Episode 26: Preparing the vegetable garden, garden design and the RHS Seed Scheme

Gardening with the RHS

Royal Horticultural Society

Home & Garden, Leisure, Hobbies

4.4 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2014

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

On this edition of the RHS Gardening Podcast, sponsored by Visit Wales we visit RHS Garden Wisley in Surrey for seasonal tips on what you should be doing in your garden now, including: • Treating recent tree damage • Looking out for diseases occurring in spring • Preparing your vegetable garden Also, we’re joined by garden designer James Alexander Sinclair for his expert guide to garden design for gardens of every size and we hear about the RHS Seed Scheme which collects and distributes seeds from garden plants to RHS members. Plus, as always we have news on the latest events across all four of the RHS Gardens.

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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 fives go free and under 16s at five pounds.
0:30.2	Visit Wales are proud to sponsor the RHS gardening podcast.
0:34.6	To find out more about Wales's beautiful and historic gardens, go to visit Wales.com
0:40.3	slash gardens.
0:45.3	Hello and welcome back to the RHS Gardening podcast sponsored by Visit Wales.
0:59.1	Each fortnight, we bring you a mixture of features and discussions exploring every aspect of gardening.
1:03.8	Plant care, pest control, container ideas, growing your own fruit and vegetables.
1:08.8	Plus, expert seasonal advice on what you should be doing in your garden right now.
1:11.9	I'm Sean Thomas, Garden Visits editor of the RHS Monthly magazine for Members, The Garden. Coming up in this edition, Garden Design,
1:17.9	why it's an important consideration for every garden, big or small, how you can receive seeds
1:23.2	from the NHS, and as always, we'll have the latest news on events and spring activities in all four
1:28.8	RHS gardens. But first let's join the experts at RHS Garden Wisley and Surrey to find out what
1:34.9	jobs the horticultural teams are tackling this month. Okay so it's Matthew Potage, garden manager
1:41.2	at RHS Garden Wisley. So some of my observations on the recent storms and on all the recent winds we've been having
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