Adam Frost's garden projects, bog gardens and seasonal veg growing advice

Gardening with the RHS

Royal Horticultural Society

Home & Garden, Leisure, Hobbies

4.4 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2022

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

To celebrate the publication of his new book, The Creative Gardener, Adam Frost joins us this week to share some of his favourite creative outdoor projects. From simple yet stylish benches to a planted coffee table, there's a host of wonderful features you can make with very little cash. Meanwhile at RHS Garden Harlow Carr, horticulturist Aimee-Beth Browning explains how having wet or boggy ground can open up a whole world of planting possibilities. Plus a look at how to up your gardening game with a greenhouse and Guy Barter shares his timely tips for vegetable growing. Useful links: ►The Creative Gardener by Adam Frost ►Explore RHS gardening design inspiration ►Streamside, RHS Garden Harlow Carr ►Plants for bog gardens ►Further information about bog and aquatic plants ►Choosing a greenhouse ►RHS Grow Your Own Selected plants mentioned: ►Harlow Car primulas [note spelling] ►Rodgersia ►hostas ►astilbes ►Iris ensata ►RHS Find a plant

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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.
0:23.6	At an RHS garden near you.
0:25.6	Book tickets online for discounts plus under fives go free and under 16 to five pounds.
0:33.6	Well, spring is finally here.
0:34.6	Out in Wisley Gardens this morning, I've been looking at
0:37.5	magnolias, chameleas, early rhododendrons, late daffodiles, early tulips, and those pretty little
0:43.6	blue and pink ground cover plants called pulmonary. So, channeling the energy of spring, today
0:50.5	we're exploring how to revamp your garden. BBC Gardner's World presenter Adam Frost will be sharing simple landscaping tricks.
1:00.0	We'll be heading to the Yorkshire countryside to get inspired by a streamside display and we're starting growing under glass.
1:08.0	Welcome to gardening with the RHS with me Guy Barta. Would you like to be more
1:16.3	creative in the garden? If you fancy pushing yourself, I know just a man to help. From upcycling
1:22.9	old garden furniture to making your own garden water features, to creating sculptural habitats for insects,
1:30.1	Adam Frost covers it all in his new book, The Creative Gardner. We spoke to him to learn more.
1:41.9	I was obviously approached by D.K. to do a follow-up book from my first one which was all about
1:48.0	how to design a garden and then we started talking about how maybe you would personalise your
1:53.7	garden how do you really make it yours and my background really is a gardener train as a landscaper
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