Spring To Do's

Gardening with the RHS

Royal Horticultural Society

Home & Garden, Leisure, Hobbies

4.4 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

April is just around the corner, and you know what that means: The hectic growing season is finally upon us. So, with that in mind, today’s episode will be exploring some of the big spring to-do’s. RHS Chief Horticulturist Guy Barter takes us to his allotment in Surrey, giving us a tour of his current grow-your-own projects, Flower Farmer and Author Rachel Siegfried chats with us about creating the perfect spring bouquet, and finally, Fiona Davison, Head of Libraries and Exhibitions, walks us through the influence certain royals have had on gardening trends throughout history. Links: Allotments Allotment: getting started The Cut Flower Sourcebook The Old Laboratory at Wisley

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0:00.0	Get your tickets for the greatest show in Earth at an RHS garden near you.
0:05.1	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.
0:30.5	I love this time of year.
0:33.3	Nature feels like it's kicking up a gear.
0:36.7	On my morning runs, I see Celendines in February.
0:40.3	They just kind of spangle the grass and the verges,
0:43.3	and then as March gathers pace, the occasional stars become a cloud of yellow flowers
0:49.3	shining out above deep green leaves, and that fills me with hope and joy for the season ahead.
0:56.5	And while spring is that magical time where everything seems to vibrate with life,
1:01.0	it's also, of course, a particularly hectic time in the garden.
1:04.1	It's a season of sowing and growing all sorts of veg from peas and cucumbers to onion
1:08.3	sets and asparagus, of planting potatoes, tomatoes and summer flowering bulbs,
1:13.1	pruning rose bushes, feeding hungry shrubs, and the list goes on.
1:17.2	So today, with that in mind, we'll be exploring some of the big spring to-dos.
1:22.4	RHS chief horticulturist Guy Barta, you know him as my co-presenter,
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