The Radical Lives of Britain's Women Gardeners

The Radical Lives of Britain's Women Gardeners

With the release of Fiona Davison’s new book – An Almost Impossible Thing: The Radical Lives of Britain’s Pioneering Women Gardeners – we decided to dedicate this week’s show week’s show to women in the garden. And in that vein, we’re exploring the potential for gardens to be empowering, educational, equalising, and radical spaces. Fiona shares a story from her book about two women from over 100 years ago who show that the roots of ecological gardening run further back then we may realise. Psychotherapist, writer, and gardener Marchelle Farrell reveals how her English country garden helped her get to the core of a question that had troubled her throughout her life: What is home? And finally, garden historian Twigs Way joins us again to give the inside scoop on an early and influential gardening school for women. But, If you’re looking for more advice-oriented content – fear not! Throughout the programme, we’re giving story-specific gardening tips. An Almost Impossible Thing: The Radical Lives of Britain’s Pioneering Women Gardeners Uprooting: From the Caribbean to the Countryside – Finding Home in an English Country Garden Vine Weevils Autumn-interest shrubs Study & Learn at the RHS

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The wildlife wonders of hazel, the science of winter wellbeing and hot crops from Wisley

The wildlife wonders of hazel, the science of winter wellbeing and hot crops from Wisley

This week, as its delicate catkins unfurl on bare branches, Digital Science Editor Olivia Drake introduces this month’s RHS Wildlife Wonder plant — the hazel – which not only supplies queen bumblebees...

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Planning the perfect veg plot: heirlooms, tomatoes and what lies beneath

Planning the perfect veg plot: heirlooms, tomatoes and what lies beneath

Now is a great time to start planning what to grow, and this week, we’re diving headfirst into the seed catalogues for inspiration! We’re exploring some of the tastiest, and most eye catching, additio...

5 Feb 35min

Beyond peat

Beyond peat

This week we’re telling the story of peat: from the value of this amazing otherworldly habitat, to the threats facing these rare landscapes and work being done to protect them, and how growers and hor...

29 Jan 28min

Wildlife-friendly gardening: winter edition

Wildlife-friendly gardening: winter edition

This week we’re rolling up our sleeves to look at how we can support our garden visitors, while also preparing for the burst of life that spring will bring. The RSPB’s Emma Marsh is back to share how ...

22 Jan 33min

Feathers, Fruit and Fascinating Plants

Feathers, Fruit and Fascinating Plants

Today, we’re joined by the RSPB’s Emma Marsh, who shares how she has made her garden into a haven for birds. We’ll also conclude Nick Turrell’s countdown of the most influential plants that have shape...

15 Jan 27min

Midwinter Gardens: Influential Plants, Christmas Trees and New RHS Gardens

Midwinter Gardens: Influential Plants, Christmas Trees and New RHS Gardens

The new year has arrived with an Arctic blast, and so it feels like the perfect moment to retreat indoors and let the garden live in our imaginations for a while. Nick Turrell joins us to continue his...

8 Jan 26min

A Year in the Garden: Hellebores, Hoverflies and Temperate Rainforests

A Year in the Garden: Hellebores, Hoverflies and Temperate Rainforests

As 2025 comes to a close, host Nick Turrell looks back on a year of discovery in this special end-of-year edition of Gardening with the RHS. From the quiet resilience of winter-flowering hellebores wi...

30 Des 202529min

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

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