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Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts.
Kathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. This week, a virtual audience of listeners from across the country puts questions to Chris Beardshaw, Pippa Greenwood and Bunny Guinness.
Our panellists share their vegetable-growing nightmares, and suggest some fun planting ideas that young children can enjoy too. They also advise on the best trees and plants to recreate your own woodland in the garden.
Matthew Pottage tells us about his favourite childhood tree, and we join Hasah Hafeji in the garden for a summer holiday activity - building a wildlife pond.
Producer - Jemima Rathbone
Assistant Producer - Aniya Das
A Somethin' Else production for Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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Questions and timecodes are below. Where applicable, plant names have been provided.
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Q – Which vegetable has been the most troublesome for you to grow, and which has been your greatest triumph?
(2 minutes 10 seconds)
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Q – When using grit on newly potted plants and seedlings, what should you do with the grit when the plant is put in the garden?
(4 minutes 47 seconds)
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Q – Which is the fastest growing climber that I could plant to train up a dead lilac tree?
(6 minutes 57 seconds)
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Chris –
Syringa vulgaris
Lonicera x tellmanniana, Honeysuckle
LoniceraÌýsimilisÌý'Delavayi', Honeysuckle
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Bunny –
Cobaea scandens, Cup and saucer vine
Rose Open Arms
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Pippa –
Sweet Pea
Clematis montana
Clematis ‘¹ó°ù±ð»å²¹â€™
Clematis ‘E±ô¾±³ú²¹²ú±ð³Ù³ó’
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Q – I was given a Magnolia tree as a gift, it’s in a pot and is about 1 metre (3 feet 3 inches) high. It has lovely green leaves but whatever I do it just won’t flower.
(12 minutes 55 seconds)
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Feature – Matthew Pottage tells us about his favourite tree, the monkey puzzle tree.
(15 minutes 45 seconds)
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Q – I would like to create a woodland area in my east-facing garden, the space is 15 x 20 feet (4.57 x 6.09m). What plants would you recommend?
(19 minutes 40 seconds)
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Bunny –
Sorbus
Symphytum ‘H¾±»å³¦´Ç³Ù±ð’
Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'
Fern
Honesty
Sweet Rocket
Camassia
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Chris –
Wood Anemones
Bluebells
Birch
Corylus avellana, Hazel
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Q – Is it normal for Lupin heads to fuse together?
(24 minutes 23 seconds)
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Pippa -
Delphinium
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Q – Can the panel suggest some easy vegetables to grow with toddlers and pre-schoolers?
(26 minutes 47 seconds)
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Chris –
Smyrnium, Alexanders
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Feature – Hafsah Hafeji talks us through a fun summer holiday activity, mini wildlife pond making
(31 minutes 01 seconds)
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Q – Could the panel recommend some magical plants for a Harry Potter display in a classroom?
(37 minutes 56 seconds)
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Bunny –
Aloe
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Pippa –
Gourd
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Q - I’ve caught the gardening bug, is there any way to keep it under control?
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Gardeners' Question Time
Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts
