Holehird Gardens, Echeverias, and dividing perennials

Gardening with the RHS

Royal Horticultural Society

Home & Garden, Leisure, Hobbies

4.4 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

On this week's show we take a trip to Holehird Gardens nestled in the beautiful Cumbrian landscape, with chair of the Lakeland Horticultural Society, Maggie Mees. Next, host Jenny plunges into the mysterious world of plant biosecurity with the RHS’s self-proclaimed plant policeman Dario Spagnoli, to find out why plants need passports, and what to do if you suspect an invasive pest has hijacked your new shrub. Finally, we cast our eyes to houseplants, specifically the rosette-shaped succulents, the echeverias, with passionate plantswoman Tracey Coogan. Host: Jenny Laville Contributors: Maggie Mees, Tracey Coogan, Dario Spagnoli Other Links: National Plant collections episode of Gardening with the RHS Holehird Gardens RHS Plant Finder

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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.
0:09.0	The scenery changes many times in one season and our finest trees will happily play the part of...
0:15.0	The best hiding place ever!
0:17.0	Boo!
0:18.0	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 think once somebody has learnt that they can pull a couple of leaves off a plant and you will get
0:38.3	a tiny perfect baby plant, they just become totally obsessive.
0:44.3	It becomes an obsession that you just, oh, there's another one.
0:48.3	I haven't got one like that. Oh, that's a different colour to the one I've got.
0:51.3	Oh, I'll pull a couple of leaves off that. Now I've got four.
0:55.0	That was the voice of plantswoman Tracy Coogan,
0:58.0	passionate owner of the specialist Eastcroft Echevera's nursery,
1:02.0	home to an extensive collection of over 2,000 Ecaveria species, hybrids and relatives.
1:08.0	This stunning group of succulents, are native to Central America, known for
1:11.9	their rosette-shaped, fleshy leaves that come in a rainbow of colours and textures. Echavaria
1:17.2	are becoming a must-have for plant lovers. Tracy's here to share her passion for these curious
1:22.2	plants and give us all the care tips we need to keep them thriving at home. We'll also be
1:27.4	taking a trip to
1:28.2	whole herd gardens in the late district, where garden manager Maggie Meese will guide us through
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