Gardening with the RHS Podcast
1) Midwinter Gardens: Influential Plants, Christmas Trees and New RHS Gardens
The new year has arrived with an Arctic blast, and so it feels like the perfect moment to retreat indoors and let the garden live in our imaginations for a while. Nick Turrell joins us to continue his...Show More
2) A Year in the Garden: Hellebores, Hoverflies and Temperate Rainforests
As 2025 comes to a close, host Nick Turrell looks back on a year of discovery in this special end-of-year edition of Gardening with the RHS. From the quiet resilience of winter-flowering hellebores wi...Show More
3) A Quiet Beauty: Plants That Carry Us Through the Cold
Oh the weather outside is frightful but there’s still plenty of wonder to be found out there. James Armitage, editor of The Plant Review, joins Gareth Richards to reflect on the quiet beauty of the re...Show More
4) At the Turning of the Year: From Great Dixter to Tomorrow’s Gardens
This week, we honour the stillness of winter and the returning promise of light as we mark the winter solstice. At this turning of the year, we reflect on the people, plants and initiatives that this ...Show More
5) Garden Books We’re Obsessed With This Year
This week, RHS Head of Libraries Fiona Davison, garden designer Zoe Claymore and RHS Gardening Advisor Nick Turrell gather to share their must-read gardening books of 2025. Along the way, they explore...Show More
6) Atomic Gardens and Other Remarkable Histories
December is the perfect time to take stock of the garden and dream of the seasons ahead. With this in mind, this week we’re bringing you some extraordinary stories from horticulturists past and presen...Show More
7) The Power of Trees: Wellbeing, Wildlife and the Future of Our Woodlands
It’s National Tree Week, and we’re heading into the woods to celebrate the trees that shape our landscapes, enrich our lives, and quietly support the world around us. We’re joined by Sally Bavin from ...Show More
8) When seasons slip: How to maximise your garden for plants and wildlife
As frosts arrive across the UK – later than usual this year – we’re exploring how to give nature a helping hand when the seasons fall out of step. In this installment of our wildlife ponds mini-series...Show More
9) Tiny Wetlands, Big Impact: The Wildlife Power of Garden Ponds
All life begins with water — and in gardens across the UK, ponds are becoming vital sanctuaries for wildlife. Now is an excellent time of year to create one, and RHS expert Helen Bensted-Smith walks u...Show More
10) Plants for Purpose: How Research is Reimagining Our Gardens
This week we’re taking a moment to look ahead. Carol Barrie from the RHS Science and Collections Department joins us to talk about Plants for Purpose, an ambitious new project she’s leading in collab...Show More