Episode 58: A plants special – plant combinations from award-winning Chelsea gardens and the best garden performers

Gardening with the RHS

Royal Horticultural Society

Home & Garden, Leisure, Hobbies

4.4 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2015

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

It’s all about the plants as we hear from award-winning designers Adam Frost, Matt Wilson and Chris Beardshaw, who discuss their choices of planting combinations for their gardens at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show, as well as expert tips on agapanthus, perennials and more, plus: • Our selection of the best-performing plants, includingpoppies and peonies • A special report on a great alternative to the busy lizzie - the New Guinea impatiens • We also have advice on seasonal gardening jobs as well as details of the latest events across the four RHS Gardens.

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0:00.0	Get your tickets for the greatest show in Earth at an RHS garden near you.
0:06.4	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.
0:24.0	Book tickets online for discounts, plus under fives go free and under 16s of five pounds.
0:46.0	Hello and welcome back again to the RHS gardening podcast. Every fortnight we bring you a mixture of features and discussions exploring every aspect of gardening. Garden design, growing your own
0:51.8	fruit and vegetables, plant care, pest control and container ideas.
0:57.0	Plus experts seasonal advice on what you should be doing in your garden right now.
1:02.4	I'm Jenny Bowden, one of the RHS's team of horticultural advisors, based here at RHS Garden, Wisley and Surrey.
1:10.3	Coming up in this May edition,
1:12.6	topical seasonal advice about key jobs you can be doing in your garden this month.
1:17.6	Choosing star performing plants for your garden in May.
1:20.6	We hear our expert selection of winning varieties,
1:24.6	including a fabulous ornamental plant which is low maintenance, disease resistant
1:29.0	and perfect for containers, the New Guinea and Patiums. And as always, we bring you the latest
1:35.6	news on RHS garden events across the UK. Last week was, of course, the world-renowned
1:42.1	RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London. Despite the less
1:45.8	than perfect spring weather, the show was, as always, a riot of colour and packed with
1:51.2	stunning show gardens and nursery stands. The show is an amazing place for gardens of all levels
1:56.9	of experience to go and get inspiration, whether you're a total gardening novice or a professional designer.
2:03.3	The podcast team went behind the scenes at the show to speak to some of the designers about the
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