Podcast 3: Andrew and Laetitia
Podcast 3:
Andrew and Laetitia
"I woke up with a vine weevil on my pillow"
Andrew and Laetitia chat about what they've been up to in the garden, greenhouse AND BEDROOM recently. Pelargoniums are pampered, bushes are clipped and houseplants are, of course, bumped off.
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Episode 3: Pests, potting-on, and pillow talk
Things we talk about in this episode:
Andrew in the greenhouse
why a greenhouse?
hardening off
cold frames
potting on and space considerations
overwintered pelargoniums: feeding
houseplant murder
houseplant care at this time of year
whitefly
mealybugs
feeding houseplants with seaweed extract
upping the watering regime
vine weevil on pillow
nemasys
repotting containerised plants
vine weevil vigilance
dealing with pot-bound plants
standardised plants
intuitive gardening
top-dressing
crocks
alpine scree
daffodils and yellow snobbery
forsythia, the untidy plant
deadheading daffs
chopping tulips
Laetitia’s amelanchiers and how much she loves them
amelanchier - a hard-working plant
Garden visiting in winter and early spring
Box topiary at West Dean gardens
Clipping your sarcococca into mounds
horrifying results post-slippage
Plants we talk about and links
Narcissi Thalia
amelanchier canadensis and lamarkii