It’s that time of year again… Our annual book special is here! Today, Helen Griffin, RHS Book Publishing Manager, chats with Fiona Davidson, Guy Barter, and Arthur Parkinson about their top gardening book picks of 2023. Tune in for a discussion on the future of GYO and resilient planting, the relevance of gardening history, and wildcard topics like cut flowers, winter gardening, and yes, even murder. 

Presenter: Helen Griffin
Contributors: Fiona Davidson, Guy Barter, Arthur Parkinson, and Matt Pottage

Books Discussed:


Botany of the Kitchen Garden by Helena Dove


Rekha’s Kitchen Garden: Seasonal Produce and Home-Grown Wisdom from One Gardener’s Allotment Year by Rekha Mistry


RHS The Winter Garden by Naomi Slade


England’s Gardens: A Modern History by Stephen Parker


Gardening can be Murder: How Poisonous Poppies, Sinister Shovels, and Grim gardens Have Inspired Mystery Writers by Marta McDowell


Not Another Jungle: Comprehensive Care for Extraordinary Houseplants by Tony Le Britton


Chatsworth: The gardens and the people who made them by Alan Titchmarsh


A Year Full of Veg: A Harvest for All Seasons by Sarah Raven



The Cut Flower Sourcebook by Rachel Siegfried