Flower anatomy, August allotmenting, apples and pears.

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