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Radio 4,10 Nov 2017,43 mins

Wellcome Collection, London

Gardeners' Question Time

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Eric Robson presents the show from the Wellcome Collection in London. Anne Swithinbank, Matt Biggs and Chris Beardshaw answer the audience's horticultural questions. The panel recommend plants to make a spectacular garden for all the senses, they share the golden rules for pruning and give a masterclass in growing abundant butternut squash. In the feature Matt Biggs unearths some of the museum's botanical gems with the help of in-house researcher, Julia Nurse, and they explore the role of the gardener in the museum. Produced by Hannah Newton Assistant Producer: Laurence Bassett A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4.

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