# Growing flowers and fighting fires with Jonny Hincks | Roots S1 E8 | The RHS

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Published: 2026-07-03T16:02:15+00:00
Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/rhs-roots/2959344
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## Resource

In Episode 8 of RHS Roots, Jo Whiley visits social media influencer and firefighter Jonny Hincks at his beautiful Warwickshire garden. Jonny shares how his passion for gardening began with the encouragement of his beloved grandmother, affectionately known as the ‘Flower Queen’. He also talks about how nurturing plants and his obsession with lawns has helped him cope with the loss of his mother when he was just 10 years old and how it helps him unwind and process the challenges of life as a firefighter. Alongside his career in the fire service, Jonny has built a remarkable online community of more than two million followers, inspiring audiences with his creative, entertaining, and informative gardening content. RHS Roots is our new twice monthly visual podcast, also available on all podcast platforms. New episodes drop the first and third Friday of the month. For more content like this please like, share and subscribe to the YouTube channel and leave us a rating or review on all podcast platforms. Watch Episode 1 with actor Richard E Grant: https://youtu.be/H2dtyVere5M Watch Episode 2 with RHS Ambassador Dame Mary Berry: https://youtu.be/d7RkSYLSc0Q Watch Episode 3 with actor Dame Judi Dench - https://youtu.be/kO1exoFgDmk Watch Episode 4 with RHS Vice President Alan Titchmarsh - https://youtu.be/VL3ExDNI7f0 Watch Episode 5 with gardener Monty Don - https://youtu.be/oDXlbhR41ho Watch Episode 6 with cook and author Nigel Slater - https://youtu.be/etucgvXbsVk Watch Episode 7 with Great British Bake Off Winner David Atherton - https://youtu.be/WZReYqoKFMk

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