Giant leaves and tiny trees
Podcast |
Gardening with the RHS
Publisher |
Royal Horticultural Society
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
Games & Hobbies, 
Gardening
Categories Via RSS |
Home & Garden, 
Leisure
Publication Date |
Jul 15, 2021
Episode Duration |
00:21:53
From lush and leafy banana plants to the delicate charms of the tiniest trees of all, this week's show is all about planting with a difference. We explore the weird, wild and wonderful Exotic Garden at Wisley, which is packed full of tropical-looking plants and ideas to steal for your own backyard paradise. Tayshan Hayden-Smith, footballer and founder of the non-profit Grow2Know tells the story of how he came to discover and love what's probably the most dramatic plant you can grow outdoors in Britain. And if you've ever wished you could grow a tree but don't have the space, think again, as we take a look at bonsai with RHS expert Peter Goodchild.
From lush and leafy banana plants to the delicate charms of the tiniest trees of all, this week's show is all about planting with a difference. We explore the weird, wild and wonderful Exotic Garden at Wisley, which is packed full of tropical-looking plants and ideas to steal for your own backyard paradise. Tayshan Hayden-Smith, footballer and founder of the non-profit Grow2Know tells the story of how he came to discover and love what's probably the most dramatic plant you can grow outdoors in Britain. And if you've ever wished you could grow a tree but don't have the space, think again, as we take a look at bonsai with RHS expert Peter Goodchild.
Exploring exotic planting and the wonderful world of bonsai

From lush and leafy banana plants to the delicate charms of the tiniest trees of all, this week's show is all about planting with a difference. We explore the weird, wild and wonderful Exotic Garden at Wisley, which is packed full of tropical-looking plants and ideas to steal for your own backyard paradise.

Tayshan Hayden-Smith, footballer and founder of the non-profit Grow2Know tells the story of how he came to discover and love what's probably the most dramatic plant you can grow outdoors in Britain. And if you've ever wished you could grow a tree but don't have the space, think again, as we take a look at bonsai with RHS expert Peter Goodchild.

Exotic plant list: Persicaria 'Red Dragon', cannas, ornamental ginger (Hedychium), hardy palm (Trachycarpus fortunei), dahlias, Pinus montezumae 'Sheffield Park', tithonia, gazania, Fatsia japonica, Fatsia polycarpa, echinaceas, tetrapanax (rice paper tree), toad lily (Tricyrtis), Bletilla (hardy orchid), Cautleya, calla lily (Zantedeschia), Tigridia, passion flower (Passiflora)

Hardy banana plant (also called Japanese banana) – Musa basjoo

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