A Christmas Wonderland

Gardening with the RHS

Royal Horticultural Society

Home & Garden, Leisure, Hobbies

4.4 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2022

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Tis the season of fruiting hollies, mysterious mistletoe, and of course, the ubiquitous Christmas tree. In this episode, we’re bringing you stories on how to make our gardens and homes as festive as the season demands. We’ll hear from RHS advisor Rob Stirling on how to keep your finicky poinsettias alive, get a hands-on tutorial from wildlife expert Helen Bostock on cut-stem crafts, and discover the final tasks you can do in your garden before the start of 2023. Useful links: Poinsettia Care Garden Craft Instructions RHS Garden Wisley

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0:00.0	Get your tickets for the greatest show in Earth at an RHS garden near you.
0:05.1	Where nature puts on an unforgettable performance of colour and fragrance.
0:09.3	The scenery changes many times in one season and our finest trees will happily play the part of...
0:14.7	The best hiding place ever.
0:17.4	Booth!
0:18.2	Put your day out of dreams in the hands of the experts.
0:21.6	It's the greatest show in Earth.
0:23.7	At an RHS garden near you.
0:25.5	Book tickets online for discounts, plus under fives go free and under 16 to five pounds.
0:33.0	Tis the season of mulled wine, carols, Christmas crackers, and general holiday cheer.
0:39.3	But for me here at the RHS, it's also a time marked by nostalgic greenery.
0:44.9	Each year I love that I can count on seeing fruiting hollies, vibrant quonsetias,
0:50.4	mysterious mistletoe, and of course, all the inescapable Christmas trees.
0:56.6	And so for today's show, we'll be bringing you stories to make your gardens and homes as festive
1:02.9	as the season demands. First up, RHS advisor Rob Sterling chats with us on how not to kill our
1:10.3	prosciets. It hails from Mexico which means that it doesn't really like the
1:16.6	temperatures in this country. Next we're turning to the world of crafts. Wildlife
1:22.9	expert Helen Bostock will give us a dynamic tutorial on how to use cut stems to decorate the home.
1:30.3	So whether you're celebrating Christmas or not, it's such a wonderful time of year to bring a bit of nature from outdoors, indoors.
1:38.3	We'll also catch up with our in-house experts to learn what you can still do in the garden.
1:43.3	We're definitely not sitting around at the moment. There's still can still do in the garden. We're definitely not sitting around at the moment.
1:46.4	There's still plenty to do in the garden.
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