High Weald
The GQT team return to Balcombe for this week's horticultural programme.
How do you grow a decent-sized brussels sprout? When is the right time to prune a raspberry bush? What species of plant should be named after you?
Returning to Balcombe to answer these questions and more in front of a live audience are Kathy Clugston and this week’s panel - garden designer Juliet Sargeant, Plants expert Christine Walkden and Matthew Pottage, Curator at RHS Wisley.
And Christine answers your Cyclamen queries with an in-depth masterclass on the tuberous perennial.
Producer: Dominic Tyerman
Assistant Producer: Rahnee Prescod
Executive Producer: Louisa Field


A Somethin' Else production for Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4
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Plant List
Questions and timecodes are below. Where applicable, plant names have been provided.
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Q – Is it too late to plant my Tulips?
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Q – What can I plant to absorb excess water caused by flooding?
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Matthew –
Cornus Sanguinea
Cornus Alba
Willows
Salix Alba
Taxodium distichum ‘Cascade Falls’
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Christine –
Rubus Cockburnianus
Amelanchier alnifolia var. pumila
Clematis
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Matthew –
Osmunda regalis
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Q – What can I plant in my hanging baskets during Autumn and Spring to make them eye catching?
(6 minutes 31 seconds)
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Matthew –
Cornus
Rubus
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Christine –
Dryas Octopetala
Carex
Blue Fescue
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Juliet –
Crocus
Jonquil
Snowdrop Galanthus reginae- olgae
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Q – When is the best time to prune Autumn and Spring raspberries?
(10 minute 15 seconds)
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Feature – Christine Walkden’s Cyclamen masterclass
(12 minutes 26 Seconds)
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Matthew –
Cyclamen Hederifolium
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Q – Have you got any tips for growing decent sized Brussel sprouts?
(17 minutes 10 seconds)
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Q – What sort of plants would survive in the shadiest part of my green roof?
(21 minutes 5 seconds)
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Christine –
Fetsuca
Libertia peregrinans
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Matthew –
Polypodium vulgare
Cyclamen Hederifolium
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Juliet –
Winter Aconites
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Q – What can I do to keep my Magnolia Acuminata’s alive? Any tips?
(23 minutes 53 seconds)
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Q – How do you stop an Ornamental Quince from sprouting shoots? And how do you get rid of them?
(31 minutes 8 seconds)
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Q – How can I save my Apple Tree from completely falling over?
(32 minutes 52 seconds)
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Q – What types of plants do the panel think should be named after them? And why?
(37 minutes 12 seconds)
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