How green is your garden?

How green is your garden?

You might think of gardening as an intrinsically green activity, but our verdant hedges and lush lawns can cause some very dirty habits. In an eye-opening interview, low-carbon gardening expert Sally Nex gives the lowdown on how ditching petrol power tools is important for the health of both gardeners and our planet. Plus we head to COP26 host city Glasgow to discover a pioneering urban seed library that helps create resilience in local food systems. And in Cornwall we meet artist Dr Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg who's created an inter-species installation using an algorithm to create gardens designed from the perspective of pollinating insects, rather than humans. For links to more information on today's topics please check out our show notes or visit rhs.org.uk/podcast

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Special episode: Highlights of 2017

Special episode: Highlights of 2017

We look back at the best bits of 2017 including 'feel good' gardens at Chelsea, a brand new flower show at Chatsworth and groundbreaking RHS research on gardening in a changing climate. Plus botanist ...

28 Dec 201730min

Episode 119: Seasonal help and advice, winter bird watching and Wisley's great Laboratory is reborn

Episode 119: Seasonal help and advice, winter bird watching and Wisley's great Laboratory is reborn

The gardening advisors gather to solve queries on what you can prune now, whether you can plant trees in winter and how to protect bay trees from cold weather. Resident wildlife expert Helen Bostock m...

14 Dec 201731min

Episode 118: Episode 118 - Incredible Edible Dunstable and re-inventing the conifer

Episode 118: Episode 118 - Incredible Edible Dunstable and re-inventing the conifer

We visit a thriving community garden in an unlikely spot close to the M1 in Bedfordshire, and speak to local residents and volunteers who say it has changed their lives. Meanwhile, Wisley's curator Ma...

30 Nov 201722min

Episode 117: Honey what's that fungus? Fruity dilemmas, gardens to visit and Plant Encounters

Episode 117: Honey what's that fungus? Fruity dilemmas, gardens to visit and Plant Encounters

Our trusty team of gardening experts answers questions on growing rhubarb, pears and strawberries. Plus we hear about a new RHS study on honey fungus and botanist James Armitage unearths more horticul...

16 Nov 201729min

Episode 116: An indoor forest, all about avocados and Bill Oddie's wild gardening adventures

Episode 116: An indoor forest, all about avocados and Bill Oddie's wild gardening adventures

We visit the RHS London Autumn Garden Show to hear expert advice on growing an edible forest garden, growing avocado plants and some imaginative ideas on floristry from the RHS Floral Artist in Reside...

2 Nov 201726min

Episode 115: Curator's tips, grow your own gourmet garlic and Wisley Plant Encounters

Episode 115: Curator's tips, grow your own gourmet garlic and Wisley Plant Encounters

Wisley's Curator Matthew Pottage shares seasonal gardening tips and gives us an update on all the exciting new developments that are transforming RHS Garden Wisley. We visit the RHS London Harvest Fes...

19 Okt 201719min

Episode 114: Get the jungle look! Wisley's new Exotic Garden, going wild for wildlife in winter and incredible history of apples at the RHS

Episode 114: Get the jungle look! Wisley's new Exotic Garden, going wild for wildlife in winter and incredible history of apples at the RHS

We visit Wisley's stunning new Exotic Garden to discover the plants that give it such a tropical ambience, and get tips of how to get the look at home. Wildlife expert Kate Bradbury makes the case for...

5 Okt 201718min

Episode 113: Strawberry, apple and lilac problems solved, wonderful wildlife at Hyde Hall and plant encounters

Episode 113: Strawberry, apple and lilac problems solved, wonderful wildlife at Hyde Hall and plant encounters

Wisley’s fruit specialists join the advisory team to answer listeners' questions, including poorly strawberries, maggoty apples and rotten tomatoes. We also visit RHS Garden Hyde Hall in Essex to disc...

21 Sep 201729min

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