SCIENCE SPECIAL: looking at the new RHS Science Strategy

Gardening with the RHS

Royal Horticultural Society

Home & Garden, Leisure, Hobbies

4.4 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2016

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

It's an exciting time for horticultural science, and in response to new opportunities (and new challenges), the RHS has launched a five year plan: the 'RHS Science Strategy 2015–2019'. We go behind the scenes to find out what this will mean for gardens and gardeners up and down the country, as well as unearthing details of exciting plans for a new science centre at RHS Garden Wisley.

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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, at an RHS garden near you.
0:25.6	Book tickets online for discounts plus under five score free and under 16 to five pounds. Hello and welcome to this science special edition of the RHS gardening podcast.
0:44.3	2016 finds gardening science in the RHS at a crossroads with more RHS members than ever before,
0:51.4	more plants available and more sophisticated technology to support both
0:56.2	scientists and gardeners, opportunities have never been greater. However, new threats from
1:02.2	pests and diseases, climate change and changing lifestyles mean that all is not rosy out there
1:08.2	in the garden. The RHS has been at the forefront of gardening science since 1868, when it formed its first
1:15.6	scientific committee, with members including botanists, plant collectors and a certain biologist
1:21.6	called Charles Darwin.
1:23.6	Nearly 150 years on, we've launched a five-year science strategy which aims to help UK's 27 million gardeners adapt to the changes ahead.
1:32.9	We're aiming to build a more resilient gardening community
1:35.6	that not only enjoys gardens but also understands how important plants are
1:40.3	and manages its impact on the environment.
1:43.3	I'm Jenny Bowden, one of the horticultural advisers based here at
1:47.0	RHS Garden, Wisley and Surrey.
1:50.0	Coming up, we'll be hearing from RHS Director General Sue Biggs, Director of Science, Dr Alastair Griffiths
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