Episodes

  • Cucumbers, peonies and houseplant propagation

    Cucumbers, peonies and houseplant propagation
    May 2 2024
    Peter Adams from RHS Garden Rosemoor gives a masterclass in growing indoor and outdoor cucumbers with suggested varieties for growing in different situations. Esteemed plantswoman Claire Austin shares her expertise in selecting and caring for peonies – covering herbaceous, tree and intersectional types. And American plant stylist and author Hilton Carter spreads joy through the gift of houseplants – with tips for multiplying your collection through techniques including leaf and stem cuttings. Presenter: Guy Barter Contributors: Peter Adams, Claire Austin, Hilton Carter Contact: podcasts@rhs.org.uk Links: RHS Garden Rosemoor: Fruit and Vegetable Gardens How to grow cucumbers Claire Austin: Celebration of Flowers How to grow herbaceous and intersectional peonies Hilton Carter: The Propagation Handbook RHS plant propagation guides
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    34 mins
  • Highlights from the RHS Urban Show 2024

    Highlights from the RHS Urban Show 2024
    Apr 25 2024
    Gareth Richards, Jenny Laville and Guy Barter bring a jam packed show of highlights from the inaugural RHS Urban Show in Manchester - a festival of ideas focussed on greening up small spaces, looking after houseplants, and opening discussion about better urban planning. Amanda Grimes talks us through her easy-to-replicate designs for small (often concrete) spaces, including a Punk Rockery! Jason Williams aka The Cloud Gardener showcases seven innovative gardens designed with local communities that take on the challenges of urban gardening and development. Jacob James from Grow Tropicals talks us through his amazing display of rare and intriguing houseplants, with tips for different growing environments. And award-winning young designer Nathan Webster gives us a tour of his Urban Forest design, created to provoke conversation around the importance of woodland management in built up areas. Presenter: Gareth Richards, Jenny Laville, Guy Barter Contributors: Amanda Grimes, Tom Massey, Tinie, Jason Williams, Nathan Webster, Jacob James Contact: podcasts@rhs.org.uk Links: The RHS Urban Show 2024 Pop Culture Planting: Punk Rockery RHS City Spaces: Cloudspaces Happy Houseplants with Grow Tropicals RHS Urban Forest Chase presents: Inspired by the wild with Tom Massey and Tinie
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    42 mins
  • Single-colour planting, GYO tips (for radishes, peas, cardoons), and a floating greenhouse

    Single-colour planting, GYO tips (for radishes, peas, cardoons), and a floating greenhouse
    Apr 18 2024
    In the stunning Colour Gardens at The Newt In Somerset, Joe Dransfield explains how a monochrome approach to flowers can deliver dazzling impact. Liz Mooney shares grow your own tips from the World Food Garden at RHS Garden Wisley, including peas, radishes and cardoons. And we hear the inspirational and unconventional story of Roka Brings Flowers – a grower and florist who started a wonderful cut flower business from a narrowboat with a floating greenhouse in tow. Presenter: Gareth Richards Contributors: Liz Mooney, Joe Dransfield, Roka Brings Flowers Contact: podcasts@rhs.org.uk Links: How to grow peas How to grow radishes Cynara cardunculus Cardoon The Newt in Somerset – an RHS Partner Garden Roka Brings Flowers RHS Urban Show
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    38 mins
  • GYO tips from Rosemoor, plant hybrids, and shrubscapes

    GYO tips from Rosemoor, plant hybrids, and shrubscapes
    Apr 11 2024
    Desert roadcuts, abandoned pasture, heathland and marshy thickets inspire naturalistic planting ideas from Kevin Philip Williams and Michel Guidi, whose new book Shrouded in Light draws from wild shrubscapes. We also visit RHS Garden Rosemoor in North Devon, where Peter Adams gives us a tour of the extensive fruit and vegetable gardens with top tips for growing parsnips, shallots, cloching potatoes and protecting peas. Jenny Laville and James Armitage return to the podcast to debunk more plant terminology – this time talking about “hybrids” – what they are, how they occur and how they can be used to your advantage. Presenter: Gareth Richards Contributors: Peter Adams, Jenny Laville, James Armitage, Michael Guidi and Kevin Philip Williams Contact: podcasts@rhs.org.uk Links: RHS Garden Rosemoor How to grow parsnips How to grow shallots How to grow potatoes F1 Hybrids Shrouded in Light
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    38 mins
  • Sustainable plant combos, GYO tips (for tomatoes, beetroot, squash), flowering shrubs

    Sustainable plant combos, GYO tips (for tomatoes, beetroot, squash), flowering shrubs
    Apr 4 2024
    Do you ever fall in love with a plant, buy it, but then not know what to pair it with? Principal Horticultural Advisor James Lawrence introduces his guide to creating planting combinations that don’t just look good, but have a sustainability impact too. Guy Barter shares seasonal tips for establishing tomatoes, beetroot, and winter pumpkins and squash – helping you to set up for the Grow Your Own season. And Jack Aldridge, a horticulturist who looks after Oakwood at RHS Garden Wisley, will be singing an ode to his favourite flowering shrub, the Stachyurus. Presenter: Guy Barter Contributors: James Lawrence, Jack Aldridge Links: Oakwood at RHS Garden Wisley How to grow tomatoes How to grow beetroot How to grow pumpkins Stachyurus praecox Stachyurus chinensis RHS Gardening advice / ChatBotanist
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    28 mins
  • The Piet Oudolf Landscape, Bumbles on Blooms, Plant Propagation

    The Piet Oudolf Landscape, Bumbles on Blooms, Plant Propagation
    Mar 28 2024
    Often referred to as “the greatest living landscape designer” and a leading figure of the New Perennial movement – Piet Oudolf joins curator Matthew Pottage to talk about his new landscape at RHS Garden Wisley. Helen Bostock also introduces the new Bumbles on Blooms project, and the plants you should choose to help support over 250 species of bees in the UK - some with rather particular tastes. Plus, Sam Gallivan, Leader of the Nursery and Propagation team at Wisley talks about propagating plants at scale. Presenter: Gareth Richards Contributors: Matthew Pottage, Piet Oudolf, Helen Bostock, Sam Gallivan Contact: podcasts@rhs.org.uk Links: Bumbles on Blooms iNaturalist Oudolf Landscape Dividing perennials
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    38 mins
  • Greener Containers, Plant Name Changes, and Chaenomeles

    Greener Containers, Plant Name Changes, and Chaenomeles
    Mar 21 2024
    Garden designer and writer Ann Treneman shares ideas from her new book RHS Greener Gardening: Containers, explaining how you can create sustainable ecosystems whatever size your space. Jenny Laville speaks with RHS botanist James Armitage to untangle taxonomy, and discuss why plant names keep changing. And Gareth Richards meets David Ford, the holder of the National Plant Collection of Chaenomeles in Surrey, to talk about his love affair with the plant and why they’re due a mainstream revival. Presenter: Guy Barter Contributors: Ann Treneman, Jenny Laville, James Armitage, Gareth Richards, David Ford Contact: podcasts@rhs.org.uk Links: Greener Gardening Containers RHS Plant Finder Plant Heritage: National Plant Collections
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    39 mins
  • Garden Carbon Footprints, Wasps in Springtime, and Pruning Shrubby Hydrangeas

    Garden Carbon Footprints, Wasps in Springtime, and Pruning Shrubby Hydrangeas
    Mar 14 2024
    This week Guy Barter and RHS Sustainability Fellow Chloe Sutcliffe react to a recent study published in the journal Nature Cities that claims that urban agriculture has a carbon footprint up to 6 times bigger than conventional agriculture – discussing what this means for allotmenteers and community gardeners, and how we should be thinking about our environmental impact. Entomologist and wasp defender Serian Sumner explains why spring is the perfect time to make peace with yellowjackets, as the queens emerge from hibernation. And the RHS’s Adrian Thorne gives us a practical guide to pruning shrubby hydrangeas. Presenter: Gareth Richards Contributors: Guy Barter, Chloe Sutcliffe, Serian Sumner, Adrian Thorne Contact: podcasts@rhs.org.uk Links: Nature Cities: Comparing the carbon footprints of urban and conventional agriculture Endless Forms by Serian Sumner Shrubby Hydrangeas The Garden Magazine
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    30 mins