Episode 104: A peony with a rocky past, disappearing plants and gardening in a changing climate

Gardening with the RHS

Royal Horticultural Society

Home & Garden, Leisure, Hobbies

4.4 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2017

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Botanist James Armitage continues his series of Wisley Plant Encounters with a look at a tree peony with a back-story that spans the globe. Team leader Sam Gallivan explains where the missing plants at Wisley have gone; and following a major new report, the horticultural advisors discuss what climate change means for gardeners. Useful links: Gardening in a Changing Climate report Wisley Plant Encounters

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0:00.0	Get your tickets for the greatest show in Earth at an RHS garden near you.
0:05.0	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 five score free and under 16 to five pounds.
0:43.9	Hello and welcome to a May edition of the Royal Horticultural Society's gardening podcast.
0:50.8	I'm Jenny Bowden, one of the team of horticultural advisors based here at RHS Garden Wisley in Surrey.
0:56.6	And what an incredibly beautiful place Wisley is to be and work at this time of year.
1:01.9	At the moment the Camassias are looking gorgeous up on Weatherhill just to both sides of the Rose Garden. There are oceans of vivid blue naturalised in the grassland. Also at this time of year
1:08.5	it's the alpines that really shine. The rock garden and the alpine
1:12.2	house area are all brimming with coloured gems just waiting to be admired. You may well be inspired
1:18.3	to grow them at home. This podcast, as the old ad goes, does exactly what it says on the tin.
1:25.3	It's about gardening, all about gardening. The pleasures, the
1:29.0	pitfalls, plants and people. It's made by people who know and love gardening, for people
1:34.8	who love gardening and who'd like to know even more. Coming up in this edition,
1:39.8	Gardening in a changing climate. With the release of challenging new research by the
1:45.1	RHS, scientists reveal the potential impact of climate change on gardens. What can
1:50.7	gardeners do now to help reduce the impact of climate change on the natural world? What have
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