Entangled Wonder: An Autumnal Survey on Trees

Gardening with the RHS

Royal Horticultural Society

Home & Garden, Leisure, Hobbies

4.4 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

This week, with all the glorious leaf colour on display, we’re exploring the entangled wonder of the arboreal world, getting a behind the scenes look at what trees are up to now and chatting about how best to incorporate them within our gardens. Renowned nurseryman Nick Dunn is back on the podcast to talk crab apples. Silvologist and author Dr Gabriel Hemery is lifting the veil on what exactly is happening with trees at this time of year. And finally, garden designer Arit Anderson and scientist Dr Henrik Sjoman discuss what to keep in mind when choosing what to plant. Links: RHS guide to trees RHS The Garden Magazine The Tree Almanac 2024 The Essential Tree Selection Guide

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.
0:05.1	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, at an RHS garden near you.
0:25.6	Book tickets online for discounts plus under fives go free and under 16s of five pounds.
0:33.6	Trees bound to one spot for decades, if not generations, often bind to our minds in much the same way.
0:41.0	The key trees of our childhoods root deep into our memories, becoming part of the fabric of our lives.
0:47.7	They're seemingly unchanging structures that bring us back to a place and an era.
0:52.9	There was one significant tree for me that really stood out, and it was an oak tree that was on a little green in front of our house.
1:01.1	And that oak tree was the place that I wasn't allowed to go beyond.
1:04.9	And also, it was where all of us kids would meet.
1:09.4	It's where we'd play Tim Tom Tammy,
1:11.6	which is a 1970s version of hide and seek.
1:14.6	Everything in our playing area revolved around that tree.
1:18.6	I always loved being in trees.
1:20.6	It's my sort of escape.
1:21.6	So I used to throw myself out of a bendy pine tree
1:23.6	because I knew I could bounce from branch to branch all the way to the bottom and would delight in the shrieks of my mother as I, she thought I was dying.
1:31.3	That was terrible really.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

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.