GQT at 成人快手: Autumn Trees and Miner Bees
Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts, chaired by Kathy Clugston.
Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts, chaired by Kathy Clugston. Bob Flowerdew, Anne Swithinbank, and Pippa Greenwood are on hand to answer the questions.
This week, the panellists delight in all manner of bugs and bees in listeners' gardens, and encourage everyone to work harmoniously with these wonderful creatures.
Meanwhile, Matt Biggs heads to Waterperry Gardens in Oxfordshire, founded by a champion for women in gardening, Beatrix Havergal. He speaks with the current head gardener Pat Havers and horticultural manager Rob Jacobs about Havergal's lasting legacy.
And, as the leaves begin to fall, Humaira Ikram talks us through some of her favourite trees and plants for some glorious autumn colour.
Producer - Dan Cocker
Assistant Producer - Aniya Das
A Somethin' Else production for 成人快手 Radio 4
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Questions and timecodes are below. Where applicable, plant names have been provided.
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Q 鈥� I have a tall copper pot in which I鈥檇 like to grow a Eucalyptus. Should I just use compost or should I fill up some of the space with plastic bottles?
(1 minute 28 seconds)
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Q 鈥� When my granddaughter was 7, she grew a Cox鈥檚 Orange Pippin from seed. Eight years later it has grown an apple. How can we ensure the tree grows to maturity? And will the apple taste like a Cox鈥檚?
(4 minutes 23 seconds)
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Q 鈥� My neighbour and I have shared a rosemary for 9 years but it has now started to die. How can we save it?
(7 minutes)
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Q 鈥撎� My neighbours Eucalyptus tree sheds lots of rolled up bark throughout the year. What can I do with it?
(9 minutes 38 seconds)
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Feature 鈥� Matt Biggs heads to Waterperry Gardens, founded by Beatrix Havergal, a champion for women in gardening
(13 minutes 50 seconds)
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Q 鈥� I have discovered shield bugs on my Autumn Raspberries just as they鈥檙e ready to eat. What are they, and are they harmful?
(19 minutes 50 seconds)
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Q 鈥� I have grown Sweetcorn 鈥楽wift鈥� F1 from seed, but this year each cob is producing up to 6 听small clones. What has happened and how can I prevent it happening again?
(22 minutes 22 seconds)
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Q 鈥� We inherited a tree 12 years ago. Until this year it has been lovely. What has happened to it, and should we cut it down?
(24 minutes 45 seconds)
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Anne 鈥�
Cotinus 鈥楪race鈥�, Smoke bush
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Feature 鈥� Humaira Ikram talks us through some beautiful autumn colour planting ideas
(29 minutes 5 seconds)
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Liquidambar styraciflua, Sweet gum
Ginko
Maple
Acer palmatum 'Sango-kaku'
Acer
rubrum 'October
Glory'
Acer 脳 freemanii 鈥楢utumn Blaze鈥�
Nyssa sylvatica, Black gum
Crab Apple 'Adirondack'
Viburnum
Hamamelis
Cercidiphyllum japonicum
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Q 鈥� My front garden has been invaded by miner bees. I don鈥檛 want to disturb them, but I want to make the garden look nice. How can I garden in harmony with these bees?
(32 minutes 38 seconds)
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Q 鈥� My name is Hugh and I鈥檓 9 years old. At my grandad鈥檚 house, I found some eggs on a Trachycarpus palm. I thought it was palm moth but I鈥檓 not certain. What are they?
(37 minutes 5 seconds)
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- Fri 1 Oct 2021 15:00成人快手 Radio 4
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