About this episode
This week, we're coming to you from the stunning RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2025; the UK’s most spectacular summer celebration of all things green, growing, and gloriously garden-inspired! Join us as we dive into the cutting-edge sustainability solutions, and thought-provoking exhibits that reveal how gardening connects us to nature, to each other, and to ourselves. We explore the Healer’s Hollow, where ancient plant-based healing traditions are brought back to life, and visit Surrey County Council’s visionary garden, which imagines a greener, more sustainable urban future. Along the way, we hear from passionate exhibitors and garden designers about how we can support endangered garden wildlife—and they share their top tips for keeping your garden thriving, even in this summer’s scorching heat. Hosts: Guy Barter, Mellissa Mabbitt, Tom Howard Contributors: Jude Yeo, Emily Grayshaw, Lilly Gomm, Coralie Thomas, Adrian Thomas, Alan Partridge, Helen Currie, Tom Pilgrim, Laura Strand, Sam Stark-Kemp, Henry T Pope Links: Visit RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival RHS Healers Hollow Garden RSPB and RHS Swift Garden Surrey County Council: Reclaiming spaces, creating healthy streets garden Hot Pocket, City Pocket Planting Garden Teucer Wilson: Green the Gap Garden, City Pocket Planting Welcoming Wildlife, City Pocket Planting Garden