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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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42 minutes

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Sun 28 Jul 2024 14:00

Plant List

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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