Kathy Clugston and the team are in Wem, Shropshire.
Are there any jobs in the garden that can be done in just ten minutes? How can you save your fruit tree crop from the birds? If you had to dedicate the rest of your life to the cultivation of just one plant, what would it be?听
Kathy Clugston and the GQT panellists are in Wem, Shropshire, to answer a bunch of horticultural queries from a live audience. On hand with some astute suggestions are garden designers Matthew Wilson and Bunny Guinness, and plants woman Christine Walkden.听
During the show, Matthew Wilson pops out to chat to a member of the Eckford Sweet Pea Society to discover the fascinating history behind the group鈥檚 namesake.听
Producer: Bethany Hocken
Assistant Producer: Rahnee Prescod
Executive Producer: Hannah Newton听
A Somethin' Else production for 麻豆约拍 Radio 4
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Questions and timecodes are below. Where applicable, plant names have been provided.
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Q 鈥� Are there any jobs in the garden that can be done in just ten minutes?
(00 minutes 39 seconds)听
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Q 鈥� When is the best time to prune salvias? And when should they be cut back?
(3 minutes 08 seconds)听
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Bunny 鈥�
Salvia, 鈥楬ot lips鈥�
Perovskia
Salvia microphylla, 'Cerro Potosi'
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Matthew 鈥�
Salvia microphylla
Salvia, 鈥楴achtvlinder鈥� or 鈥楴ight Moth鈥�
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Q 鈥� Last year, the birds stripped all of my cherries and gooseberries. The trees are too big to net. How can I save my crop?
(7 minutes 23 seconds)
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Bunny 鈥�
Dwarf cherry
Prunus avium
Gooseberry
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Q 鈥� I plan to plant two blueberry bushes in ericaceous compost in two large planters. What could I plant round the base that would thrive in ericaceous soil? I鈥檓 not a fan of heathers!
(10 minutes 46 seconds)
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Christine 鈥�
Libertia peregrinans
Cyclamen coum
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Matthew 鈥�
Hebe pinguifolia
鈥楤颈濒产别谤谤测鈥�
Erica arborea
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Bunny 鈥�
Erodium pelargoniiflorum
Viola
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Feature 鈥� Matthew Wilson visits Philippa Cooper, a member of the Eckford Sweet Pea Society, to find out the fascinating history of the society鈥檚 namesake.
(15 minutes 59 seconds)
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Sweet Pea, 鈥楤ronze Prince鈥�
Sweet Pea, 鈥楧orothy Eckford鈥�
Sweet Pea, 鈥楳rs Collier鈥�
Sweet Pea, Spencer mix
鈥楶rima Donna鈥�
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Q 鈥� Panel, if you had to dedicate the rest of your lives to only one plant what would it be?
(22 minutes 18 seconds)
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Matthew 鈥�
Heather
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Christine 鈥�
Sprout
Bean (runner)
Sweetcorn
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Bunny 鈥�
Taxus baccata, Yew
Haworthia x cuspidata
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Matthew 鈥�
Ash
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Q 鈥� I have a beautiful, open garden space which is currently a blank canvas. I鈥檇 love some ideas for how to create areas of colour and interest throughout the year but in a low maintenance way.
(24 minutes 40 seconds)
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Matthew 鈥�
Rose
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Q 鈥� I have a slope running down to my lawn which doesn鈥檛 drain well. What can I do with this? And what are the best plants for damp conditions?
(31 minutes 25 seconds)
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Christine 鈥�
Calathea
Primula
Uvularia
Astilbe
Filipendula
Iris ensata
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Q 鈥� What would the panel recommend as the vegetable garden or allotment 鈥渂ig five鈥� to grow?
(35 minutes 49 seconds)
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Christine 鈥�
Sprout
Sweetcorn
Bean (runner)
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Matthew 鈥�
Asparagus
Sweetcorn
Strawberry
Potato (salad)
Globe artichoke
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Bunny 鈥�
Lovage
Parsley, 鈥業talian鈥�
Tomato
Bean (runner)
Lettuce, 鈥楥ut and Come Again鈥�
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Q 鈥� What disasters have the panel rescued in an interesting or artistic way?
(37 minutes 19 seconds)
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Christine 鈥�
Onion
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Bunny 鈥�
Lettuce
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Matthew 鈥�
Taxus baccata, Yew
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