Episode 94: Expert picks for autumn colour, and RHS Ambassador Floella Benjamin shares her passion for gardening

Gardening with the RHS

Royal Horticultural Society

Home & Garden, Leisure, Hobbies

4.4 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2016

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

At the recent RHS Shades of Autumn Show, Anne Swithinbank gives us her essential seasonal gardening tasks, and expert nursery growers reveal their choices for plants that can bring sensational autumn colour into your garden. Plus, RHS Ambassador Baroness Floella Benjamin shares her enthusiasm for gardening and inspiring the next generation of gardeners.

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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 16s of five pounds.
0:42.9	Hello, and welcome to the November edition of the Royal Horticultural Society's Gardening Podcast.
0:48.6	If you've listened before, you know that this is a podcast made by people who know and love gardening,
0:54.0	for people who love gardening, who would like to know more. Every edition contains practical advice and topical
0:54.6	features about everything green. So there's something to interest all garden lovers in every show.
1:00.5	I'm Tony Dickerson, one of the RHS's team of horticulture advisors, based here at the
1:05.2	RHS Garden, Wisley and Surrey. Later on, we'll be meeting the RHS's ambassador, the Baroness
1:10.8	of Beckenham, Lady Flewela Benjamin,
1:13.1	and hearing about her important new role and lifelong passion for plants.
1:17.1	But first, let's talk about autumn.
1:19.7	Although the days are shorter and there's definitely a chill in the air, for many gardeners,
1:23.6	this is their favourite season of the year.
1:26.0	I think it's very pleasant.
1:28.3	Spring can be too frenetic.
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