Episode 66: Expert tips on dahlias, apples and more; plus a guide to garden ponds

Gardening with the RHS

Royal Horticultural Society

Home & Garden, Leisure, Hobbies

4.4 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2015

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Hear the pick of the crop of seasonal gardening advice from RHS experts, covering both edible and ornamental gardening. Topics covered include • Dahlias in the autumn garden • Cyclamen for difficult spots • Harvesting apples and pears • Fruit diseases and how to prevent them We also take a look at ponds - which type to choose and how best to populate them; plus, as always, the latest news on events across all four RHS Gardens

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0:46.8	Hello and welcome again to the RHS gardening podcast. Every fortnight we bring you a mixture of features and discussions exploring every aspect of gardening.
0:52.8	Plant care, pest control, garden design, growing your own fruit and vegetables and container ideas.
0:56.6	Plus expert seasonal advice on what you should be doing in your garden right now.
1:00.3	I'm Tony Dickerson, one of the RHS's team of horticulture advisors,
1:02.9	based here at RHS Garden Wisley and Surrey.
1:06.5	Coming up in this episode, a perfect pond for everyone.
1:10.3	The benefits of water in the garden and how to choose the right pond for you.
1:15.0	And as always, we bring you the latest news on RHS gardening events across the UK.
1:22.0	But first, I'm going to join my colleagues from the advice team to discuss some of the key jobs to tackle in the garden in the next few weeks.
1:26.9	I'm Lee Hunts. I'm a horticultural advisor at RHS Garden, Wisley.
1:29.0	I'm Guy Barta. I work here at Wisley in Surrey in the RHS Garden on this lovely wet day. I guess at this time of year for a lot of
1:35.3	people, end of summer, long gone and quite a depressing time of year. But of course, for us gardeners,
1:41.1	no time of year is depressing and in fact autumn is as exciting as any, Lee.
1:46.4	What should we be looking out for now in the gardens?
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