Ditchling
The GQT team are in Ditchling for this week's horticultural programme.
How do you revive a banana plant? Can you encourage wild orchids to grow in your garden? Would you accept a kitchen sink as the top prize of a gardening competition?
In Ditchling to answer these questions and more in front of a live audience are Peter Gibbs and this week’s panel - garden designer Juliet Sargeant, pests and diseases expert Pippa Greenwood and Matthew Pottage, Curator at RHS Wisley.
Beyond the questions, James Wong educates us on the science behind the effects of music on plants.
Producer: Dominic Tyerman
Assistant Producer: Dulcie Whadcock
Executive Producer: Louisa Field
A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4
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Questions and timecodes are below. Where applicable, plant names have been provided.
Q – Can you suggest some fun categories to encourage new gardeners to enter into gardening competitions?
(1 minutes 46 seconds)
Q – Where do I start with a new garden riddled with compact mulch and overgrown trees?
(5 minutes 04 seconds)
Matthew:
Rhododendron
Camelia
Q –What shrubs and perennials would survive in a north facing garden on sand?
(9 mins 39 seconds )
Matthew:
Crataegus
Ribe
Fruiting Roses
Crab Apple (Malus sylvestris)Juliet:
Pelargonium
Carex Grasses
Irissibirica
Feature – The science behind music and plants with James Wong
(14 minutes and 17 seconds)
Q – Any tips on how to revive a banana plant?
(22 minutes 51 seconds)
Q – Any recommendations on plants that could add height variation and survive in my windy garden?
(24 minutes 51 second)
Juliet:
Calamagrostis × acutiflora 'Karl Foerster
Pampas grass
Dwarf Pampass Grass
Pippa:
Amelanchier
Tamarix
Daphne
Viburnums
Matt:
Olearia
Hoheria
Cordyline
Pittosporum
AcaciaPravissima
Eucalyptusnicholii
Cortaderiarichardii
Q – How can I encourage the growth of wild orchids in my garden?
(30 minutes 22 seconds)
Q – Why have my pink Roses suddenly died?
(34 minutes 24 seconds)
Q – What domestic item would you choose as the top prize of a horticultural competition?
(39 minutes 1 second)
Broadcasts
- Fri 10 Mar 202315:00BBC Radio 4
- Sun 12 Mar 202314:00BBC Radio 4
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Gardeners' Question Time
Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts
