Early Spring in the Garden: Edibles, Nettles, and Petals!

Gardening with the RHS

Royal Horticultural Society

Home & Garden, Leisure, Hobbies

4.4 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Spring is starting to unfold, and with that in mind, we’re heading back to the vegetable patch with kitchen gardener Lucy Chamberlain for the final instalment of her "Grow Food Anywhere" mini-series. This time, Lucy guides us through which crops thrive in those tricky, shady spots that can often be a challenge in the garden. Nick Turrell from the RHS Advisory Team gives us the lowdown on why Leylandii – once a garden favourite – has since earned a notorious reputation, and says what you can do about it! And finally Jamie Walton, the familiar face behind the Nettles & Petals social media account, shares some of the benefits and ecological gardening mindset can bring to your plot. Host: Guy Barter Contributors: Lucy Chamberlain, Nick Turrell, Jamie Walton (Nettles&Petals) Links: Grow Food Anywhere Pruning Leylandii Grow Food. Eat Weeds. Save Seeds. pre-order

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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.
0:23.6	Book tickets online for discounts, plus under fives go free and under 16s of five pounds. It finally feels like spring is truly starting to unfold.
0:39.3	The days are getting longer.
0:41.3	The air is a little warmer, and there's a sense of renewal in the atmosphere.
0:46.3	According to meteorologists, we're officially in spring, which spans the full months of March, April and May.
0:52.3	However, if you follow the astronomical calendar,
0:55.5	the season doesn't officially begin until the vernal or spring equinox, which typically falls
1:00.5	around March the 20th in the Northern Hemisphere. No matter which way you look at it,
1:07.1	the shift in seasons is palpable, and the sunshine and rising temperatures are
1:11.4	breathing new life into our gardens. It's the perfect time to get things growing. With that
1:17.8	in mind, we're heading back to the vegetable patch with Kitchen Gardener Lucy Chamberlain
1:22.5	for the final installment of her Grow Food Anywhere mini-series. This time Lucy will be guiding us through which crops thrive in those tricky, shady spots
1:32.3	that can often be a challenge in the garden.
1:35.3	Next up, it's time to talk about something that divides gardeners.
1:39.3	Love it or hate it, Laylandi.
1:42.3	Nick Turrell from the RHS advisory team
1:45.0	will give us a lowdown on this fast-growing tree
1:48.0	that was once a garden favourite,
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