Episode 15: Inspirational grasses, autumn lawn care, and more jobs to do right now

Gardening with the RHS

Royal Horticultural Society

Home & Garden, Leisure, Hobbies

4.4 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2013

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Timely tasks in the garden, focussing on ornamental grasses and lawn care. We have a step-by-step guide to autumn lawn care by RHS Wisley Garden Manager, Matthew Pottage, and we're also joined by Neil Lucas, nurseryman of Knoll Gardens, to hear his expert suggestions for ornamental grasses that you can use in your garden. Plus we have autumnal advice and ideas for what you should be doing in your garden now including: • Spotting red spider mite and harlequin ladybirds • Dividing herbaceous perennials • Planting spring cabbages And as always there's news of the latest events across our four RHS gardens.

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0:00.0	Get your tickets for the greatest show in Earth at an RHS garden near you.
0:06.4	Where nature puts on an unforgettable performance of colour and fragrance to delight your senses.
0:13.2	Inspire your gardening adventures and entertain your own little stars.
0:17.4	Race you, let's go.
0:19.5	Catch Springs finest scenes while you can at an RHS garden near you, let's go. Catch Springs, finest scenes while you can,
0:22.1	at an RHS garden near you.
0:24.0	Book tickets online for discounts,
0:26.0	plus under fives go free and under 16s of five pounds.
0:41.9	Hello and welcome back to the RHS gardening podcast.
0:47.9	Each fortnight, we bring you a mixture of features and discussions exploring every aspect of gardening.
0:53.1	Plant care, pest control, container ideas, growing your own fruit and vegetables,
0:58.1	plus expert, seasonal advice on what you should be doing in your garden right now.
1:04.4	I'm Jenny Bowden, one of the team of horticultural advisors here at RHS Garden Wisley and Surrey.
1:14.7	Coming up in this edition, as the summer sun fades into a distant memory, we give you practical advice on what to do now to prepare your plants for the months ahead.
1:17.0	Wildlife, good and bad.
1:23.5	Tips from RHS experts on how to encourage beneficial beasts and protect against pests.
1:28.1	We'll have the latest news on RHS events across our four gardens.
1:34.2	And multi-award-winning nursery owner Neil Lucas discusses his lifelong plant passion.
1:37.7	I sometimes not quite sure whether I chose grasses or grasses chose me because I love shrubs and therefore I love the autumn with all the autumn colour.
1:41.9	I wonder whether the grasses were a natural extension for me
1:44.7	because they probably look at their best in the autumn into winter.
1:49.1	We'll hear about ornamental grasses, tall and short.
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