500: Insect week: Beetling about, solitary bees, and summer strawbs

500: Insect week: Beetling about, solitary bees, and summer strawbs

Insects are vital ecosystem engineers in our gardens. Small but mighty, they help create healthy, balanced environments where plants can thrive. Of course, not all insects are flying or scuttling above ground all the time, so to mark Insect Week, we’re going underground with RHS Principal Entomologist Dr Hayley Jones to explore the beetle larvae living in our soils. We’ll learn how to identify the species that benefit our gardens, and what to do about those that can cause problems. Bee expert Rachel Richards from conservation charity Buglife joins us to reveal the remarkable diversity of solitary bees that may be nesting right outside your door, and share simple ways to support these important pollinators. And finally, as the heatwave continues, we turn our attention to a seasonal favourite: strawberries. RHS Horticultural Advisor Chris Taylor shares his top tips for growing healthy, productive plants and getting the very best harvest. Plus a roundup of top tips based on the latest enquiries on rhs.org.uk Email your questions to podcasts@rhs.org.uk Host: Gareth Richards Contributors: Hayley Jones, Rachel Richards, Chris Taylor Links: How to help hoverflies Vine weevil Chafers in garden borders Ground beetle larvae and other predatory gardener allies More in depth ID features for chafers and stag beetles Previous episode on Hoverfly Heroes with Josie Stuart How to help hoverflies Strawberries

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518: Perilous pumpkins, ghoulish garlic, boo-tiful bats

518: Perilous pumpkins, ghoulish garlic, boo-tiful bats

It’s spooky season, and what better time to investigate three garden topics that are indelibly linked to Halloween. Pumpkins are everywhere, carved into grizzly expressions and displayed outside homes...

29 Loka 31min

517: How to feed birds, a turf masterclass, and another essential job for autumn

517: How to feed birds, a turf masterclass, and another essential job for autumn

As the weather cools and birds flock back to gardens, many of us enjoy putting more food out for them. But have we been feeding birds all wrong? How can we help our feathered friends without inadverte...

22 Loka 33min

516: Incredible ivy, vegetable folklore and autumn planting essentials

516: Incredible ivy, vegetable folklore and autumn planting essentials

Meet one of our most loved and hated native plants. You might think of ivy as a destroyer of buildings or a nuisance weed, but it’s actually just been crowned the most popular flower with pollinating ...

15 Loka 31min

515: The Plant Review: Waxcap Wonderlands, ancient apples, and your questions answered

515: The Plant Review: Waxcap Wonderlands, ancient apples, and your questions answered

A new season, and a new edition of The Plant Review, the quarterly magazine published by The RHS that delves a little deeper than the regular RHS Garden mag. If you prefer your plant stories and horti...

8 Loka 26min

514: Plants for pollinators, dividing perennials, and no more cauliflowers?

514: Plants for pollinators, dividing perennials, and no more cauliflowers?

So many jobs to do at this time of year, but not enough time! As we rush to garden centres and nurseries, you can make it easier on yourself by narrowing down your new plant choices to those which are...

1 Loka 34min

513: Autumn gets real, root cuttings, and what do spiders ever do for us?

513: Autumn gets real, root cuttings, and what do spiders ever do for us?

Head to the bottom of the garden this month and you might end up with a face full of spiders’ webs. Before you run screaming into the house, RHS spider expert Ben Brough offers an insight into why an ...

24 Syys 30min

512: Turf wars, houseplant MOT, and a final bulb of the week

512: Turf wars, houseplant MOT, and a final bulb of the week

Many listeners’ turf will have taken a bashing over summer, and now is the time to glow-up the green. RHS Garden Wisley’s Jim Millward shares his tips on how to get your grass ready for autumn. The ho...

17 Syys 33min

511: Saving drought-hit plants, the wildlife wonder of apples, more bulb inspiration

511: Saving drought-hit plants, the wildlife wonder of apples, more bulb inspiration

Is it dead? Or is it just sulking? That’s what many listeners will be wondering after returning from their summer holidays to find many plants exhausted by hot and dry weather. Horticultural advisor N...

10 Syys 33min

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