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St Mary's Walthamstow

Kathy Clugston and an esteemed panel of gardening experts are in St Mary's in Walthamstow.

Kathy Clugston and an esteemed panel of gardening experts are in St Mary's Church in Walthamstow to answer the questions of a green fingered audience.

Joining Kathy on the panel are garden designers, botanists and alotmenteers James Wong, Matthew Biggs and Frances Tophill.

Later, Matthew Pottage provides a list of thriving trees that are sweeping the streets of London.

Producer: Matthew Smith
Junior Producer: Rahnee Prescod

A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

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42 minutes

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Plant List

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

Q – Do raspberry canes have a natural life? (01’34”)

Q – Can you r recommend some dog and child proof plants? (03’46”)

James Wong –

Miscanthus, Elephant grass

Hakonechloa, Japanese forest grass

Frances Tophill –

Elymusrepens, couch grass

Convolvulusarvensis, field bindweed

Fragariavesca (F), alpine strawberry

Q –  What does the panel suggest for keeping both the pollinators and the neighbours be friendly? (09’45”)

James Wong –

Eschscholziacalifornica, california poppy

Echium

Nigella, Love-in-a-mist

Lobelia

Chamaemelumnobile, common chamomile

Calendula, Pot marigold

Matthew Biggs –

Taraxacumofficinale, dandelion

Feature – Matthew Pottage provides a list of trees that are thriving in the streets of London (14’50”)

Q – What’s wrong with my dahlias? (18’37”)

Q – What can I do with the droppings of a eucalyptus tree which are littering my garden? (25’68”)

James Wong –

Phormium, New Zealand Flax

Q – How do I growAgapanthus 'Queen Mother' from seed? (33’28”)

Q – If you had the power to introduce a gardening law in London, what would it be and why ? (36’30”)

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