Hexham
How wide should a garden path be? How do I get rid of bindweed? Should I be concerned by my garden soil's high lead content? Peter Gibbs and the panel have the answers.
How wide should a garden path be? How do I get rid of bindweed? Should I be concerned by my garden soil's high lead content?
Peter Gibbs and his team of horticultural heroes are on hand to tackle the gardening queries of a hopeful audience in Hexham. The panellists are garden designers Matthew Wilson and Bunny Guinness, and house plants expert Anne Swithinbank.
Later in the programme, Matthew Wilson shares some of his garden designing expertise by providing a plant structuring masterclass to aid your next garden design project.
Producer: Dan Cocker
Assistant Producer: Rahnee Prescod
Executive Producer: Carly Maile
A Somethin' Else production for ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4
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Questions and timecodes are below. Where applicable, plant names have been provided.
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Q – Despite adding lots of compost and manure to my vegetable topsoil it’s still really dry – what am I doing wrong? (02’12)
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Q – How do I get rid of bindweed? (05’42)
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Q – The soil in my garden has a high lead content – will this stop me from planting fruit and veg? (09’08)
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Q – My raspberry bush produces beautiful flowers but never fruits, why is this happening? (11’19)
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Feature – Matthew Wilson’s plant structuring masterclass. (16’38)
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Q – How wide should a garden path be? Could the panel help resolve an amicable dispute? (20’54)
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Q – Why is it so difficult to take cuttings from herbs like rosemary to propagate? (25’21)
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Q – What medium tall plants, aside from grasses, could I plant in a 50cm x 5cm bed? (29’15)
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Matthew Wilson –
Persicaria
TamarixÌýgallica, common tamarisk
PersicariaÌýmicrocephalaÌý'Red Dragon, knotweed 'Red Dragon'
PersicariaÌýamplexicaulisÌý'Alba', white-flowered red bistort
PhlomisÌýrusseliana, turkey sage
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Anne Swithinbank –
Lupinus, lupins
GilleniaÌýtrifoliata, bowman's root
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Bunny Guinness –
Sarcococca, sweet box
DaphneÌýodoraÌý'Aureomarginata' (v), gold-edged winter daphne
NepetaÌýgrandifloraÌý'Summer Magic, catmint 'Summer Magic'
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Q – What’s happened to my Camellias and how do I revive them? (34’46)
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Q – Has the panel broken any gardening rules – if so which ones? (38’17)
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