Growing Ideas: Highlights from RHS Hampton Court

Gardening with the RHS

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

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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