University of Reading
Should I replace my drought damaged slow growing conifers? What evergreen hardy plants can I have in my tropical themed garden? Peter Gibbs and a panel of experts have the answers.
What suggestions do the panel have to attract new gardeners to our community allotment? Should I replace my drought damaged slow growing conifers? What evergreen hardy plants for some winter interest can I have in my tropical themed garden?
Peter Gibbs and his team of scholastic horticultural experts are at the University of Reading for this week's episode of Gardeners' Question Time.
Joining Peter answer the audience's gardening conundrums are passionate plantsman Matthew Biggs, garden designer Juliet Sargeant, and self proclaimed botany geek James Wong.
Peter Gibbs speaks with Professor Sarah Dance about Reading University鈥檚 study into meteorology and their on-going research into predicting weather forecasts weeks in advance.
Producer: Dominic Tyerman
Assistant Producer: Dulcie Whadcock
Executive Producer: Carly Maile
A Somethin' Else production for 91热爆 Radio 4
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Q 鈥� What tips would the panel give to a novice gardener who鈥檚 new to gardening? (0鈥�54)
Q 鈥� Should I replace my drought damaged, slow growing conifers? or does it still have a chance of survival? (4鈥�13)
Matthew Biggs 鈥�
Genista听aetnensis, mount etna broom
Q 鈥� What suggestions do the panel have to attract new gardeners to our community allotment? (07鈥�41)
Juliet Sargeant 鈥�
Squash
Q 鈥� Could the panel suggest evergreen hardy plants for some winter interest, that I can have in my tropical themed garden? (11鈥�03)
James Wong 鈥�
Schefflera听taiwaniana, taiwanese schefflera
Matthew Biggs 鈥�
Cordyline australis, cabbage tree
Julia Sargeant 鈥�
Fatsia听japonica, japanese aralia
Fatsia听polycarpa听Green Fingers, aralia [Green Fingers]
Fatsia听japonica 'Tsumugi-shibori' (v), japanese aralia 'tsumugi-shibori'
Euphorbia听mellifera, canary spurge
Libertia听grandiflora听(R. Br.) Sweet, new zealand satin flower
Feature 鈥� Peter Gibbs speaks to Professor Sarah Dance about Reading University鈥檚 study into meteorology (15鈥�38)
Q 鈥� Are there any perennials that can be grown from seed and are easy to find? (21鈥�35)
Matthew Biggs 鈥�
Lupins
Poppies
Juliet Sargeant 鈥�
Ornamental Grasses
Anemanthele听lessoniana, pheasant's tail grass
Stipa听tenuissima, mexican feather grass
Panicums
James Wong 鈥�
Lobelia听tupa, devil's tobacco
Q 鈥� Which small flowering cherry tree would be good to plant on our boundary? (25鈥�19)
Juliet Sargeant听鈥�
Prunus听'Kursar', cherry 'Kursar'
Matthew Biggs 鈥�
Prunus听incisa听'Lotte', cherry 'Lotte'
Prunus听'Amanogawa', cherry 'Amanogawa'
Prunus听'Tai-haku', great white cherry
James Wong 鈥�
Prunus听'Kanzan' (D), cherry 'Kanzan'
Prunus听'Ukon', cherry 'Ukon'
Q 鈥� Any tips on Growing fruit and veg听during hot and dry summers? (30鈥�17)
Q 鈥� What three interesting houseplants would the panel suggest for my undergraduate students to take care of? (35鈥�39)
James Wong 鈥�
Dionaea muscipula, venus fly trap
Nymphaea, waterlily
Nymphaea听脳听helvola, waterlily 'pygmaea helvola'
Juliet Sargeant 鈥�
Chlorophytum, spider plant
Cymbidium orchids
Matthew Biggs 鈥�
Sansevieria听trifasciata听'Moonshine', mother-in-law's tongue 'Moonshine'
Echeveria
Lithops听aucampiae, aucamp's living stone
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Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts
