Treat your garden like a heritage estate

Gardening with the RHS

Royal Horticultural Society

Home & Garden, Leisure, Hobbies

4.4 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

From medieval ruins to country estates, the UK is filled with old and significant spaces that continue to inspire. So today we’re talking to the head gardener at Arundel Castle about how to plant 80,000 tulip bulbs. Plus we hear the epic historic tale of the Bicycle Boys who toured the length of the country visiting all manner of estates and gardens. Finally, we get expert advice from organic gardener Ellie Mitchell on how to plant wildflowers right now, to please the bees and get a touch of that traditional cottage whimsy. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/tulip https://www.arundelcastle.org/ https://www.rhs.org.uk/digital-collections/the-bicycle-boys https://ellieswellies.com/podcast/

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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 16 to five pounds.
0:35.3	The British landscape is a glorious one.
0:38.3	From lush rolling hills to great green pastures, it's a wondrous place to call home.
0:45.3	But what makes these aisles so unique isn't just our native nature, but also our history.
0:52.3	Far and wide from medieval ruins to heritage estate, but also our history.
0:58.0	Far and wide from medieval ruins to heritage estates, the UK is filled with old and significant spaces that continue to inspire.
1:03.0	So today we wanted to explore these grounds from bygone eras
1:07.0	and the gorgeous gardens within them.
1:10.0	We'll be talking with the head gardener
1:11.8	Arindle Castle about the shipment of 80,000 bulbs that have just arrived on his doorstep,
1:17.4	ready to be planted. And we visit the book-lined halls of the RHS Lindy Library to hear the
1:24.0	story of the bicycle boys who toured the length of the country going from garden to garden nearly 100 years ago.
1:30.3	But we won't be leaving you without any homework, as we'll be chatting with organic gardener Ellie Mitchell
1:36.3	about how to boost biodiversity and beautify your gardens for spring by sowing wildflower seed now.
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