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Gardening with the RHS

Episode 47: Bestselling books, help our research and looking after birds this winter

Gardening with the RHS

Royal Horticultural Society

Home & Garden, Leisure, Hobbies

4.4654 Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2014

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

In this Christmas edition of the RHS Gardening Podcast, Head of Libraries and Exhibitions Fiona Davison talks us through the biggest bestsellers in gardening books. RHS Horticultural Advisor Jenny Bowden asks for your help in important RHS gardening research. Plus we have expert advice on caring for birds in your garden over the Christmas period.

Transcript

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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 and under 16s of five pounds.

0:41.7

Happy Christmas and welcome to the RHS gardening podcast.

0:47.1

Every fortnight we bring you a mixture of features and discussions exploring every aspect of gardening,

0:53.0

growing your own fruit and vegetables, plant care, pest control, garden design and container ideas.

0:56.2

Plus, expert seasonal advice on what you should be doing in your garden now. I'm Tony Dickerson, one of the RHS's team of horticultural advisors.

1:02.2

Coming up in this edition, we visit the RHS Lindley Library to find out about some of the gardening

1:07.1

books that have become bestsellers. We look at how to encourage more wild birds into your garden

1:11.5

and look after them through the cold winter months ahead.

1:14.7

And news on RHS garden events this winter across the UK.

1:22.6

One of the lesser known, if not quite hidden gems of the RHS,

1:26.1

is our Lindley Library in London. The library

1:29.3

holds unique collections of early printed books on gardening, botanical art and photographs.

1:34.3

It also holds the archives of RHS and personal archives of notable gardeners and garden designers.

1:39.3

It contains a vast number of gardening magazines and periodicals and an extensive range of 20th century gardening books.

1:47.1

It's a fabulous place for garden lovers to while away a few hours, indulging their horticultural

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