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North Wessex Downs

Peter Gibbs and the panel are in the North Wessex Downs

Peter Gibbs and the panel are in the North Wessex Downs. Chris Beardshaw, Matthew Wilson and Anne Swithinbank answer the horticultural queries.

This week, the panellists give tips on turning a front lawn into a vegetable patch, making the most of an unheated greenhouse during the winter, and the best indoor blooming plants for winter.

Peter Gibbs visits the Design Museum to see the new Moving to Mars exhibition, where he meets curator Eleanor Watson and discusses what could be grown on the Red Planet.

Producer: Dan Cocker
Assistant Producer: Jemima Rathbone

A Somethin' Else production for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4

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42 minutes

Last on

Sun 17 Nov 2019 14:00

Plant List

Questions and time codes are below. Where applicable plant names are listed.

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Q – I have a stone circle in my garden. What can I plant around it that could grow throughout the year and add colour?

(2 minutes 21 seconds)

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Matthew – Aquifoliaceae (Holly)

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Anne - StipaÌýgigantea ‘Oat grass’

Dianthus carthusianorum

Dianthus barbatus ‘Sweet William’

Ferns

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Chris - Geranium macrorrhizumÌý

Geranium sylvacticum ‘Mayflower’ (Wood Cranesbill)

Sidalcea

Echinacea paradoxa (Yellow coneflower)

Lythrum salicaria ‘S·É¾±°ù±ô’

Anthriscus

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Q – I have a potted Acer palmatum whose leaves turned brown, curled and fell off in August. How do I do better next year?

(7 minutes 8 seconds)

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Q – I would like to plant low-growing vegetables in my front garden whilst maintaining an attractive, open look. What would be your advice?

(9 minutes 16 seconds)

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Matthew - Buxus

Taxus baccataÌý(Fastigiate yew)

Stepover apple

Allium schoenoprasum ‘C³ó¾±±¹±ð’

Calendula officinalis ‘M²¹°ù¾±²µ´Ç±ô»å’

Nasturtium

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Chris – Hybrid tea roses

Alyssum

Lobelia

Salvia (Sage)

Sugar beet

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Anne – Red cabbage

Oak leaf lettuce

Chard

Parsley

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Q – How can I make the most of my unheated, wind-exposed greenhouse during winter?

(14 minutes 27 seconds)

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Anne – Camellia

Rhododendron fragrantissimum

Cytisus canariensis

Pandorea jasminoides

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Feature (16 minutes 15 seconds)

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Q – When moving house, how does one go about bringing as much of their garden with them as possible?

(23 minutes 13 seconds)

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Q – What is a natural remedy for black spot on roses?

(24 minutes 43 seconds)

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Q – How best does one remove Hypericum?

(27 minutes 52 seconds)

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Anne - Hypericum calycinum

Eremurus ‘Fox tail lilies’

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Matthew - Alstroemerias

Saponaria ‘S´Ç²¹±è·É´Ç°ù³Ù’

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Q –Ìý Can the panel recommend some indoor vigorous blooming plants?

(32 minutes 42 seconds)

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Anne – Spathiphyllum ‘Peace lilies’

Guzmania

Ruellia makoyana ‘Monkey plant’

Acanthaceae

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Q – I want some privacy in my garden. Do you have any ideas for big plants in smallish pots?

(34 minutes 27 seconds)

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Anne – Arbutus unedo ‘Strawberry Tree’

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Matthew – Holly

Elaeagnus

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Chris – Pileostegia viburnoides

Viburnum cinnamomifolium

Viburnum davidii

Skimmia

Sarcococca

Ruscus

Spring bulbs

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Q – Which is best, dahlia tubas or dahlia cuttings?

(39 minutes 23 seconds)

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