East and West Hanney
What could I grow up a garage wall? What do you expect to see in open gardens? Kathy Clugston and the GQT team answer these questions and more.
Is gardening a solitary or a social activity? What could I grow up a garage wall? What do the panel expect to see in open gardens?
Kathy and a team of experts visit The Hanneys to solve gardeners' problems. Joining Kathy to answer the questions are fanatical plantswoman Christine Walkden, dedicated botanist Dr Chris Thorogood, and passionate plant expert Matthew Biggs.
Later in the programme, Matthew Pottage and GQT producer Dominic Tyerman visit the Sydney Botanic Gardens in Australia to understand the wide appeal of living wall gardens, as well as provide tips for making your own.
Producer: Dominic Tyerman
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� Is gardening a solitary or social activity? (0鈥�47鈥�)
Q 鈥� How do you encourage tree peonies to flower? (03鈥�26鈥�)
Q 鈥� Why won鈥檛 my young shrub roses are failing to thrive? (06鈥�57鈥�)
Cathy 鈥�
Rosa Gertrude Jekyll ('Ausbord'PBR) (S), rose [Gertrude Jekyll]
Rosa听Harlow Carr听('Aushouse'PBR) (S), rose [Harlow Carr] ('Aushouse')
Rosa听Claire Austin听('Ausprior'PBR) (Cl), rose [Claire Austin]
Q 鈥� 听Could the panel suggest some perennials that I could plant in my white garden bed? (10鈥�38鈥�)
Christine Walkden 鈥�
Dicentra听spectabilis听'Alba', white bleeding heart
Chris Thorogood 鈥�
Datura听innoxia, downy thorn apple
Brugmansia, angel's trumpet
Michauxia听campanuloides, rough-leaved Michauxia
Matt Biggs 鈥�
Lamium听maculatum听'White Nancy', spotted deadnettle 'White Nancy'
Helleborus听niger. christmas rose
Iris听foetidissima听'Fructu Albo', stinking iris
Feature 鈥� Matthew Pottage and producer Dominic Tyerman visit the Sydney Botanic Gardens to understand the wide appeal of living wall gardens. (16鈥�17)
Q 鈥� I鈥檓 planting a fruit bed at the back of my garage. Can the panel please suggest what I could grow to cover the garage wall? (21鈥�20鈥�)
Christine Walkden 鈥�
Prunus听armeniaca, apricot
Prunus armeniaca 'Tomcot' (F), apricot 'Tomcot'
Matt Biggs 鈥�
Ribes听uva-crispa, gooseberry
Q 鈥� 鈥奍'd like to know why my Magnolia stellata is not flowering? (24鈥�57鈥�)
Q 鈥� 鈥奍s there anything that can be done to make my lawn a uniform colour? (29鈥�44鈥�)
Q 鈥� Please can the panel recommend some trees that would ideally offer year-round interest and support biodiversity?(32鈥�54鈥�)
Christine Walkden 鈥�
Cercidiphyllum听japonicum, katsura tree
Chris Thorogood 鈥�
Betula听utilis, himalayan birch
Matt Biggs 鈥�
Liquidambar听styraciflua, sweet gum
Davidia听involucrate, handkerchief tree
Q 鈥� We open our garden under the National Garden Scheme. If and when you visit a garden, what are you looking for and what are you expecting? (37鈥�42鈥�)
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