Under The Radar

This week we’re exploring some of the plants which may have flown under your radar. Plantsman Chris Sanders will take us on a journey that began with a casual flick through a rare horticultural book and spiralled into a decades-long obsession with rare Japanese cherry cultivars, never seen before in the UK. Horticulturist Scott Galloway makes a compelling case why the resilient favourite of Gertrude Jekyll – the much overlooked bergenia – could be a game-changer in an era of shifting climates. And Abbotsbury Subtropical Garden curator David Pearce proposes why African boxwood makes the ideal box alternative.

Hosts: Gareth Richards and James Armitage

Contributors: Scott Galloway, David Pearce, Chris Sanders

Links:
Subscribe to the Plant Review (rhs.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/publications/th…)
Grow bergenias (rhs.org.uk/plants/bergenia)
Scott Galloway’s website with more info on bergenia (thebergenlist.co.uk)
Find Matsumae cherries (rhs.org.uk/plants/search-results?query=matsumae)
Plant Heritage (plantheritage.org.uk)