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RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival

How To Stage

Dig into the How To Stage – your spot for tips, tricks, advice and inspiration for all gardening abilities. Hosted by podcaster Mike Palmer, explore must-see masterclasses to boost your gardening know-how

Helen Elks-Smith

Don’t miss: SGLD presents

Every day

Members of the Society of Garden and Landscape Designers (SGLD) represent the very best in design, with top-tier experience covering everything from small courtyards and roof gardens to country estates and urban parks. Each day, a renowned SGLD member is taking to the stage to tackle a classic garden design predicament. On Tuesday, the BBC Your Garden Made Perfect regular, award-winning Helen Elks-Smith (pictured), shares ideas for creating plant-rich parking-spaces.

Tuesday 1 July 2025

  • 10.30am | Mike Palmer: Perfect propagation
  • 11.30amCarolyn Dunster and Mike Palmer: Edible flowers
  • 12.30pm | Hélèna Dove and Adam Alexander: Growing veg in a changing climate

  • 1.30pmSGLD presents – Helen Elks-Smith: Parking or planting
  • 2.30pm | Hélèna Dove and Adam Alexander: Growing veg in a changing climate

Helena Dove
Adam Alexander
Carolyn Dunster

Wednesday 2 July 2025

  • 10.30am | Kate Bradbury: Wildlife gardening 
  • 11.30amBecky Searle: Growing a new garden – where to start
  • 12.30pm | Natalie Plumbridge: Dried flowers

  • 1.30pmSGLD presents – Oliver Bond: Rain gardens – making a splash
  • 2.30pm | Becky Searle: Smart gardening – understanding your garden’s ecology
  • 3.30pm | Yan Skates: Flower trends and how to achieve them

Natalie Plumbridge
Kate Bradbury
Becky Searle

Thursday 3 July 2025

  • 10.30am | Gardening with the RHS podcast
  • 11.30amEllen Mary: Things you can do with plants
  • 12.30pm | Kayleigh Sinclair: The power of plants – the evolution of medicinal herbs in nature
  • 1.30pmSGLD presents – Emma Plunket: Creating privacy in a garden

  • 2.30pm | Ellen Mary: How to make a memory container

  • ​3.30pm | Yan Skates: Flower trends and how to achieve them

  • 4.30pm | Gardening with the RHS podcast

Ellen Mary
RHS Gardening podcast
Kayleigh Sinclair

Friday 4 July 2025

  • 10.30am | Mike Palmer: Perfect propagation
  • 11.30amTony Le-Britton: Discovering houseplants
  • 12.30pm | Jackie Tetley: Video game plants in RHS Gardens

  • 1.30pmSGLD presents – Lynne Marcus: An uphill battle
  • 2.30pm | Elisabeth Mooney: Food crops of the future
  • 3.30pm | Yan Skates: Flower trends and how to achieve them

Mike Palmer
Jackie Tetley
Tony Le-Britton

Saturday 5 July 2025

  • 10.30am | Mike Palmer: Right plant right place
  • 11.30amAde Sellars: Building a kitchen garden
  • 12.30pm | Chloe Sutcliffe and Lewis George: Plant-based careers

  • 1.30pmSGLD presents – Maïtanne Hunt: Creating privacy in a garden
  • 2.30pm | Joe Bagley: The ultimate orchid do’s and don’ts
  • 3.30pm | Yan Skates: Flower trends and how to achieve them

Maintanne Hunt
Joe Bagley
Emma Real-Davies

Sunday 6 July 2025

  • 10.30am | Mike Palmer: A starter’s guide to designing a garden or border
  • 11.30amAdam Kirtland: How to garden smarter and easier
  • 12.30pm | Juliet Sargeant: What’s all the fuss about soil?

  • 1.30pmSGLD presents – Catherine Clancy: An uphill battle
  • 2.30pm | Emma Real-Davies: Growing my own wedding flowers
  • 3.30pm | Yan Skates: Flower trends and how to achieve them

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