Worcester
This week's horticultural programme takes place in Worcester with a group of gardening experts answering questions from the audience.
Why haven’t my apple trees come to blossom? Which flowering plants can I grow in clay soil? Are bug hotels beneficial?
From diseases to daffodils, the sprightly GQT squad are prepped to provide all their green-fingered guidance from Worcester. Raring to expunge a multitude of wilt-induced worries are RHS Wisley whiz Matthew Pottage, passionate plantsman Matthew Biggs, and ardent landscape architect Bunny Guinness.
Also, GQT regular Juliet Sargeant encourages us toÌýstep-over the hurdle of windy weather conditions with a masterclass on growing stepover apple trees.
Assistant Producer: Dulcie Whadcock
Producer: Daniel Cocker
Executive Producer: Hannah Newton
A Somethin' Else production for 91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Q– Are bug hotels beneficial to gardens or not?
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Q– We have a leylandii hedge that’s a bit thin in places and getting a bit wide, which shrubs would you recommend planting in front of it to fill the gaps?
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(5 minutes, 2 seconds)
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Matthew Wilson–
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Leylandii
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Yew, Taxus Baccata
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Conifer
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Arbutus
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Rose
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Clematis Montana
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Honeysuckle
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Ceanothus
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Crinodendron
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Clump-forming Bamboo
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Hornbeam
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Heather
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Q– Why have my white orchid flower buds wilted, yellowed, and dropped off?
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(9 minutes, 1 second)
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Matthew Pottage—
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Phalaenopsis
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Cymbidium
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Q– A number of hardy plants in my garden do not appear to have survived the harsh winter conditions. How long should I give them the benefit of the doubt before getting rid of them?
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(11 minutes, 54 seconds)
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Matthew Pottage–
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Tamarix
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Fuschia
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Magnolia
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Magnolia grandiflora
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Stepover Apple
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Q– I have had apple and plum trees in my garden for the last five years, but last year, they didn’t fruit or blossom. What is going on?
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(22 minutes, 3 seconds)
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Q– Can the panel suggest any flowering plants that would grow in clay soil?
(25 minutes, 47 seconds)
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Matthew Pottage–
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Primula
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Gillenia trifoliata
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Bergenia
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Hellebore
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Rose
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Lilac
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Cherry
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Matthew Biggs–
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Dwarf Apple
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Q– I have a 30-year-old conifer, a Cupressus ‘Emerald Spire’ which last year developed a dead area right up the tree. What caused it?Ìý
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(29 minutes, 25 seconds)
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Matthew Pottage–
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Cupressus ‘Emerald Spire’
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Q– We have renovated a brick patio, would you recommend any clematis varieties to climb up a trellis round the shed?
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(31 minutes, 46 seconds)
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Matthew Biggs–
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Clematis armandii ‘Apple Blossom’
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Bunny Guinness–Ìý
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Hornbeam
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Rose
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Matthew Pottage–
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Clematis Macropetala
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Q– About two years ago I planted about two hundred daffodils which, last year, flowered and looked great. This year, only about twenty five percent have flowered. Can you help?
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(36 minutes, 43 seconds)
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Narcissus ‘D²¹´Ú´Ú´Ç»å¾±±ô’
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