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 大象传媒 Radio 4
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Plant List
Questions and time codes are below. Where applicable plant names are listed.
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Q 鈥� 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 鈥� Aquifoliaceae (Holly)
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Anne - Stipa听gigantea 鈥極at grass鈥�
Dianthus carthusianorum
Dianthus barbatus 鈥�Sweet William鈥�
Ferns
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Chris - Geranium macrorrhizum听
Geranium sylvacticum 鈥楳ayflower鈥� (Wood Cranesbill)
Sidalcea
Echinacea paradoxa (Yellow coneflower)
Lythrum salicaria 鈥楽飞颈谤濒鈥�
Anthriscus
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Q 鈥� 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 鈥� 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 baccata听(Fastigiate yew)
Stepover apple
Allium schoenoprasum 鈥楥丑颈惫别鈥�
Calendula officinalis 鈥楳补谤颈驳辞濒诲鈥�
Nasturtium
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Chris 鈥� Hybrid tea roses
Alyssum
Lobelia
Salvia (Sage)
Sugar beet
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Anne 鈥� Red cabbage
Oak leaf lettuce
Chard
Parsley
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Q 鈥� How can I make the most of my unheated, wind-exposed greenhouse during winter?
(14 minutes 27 seconds)
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Anne 鈥� Camellia
Rhododendron fragrantissimum
Cytisus canariensis
Pandorea jasminoides
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Feature (16 minutes 15 seconds)
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Q 鈥� 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 鈥� What is a natural remedy for black spot on roses?
(24 minutes 43 seconds)
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Q 鈥� How best does one remove Hypericum?
(27 minutes 52 seconds)
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Anne - Hypericum calycinum
Eremurus 鈥楩ox tail lilies鈥�
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Matthew - Alstroemerias
Saponaria 鈥楽辞补辫飞辞谤迟鈥�
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Q 鈥撎� Can the panel recommend some indoor vigorous blooming plants?
(32 minutes 42 seconds)
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Anne 鈥� Spathiphyllum 鈥楶eace lilies鈥�
Guzmania
Ruellia makoyana 鈥楳onkey plant鈥�
Acanthaceae
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Q 鈥� 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 鈥� Arbutus unedo 鈥楽trawberry Tree鈥�
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Matthew 鈥� Holly
Elaeagnus
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Chris 鈥� Pileostegia viburnoides
Viburnum cinnamomifolium
Viburnum davidii
Skimmia
Sarcococca
Ruscus
Spring bulbs
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Q 鈥� Which is best, dahlia tubas or dahlia cuttings?
(39 minutes 23 seconds)
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- Fri 15 Nov 2019 15:00大象传媒 Radio 4
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