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Horticultural broadcaster, writer and influencer, Michael Perry, or Mr Plant Geek, as he is better known in Instagram, is a plant obsessive. You will find him espousing all things green on TV, in magazines and books and on his Plant Based Podcast. Enthusiastic, engaging and infectiously obsessed, Michael is the ideal person to preside over the RHS Urban Show’s stellar line-up of guests.

Full timetable

Thursday 18 April

11.20 pm
Chase presents ‘Inspired by the Wild’
In conversation with Tinie Tempah and Tom Massey

12noon
Living the biosecurity life
 Dario Spagnoli, RHS Science

12.40 pm
How to never kill a houseplant again
 Tony Le-Britton, Not Another Jungle

1.20 pm
The somatic impact of looking after plants
 Rachel Cruikshank

2pm
Growing a garden: a peek into prop
 Lisa Hudson, RHS Bridgewater

3pm
Chase presents ‘Inspired by the Wild’
In conversation with Tinie Tempah and Tom Massey

3.40 pm
The power of planting; a spotlight on Castlefield Viaduct – Manchester’s sky garden
 Andy Jasper, Director of Gardens and Parklands, National Trust and Pam Smith, Senior National Consultant, Gardens and Parklands, National Trust

4.40 pm
Living the biosecurity life
 Dario Spagnoli, RHS Science

5pm
How to never kill a houseplant again
 Tony Le-Britton, Not Another Jungle

5.40 pm
The somatic impact of looking after plants
 Rachel Cruikshank

6.20 pm
Houseplant bing0
Michael Perry

Friday 19 April

11.20 pm
Grow a meal in a pot
Charly Bourne, RHS Bridgewater

12noon
Houseplants in the city
Paul Maccabe, @Paulsunderplants

12.40 pm
Growing your own with the family
 Amber, Amber’s Allotment

1.20 pm
Plant-based careers
Emma Cleal, RHS Bridgewater

2pm
Houseplant bing0
Michael Perry

3pm
How to never kill a houseplant again
Tony Le-Britton, Not Another Jungle

3.40 pm
Sowing seeds indoors
 Emma Real-Davis

4.40 pm
Houseplants in the city
Paul Maccabe, @Paulsunderplants

5pm
Growing your own with the family
 Amber, Amber’s Allotment

5.40 pm
Houseplant bing0
Michael Perry
 

Saturday 20 April

10.40 am
Joe’s top tips for healthy houseplants
Joe Bagley, The Houseplant Doctor™

11.20 pm
Grow your own cut flowers
 Sarah Hinchliffe, @north_and_flower

12noon
My organically growing gardening journey 
 Hannah Reid, @gingergrows1

12.40 pm
Sustainable horticulture at RHS Bridgewater
 Samara Salix, RHS Bridgewater

1.20 pm
Synergy in sustainability: mushrooms, beetles, and urban regeneration
Polyspore

2pm
Houseplant bing0
Michael Perry

3pm
Joe’s top tips for healthy houseplants
Joe Bagley, The Houseplant Doctor™

3.40 pm
Grow your own cut flowers
 Sarah Hinchliffe, @north_and_flower

4.40 pm
My organically growing gardening journey 
 Hannah Reid, @gingergrows1

5pm
Urban meadows
 Richard Scott and Christine Leung, ScouseFlowerHouse 

5.40 pm
Synergy in sustainability: mushrooms, beetles, and urban regeneration
Polyspore

6.20 pm
Houseplant bing0
Michael Perry

Sunday 21 April

10.40 am
Bulb planting in small spaces
J.Parkers

11.20 pm
Guiding green urban spaces; Castlefield Viaduct and beyond
Laura Nash, Senior Volunteering & Community Officer, Castlefield Viaduct, National Trust and Anne Beswick, Garden Volunteer, Castlefield Viaduct, National Trust

12noon
Life on the lot: from newcomer to full blown allotmenteer!
 Jenny Howarth, @Life_on_the_lot

12.40 pm
Joe’s top tips for healthy houseplants
 Joe Bagley, The Houseplant Doctor™

1.20 pm
Plant-based careers
Leif Mann, RHS Bridgewater

2pm
Houseplant bing0
Michael Perry

3pm
Joe’s top tips for healthy houseplants
 Joe Bagley, The Houseplant Doctor™

3.40 pm
Guiding green urban spaces; Castlefield Viaduct and beyond
Laura Nash, Senior Volunteering & Community Officer, Castlefield Viaduct, National Trust and Anne Beswick, Garden Volunteer, Castlefield Viaduct, National Trust

4.40 pm
Life on the lot: from newcomer to full blown allotmenteer!
 Jenny Howarth, @Life_on_the_lot

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