Episode 54: Spring lawn care and expert seasonal advice

Gardening with the RHS

Royal Horticultural Society

Home & Garden, Leisure, Hobbies

4.4 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2015

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

As we approach National Gardening Week, we have the latest news on special events across our four RHS gardens and a host of seasonal advice. As well as tips on pond maintenance we have a thorough guide to spring lawn care to help you get it in great condition. Also our the RHS advice team answer your gardening questions, including queries on: • helping olive trees to fruit • cutting back hydrangeas • choosing slug-resilient hostas

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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 16 to five pounds.
0:42.3	Hello and welcome back to the RHS gardening podcast. Every fortnight in these podcasts, we bring you a mixture of features and discussions,
0:46.3	exploring every aspect of gardening, plant care, garden design, pest control,
0:52.3	growing our own fruit and vegetables and container ideas.
0:55.8	Plus, we have expert advice throughout the year.
0:58.7	I'm Jenny Bowden, one of the RHS's team of horticultural advisors, based here at RHS Garden
1:04.6	Wisley and Surrey. Coming up in this edition, techniques to restore your turf to top condition
1:10.2	as we discuss essential spring
1:12.2	lawn care. RHS advisors answer your seasonal gardening questions and as always the latest news on
1:19.8	RHS garden events across the UK. But first, let's join the experts here at RHS Garden Wisley
1:26.4	and Surrey to hear what jobs they're tackling right now.
1:30.2	So I'm Bernard Bordman. I work here at Wisley.
1:33.2	I'm based in the fruit department, but for my sins,
1:36.9	I do seem to get asked a lot of questions about ponds
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