Gardening for wildlife; top plants & top tips

Gardening for wildlife; top plants & top tips

How do you make your garden wildlife friendly? What are the star plants for helping out the birds and the bees? Horticultural Advisors Jenny Bowden and James Lawrence discuss top tips for bringing nature to your plot. Meanwhile Guy Barter and entomologist Andy Salisbury discuss the results of a pioneering RHS research project to discover whether native plants are better for bugs and Hayley Jones shares advice on what's hot and what's not when it comes to insect hotels. Plus an allotmenteer shares his love of bees.

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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

Halloween in the Garden: From Bats to Deadly Blooms

Halloween in the Garden: From Bats to Deadly Blooms

As the days grow shorter and Halloween marks the end of harvest and the beginning of winter, we explore the mysterious, the nocturnal, and the beautifully eerie corners of nature. Ecologist and bat ex...

30 Okt 202536min

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