517: How to feed birds, a turf masterclass, and another essential job for autumn
As the weather cools and birds flock back to gardens, many of us enjoy putting more food out for them. But have we been feeding birds all wr...
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516 – Incredible ivy, vegetable folklore and autumn planting essentials
Meet one of our most loved and hated native plants. You might think of ivy as a destroyer of buildings or a nuisance weed, but it’s actually...
515 - The Plant Review: Waxcap Wonderlands, ancient apples, and your questions answered
A new season, and a new edition of The Plant Review, the quarterly magazine published by The RHS that delves a little deeper than the regula...
514 - Plants for pollinators, dividing perennials, and no more cauliflowers?
So many jobs to do at this time of year, but not enough time! As we rush to garden centres and nurseries, you can make it easier on yourself...
513 – Autumn gets real, root cuttings, and what do spiders ever do for us?
Head to the bottom of the garden this month and you might end up with a face full of spiders’ webs. Before you run screaming into the house,...
512: Turf wars, houseplant MOT, and a final bulb of the week
Many listeners’ turf will have taken a bashing over summer, and now is the time to glow-up the green. RHS Garden Wisley’s Jim Millward share...
511: Saving drought-hit plants, the wildlife wonder of apples, more bulb inspiration
Is it dead? Or is it just sulking? That’s what many listeners will be wondering after returning from their summer holidays to find many plan...
510: Magnificent mini-beasts, figs, and another bulb of the week
There’s a myriad of weird and wonderful beasties out there who feast on flowers, but all is not rosy inside the garden gate. Pollinators are...
Lovely lantanas, deadheading guide and our autumn bulb of the week
While many garden plants have struggled for survival this summer, one which has truly thrived is the lantana. Horticulturist David Hurrion w...
Seed collecting, apple pruning, and wildflowers
Even though it's still August, the signs of autumn are starting to show. False autumn is a survival-driven stress response where trees shed...
Heatwave survival guide for pots and powdery mildew mayhem
In a summer of rolling heatwaves, we look at what we can do to help out one of the garden areas most vulnerable to parching - plants in pots...
Garden wildlife care for heatwaves: dahlias, cinnabar moths, and more
As we experience one of the most extreme summers on record, how can we help our garden wildlife cope with the heat? RHS Science and Horticul...
Summer SOS: holiday-proof your garden, midsummer planting guide, a giant bug hunt
If you’re going away this summer and are worried about your garden RHS Chief Horticulturist Guy Barter shares some top hacks for ensuring yo...
RHS Sandringham Flower Show: climate resilient trees, rainwater capture, frogs
The team head to North Norfolk to fill their boots with inspiration from the show gardens, floral exhibits, specialist growers, and innovati...
Pollinators at RHS Badminton, Elms at RHS Sandringham, and Edimentals
It’s time to recuperate and relish one of the best times in the gardening calendar. Taking inspiration from some of the Pocket Planting gard...
RHS Badminton Flower Show
Join us at the inaugural RHS Flower Show at Badminton in Gloucestershire! It’s a brand-new addition to the gardening calendar, the next in a...
After the heat, multifunctional fennel, and roses 101
This week we’re recovering from extreme heat to get back to what we love best: celebrating the joy of plants, how to grow them, and some tip...
Insect week: Beetling about, solitary bees, and summer strawbs
Insects are vital ecosystem engineers in our gardens. Small but mighty, they help create healthy, balanced environments where plants can thr...
A celebration of British blooms
Insects are drawn to them, poets and artists are inspired by them, and without them, much of our agriculture simply wouldn’t exist. Flowers...
Plants for sunny spots: the familiar and the unexpected
In this summer edition of the Plant Review podcast special, we get stuck into the plants which love to bask in the sun. Journalist Phil Clay...