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.
This episode is about exploring the infinite possibilities of your back garden – whether you have an acre of land, or simply a patio or windowsill – RHS Tatton celebrates spaces of all shapes and sizes. We visit Leon Davis’ UnPave the Way garden to find out how to transform dull paved driveways into inviting spaces. We also hear from some of the exceptional growers who have filled the floral marquee to the rafters with botanical wonders. Finally, Tom Saunders – designer of The Orchid Garden – highlights some of the threats facing one of the most diverse and widespread flowering plants on earth.
Useful links: Take-home trends | Standout plants | Inside the Floral Marquee | Long Borders | See all the gardens
In this episode, we delve into the profound connection between nature and wellbeing. Landscape Architect Adam White discusses creating dementia-friendly sensory gardens, designed to evoke early memories and nostalgia. Mandy Barber from Incredible Vegetables shares the benefits of growing perennial edibles. Plus, we visit RHS Garden Wisley to get expert answers to your pressing gardening questions.
Useful links: Creating a dementia friendly garden | Incredible Vegetables | ISHS Symposium on Greener Cities
In this episode, Anya Lautenbach and RHS Ambassador Jamie Butterworth share some top tips on how to create a showstopping garden on a budget. Groundbreaking young garden designer Bea Tann illuminates the magic of moss and makes the case for what new build homes embracing these prehistoric plants. Finally graduates of the London College of Garden Design show us just how versatile the Asteraceae (daisy) family can be in your garden.
Useful links: All About Asteraceae | RHS Money-Saving Garden | Stand-out plants from the festival | Take-home trends from RHS Hampton
In this episode, Chris Kidd, Curator of Ventnor Botanic Gardens, discusses his pioneering low-intervention approach to horticulture. We meet entomologist Dr Richard Fox to find out why moths and butterflies are such important members of the garden community. And finally, we catch up with Gemma Burr at RHS Wisley to learn what you can sow right now to ensure your garden stays insect friendly throughout the season.
Useful links: Ventnor Botanic Gardens | Butterfly Conservation wild garden study | Wild Spaces | The Big Butterfly Count
After a deluge of questions relating to garden critters, RHS Principal Entomologist Hayley Jones makes the case for why you shouldn’t be too quick to eradicate slugs and snails from your garden. Artist and ‘accidental activist’ Paul Harfleet shares how he has been transforming sites of hate crime through guerilla gardening. Finally, RHS Rosemoor’s Peter Adams talks about the benefits of potager gardening, a style of ornamental kitchen gardens with roots in the formal gardens of the French Renaissance.
Useful links: The Pansy Project | Slugs and Snails | The Potager and Cottage Garden
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