Please login or sign up to post and edit reviews.
Right plant, right place
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
Games & Hobbies
Gardening
Categories Via RSS |
Home & Garden
Leisure
Publication Date |
Jan 21, 2021
Episode Duration |
00:26:50
It's an often-repeated phrase in gardening but putting the 'right plant in the right place' really is a shortcut to growing success. So this week we're exploring how to match plants with places – both indoors and out – to get the absolute best out of your garden and house plants. RHS gardening advisor James Lawrence gives tips on picking the right houseplant for different rooms and garden designer Lee Burkhill shares tips on getting to know your plot. Plus designer and nursery grower Gerry Price offers advice on growing plants in coastal gardens.
It's an often-repeated phrase in gardening but putting the 'right plant in the right place' really is a shortcut to growing success. So this week we're exploring how to match plants with places – both indoors and out – to get the absolute best out of your garden and house plants. RHS gardening advisor James Lawrence gives tips on picking the right houseplant for different rooms and garden designer Lee Burkhill shares tips on getting to know your plot. Plus designer and nursery grower Gerry Price offers advice on growing plants in coastal gardens.

Useful links:How to pick the right houseplantRHS houseplant hubLee Burkhill garden design (Garden Ninja)Get to know your gardenThe Coastal Gardener (Gerry Price)Coastal gardening inspirationRHS Find a plantSearch RHS gardening adviceBrowse houseplants at RHS Plants online shop

Selected houseplants mentioned:

  • Light places: Agave, Echeveria, Kalanchoe, Crassula, succulents, Lantana, Plectranthus, Pelargonium
  • Filtered light: Ficus benjamina, Dracaena, Alocasia, gardenias, orchids
  • Shade: parlour palm, devil's ivy (Epipremnum), Philodendron scandens
  • Humidity: ferns (Adiantum, Boston fern (Nephrolepis)), spider plant, Swiss cheese plant (Monstera deliciosa), orchids

This episode currently has no reviews.

Submit Review
This episode could use a review!

This episode could use a review! Have anything to say about it? Share your thoughts using the button below.

Submit Review