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Peter Gibbs and the panel are in Berkshire. How do you successfully prolong the life of an orchid? What can I do to keep my indoor tropical plants in good condition during winter?

How do you successfully prolong the life of an orchid? What can I do to keep my indoor tropical plants in good condition during the winter? What plant do you consider to be overlooked and underrated?

Peter Gibbs is in Wildmoor Heath, Berkshire for this week's programme, with his panel of horticultural experts including garden designer Matthew Wilson, proud plantswoman Christine Walkden, and passionate plantsman Matthew Biggs.

Fitting with the recent cold weather, James Wong is joined by Head of Arboretum and Temperate Collections Tony Hall and Arboretum Supervisor Rebecca Lane, as they give him a tour of Kew Gardens' brand new Winter Gardens

Producer: Bethany Hocken

Assistant Producer: Rahnee Prescod

Executive Producer: Hannah Newton

A Somethin' Else production for Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4

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42 minutes

Last on

Sun 17 Dec 2023 14:00

Plant List


Questions and timecodes are below. Where applicable, plant names have been provided.

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Q – How and when do I reduce my 25ft miniature lilac to a manageable size?

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Q – How do you successfully prologue the life of an orchid?

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Q – What can I do to keep my indoor tropical plants in good condition during the winter? Ìý

(5 minutes 46 seconds)

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Q – Why do my suedes keep growing elongated upwards rather than filling out?

(8 minutes 37 seconds)

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Feature – James Wong’s explores Kew Garden’s new Winter Garden with Tony Hall and Rebecca Lane.

(11 minutes 34 seconds)

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Matthew Wilson –

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Pinus mugo 'Mops'

Pinus sylvestris 'Watereri'

Heathers

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Matthew Biggs –

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Japanese Wineberry

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Christine Walkden–

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Sarcococca

Chimonanthus wintersweet

Daphnes

Winter flowering Honey suckles

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Q – What plant do you consider to be overlooked and underrated?

(21 minutes 28 seconds)

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Christine Walkden –

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Litmus

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Matthew Wilson –

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Echinacea

Heucheras

Phlox

Penstemon

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Matthew Biggs –

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Diascia

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Pulsatilla vulgaris

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Q – When and how do I prune my pittosporums to a decent shape?

(24 minutes 30 seconds)

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Q – What can I grow up this 8ft high east facing brick wall?

(29 minutes 01 seconds)

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Christine Walkden –

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Antanidia quinquefolia

dicentra scandens

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Matthew Biggs –

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Chaenomeles

Chaenomeles speciosa 'Nivalis'

Chaenomeles speciosa Moerloosei

schizophragma hydrangeoides

Rosia

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Matthew Wilson –

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Rose 'Mary Delany'

Golden Hop

akebia quinate

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Q – What’s the point in rewilding?

(34 minutes 09 seconds)

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