Mottistone Gardens, Isle of Wight
Kathy Clugston and her team of horticultural experts are at Mottistone Gardens on the Isle of Wight for a postbag edition of the programme, answering your questions from the inbox.
What’s the best way to protect my terracotta plant pots from frost? What should I do if I spot an Asian hornet in my garden? What tall plants can I grow that are resistant to snails?
Kathy Clugston and her team of horticultural experts visit the peaceful, Mottistone Gardens on the Isle of Wight for a postbag edition of the programme, where they answering your questions from the inbox.
Kathy's joined by organic gardener Bob Flowerdew, pest and disease expert Pippa Greenwood, and curator of RHS Wisley Matthew Pottage. And taking our panel on a tour around the magical gardens while offering his own advice is Senior Gardener, Ed Hinch.
Producer: Dom Tyerman
Assistant Producer: Rahnee Prescod
Executive Producer: Hannah Newton
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 – What should I do with the excessive amounts of red worms in my compost bin?
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Q – What’s the best way to protect my terracotta plant pots from frost?
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Q – Is there anything I can do to revive my multi-stemmed olive trees?
(10 minutes 45 seconds)
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Q – What should I do if I spot an Asian hornet in my garden?
(14 minutes 05 seconds)
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Q – Which peat free compost is best for retaining water?
(20 minutes 07 seconds)
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Q – What tall plants can I grow that are resistant to snails – to replace my delphiniums?
(20 minutes 07 seconds)
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Bob –
Chinese Cabbages
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Pippa –
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Veronicastrum
Perovskia
Caryopteris
Agapanthus
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Ed –
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Salvia Uliginosa
Salvia Amistad
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Q – What do the panel think about growing flowers on allotments?
(29 minutes 17 seconds)
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Q – Why have my Cannas stopped flowering after five years?
(35 minutes 55 seconds)
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Q – Could you recommend a small tree that thrives in a large pot and can feed insects?
(38 minutes 54 seconds)
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Bob –
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Tamarisk
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Matthew –
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Callistemon rugulosus
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Callistemon rigidus
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Bottlebrushes
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Ed –
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Olive Tree
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Amelanchier × grandiflora 'Ballerina'
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