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North Shropshire

Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts.

What should I plant on the roof of my houseboat? Should I grow lilies in containers or flowerbeds? What is the worst gardening idea you鈥檝e ever had?

The GQT panellists are back in North Shropshire to answer these questions and more in front of a live audience. Ready to share their insightful advice on all your plant predicaments are landscape architect Bunny Guinness, horticulturist Christine Walkden, and garden designer Matthew Wilson.

Alongside the questions, GQT Assistant Producer Rahnee Prescod chats to London Terrariums founder Emma Sibley about the history and creation of these pocket-sized jar-dens.

Producer: Bethany Hocken
Assistant Producer: Rahnee Prescod
Executive Producer: Hannah Newton

A Somethin' Else production for 麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 4

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42 minutes

Last on

Sun 9 Apr 2023 14:00

Plant List

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

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When designing a garden from scratch, what's the most important first step?

(1 minute, 30 seconds)

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We鈥檙e having trouble growing leeks. The tops are shrivelled, the roots are mushy and there are reddish brown grubs beneath the outer layer, what is this?

(4 minutes, 59 seconds)

Bunny 鈥�

Leeks

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I have a giant blue hydrangea. The flowers are so big they collapse. What can I do to stop this happening?

(7 minutes, 40 seconds)

Matthew 鈥�

Hydrangea aspera, Villosa Group

Bunny 鈥撎�

Hydrangea arborescens 鈥楢苍苍补产别濒濒别鈥�

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Should I grow lilies in containers or flowerbeds?

(12 minutes, 15 seconds)

惭补迟迟丑别飞鈥撎�

Lilium regale

Lilium martagon

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Lilium martagon

Cotinus

Daylily

Feature

(15 minutes 22 seconds)

Fittonia

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I want to plant a flower bed on my wet, mossy north-facing lawn. Should I dig grit to help the drainage or develop a no dig raised bed?

(24 minutes, 3 seconds)

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I want to plant something decorative but hardy in my new pot. What would you recommend?

(30 minutes, 10 seconds)

Christine 鈥撎�

Ginkgo biloba

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Fig, 鈥楤rown Turkey鈥�

Bunny 鈥撎�

Yew

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I live on a boat, so I have a floating garden on the boat roof. Bearing in mind the space restrictions, changing aspect, and changing exposure, what would the panel recommend I grow there?

(33 minutes, 52 seconds)

Christine 鈥撎�

Succulent

Mint

Dryas

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鈥楳颈锄耻苍补鈥�

oyster plant

Buckler-leaved sorrel

Italian sage

Silver sage

Sempervivum, 鈥楬ouse Leeks鈥�

Eschscholzia

Tulipa strangulata

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What is the worst gardening idea that the panel have had?

(38 minutes, 5 seconds)

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  • Sun 9 Apr 2023 14:00

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