Episode 75: Dealing with extreme weather, vibrant stems for winter colour and turning a Blue Monday green

Gardening with the RHS

Royal Horticultural Society

Home & Garden, Leisure, Hobbies

4.4 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2016

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

The RHS Gardening team at Wisley share their seasonal suggestions of what you can be doing in your greenhouses and gardens to get ahead for spring. We also hear expert advice on dealing with extreme weather including waterlogging and cold temperatures. We have news on the latest research into how gardening can improve mental and physical health, plus Matthew Pottage, Curator at RHS Garden Wisley, gives his suggestions for plants with coloured stems that bring that a much-needed injection of colour at this time of year.

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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.
0:42.0	Hello and welcome to the RHS gardening podcast.
0:49.5	I'm Jenny Bowden, one of the RHS's team of horticultural advisors, based here at RHS Garden, Wisley and Surrey.
0:55.0	Every fortnight in these podcasts, we explore a broad range of gardening topics. Plant care, growing your own fruit and vegetables, weather protection, pest control, garden design, ideas for small spaces and places to visit.
1:04.0	Plus, we bring you expert gardening advice throughout the year.
1:08.0	Coming up in this edition, plants to bring a dash of colour and brightness
1:12.2	to combat the winter grey?
1:14.5	Weather awareness,
1:15.7	how to spot and treat winter damage in your garden
1:18.0	and protect vulnerable plants from future harm.
1:21.8	Turning blue Monday's green,
1:24.0	we discuss how gardening can improve your mental
1:26.4	as well as your physical wellbeing. And as always, the latest news on RHS garden events across the UK. But first, the winter weather takes its toll on gardens, small and large. And this winter has done some serious damage in many parts of the UK. Flood waters may have receded but the problems they've created
1:45.4	are only too apparent. So what can you do to help your plants recover from the ravages of winter?
1:51.5	And are there precautions you should be taking to protect your more vulnerable plants from future harm?
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