House of Lords
Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. This week from the House of Lords.
I鈥檓 having no luck growing chillies from seed. What am I doing wrong? Which plants would the panel recommend to bring fragrance and colour? Which way should a fig tree face to produce the most fruit?
Ready to answer all these questions and more, Kathy Clugston and her team of experts have been invited to the House of Lords for this week鈥檚 programme. Joining Kathy to offer their best horticultural tips and tricks are Head of Oxford Botanical Gardens Dr Chris Thorogood, garden designer Matthew Wilson, and plantswoman Christine Walkden.
Among the questions, Kathy chats to Baroness Fookes about the importance of gardening today.
Assistant Producer: Rahnee Prescod
Senior Producer: Dan Cocker
Executive Producer: Hannah Newton
A Somethin' Else production for 麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 4
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Q鈥揌ow do I keep my nails clean when gardening?
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Luffa
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(7 minutes, 58 seconds)
Q鈥揥hich way should a turkey fig tree face to produce the most fruit?
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(11 minutes, 40 seconds)
Q鈥揑鈥檓 looking for a flowering shrub to plant in dry shade near a mimosa tree. What do the panel suggest?
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Physocarpus
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Sarcococca
Euphorbia myrsinites
Mary Delaney rose
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Arum Italicum
Sophora听
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(15 minutes, 12 seconds)
Q鈥揑鈥檓 having no luck growing chillies from seed. What am I doing wrong?
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Feature with Baroness Foux?
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Q鈥揇oes the panel have any suggestions for how to encourage owners of front gardens not to cover them in concrete?
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(27 minutes, 17 seconds)
Q鈥揌ow and when should I听prune callicarpa 鈥楶rofusion鈥�?
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(29 minutes, 53 seconds)
Q鈥揑 have a small north-west facing garden with two narrow raised beds. Which plants would the panel recommend to bring fragrance and colour?
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Jasminum nudiflorum
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惭补迟迟丑别飞鈥�
ophiopogon cheryingrum???
Dryopteris erythrosora
Brunnera 鈥楯ack Frost鈥�
Hellebore
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Woodwardia
Fatsia tetrapana
Sarcococca 鈥�Winter box鈥�
Osmanthus
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(35 minutes, 59 seconds)
Q鈥� My wife and I want to plant espalier fruit trees in our south-facing garden in Kent. What type of apricot, green gage and plum would do well in such conditions?
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Apricot 鈥楾omcot鈥�
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(36 minutes, 26 seconds)
Q鈥揥e have an albertine rose that has been handed down to our family as cuttings. Do any of the panel have anything in their garden that鈥檚 been handed down?
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Chris-
Taxus baccata, English yew
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Narcissus 鈥楥edric Morris鈥�
Japanese anemone
Amelanchier
Pear tree
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Salix 'Boydii'
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Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts
