How to make your front garden stand out this winter

Gardening with the RHS

Royal Horticultural Society

Home & Garden, Leisure, Hobbies

4.4 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2022

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

In this week's episode we'll be hearing from a panel of experts across the country regarding the humble and often overlooked front garden. Frances Tophill will explain how to keep your small space green during even the darkest winter months. Matthew Oliver from RHS Hyde Hall, shares how to add seasonal variety with a lasagna planter of bulbs. Plus, Ben Dark will inspire us with the history and whimsy of the front garden, along with a few tips on making yours stand out. It is also with deep sadness and respect that we mark the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Patron of the Royal Horticultural Society. Director General of the RHS, Clare Matterson CBE, shares a few words on the Queen's incredible impact on the RHS and the wider horticultural community. To read more from Frances Tophill: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-modern-gardener/frances-tophill/9780857839435 To read more from Ben Dark: https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/ben-dark/the-grove/9781784727420/ For more info see www.rhs.org.uk/podcast

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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.
0:30.8	Before we start this podcast episode,
0:33.6	some words from RHS Director General, Claire Madison, CBE.
0:38.1	The RHS is extremely saddened about the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II,
0:45.2	our patron since 1952.
0:48.4	As the nation mourns, we send our deepest condolences to the royal family,
0:53.4	and our thoughts are with them all.
0:56.0	The Queen became patron of the RHS in 1952 on the death of her father,
1:02.0	continuing the Royal Association with the RHS, which had begun in Victorian times.
1:07.0	She took on the role alongside the Queen Mother,
1:10.0	who was patron of the RHS for 65 years, until her death in 2002.
1:16.6	Since Queen Mary's time, the absolute highlight in the RHS's gardening year has been the royal visit to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
1:26.6	From her teens, the Queen regularly accompanied her parents to Chelsea
1:31.2	to the huge delight of the RHS, the nurseries, the designers and the growers, and everyone
1:37.3	involved with the show. The Queen would arrive at the Bullring on the embankment on the Monday afternoon
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