Gardening with the RHS
'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/podcast
A Pixiu production.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 487
- Years Active
- 2013 - 2025
SCIENCE SPECIAL: looking at the new RHS Science Strategy
It's an exciting time for horticultural science, and in response to new opportunities (and new challenges), the RHS has launched a five year plan: the 'RHS Science Strategy 2015–2019'.
We go behi…
00:32:56 |
Thu 24 Mar 2016
Episode 79: Growing healthily, National Gardening Week and all change at the Lindley Library
We venture into the fruit and vegetable gardens at Wisley to learn what to do in March to ensure the best performance from your fruit and vegetables in the year ahead.
We also hear about plans to …
00:19:07 |
Thu 17 Mar 2016
Episode 78: Expert hacks from the Horticultural Halls, gardening questions answered and a guide to composting
We visit the RHS Early Spring Plant Fair in London for seasonal hints and tips from leading nurseries. We also hear an expert guide to composting and the RHS Gardening Advice team are on hand to answ…
00:33:31 |
Thu 03 Mar 2016
Episode 77: Rose Special - growing beautiful blooms with spectacular scent
As well as outlining gardening tasks you can do now our expert horticulturists, from RHS Garden Wisley, explain how to choose, plant and care for your roses, whether they are bush, climbers or hybrid…
00:33:56 |
Thu 18 Feb 2016
Episode 76: Dividing snowdrops, seasonal rose care, fruit and veg in small spaces and houseplant inspiration
As the days finally start to lengthen, there's plenty to be getting on with in the garden. Matt Pottage, Curator at RHS Garden Wisley, gives advice on dividing snowdrops and what to do in the rose ga…
00:32:28 |
Fri 05 Feb 2016
Episode 75: Dealing with extreme weather, vibrant stems for winter colour and turning a Blue Monday green
The RHS Gardening team at Wisley share their seasonal suggestions of what you can be doing in your greenhouses and gardens to get ahead for spring.
We also hear expert advice on dealing with ex…
00:23:28 |
Thu 21 Jan 2016
Episode 74: Advice for the new year, quick screening plants and RHS Holidays
The garden team at Wisley give expert tips on the first jobs you should be doing this year including both soil and greenhouse preparation. Our team of horticultural advisors answer listeners' questio…
00:28:49 |
Thu 07 Jan 2016
RHS advice special - review of 2015
We take a look back at the highlights of the gardening calendar from the past 12 months. Hear the best bits from our fortnightly podcasts from 2015 as we give seasonal advice, go behind the scenes at…
00:48:01 |
Thu 24 Dec 2015
Episode 73: Feeling festive - walking in a Wisley wonderland, poinsettia tips and how to grow your own cranberries
The RHS Gardening Advice team answer seasonal questions on festive favourites including poinsettias, cranberries and scented wreaths. RHS Wisley’s new curator, Matthew Pottage talks us through the ga…
00:26:21 |
Thu 24 Dec 2015
Episode 72: Winter walks and seasonal advice
Many plants are winding down for winter, however December is still a busy time for gardeners. We speak to the team at RHS Garden Wisley to find out the seasonal jobs they are doing around the garden.…
00:24:17 |
Fri 11 Dec 2015
Episode 71: Drought and flood advice and gardening icons
Droughts and floods cause problems for gardeners - but what if your garden suffers from both? Our expert RHS Advisors offer tips and discuss their latest research in this area.
We speak to plantsma…
00:28:55 |
Fri 27 Nov 2015
Episode 70: How to get your garden ready for winter, gardening Q and As and planting bare-root trees
Matt Pottage, Acting Curator at RHS Garden Wisley gives expert advice on seasonal tasks. The RHS Gardening Advice team answer listeners' questions on topics including:
• Growing climbers in shad…
00:33:46 |
Thu 12 Nov 2015
RHS Flower Shows special 2016
We take you behind the scenes of the world-famous RHS flower shows, with sneak previews of what’s in store at RHS shows for 2016, how to get discounted tickets, plus highlights of an outstanding 2015…
00:27:33 |
Thu 05 Nov 2015
John MacLeod lecture - 'Gardening Planet Earth - Sustainable Horticulture'
Is 'wildness' an inviolable concept, or with 7 billion of us on planet earth, is the whole world in fact a garden? And can we as gardeners make a difference to the fate of the planet and its biodiver…
01:44:15 |
Fri 30 Oct 2015
Episode 69: Autumn Harvests - expert talks on edibles to plant now, how to eat nettles and how to store your harvest
Further reporting from the RHS London Harvest Show - we hear a selection of talks from the show on everything from growing and harvesting to storing your crops without refridgeration right through to…
00:26:22 |
Thu 29 Oct 2015
Episode 68: The RHS London Harvest Show and hidden gems of RHS Wisley’s Glasshouse
We visit the recent RHS London Harvest Festival Show to hear expert advice from growers on how to get the best performance from your homegrown fruit and vegetables - including apples, garlic and broa…
00:21:18 |
Thu 15 Oct 2015
Episode 67: Seasonal advice for growing fruit and vegetables, plus glasshouse essentials
The fruit team at RHS Garden Wisley have expert seasonal tips on growing the tastiest fruit and vegetables, and the advice team are on hand with expert advice to your gardening questions, including..…
00:34:04 |
Thu 01 Oct 2015
Episode 66: Expert tips on dahlias, apples and more; plus a guide to garden ponds
Hear the pick of the crop of seasonal gardening advice from RHS experts, covering both edible and ornamental gardening. Topics covered include
• Dahlias in the autumn garden
• Cyclamen for dif…
00:25:39 |
Thu 17 Sep 2015
Episode 65: Good bugs, bad bugs; how to beat weeds and seasonal gardening questions answered
Senior RHS Entomologist Andrew Salisbury reveals the result of a four year scientific study into ‘Plants for Bugs’ which examined the effectiveness of different plants into attracting beneficial inse…
00:27:46 |
Thu 03 Sep 2015
Episode 64: Cold blooded killers under the microscope, foliage plants and fruit-growing essentials
We visit the Pathology team at RHS Garden Wisley to learn about the methods and techniques they use to help inform gardeners about common plant diseases.
Deputy Curator at Wisley, Matthew Pottage, …
00:25:20 |
Thu 20 Aug 2015
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