Trees! What are they good for?

Gardening with the RHS

Royal Horticultural Society

Home & Garden, Leisure, Hobbies

4.4 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Absolutely everything. Today’s episode is in honour of National Tree Week, the largest annual tree celebration in the UK. We’re chatting with a whole host of experts including wildlife gardening presenter and author Kate Bradbury, science educator Jonathan Newell, and RHS Edibles team leader Paul Kettell. From managing apple orchards to the science and history of trees, you won't want to miss this special! Useful links: https://www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/articles/glow-illuminations https://www.waterstones.com/book/rhs-the-tree-in-my-garden/kate-bradbury/lucille-clerc/9780241459751 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXykC-7kmZkydawYL7yVJoA https://www.rhs.org.uk/garden-inspiration/grow-your-own/choosing-apple-trees-and-planting

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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, at an RHS garden near you.
0:25.6	Book tickets online for discounts plus under fives go free and under 16s at five pounds.
0:31.6	Before we get into today's show, I wanted to let you know that glow the unmissable after dark spectacle of lights is back.
0:39.3	Bring all the family and get ready to be wowed as spectacular illuminations, light up RHS Gardens,
0:45.3	Wisley, Rosemore, Bridgewater, Hyde Hall and Harlow Car. Book now on the RHS website before tickets sell out. It's almost national tree week.
1:04.0	The UK's largest annual tree celebration starts on Saturday, 26 November.
1:10.0	Every year the country's conservation sector, volunteer groups and tree lovers come together
1:15.6	to plant thousands of saplings to mark the start of the annual tree planting season.
1:21.6	And today we're continuing the festivities with an episode chock full of experts and top tips about, you guessed it,
1:29.1	trees. We'll be chatting with wildlife gardening presenter and author Kate Bradbury,
1:35.8	science educator Jonathan Newell and RHS Edibles team leader Paul Catell. From the science
1:42.0	surrounding these magnificent plants to a touch of inspiration
1:45.0	about what you could be growing, it's all coming up on today's episode of Gardening with the RHS,
1:51.0	with me, Guy Barta.
1:57.6	It can be easy to take a stroll here in Britain and completely overlooked the marvellous trees that line our city streets and country lanes.
2:05.6	But if there's one person who's not taking these plants for granted, it's wildlife gardening presenter and author Kate Bradbury.
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