Plant fanatics club together, birds in your garden part two. (Ep 120: Jan 2018)

Gardening with the RHS

Royal Horticultural Society

Home & Garden, Leisure, Hobbies

4.4 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2018

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Are you dotty about dahlias, fanatical about ferns or ardent about alpines? Then why not join a plant society? In this episode we meet a band of enthusiasts who are keen to share a love of plants with others and help new gardeners grow their favourite plants. Plus part two of our mini-series on attracting birds to your garden.

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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.
0:44.5	Hello and welcome to the first Royal Horticultural Society gardening podcast of 2018.
0:48.4	I'm Jenny Bowden, one of the RHS's advisory team.
0:55.2	Traditionally, January is a time for many people to pause, take stock and reflect on how they might improve their lives, health and happiness in the year ahead, with new challenges, new activities,
1:00.8	changes to lifestyle, as well as making changes in the garden. Today's podcast is all about
1:07.0	giving you inspiration for new garden-focused activities for the year ahead.
1:11.6	We'll visit a gathering of plant societies to hear how these exciting communities can help you expand
1:17.6	your plant skills and knowledge, as well as making connections with fellow garden lovers.
1:22.6	Then, we'll join a group of passionate wildlife gardeners on a tour of Wisley to look at exciting ideas to help encourage birds into your plot.
1:32.3	If one of your resolutions for 2018 is to expand your gardening knowledge
1:37.1	or your social circle, why not think about joining a plant society?
1:41.8	There are many of these groups across the UK.
1:45.6	They're comprised of members from diverse backgrounds and locations who share an appreciation for a particular plant
1:51.1	species, from cacti to chrysanthemums. Getting involved in one of these groups is a great
1:56.8	way to share your passion and grow your knowledge of your favourite plant. We went to a
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