Isle of Wight
Can banana plants survive cold winters? How do I get my Aeonium Schwarzkopfs to branch? What’s the difference between a cold frame and greenhouse?
Can banana plants survive cold winters? How do I get my Aeonium Schwarzkopfs to branch? What’s the difference between a cold frame and greenhouse?
Kathy Clugston and her team of horticultural experts are on the largest of England’s islands, the Isle of Wight, for today's episode of Gardeners' Question Time.
Joining Kathy on the panel are pest and disease expert Pippa Greenwood, organic gardener Bob Flowerdew, and curator of RHS Wisley Matthew Pottage
Later Matt Biggs gives us a detailed explanation for why every gardener needs to have a Hoheria sexstylosa 'Stardust' in their gardens.
Producer: Dom Tyerman
Assistant Producer: Rahnee Prescod
Executive Producer: Hannah Newton
A Somethin' Else production for 91Èȱ¬ Radio 4
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Questions and timecodes are below. Where applicable, plant names have been provided.
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Q – Can banana plants stay outside during the winter?
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Matthew –
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Musa basjoo
Musella lasiocarpa
Musa acuminata
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Q – Can I move an eight-year-old limelight hydrangea to a different part of the garden or is it too established?
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Q – What’s the purpose of a cold frame and is it any different from a greenhouse?
(7 minutes 58 seconds)
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Q – All of the leaves of my Cotinus turned brown but not fallen off – what’s happened?
(12 minutes 30 seconds)
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Feature – Matt Biggs large perennial flowering shrub plant suggestion
(17 minutes 50 seconds)
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Matt –
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Hoheria sexstylosa 'Stardust'
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Pippa –
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Discovery apple tree
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Q – How can I get my fig tree to fruit abundantly?
(22 minutes 24 seconds)
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Q – Could you suggest some pretty plants that would thrive in a south-west facing garden on a marsh?
(25 minutes 16 seconds)
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Pippa –
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Primulas
Hostas
Iris
Marsh Marigolds
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Bob –
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Lobelia Cardinalis
Blue Berries
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Matthew –
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Astilbe
Aruncus
Rodgersias
Osmunda regalis
iris ensata
Swamp Cypress or Taxodium distichum
Cascade Falls
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Q – How do I get my aeonium Schwarzkopfs to branch?
(30 minutes 24 seconds)
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Q – Should I wait until spring to plant on my no dig, woodchipped plant bed?
(33 minutes 17 seconds)
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Matthew –
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Snowberry
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Q – If you could only plant one fruit tree in your garden, what would it be?
(37 minutes 05 seconds)
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Bob –
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Asian pear or Kumoi
Howgate Wonder apple tree
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Pippa –
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Joan J autumn raspberry
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Matthew –
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Quince
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