Do you get confused between your “sepals” and “stigmas”? This week Jenny Laville will be studying the anatomy of flowers, with the help of RHS botanist James Armitage. Guy Barter shares top tips for August allotmenting as we celebrate biodiversity in National Allotment Week. And RHS fruit specialist Jim Arbury talks apples and pears, with a guide on harvesting and pruning.
Host: Gareth Richards
Contributors: Jenny Laville, James Armitage, Guy Barter, Jim Arbury
Other Links:
How Plants Reproduce
RHS The Plant Review
The National Allotment Society
Apples and pears: summer pruning
Allotments – all you need to know
Fruit identification