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Postbag: University of Exeter

How do I get red cedar root balls to spread? What gardening task do the panel find daunting? Kathy and the panel have all the answers in a postbag edition of GQT.

How do I get red cedar root balls to spread? What gardening task do the panel find daunting? What are the panel鈥檚 thoughts about composting organic materials?

Kathy Clugston and her team of horticultural experts travel to the University of Exeter for a postbag edition of GQT.

While Curator of Horticulture Anthony Cockell leads Kathy and the panel around the grounds, they also dig through the GQT inbox to answer your gardening queries. On the panel this week are garden designer Chris Beardshaw, grow your own guru Bob Flowerdew, and proud plantswoman Christine Walkden.

Later in the programme, the panellists discuss the University of Exeter's national collection of Azaras, share tips on how they can add structure to the garden and provide a sensory experience.

Senior Producer: Bethany Hocken
Assistant Producer: Rahnee Prescod鈥
Executive Producer: Carly Maile

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42 minutes

Plant List

Questions and timecodes are below. Where applicable, plant names have been provided.

Q 鈥 What are the panel鈥檚 thoughts about composting organic materials like clothes and feather pillowcases? (01鈥37鈥)

Q 鈥 Which of the two are low maintenance 鈥 a meadow orchard or a wildflower meadow? (03鈥47鈥)

Anthony 鈥

Erica, heather

Ericaarborea, tree heath

Q 鈥 How do I get red cedar root balls to spread? (09鈥54鈥)

Chris Beardshaw 鈥

Thujaplicata, western red cedar

Q 鈥 Why are my framberries not growing? What can I do to get them to fruit? (13鈥12鈥)

Q 鈥 Would the Miyawaki planting method work for an urban garden in West London? (16鈥44鈥)

Anthony 鈥

Birch

Pinussylvestris, scots pine

Chris 鈥

Acerpalmatum, japanese maples

Malus

Amelanchier

Viburnum

Euphorbia, Spurge

Geraniums,

Omphalodes

Q 鈥 Could you please recommend some fast-growing shrubs and or small trees with preferably flowers and scent to add height? (22鈥46鈥)

Christine Walkden 鈥

Hydrangeaseemannii, seemann's hydrangea

Bob Flowerdew 鈥

Tamarisks

Hippophaerhamnoides, sea buckthorn

Q 鈥 What can I plant that can cope with wet feet for much of the year, but drought and heat in the summer? (29鈥31鈥)

Anthony 鈥

Eucalyptusgunniil, cider gum

Christine 鈥

Caltheas 听

Trolliuses

Uvularias


Chris 鈥

Primula听Candelabra hybrids (Pf鈥), primrose Candelabra hybrids

Q 鈥 Could you recommend as an effective method of getting rid of Goosegrass? (35鈥06鈥)

Q 鈥 Have the members of the panel ever found a gardening task daunting? If so, how did they overcome the challenge? (36鈥16鈥)听

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