meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Gardening with the RHS

A Gardener’s Recipe for Christmas

Gardening with the RHS

Royal Horticultural Society

Home & Garden, Leisure, Hobbies

4.4654 Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

As we approach the most festive time of year, we’ve decided to share a recipe for a plant-filled Christmas. In this episode, we’ll be returning to Bristol with Naomi Slade to hear how she decks her halls with things from the garden. We’ll then be making our way to the Frenchay Christmas Tree Farm to get a feel for life at the busiest point in their calendar. And finally, we’re exploring the curious world of parasitic plants, including a festive favourite: mistletoe. Presenter: Guy Barter Contributors: Naomi Slade, Simon Maughan, Alex Summers Links: RHS The Winter Garden Frenchay Christmas Tree Farm How to grow your own mistletoe Christmas with the RHS

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Get your tickets for the greatest show in Earth at an RHS garden near you.

0:06.4

Where nature puts on an unforgettable performance of colour and fragrance to delight your senses.

0:13.2

Inspire your gardening adventures and entertain your own little stars.

0:17.4

Race you, let's go.

0:19.5

Catch Springs finest scenes while you can at an RHS garden near you, let's go. Catch Springs, finest scenes while you can,

0:22.1

at an RHS garden near you.

0:24.0

Book tickets online for discounts,

0:26.0

plus under fives go free and under 16s of five pounds.

0:33.8

For me, Christmas is defined by its festive plants.

0:40.3

By the mistletoe we hang, the Christmas trees we decorate, the red poncettias in the supermarkets and the holly in our wreaths and table decorations.

0:46.3

It's a time of bringing a taste of the outside in

0:51.3

and turning our homes into an illuminated wonderland.

0:55.6

So as we approach the most festive time of the year, I wanted to share a recipe for a plant-filled

1:01.0

Christmas and one that also serves the health of our gardens and ecosystems.

1:07.1

In this episode, we'll be returning to Bristol with Naomi Slade to hear how she decks her halls with fingers from the garden.

1:13.6

We will then be making our way to the French A Christmas tree farm to get a feel for life at the busiest point in their calendar.

1:21.6

And finally, mistletoe. While she may have stolen a quick kiss under it at Christmas, did you know that this green stunner is actually a parasitic plant?

1:30.8

At the end of our program, we'll be exploring the curious world of parasitic plants,

1:36.0

including this festive favourite.

1:38.4

You're listening to Gardening with the RHS with me, Guy Barta.

1:50.0

We're sitting in the Royal Fork Gardens, which is a grade two listed,

1:52.0

rept in landscape in central Bristol,

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Royal Horticultural Society, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Royal Horticultural Society and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.