Southwold: Weddings, Pelargoniums and Secret Snakes
Do grass snakes have any benefit to my garden? How do I stop my autumn raspberries from getting maggots? Kathy Clugston and the panel have the answers to these questions and more.
Do grass snakes have any benefit to my garden? How do I stop my autumn raspberries from getting maggots? What I can plant between now and next June that will flower in time for my daughter鈥檚 wedding?
Kathy Clugston and a panel of experts are in the hot seat as they answer the gardening queries from an audience in Southwold. On the panel are head gardeners Ashley Edwards and Matthew Pottage, and pest and disease expert Pippa Greenwood.
Later, Matthew Pottage sneaks away to Wootens of Wenhaston Plantsman Nursery in Darsham, where he meets co-owner Jill Stafford to discuss Pelargoniums and how there's a variety for everyone.
Producer: Dominic Tyerman
Assistant Producer: Rahnee Prescod
Executive Producer: Carly Maile
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.
Q 鈥� How do I stop my autumn raspberries from getting maggots? (01鈥�15鈥�)
Q 鈥� Why do some of my dahlias flower easily, but other don鈥檛 flower at all? despite growing in identical conditions (03鈥�50鈥�)
Q 鈥� Do grass snakes have any benefit to my garden? (06鈥�24鈥�)
Q 鈥� What wind resistance plants would you recommend for a shady container? (10鈥�48鈥�)
Ashley 鈥�
Dryopteris听wallichiana, alpine wood fern
Hakonechloa, japanese forest grass
Matthew 鈥�
Carex听'Ice Dance' (v鈥�), sedge 'Ice Dance'
Pachysandra听terminalis, japanese spurge
Blechnum听chilense, chile blechnum
Narcissus, daffodils
Narcissus听'Thalia' (5鈥�), daffodil 'Thalia'
Sciadopitys
Pippa 鈥�
dwarf conifers
Hedera, Ivy
Crocus
Narcissus, daffodil
Q 鈥� Can you suggest what I can add to my peat free compost, as it drains too easily and dries out too quickly? (21鈥�22鈥�)
Q 鈥� Something has been attacking my Viburnum听tinus 鈥� Will it survive? If so, how can I treat it? (26鈥�48鈥�)
Q 鈥� Due to the change in climate, should I be pruning my roses later in the year? (31鈥�17鈥�)
Q 鈥� Can you possibly tell me what I can plant between now and next June that will give me a lovely garden 鈥� in time for my daughter鈥檚 wedding? (35鈥�09鈥�)
Ashley 鈥�
Amsonia听tabernaemontana听var.听salicifolia, eastern bluestar
Astrantia
Astrantia听major听subsp.听involucrata听'Shaggy', masterwort 'Shaggy'
Melica, melick
Allium bulbs
Eremurus, foxtail
Pippa 鈥�
Abutilon, indian mallow
Antirrhinum听majus, snapdragon
Dahlias
Matthew 鈥�
Alstroemeria听Indian Summer听('Tesronto'PBR鈥�), peruvian lily [Indian summer]
Eremurus听robustus, giant desert candle
Galtonia听candicans, summer hyacinth
Astilbe
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