{"podcast":{"title":"Gardening with the RHS","slug":"gardening-with-the-rhs-5547058","podcast_index_feed_id":5547058,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/PIXP1366629560","website_url":"https://www.rhs.org.uk/podcast","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/9423ae64-7a13-11ec-aa0f-7bbe143ed8fc/image/01921a7bc900281942736e0fc080acc8.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Royal Horticultural Society","episode_count":533,"summary":"'Gardening with the RHS' offers seasonal advice, inspiration and practical solutions to gardening problems. Trusted gardening professionals give you the latest horticultural advice, scientific research and tried and tested techniques to bring out the best in your garden. Topics covered include: growing your own vegetables, flowers, garden design, lawn care and gardening with children. Plus expert masterclasses in topics ranging from cottage garden plants, growing orchids, to pest control and eco-friendly gardening. Plus we’ll have behind the scenes reports from the country’s most prestigious flower shows. There’s something in these podcasts to interest every gardener, whatever your level of expertise. For more info see www.rhs.org.uk/podcast A Pixiu production.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T06:18:48.963343+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gardening-with-the-rhs-5547058"},"episode":{"title":"A celebration of British blooms","slug":"a-celebration-of-british-blooms","published_at":"2026-06-18T11:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gardening-with-the-rhs-5547058/a-celebration-of-british-blooms","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gardening-with-the-rhs-5547058","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PIXP2803741028.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PIXP2803741028.mp3","summary":"Insects are drawn to them, poets and artists are inspired by them, and without them, much of our agriculture simply wouldn’t exist. Flowers are one of nature’s most remarkable inventions, and in honour of British Flowers Week, we’ve got three fantastic floral stories. Georgie Newbery, artisan flower farmer and passionate advocate for the British cut flower industry, joins us to share how years of campaigning is giving flower growers a stronger voice and greater visibility at a national level. We explore the sweet pea extravaganza at RHS Garden Wisley this week with National Sweet Pea Society President Roger Parsons. And finally we tackle one of the biggest challenges facing gardens: aphids. Josie Stuart from the RHS Plant Health Team explains how to keep these sap-sucking squatters under control using flowers, while maintaining the natural balance of the garden. Host: Nick Turrell Contributors: Georgie Newbery, Roger Parsons, Josie Stuart Links: National Sweet Pea Society Aphids advice","meta_description":"Insects are drawn to them, poets and artists are inspired by them, and without them, much of our agriculture simply wouldn’t exist. Flowers are one of nat…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1857,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/gardening-with-the-rhs-5547058/episodes/a-celebration-of-british-blooms/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gardening-with-the-rhs-5547058/a-celebration-of-british-blooms.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}