British summertime in the garden

Gardening with the RHS

Royal Horticultural Society

Home & Garden, Leisure, Hobbies

4.4 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

As summer hits its stride we head into the orchards at RHS Garden Wisley to meet Sheila Das and Liz Mooney. They explain how the garden is greening up its act, bringing wildlife and wildflowers into the heart of the productive growing spaces. Then we head to Alresford in Hampshire, to meet watercress grower Tom Amery who shares the secrets of growing this uniquely healthy British favourite. Plus author Sandra Lawrence tells the tale of an unsung hero of horticulture, the mysterious Miss Willmott – a gun-carrying Edwardian plant collector with a complex personal life. Useful links Visit RHS Garden Wisley Grow your own fruit and veg The Watercress Company Miss Willmott's Ghosts: The extraordinary life and gardens of a forgotten genius by Sandra Lawrence

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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.
0:33.9	Nothing beats British summertime.
0:36.1	When plants and trees are straining under the weight of their own produce and sunny groves,
0:40.4	tempt people and animals alike to stretch out and lie in the grass.
0:43.9	Which is why today we're looking to celebrate uniquely British gardening stories in the full sunlight they deserve.
0:49.7	We'll be taking a visit to the Great Orchards at RHS Wisley to hear about how they've been experimenting with their apple and pear trees.
0:56.7	We'll be learning about Ellen Wilmot, an unsung 19th and early 20th century British autoculturist,
1:02.4	who inspired the names of dozens of garden plants while cultivating a somewhat prickly reputation.
1:07.7	And finally, we'll be diving into the marvellous world of a uniquely popular
1:11.3	edible crop, Watercress. Let's get stuck in, shall we? Welcome to Gardening with the RHS, with me,
1:17.7	Gareth Richards. I don't know about you, but I love strolling through an orchard during a long
1:27.4	summer ramble.
1:28.3	But have you ever thought about what goes into cultivating fruit trees?
1:32.3	And how to ensure that your own apple and pear trees are as healthy as they can be without disrupting the natural world around them?
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