Forest gardening

Gardening with the RHS

Royal Horticultural Society

Home & Garden, Leisure, Hobbies

4.4 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Today we’re plunging into the depths of the woods! We’re chatting with permaculturist and garden designer Pippa Chapman on how to make your own backyard forest garden. And wildlife expert James Lowen transports us to some stunning British woodlands to learn about the rare creatures lurking within. Plus we meet the RHS gardening advisors to get some crucial tree-related FAQs answered. Useful links: https://www.permanentpublications.co.uk/pippa-chapman/ https://www.waterstones.com/book/much-ado-about-mothing/james-lowen/9781472966971 https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/types/trees https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/cotoneaster

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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
0:27.2	and under 16s of five pounds.
0:46.3	The crunch of fallen leaves underfoot, the rustle up above as wind whistles through the canopy, the crows, chirps and pitter-patter of unknown creatures lurking just out of sight.
0:52.3	These are just out of sight.
0:59.0	These are just some of the sounds found in the depths of the forest. But how can we recreate this vivid canopy at home in our own gardens?
1:04.0	That's what permaculturist and garden designer Pippa Chapman will be talking us through
1:10.0	as she shares how to make your own
1:11.6	backyard forest garden. And wildlife expert James Lowen is back to detail the rarer animals that
1:19.2	lurk in our hugely diverse British woodlands, from the depths of Caledonian pine forests to the
1:25.1	birch woods of D-side. And before we leave you, we'll also be answering your most asked horticultural questions about trees
1:32.3	with our crack team of genius advisors. We'll be providing you with crucial tips that you'll need this season.
1:40.3	Welcome to Gardening with the RHS with me Guy Barta.
1:47.0	Pippa Chapman is an RHS trained garden designer who set her sights on transforming her home turf into an abundant and diverse forest garden.
2:01.6	But first, what even is forest gardening?
2:06.6	Forest gardening is really part of permaculture gardening.
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