Each week we talk to RHS experts, along with garden designers, scientists, growers, and the movers and shakers of the horticultural world
Our award-winning Gardening with the RHS podcast offers seasonal advice, inspiration and practical solutions to gardening questions.Trusted gardening professionals give you the latest horticultural advice, scientific research and tried-and-tested techniques to bring out the best in your garden.Listen to the lastest episodes or subscribe for all episodes.
In this episode, we dive into the juicy world of tomatoes with Liz Mooney from the RHS Wisley edibles team. She shares some of her best tried and tested cultivars and expert advice on how to grow a bumper crop. Plus, if hydrangeas are on your planting list, renowned woody plant collector and hybridiser Maurice Foster will be picking out some of his favourites. And finally, we’re tackling food waste head-on – Jenny Laville and composting guru Heather Gorringe break down worm farms, compost heaps, and bokashi bins to help you turn scraps into garden gold.
Useful links: How to grow tomatoes | Hydrangeas | How to stop throwing away food waste | Bokashi composting
In this episode, we head back to the vegetable patch with kitchen gardener Lucy Chamberlain for the final instalment of her ‘Grow Food Anywhere’ mini-series. This time, Lucy guides us through which crops thrive in those tricky, shady spots that can often be a challenge in the garden. Nick Turrell, from the RHS Advisory Team gives us the lowdown on why Leylandii – once a garden favourite – has since earned a notorious reputation, and says what you can do about it. And finally Jamie Walton, the familiar face behind the Nettles & Petals social media account, shares some of the benefits and ecological gardening mindset can bring to your plot.
Useful links: RHS Bookshelf | Shade gardening | Pruning Leylandii | Gardening for the environment
In this episode, we return to the vegetable garden with author and kitchen gardener Lucy Chamberlain to find out what delicious goodies will thrive in some of the least loved corners of your garden. We also discover more about the rich history of the magnolia genus, and the stunning range of varieties available today with horticulturalist Seamus O’Brien. Alex Paines from RHS Rosemoor, Devon, shares how you can employ the chop and drop mulching technique in your own garden without it looking messy. And RHS Ambassador Alan Tichmarsh CBE, launches an appeal to save some of the important work being done at RHS Wisley, Surrey.
Useful links: RHS Bookshelf |Grow Your Own | Magnolias | Chop and drop | RHS Wisley petition | RHS Ambassadors
In this episode, we find out how to get the most out of our edibles plot with kitchen gardener and writer Lucy Chamberlain who proves you really can grow food anywhere. We also head back to Roz Chandler’s Field Gate Flowers to discover the perfect mix of annuals, perennials, biennials and foliage plants for stunning arrangements year-round. And finally, how about a cup of tea? Jonathan Jones – head gardener of one of Europe’s largest and most diverse tea gardens – shares how to cultivate tea at home and take your plants from bush to brew.
Useful links: RHS Bookshelf | Annuals and biennials | Perennial pickings | How to use edible flowers
In this episode, Plantsman Chris Sanders takes us on a journey that began with a casual flick through a rare horticultural book and spiralled into a decades-long obsession with rare Japanese cherry cultivars, never seen before in the UK. Horticulturist Scott Galloway makes a compelling case why the resilient favourite of Gertrude Jekyll – the much overlooked bergenia – could be a game-changer in an era of shifting climates. And Abbotsbury Subtropical Garden curator David Pearce proposes why African boxwood makes the ideal box alternative.
Useful links: Japanese cherry | How to grow bergenias | Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens | African boxwood
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