Postbag: Ham House and Garden
Are there gardening tips for wheelchair users? How do I grow mulukhiyah? Which hedges are resistant to ermine moths and offer privacy? Peter Gibbs and the panel offer expert advice
Could the panel share some gardening tips for wheelchair users? How do I start growing mulukhiyah in my garden? Which hedges could I grow that are resistant to ermine moths and offer privacy?
Peter Gibbs is joined by his eager team of horticultural experts as they dig through the GQT inbox and answer your gardening queries. On the panel this week are landscape architect Bunny Guinness, head gardener of Horatio’s Garden Ashley Edwards and curator of RHS Wisley Matthew Pottage.
This week they visit Ham House and Garden in Richmond where head gardener John Myers gives them a tour of their unique horticultural treasure trove.
Later, Peter and the panel discuss the fundamentals of a kitchen garden and give tips on non-typical fruit and vegetables you could grow in your garden.
Senior Producer: Dominic Tyerman
Assistant Producer: Rahnee Prescod
Executive Producer: Carly Maile
A Somethin' Else production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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Questions and timecodes are below. Where applicable, plant names have been provided.
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Q – My patio pear tree has started flowering early – should I prune it back or leave it alone?
(3 minutes 36 seconds)
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Q – Could the panel share some gardening tips for wheelchair users?
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Q – Is there a rule of thumb of which type of organic matter we should be choosing for different plants? Μύ
(11 minutes 31 seconds)
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Q – How do I start growing mulukhiyah in my garden?
(16 minutes 48 seconds)
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Q – Which hedges could I grow that are resistant to ermine moths and offer privacy?
(23 minutes 26 seconds)
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Bunny Guinness –
Taxus baccata, common yew
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Matthew Pottage –
Phillyrea latifolia, green olive
Phillyrea angustifolia, narrow-leaved mock privet
Osmanthus
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John Myers –
Crataegus, hawthorn
Corylus avellana, hazel
Malus sylvestris, crab apple
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Q – When should I prune my daphne shrub and how should I prune it?
(27 minutes 52 seconds)
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Q – Has the panel personally used a concrete and clay soil mixture, and do they think it’s suitable for home gardeners and allotment owners?
(31 minutes 59 seconds)
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Q – I’ve grown a rubber plant, avocado pips, orange and lemon seeds in the same pot – How do I safely repot my avocado pips and keep them alive?
(38 minutes 08 seconds)
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