Cucumbers, peonies and houseplant propagation

Gardening with the RHS

Royal Horticultural Society

Home & Garden, Leisure, Hobbies

4.4 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Peter Adams from RHS Garden Rosemoor gives a masterclass in growing indoor and outdoor cucumbers with suggested varieties for growing in different situations. Esteemed plantswoman Claire Austin shares her expertise in selecting and caring for peonies – covering herbaceous, tree and intersectional types. And American plant stylist and author Hilton Carter spreads joy through the gift of houseplants – with tips for multiplying your collection through techniques including leaf and stem cuttings. Presenter: Guy Barter Contributors: Peter Adams, Claire Austin, Hilton Carter Contact: [email protected] Links: RHS Garden Rosemoor: Fruit and Vegetable Gardens How to grow cucumbers Claire Austin: Celebration of Flowers How to grow herbaceous and intersectional peonies Hilton Carter: The Propagation Handbook RHS plant propagation guides

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0:00.0	Get your tickets for the greatest show in Earth at an RHS garden near you.
0:05.1	Where nature puts on an unforgettable performance of colour and fragrance.
0:09.3	The scenery changes many times in one season and our finest trees will happily play the part of...
0:14.7	The best hiding place ever.
0:17.4	Booth!
0:18.2	Put your day out of dreams in the hands of the experts.
0:21.6	It's the greatest show in Earth at an RHS garden near you.
0:25.6	Book tickets online for discounts plus under fives go free and under 16 to five pounds.
0:32.6	I feel like I'm a missionary right now where I'm always preaching about plants, but I'm
0:38.3	someone who saw it.
0:39.7	I was transformed by putting my hands in soil and working with plants and paying attention
0:44.4	to the nuances, the nonverbal cues, like when they tell you something's wrong or something's
0:49.4	right.
0:51.1	That was the benefit of me caring for plants is that I now was able to be in-tuned,
0:55.0	not just with the plants in my life, but every living thing.
1:02.0	That was the voice of American plant stylist Hilton Carter,
1:06.0	explaining how house plants can be a gift in more ways than one.
1:10.0	Later, we'll be hearing from
1:12.2	him at his home in Baltimore and learning techniques, including leaf and stem cuttings, from his
1:18.5	wonderful new book, The Propagation Handbook, a guide to propagating house plants. We'll also be hearing
1:25.6	from a steamed plantswoman Claire Austin, whose nursery selling
1:29.4	Hardy Perennials is celebrating a milestone 25 years.
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