Army Flying Museum
Kathy Clugston is at the Army Flying Museum to answer a variety of gardening questions. Joining her are Ashley Edwards, Juliet Sargeant and Pippa Greenwood.
To snap or to cut - what is the best way to dead head my roses? Why are my tomatoes falling off before turning red? Which plant would you relegate to the compost heap?
Kathy Clugston and her team of GQT experts are at the Army Flying Museum in Hampshire to answer all these questions and more. Joining her this week are garden designer Juliet Sargeant, head gardener Ashley Edwards, and pest and disease expert Pippa Greenwood.
Alongside the horticultural Q and A, we hear from Deputy Director and Head of Science of the University of Oxford Botanic Garden, Chris Thorogood who talks us through Mediterranean-inspired gardening in the UK.
Executive producer: Hannah Newton
Producer: Bethany Hocken
Assistant Producer: Dulcie Whadcock
A Somethin' Else production for 91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Q– When deadheading and pruning a climbing rose, is it okay to just snap off the rose that has died off, or should I cut it back to the leaf?
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Daffodil
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Q–When collecting seeds, do you wait for the plant to die off and then dry, or could you cut it whilst alive?
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Poppy
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Q–What ideas do the panel have for keeping a garden that could be moved every couple of years?
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Peony
Lavender
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Grass
Olive tree
Myrtle
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Japanese maple
Camellia
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Q– After this year’s prolonged winter I lost my agapanthus and clematis. Should I replace the plants or plant things that would cope with the weather?
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Pittosporum
Hoheria
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Agapanthus
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Feature- Chris Thorogood with Mark Brent
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Giant fennel
helichrysum
cistus ladanifer
mandevilla laxa, Chilean jasmine
Periwinkle
Fig
Tamarisk
Carob
Nerium oleander
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Kathy– which sun-loving plants do you enjoy?
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Artemisia
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Cistus
Ceanothus
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Sedum
Aloe
Agave
Aeonium
Schwarzkopf
Crassula sarcocaulis
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Q–I took a big risk pruning a eucalyptus earlier this year. I think it is sadly dead. What fast growing replacement would you suggest for a south facing garden with a clay soil?
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Rowan tree
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Populus alba
Sorbus aria lutescens
Koelreuteria paniculata
Hawthorn
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Liquidambar
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(30 minutes, 36 seconds)
Q–I’m currently growing pumpkins. Should I cut any of the leaves off?Ìý
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Q–I’m growing tomatoes in my greenhouse, but the tomatoes are small and falling off before turning red.Ìý
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Q–What plants would the panel accept graciously then consign to the compost heap?
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Comfrey
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Nigella
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Mind-your-own-business
Fennell
Veronicastrum
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