Gardening with the RHS
Royal Horticultural Society
'Gardening with the RHS' offers seasonal advice, inspiration and practical solutions to gardening problems. Trusted gardening professionals give you the latest horticultural advice, scientific research and tried and tested techniques to bring out the best in your garden.Topics covered include: growing your own vegetables, flowers, garden design, lawn care and gardening with children. Plus expert masterclasses in topics ranging from cottage garden plants, growing orchids, to pest control and eco-friendly gardening.Plus we’ll have behind the scenes reports from the country’s most prestigious flower shows. There’s something in these podcasts to interest every gardener, whatever your level of expertise.For more info see www.rhs.org.uk/podcastA Pixiu production.
Episodes
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Nov 27, 2014 • 21min
Episode 45: Seasonal advice, troubleshooting plant diseases and choosing gardening gifts for Christmas
We hear seasonal advice from the team at RHS Garden Wisley gardening team including:
• Hedge trimming
• Tree planting
• Dealing with worm casts
Geoff Denton from the RHS Plant Pathology team discusses diseases that may prevail this winter and Chief Horticultural Advisor Leigh Hunt selects his range of Christmas gift ideas from the Wisley Plant Centre.
We also have all the latest news in up-coming events across the four RHS Gardens.
Nov 13, 2014 • 26min
Episode 44: What to do now, plus tips on how to get better fruit and veg next year
The team at RHS Garden Wisley have advice on what you should be doing now in your garden as the festive season approaches, including:
• Preparing the glasshouse for winter
• Caring for climbing roses
• Cultivating figs for a good harvest next year
Our expert team review this year's crops and give tips for even better fruit and vegetables next year.
Plus, we have the latest news on events coming up to Christmas across the four RHS Gardens.
Oct 30, 2014 • 32min
Episode 43: Container-growing for winter interest and crops for the kitchen table
We’re at RHS Garden Wisley with the Advisory Team who are on hand to answer your seasonal gardening queries including:
• How to grow a wildflower meadow from seed
• How to ‘puppy-proof’ your garden
• What type of slug pellets to choose
Garden Manager, Matthew Pottage talks us through the jobs his team is doing right now, including lawn maintenance and planting bulbs. We also hear inspiration from expert growers on ideas for growing fruit and vegetables in containers.
Plus, we have the latest news on forthcoming events across the four RHS Gardens.
Oct 16, 2014 • 21min
Episode 42: Harvest delights and great plants to attract pollinators
In this edition we suggest some plants for all-year-round interest that encourage beneficial insects into your garden.
We have expert seasonal advice on:
• Achieving the perfect pumpkin
• Growing award-winning apple and pear trees in your garden
• Delicious recipe suggestions to try for your autumn vegetables
Plus we have a pick of the month’s best RHS Award of Garden Merit plants and, as always, the latest news on events across the four RHS Gardens.
Oct 2, 2014 • 31min
Episode 41: Managing microclimates - making the weather work for you in your garden
Get advice on how to tackle climatic conditions within your garden. Also, the RHS Garden Wisley team are on hand with their thoughts on jobs you should be doing in your gardens right now touching on autumn raspberries, caring for houseplants, and dividing herbaceous perennials to increase your stock on garden favourites.
Also, the RHS Advice team lend their expert knowledge to your gardening queries including:
- Choosing plants for shade
- Identifying puzzling apple pests
- How to ripen green tomatoes
And as always we have the latest news on events across the four RHS Gardens.
Sep 18, 2014 • 26min
Episode 40: Expert plant advice from the RHS Plant Day, Cotswold Wildlife Park
We visit the recent RHS Plant Day at the Cotswold Wildlife Park and hear from members of two RHS plant committees who were on hand to speak to visitors about their gardening successes and problems.
We learn how to care for a range of ornamental plants and as always we have expert advice on what you should be doing in your garden now.
Plus, we have the latest news on events across the four RHS Gardens in the coming weeks.
Sep 4, 2014 • 31min
Episode 39: Mary Berry opens the Wisley Flower Show 2014 and your gardening questions answered
We’re at RHS Garden Wisley with RHS ambassador and celebrity chef, Mary Berry as she opens this year’s Wisley Flower Show. Mary discusses her love of gardening, being an RHS member and her favourite parts of RHS Garden Wisley.
The RHS Gardening Advice team are on hand to answer your questions including:
• Suggestions for plants to grow on windy balconies
• How to source interesting varieties of fruit trees
• How to make a trellis for climbers such as clematis
We discuss seasonal tasks and have all the latest news on events in September across our four world-class RHS Gardens, including the spectacular Wisley Flower Show.
Aug 21, 2014 • 24min
Episode 38: James Wong's guide to growing flavour-filled fruit and veg, plus a focus on carnivorous plants
We’re joined by botanist and horticulturalist James Wong, who reveals his unique advice on how to achieve maximum flavour for minimum expenditure when growing your own fruit and veg.
Nigel Hewitt Cooper discusses the essentials for caring for carnivorous plants, and we have expert seasonal advice for what you should be doing in your garden right now from the gardening team at RHS Wisley, including…
• Watering woody perennials
• Cutting hedges
• Caring for lavender
We also have all the latest news on late summer events across our four world-class RHS Gardens, including the spectacular Wisley Flower Show in September.
Aug 7, 2014 • 28min
Episode 37: Bonsai, dragon quests and your gardening questions answered
The RHS Gardening Advice team are on hand to answer your seasonal gardening questions including:
• How do I deal with a problem honeysuckle?
• Why isn’t my perennial poppy flowering?
• How should I care for an apple tree grown from a pip?
We also have a special feature on bonsai with expert growing tips from the Mendip Bonsai Studio in Wales and some key advice from Wisley Garden Manager Matthew Pottage on watering throughout the summer months.
We have news of forthcoming RHS Garden events including The Great Garden Quest, sponsored by Witan Investment Trust - a summer-long family adventure featuring sword-fighting and dragons across the four RHS Gardens.
Jul 24, 2014 • 29min
Episode 36: Allotment advice and inspiration, and great high-summer flowering plants to try in your garden
Experts at RHS Flower Show Tatton share inspiring ideas and advice for managing and maintaining allotments, and we have expert advice on what you should be doing in your garden right now. Also hear a selection of Award of Garden Merit plants of the month suggested by The Garden magazine’s Phil Clayton.
We speak to this year’s finalists in the RHS Young Designer of The Year competition as well as their mentor, designer Paul Hervey Brookes at the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park 2014, on until 27 July, and show manager Kris Hulewicz gives us his guide to the show’s four zones - Escape, Grow, Inspire and Feast.
In addition we have the latest events across all four RHS Gardens.
