Climate resilient gardens, lettuces, and gladioli

Climate resilient gardens, lettuces, and gladioli

This week we head to RHS Wisley's Hilltop where the science and advisory teams are working tirelessly to come up with solutions to some of the biggest pressures facing horticulture and gardeners today, and few are bigger or more pressing than climate change. RHS advisor Jenny Bowden talks us through an experiment she's working on to find out which plants are best suited to the extremes in summer drought and winter flooding UK gardens are increasingly experiencing. Horticulturist Liz Mooney runs us through the Lettuce extravaganza she is sowing at Wisley's world food garden. And bulb expert Muhammad Hafiz Ullah, gives us a masterclass in growing gladioli Host: Nick Turrell Contributors: Jenny Bowden, Liz Mooney, Muhammad Hafiz Ullah Links: Choosing plants for seasonally wet and dry soils How to grow lettuces Gladioli Gladiolus trial

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A Quiet Beauty: Plants That Carry Us Through the Cold

A Quiet Beauty: Plants That Carry Us Through the Cold

Oh the weather outside is frightful but there’s still plenty of wonder to be found out there. James Armitage, editor of The Plant Review, joins Gareth Richards to reflect on the quiet beauty of the re...

23 Des 202539min

At the Turning of the Year: From Great Dixter to Tomorrow’s Gardens

At the Turning of the Year: From Great Dixter to Tomorrow’s Gardens

This week, we honour the stillness of winter and the returning promise of light as we mark the winter solstice. At this turning of the year, we reflect on the people, plants and initiatives that this ...

18 Des 202525min

Garden Books We’re Obsessed With This Year

Garden Books We’re Obsessed With This Year

This week, RHS Head of Libraries Fiona Davison, garden designer Zoe Claymore and RHS Gardening Advisor Nick Turrell gather to share their must-read gardening books of 2025. Along the way, they explore...

11 Des 202542min

Atomic Gardens and Other Remarkable Histories

Atomic Gardens and Other Remarkable Histories

December is the perfect time to take stock of the garden and dream of the seasons ahead. With this in mind, this week we’re bringing you some extraordinary stories from horticulturists past and presen...

4 Des 202532min

The Power of Trees: Wellbeing, Wildlife and the Future of Our Woodlands

The Power of Trees: Wellbeing, Wildlife and the Future of Our Woodlands

It’s National Tree Week, and we’re heading into the woods to celebrate the trees that shape our landscapes, enrich our lives, and quietly support the world around us. We’re joined by Sally Bavin from ...

27 Nov 202534min

When seasons slip: How to maximise your garden for plants and wildlife

When seasons slip: How to maximise your garden for plants and wildlife

As frosts arrive across the UK – later than usual this year – we’re exploring how to give nature a helping hand when the seasons fall out of step. In this installment of our wildlife ponds mini-series...

20 Nov 202536min

Tiny Wetlands, Big Impact: The Wildlife Power of Garden Ponds

Tiny Wetlands, Big Impact: The Wildlife Power of Garden Ponds

All life begins with water — and in gardens across the UK, ponds are becoming vital sanctuaries for wildlife. Now is an excellent time of year to create one, and RHS expert Helen Bensted-Smith walks u...

13 Nov 202534min

Plants for Purpose: How Research is Reimagining Our Gardens

Plants for Purpose: How Research is Reimagining Our Gardens

This week we’re taking a moment to look ahead. Carol Barrie from the RHS  Science and Collections Department joins us to talk about Plants for Purpose, an ambitious new project she’s leading in collab...

6 Nov 202531min

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