2021
Plant-themed gifts you can make
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Medicinal plants you can grow at home
Friday, 1 October 2021
We go beyond lemon and ginger, to look at healing properties of fennel, thyme, aloe, and more...
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Good bugs and bad bugs!
Friday, 3 September 2021
We look at insects in the garden; what bugs to encourage, and which ones to watch out for.
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Talking roses
Thursday, 24 June 2021
What's a rose trial? Can I go to the one in Nyon?
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Fruit !
Thursday, 20 May 2021
Today we talk about growing your own fruit.
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Dig It! LIVE in April - Bulbs and summer gardens
Friday, 16 April 2021
There are so many beautiful plants to choose from
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Dig It! LIVE in March - Growing veggies
Thursday, 18 March 2021
Hester Macdonald is here with 100 tomatoes
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Dig It! LIVE in February - Planting, pruning & propagating
Friday, 19 February 2021
Hester answers your questions
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Dig It! LIVE in January - "Hack it back" vs "Snippy Snippy"
Thursday, 21 January 2021
with Hester Macdonald
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Dig It! - 20 questions and one lonely pear
Wednesday, 13 January 2021
#November #fruittrees #isitdead
