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Peter Gibbs presents an archive show featuring the best snippets of springtime gardening advice from years gone by.

My cherry tree blossoms in January. Is it confused? Should I lift my tulip bulbs? When is the best time to mulch?

Peter Gibbs presents an archive show featuring the best snippets of springtime gardening advice from Gardeners’ Question Time in years gone by. While the panel discuss their top tips for planting house plants and the best way to spruce up a hanging basket in spring, Matt Biggs talks us through the history and popularity of daffodils.

Senior Producer: Dan Cocker
Assistant Producer: Rahnee Prescod
Executive Producer: Carly Maile

A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

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28 minutes

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Sun 31 Mar 202414:00
BBC Radio 4

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Plant list

Q: (1'10") We have a cherry tree in the backyard, and we think it is confused. Every year it blossoms in January. Is this the result of a warm spring or a confused tree?

Anne – 

Narcissus 'Rijnveld's Early Sensation'

Q: (4' 26") I planted some expensive tulip bulbs. Should I lift them all before the end of flowering? How do I know they’ll be viable next year?

Matt Wilson – 

Parrot tulip

Q: (8'28") In summer hanging baskets look great. What can I do with them in spring and autumn to make them look eye-catching?

Matthew Pottage –

Moss

Acorn

Pinecone

Willow

Cornus

Rubus

Conifer

Broccoli

Cabbage

Christine –

Dryas Octopetala

Carex ‘All Gold’

Blue fescue grass, Festuca glauca, 

Grass

Juliet –

Crocus

Narcissus jonquilla

Snowdrop

Q: (20' 57") I have a mirabelle plum tree that flowers profusely in spring but suffers from severe leaf curl in the late spring and produces deformed fruit which drop off prematurely. How can I remedy this?

Q: (29' 52") How do I rectify my patchy lawn?

Q: (33' 46") When should I mulch my herbaceous border?

Anne –

Hellebore

Pippa –

Penstemon

Anne –

Alstroemeria

Dahlia

Q: (37'43") What are the dos and don’ts when it comes to repotting house plants? Specifically, houseplants and succulents?

Broadcasts

  • Fri 29 Mar 202415:30
    BBC Radio 4
  • Sun 31 Mar 202414:00
    BBC Radio 4

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