GQT at Home: Drying Flowers and Acer Bowers
Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts, hosted by Peter Gibbs.
Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts, hosted by Peter Gibbs. Joining him this week are Anne Swithinbank, Matthew Wilson, Christine Walkden and a virtual audience from across the country.
Romance is in the air as the panel discusses wedding bouquet flowers, and one listener's life long love affair with lavender. There may be a few confessions along the way, as the panellists reveal the new plant temptations in their life.
Away from the questions, Hazel Gardiner leads us through her sumptuous September floristry highlights, and Bunny effuses about her favourite tree, the Cork Oak, for our Great Trees of GQT series.
Producer - Hannah Newton
Assistant Producer - Bethany Hocken
A Somethin' Else production for 大象传媒 Radio 4
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Plant List
Questions and timecodes are below. Where applicable, plant names have been provided.
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Q 鈥揥hat can the panel recommend to grow now, for a Christmas treat?
(1 minute 35 seconds)
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Christine 鈥�
Cress
Radish
Spring onion
Sprouting seeds
Pea shoot
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Matthew 鈥�
鈥楳aris piper鈥� potato
Kale
Swiss chard
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Anne 鈥�
Bay Tree
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Q 鈥� The flowering stalk of our Moth orchid has completely died down right to the base. When and will a new flowering stalk come?
(4 minutes 41 seconds)
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Q 鈥� How best can I look after my Daphne odora, 鈥楶erfume Princess鈥�? Is there any truth in the gardening rumour that it only lasts for three years?
(7 minutes 37 seconds)
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Q 鈥� What flowers can I grow to persuade my sister to use real blooms for her wedding bouquets?
(11 minutes 37 seconds)
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Matthew 鈥�
Miscanthus
Calamagrostis brachytricha
Hydrangea, Lacecap
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Feature 鈥� Hazel Gardiner leads us through her sumptuous September floristry highlights
(15 minutes 30 seconds)
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Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff'Giant
Dahlia, 鈥楥af茅 au Lait鈥�
Dahlia, 鈥楥af茅 au Lait Royal鈥�
Hydrangea paniculata, 鈥楲imelight鈥�
Japanese anemone, 鈥楶rince Henry鈥�
Gladiolus
Ammi majus
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Q 鈥� What fruit-bearing trees would you recommend for planting by a sheugh (Northern Irish term meaning 鈥榙itch鈥�)?
(19 minutes 13 seconds)
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Wilson 鈥�
Willow
Alder
Apple root stock: MM111
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Christine 鈥�
Astilbe
Aruncus, Goat鈥檚 beard
Caltha
Trollius, Globeflower
Primula florida
Primula, Candelabra
鈥楳耻濒产别谤谤测
鈥楻oyal Gala鈥�
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Q - 听What are the panellists鈥� top tips for sustaining 鈥楲avender鈥�?
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Feature 鈥� Bunny Guinness effuses about her favourite tree, the Cork oak, Quercus suber
(29 minutes 49 seconds)
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Quercus ilex
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Q 鈥� When is the best time to top off an Asa so that it will branch outwards to form a canopy?
(31 minutes 21 seconds)
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Matthew 鈥�
Drummondii
Norway maple
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Q 鈥� What new plant temptation has turned into a must-have, in recent years, for the panel?
(36 minutes 4 seconds)
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Anne 鈥�
Geranium 鈥楢szure Rush鈥�
Geranium 'Rozanne'
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Matthew 鈥�
Colocasia
Broadcasts
- Fri 10 Sep 2021 15:00大象传媒 Radio 4
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Gardeners' Question Time
Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts
