GQT at Home: Begonias and Window Boxes
Kathy Clugston hosts this week's gardening panel show.
Kathy Clugston hosts this week's gardening panel show. Anne Swithinbank, Humaira Ikram and Christin Walkden answer questions sent in by listeners across the country. They tackle the thorny issue of pests targeting newly planted bulbs, as well as resilient houseplants and the best flowers to brighten your window boxes.
Away from the questions, Dr Chris Thorogood travels to Lanzarote to teach us about the multi-talented Agave plant, and Matt Biggs speaks to gardener Mo Badat on how he created his dream tropical garden in South London.
Producer - Jemima Rathbone
Assistant Producer - Rosie Merotra
A Somethin' Else production for 大象传媒 Radio 4
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Questions and timecodes are below. Where applicable, plant names have been provided.
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Q 鈥� Can the panel recommend a sturdy houseplant that we could hang with the appropriate decorations throughout the seasons?
(1 minute 11 seconds)
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Christine 鈥�
Grevillea robusta (Silk oak tree)
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Anne 鈥�
Araucaria
Ficus
Aralia elegantissima (false aralia)/Dizygotheca
Forsythia
Cherry
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Q 鈥� On checking a plant pot yesterday, there was a round hole with white gooey stuff around the rim inside. I then found a bulb that had been completely liquified. Did something get into the bulb, or did it come out?
(4 minutes 23 seconds)
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Christine - Iris reticulata
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Q 鈥� Is there any such thing as light clay?
(6 minutes 18 seconds)
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Q 鈥� I don鈥檛 have a garden, but I have three window boxes. Can you suggest flowers that will brighten up my days and fill my rooms with the heady fragrances of spring?
(9 minutes 13 seconds)
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Anne 鈥�
Primroses
Narcissus jonquilla
Grape hyacinths
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Humaira 鈥� Paperwhites
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Christine 鈥�
Muscari macrocarpum
Crocuses
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Feature 鈥� Dr Chris Thorogood travels to Lanzarote to teach us about native succulents
(14 minutes, 46 seconds)
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Agave americana (Century plant)
Agave tequilana
Q 鈥� I鈥檝e recently unexpectedly acquired a selection of houseplants. They include a variety of succulents. How often should I be watering them?
(17 minutes)
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Anne 鈥�
Rhipsalis
Epiphyllum
Schlumberger
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Q 鈥� What would the team suggest we plant in the new year that will serve as a lasting memorial to those who have sadly died due to Covid?听
(21 minutes, 5 seconds)
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Humaira 鈥�
Taxus baccata (Yews)
Galanthus (snow drop) 鈥楥onstellation鈥� 听
Galanthus 鈥極range Star鈥� 听
Galanthus 鈥楽winging Star鈥� 听
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Anne 鈥�
Apple 鈥楯upiter鈥�
Apple 鈥楽aturn鈥�
Ginkgo (Maidenhair tree)
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Christine 鈥�
Sycamore听听
Douglas fir
Redwood
Sweetgum
Pine
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Q 鈥� My 200-year old Garry oak tree (Quercus garryana) did not produce many acorns this year. Should I be worried?
(25 minutes, 43 seconds)
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Feature 鈥� Matt Biggs interviews Mo Badat on how he created his dream tropical garden in South London
(28 minutes, 3 seconds)
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Bougainvillea
Fatsia japonica
Golden bamboo
Agapanthus
Crocosmia 鈥楻ed Lucifer鈥�
Gleditsia triacanthos 鈥楬oney Burst鈥�
Robinia pseudoacacia
Albizia
Q 鈥� Is there any way of overwintering Begonia 鈥楪lowing Embers鈥�?
(33 minutes, 25 seconds)
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Humaira 鈥�
Begonia 鈥楬eron鈥檚 Pirouette鈥�
Begonia sutherlandii
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Anne 鈥�
Zinnia
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Q 鈥� Do owls or larks make better gardeners, and which are you?
(38 minutes, 54 seconds)
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- Fri 5 Feb 2021 15:00大象传媒 Radio 4
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