Episode 32: Top performing seasonal plants and an expert guide to conifers

Gardening with the RHS

Royal Horticultural Society

Home & Garden, Leisure, Hobbies

4.4 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2014

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Garden Manager of RHS Garden Wisley, Matthew Pottage explains why every garden needs a conifer, plus we have a focus on and appreciation of crown imperial flowers. RHS experts pick top performing seasonal selections to brighten your patch and the RHS Wisley gardening team are on hand to give their advice on what you should be doing in your gardens right now including: • Considering sub-tropical borders • Looking out for pests and diseases • Sowing a range of herbs for the kitchen Plus, we have the latest news on events across the four RHS Gardens at Wisley in Surrey, Harlow Carr in North Yorkshire, Hyde Hall in Essex and Rosemoor in Devon.

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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. Let's go. Catch springs, finest scenes while you can,
0:22.1	at an RHS garden near you.
0:24.0	Book tickets online for discounts,
0:26.0	plus under fives go free
0:27.2	and under 16s of 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.
0:49.6	Hello and welcome back to the RHS Gardening Podcast, sponsored by Visit Wales.
0:55.8	Every fortnight, we bring you a mixture of features and discussions, exploring every aspect of
1:00.9	gardening. Plant care, garden design, pest control, container ideas, growing your own food and
1:06.9	vegetables, plus expert seasonal advice on what you should be doing in your garden right now.
1:13.2	I'm Jenny Bowden, one of the team of horticultural advisors based at RHS Garden Wisley and Surrey.
1:19.0	Coming up in this edition, conifers, loathed by some, loved by many.
1:24.9	One of RHS Garden Wisley's experts reveals why he thinks they are a must-have for every garden.
1:31.2	Our pick of top-performing seasonal plants to brighten your patch, including a focus on frittalaria, imperialis, more commonly known as Crown Imperials.
1:41.0	And as always, we have the latest news on RHS events across the UK but first
1:46.3	let's go to RHS Garden Wisley and Surrey to find out what jobs the horticultural teams are
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