Gardening with the RHS
The Dark Art of Rhubarb
Published: 6 February 2025 at 12:45 Europe/London
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Episode notes
This week, Guy Barter takes us through some essential gardening tasks for the season ahead and we explore a hardy favourite: as Caroline Williamson from RHS Garden Bridgewater reveals the fascinating (and surprisingly dark) art of forcing rhubarb. And finally, mother-daughter duo Ellie and Claudia of Elka Textiles will show us how to turn garden plants into beautiful, sustainable dyes—perfect for a creative winter project!
Host - Jenny Laville
Contributors - Guy Barter, Caroline Williamson, and Ellie Fisher & Claudia Gosse from Elka Sustainable Textiles
Other links
More jobs to be getting on with in February
PDF tutorial ’Natural Dyeing with Brown Onion Skins’
General natural dyeing, onion dye and Green Futures Gardening Club images
