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Gardening with the RHS

Hedges, houseplants and houseleeks – and can you grow your own wasabi peas?

Gardening with the RHS

Royal Horticultural Society

Home & Garden, Leisure, Hobbies

4.4654 Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2019

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

What type of hedge is best for trapping pollution? Which hedging plants help mitigate flooding risks? Can you grow roses and clematis together to make a flowering hedge? We went to a recent 'Hedging Your Bets' event at RHS Garden Wisley to find out more. Plus the Gardening Advice team gathers to answer queries on houseplants for a shady bathroom, growing houseleeks and aeoniums, the secrets of making great compost – and whether you can grow your own wasabi peas?!

Transcript

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0:00.0

Get your tickets for the greatest show in Earth at an RHS garden near you.

0:05.0

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.

0:23.7

Add an RHS garden near you.

0:25.5

Book tickets online for discounts, plus under fives go free and under 16s of five pounds.

0:36.2

Hello, the embers of your seasonal bonfires may have grown dim, but there's plenty in this edition of the RHS Gardening Podcast to spark garden lovers' interest this autumn.

0:46.6

I'm Guy Barta, chief horticulturist. Later, houseplants, house leaks and growing wasabi peas at home.

0:54.0

Our expert gardening advice team

0:55.6

tackle some of the questions you've sent in about your own plants.

1:06.6

But first, hedges. Hedges are a simple concept. You merely plant trees close together

1:13.6

and cut them back repeatedly once a year or perhaps twice a year

1:17.6

and they form a thick mossy green boundary.

1:20.6

Within this thick greenery, birds can nest

1:23.6

while rainfall is absorbed, preventing flooding.

1:26.6

In recent years, hedges, particularly box

1:30.9

hedges, have been under increasing pressure from pests and diseases, along with changing

1:36.2

fashions, lifestyle patterns, and indeed smaller gardens. RHS Garden Wisley in Surrey recently

1:43.6

hosted a special day of talks and demonstrations

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