Exeter, Devon
What鈥檚 causing the leaves of my Fatsia Japonica to turn yellow and die? How can I make my five-year-old goji berry shrub look pretty? Kathy and the panel answer these and more.
What鈥檚 causing the leaves of my Fatsia Japonica to turn yellow and die? How can I make my five year old goji berry shrub look pretty? How do I encourage my fig tree to grow sweet tasting and nice sized figs?
Kathy Clugston and her team of horticultural heroes are in Exeter for this week's episode of Gardeners' Question Time.
Joining her to prune the audience's horticultural dilemmas are passionate plantswoman Christine Walkden, garden designer Chris Beardshaw, and "grow your own" guru Bob Flowerdew.
Later in the programme, we go back to basics with Dr Chris Thorogood as he educates us on plant roots and how we can best protect them.
Producer: Bethany Hocken
Assistant Producer: Rahnee Prescod
Executive Producer: Carly Maile
A Somethin' Else production for 91热爆 Radio 4
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Questions and timecodes are below. Where applicable, plant names have been provided.
Q 鈥� How can I make my five-year-old goji berry shrub look pretty?
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Q 鈥� I grow Florence Fennel in my garden - How far from other plants does it need to be? and does it cause any significant problems to crops around it?听(03鈥�20鈥�)听
Q 鈥� What鈥檚 causing the leaves of my Fatsia Japonica to turn yellow and die?听(05鈥�38鈥�)
Q 鈥� I have a variegated laurel bush that attracts lot of flies 鈥� what could I replace it with that will give all round year interest?听(09鈥�48鈥�)
Chris Beardshaw 鈥�
Magnolias
Magnolia Felix
Magnolia听脳听soulangeana, saucer magnolia
Clematis
Clematis听alpina, austrian clematis
Clematis听macropetala听(d鈥�), downy clematis
Rosa glauca听Pourr, rose rubrifolia (shrub鈥�)
Edgeworthia chrysantha, paperbush
Christine Walkden 鈥�
Daphnes
Elaeagnus
Chimonanthus听praecox, wintersweet
Lathyrus odoratus, sweet peas
Eccremocarpus听
Eccremocarpus听scaber, chilean glory flower
Cobaea听scandens, cup and saucer vine
Edgeworthia听chrysantha听'Red Dragon', paperbush 'Red Dragon'
Bob Flowerdew
Daphne听odora听'Aureomarginata' (v鈥�), gold-edged winter daphne
Daphne听脳听burkwoodii, burkwood daphne
Feature: Botany Basics with Chris Thorogood 鈥� Chris teaches us about plant roots (18鈥�42鈥�)
Q 鈥� Of all your gardening successes, which was the best or most fun and why?
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Q 鈥� How do I encourage my fig tree to grow sweet tasting and nice sized figs? (29鈥�48鈥�)
Q 鈥� What do the panel feel over those past 30 years have been the key changes in gardening trends?听(35鈥�04鈥�)
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Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts
