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What are the pros and cons of ramial wood chips in my soil? What Moroccan style will survive the British weather? How do I prune my blueberry bushes so they can bear more fruit?

What are the pros and cons of using ramial wood chips in my soil? What Moroccan style shrubs could I grow that would survive the British weather? How do I prune my blueberry bushes so they can bear more fruit?

Kathy Clugston and a panel of experts are in Upton-By-Chester to answer queries from an audience of keen gardeners. On the panel this week are garden designer Bunny Guinness, houseplant expert Anne Swithinbank, and curator of RHS Bridgewater Marcus Chilton-Jones.

Later, James Wong speaks to 'The Cloud Gardener' Jason Williams about ginnel gardening and how you can get creative with limited amount of space.

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

A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

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42 minutes

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Sun 21 Apr 202414:00
BBC Radio 4

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

Q – What can I do to get rid of lily beetles? (1’33)

Q – How do I get rid of the ‘Mind Your Own Business” plant from my garden? (3’25)

Q – Any tips on encouraging an AeoniumArboreum 'Zwartkop' to branch? (07’11)

Q – How do I prune my blueberry bushes so it can bear more fruit? (11’31)

Feature - Ginnel Gardening with James Wong and 'The Cloud Gardener' Jason Williams (15’45) 

Q – What Moroccan style plants and shrubs could I grow in my garden that could survive the British weather? (24’37)

Marcus –

Trachycarpusfortune, Chusan palm

Eriobotryajaponica (F), Japanese loquat

Lavenders

Rosemary

Bunny –

Menthaspicata var. crispa 'Moroccan', Moroccan mint

Oleaeuropaea, common olive

Q – What are the pros and cons to using ramial wood chips to add more nutrients to my soil? (28’51)

Q – What is your top tip for maintaining a beautiful boarder? (32’00)

Anne Swithinbank –

Tithoniarotundifolia, mexican sunflower

Rudbeckia, coneflower

Scutellariaincana, hoary skullcap

Q – What plant should my husband and I grow for our 35th wedding anniversary? (37’56)

Marcus Chilton Jones –

Lonicera henryi 'Copper Beauty' (PBR)

Anne Swithinbank –

Rosa × odorata 'Mutabilis' (Ch), tea rose 'Mutabilis'

Bunny Guinness –

Rosa Pat Austin ('Ausmum') (S), rose [Pat Austin]

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  • Fri 19 Apr 202415:00
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  • Sun 21 Apr 202414:00
    BBC Radio 4

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