GQT At Home: Episode Nineteen
Kathy Clugston hosts the gardening panel show.
Kathy Clugston hosts the gardening panel show, with Pippa Greenwood, Chris Beardshaw and Matt Biggs joining her to answer questions sent in by listeners.
This week, the team discusses how to add a water source to your garden, which plants are best for a living wall, and an impressive amount of train-related plant names.
Away from the questions, Humaira Ikram explains how to keep your garden pet-safe and Chris Thorogood investigates the deceptive nature of the orchid.
Producer: Rosie Merotra
A Somethin' Else production for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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Questions and timecodes are below. Where applicable, plant names have been provided.
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Q – How do you tell the difference between weeds and plants?
(1 minute 9 seconds)
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Q – I would like to introduce wildlife into my garden by creating a water source. I was hoping to use a washing up bowl and build a ramp. Is this a good idea? Do you have any suggestions?
(3 minutes 59 seconds)
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Q – I have a Cercis canadensis ‘Red Force’ with a reddish-brown stain in the stem which I think may be Verticillium wilt infection. The plant seems generally healthy overall but if it might have this disease do you suggest removing it, or perhaps quarantining it, before the infection spreads any further?
(7 minutes 49 seconds)
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Chris – Spicewood tree
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Q – Do the panel have any advice on constructing a DIY living wall and what interesting plants that would grow well in it?
(11 minutes 19 seconds)
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Matt – Peperomia
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Begonia
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Dryopteris
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Chris – Muehlenbeckia
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Phyllostachys
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Bamboo
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Ferns
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Feature – Pet-friendly gardening with Humaira Ikram
(14 minutes 44 seconds)
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Toxic to pets:
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Lilies
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Daylilies
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Anything in Amaryllidaceae family
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Daffodils
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Hyacinths
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Geraniums
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Tulips
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Rhododendrons
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Lily of the valley
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Azaleas
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Hydrangeas
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Irises
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Buttercup
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Anything in Ranunculaceae family
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Chrysanthemum
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Peaches
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Cherries
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Grapes
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Resilient plants:
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Lavender
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Rosemary
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Hakonechloa macra
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Pets like:
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Catmint Nepeta
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Nepeta grandiflora
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Avoid:
Cocoa bean mulch
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Caladiums
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Philodendrons
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Pothos
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Peace Lilies
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Monstera
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Safe:
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Bamboo
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Kentia Palm
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Boston Ferns
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Calatheas
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Q – I have a ginkgo tree which won’t stand upright. Do you have any advice?
(19 minutes 21 seconds)
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Q – Do the panel have any suggestions for plants which were popular in the 1950s and 60s? We would like to make our heritage railway station as authentic as possible. Also, any train plants with train-related names?
(23 minutes 16 seconds)
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Chris – Hybrid tea
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Floribunda roses
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Narcissus ‘Central Station’
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Narcissus ‘Glenlee Station’
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CallistemonÌý'Coochy Coochy Station'
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Hemerocallis ‘Hot Ticket’
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Rosa ‘First Class’
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Iris ‘P±ô²¹³Ù´Ú´Ç°ù³¾â€™
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Dahlia â€Òµ±¹´Ç°ù’
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Rhododendron ‘B´Ç´Ç²µ¾±±ð’
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Pippa – Lupins
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Roses
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Snapdragons
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Irises
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Hollyhocks
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Marigolds
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Alyssum Candytuft
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Matt – Lavender
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Sage
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Symphoricarpos albus ‘S²Ô´Ç·É²ú±ð°ù°ù²â’
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Autumn Crocus cancellatus
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Fagus sylvatica asplenifolia ‘Cut leaf beech’
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Q – Apparently my Echium ‘Pride of Madeira’ prefers poor soil. How do you suggest I create a ‘poor soil’ environment?
(28 minutes 52 seconds)
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Matt – Echium pininana
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Echium wildpretii
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Feature – ‘Masters of Deception’ of the plant world, Orchids with Chris Thorogood
(31 minutes 49 seconds)
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Wild Orchids
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Phalaenopsis Orchid
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Bee Orchid
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Flying Duck Orchid
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Bucket Orchid
Q – I have repurposed my children’s cot and am now growing sage, oregano and courgette in it. Do you have any other suggestions?
(36 minutes)
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Pippa – Thyme
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Rocket
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Beetroot
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Matt – Camomile
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Q – When a plant becomes pot bound the pot is full of roots, where is the soil it was planted in?
(39 minutes 4 seconds)
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