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GQT at Home: John Innes and Bellis perennis

Kathy Clugston hosts this week's gardening Q&A with a panel of experts.

Kathy Clugston hosts this week's gardening Q&A with her panel of experts - Pippa Greenwood, Matthew Wilson and Matt Biggs. Together they answer questions emailed by listeners.

This week, the panellists discuss the importance of Latin names in horticulture, offer suggestions for office planting and advise on the best pea growing techniques. They also chat about the work of John Innes.

Away from the questions, James Wong chats to Ashley Hunt at the Hampstead Pergola, and Dr Chris Thorogood discusses his favourite tree.

Producer - Jemima Rathbone
Assistant Producer - Millie Chu

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42 minutes

Plant List

Questions and timecodes are below. Where applicable, plant names have been provided.

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Q – Who is, or was, John Innes?

(0 minutes 58 seconds)

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Q – Can you give me some sensible choices for house plants to go in my office, and some idea of how to care for the plants?

(5 minutes 6 second)

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Matt –

Aglaonema ‘C°ù±ð³Ù±ð’

Goosefoot

Spathiphyllum ‘Silver Cupido’

Painted-Leaf begonia

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Kathy -

Devil’s ivy

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Matthew –

Mother-in-Law’s Tongue

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Q – This year I seem to dig up leather jackets wherever the trowel lands - what could I do next year to stop this happening?

(8 minutes 51 second)

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Q – Why are plants still known by their Latin names?

(11 minutes 10 second)

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Matt –

Bellis perennis

Magnolia

Williamsonia

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Matthew –

Cleavers

Shrinking Violet

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Feature – James Wong visits the Hampstead Pergola

(14minutes 50 seconds)

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Q – What’s the best way to save bulbs for next year’s containers if you don’t have room to plant them in a garden to allow their leaves to die back?

(20 minutes 16 seconds)

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Matthew –

Narcissus

Tulips

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Q – I was fascinated to hear about the appearance of the blue alder beetle in Hampshire – I wonder where else in the UK it might be?

(23 minutes 36 seconds)

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Pippa –

Beech Tree

Hornbeam Tree

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Q – I have just heard about the plans for Jubilee tree planting. What do you recommend for an ordinary suburban garden if you do not have the space for trees?

(26 minutes 58 seconds)

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Matt -

Amelanchier x grandiflora ‘B²¹±ô±ô±ð°ù¾±²Ô²¹â€™

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Matthew –

Prunus x Yedoensis

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Feature –Ìý Dr Chris Thorogood on the Durian Tree

(31 minutes 25 seconds)

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Q – I’m about to sow peas. We’re always told to dig a shallow trench, 8 inches (20cm) wide, planting the peas down each edge. Why can’t we just prepare two rows, same depth and distance apart?

(34 minutes 51 seconds)

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Matt –

‘Early Onward’ peas

‘Meteor’ peas

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Q – Do the panel ever hold enthusiastic regional discussions about any wild or cultivated plants?

(37 minutes 47 seconds)

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Matthew –

Bilberry or Whinberry

Horsetail or ‘Lego’ plant

Cleavers or ‘Velcro’ plant

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