Postbag: Trebah Garden
Kathy Clugston and her team of horticultural experts visit the sub-tropical paradise of Trebah Gardens. James Wong, Anne Swithinbank and Darren Dickey answer the questions.
Will my cuttings expire at the same time as the parent plant? How do I attract more wildlife to my pond? If the panel had 拢100 to spend on their garden per year, what would they buy?
Kathy Clugston and her team of horticultural experts are in the subtropical terrain of Trebah Gardens, Cornwall for this week鈥檚 episode of Gardeners' Question Time. Joining her are self-proclaimed 鈥榖otany geek鈥� James Wong, gardening writer Anne Swithinbank, and Trebah鈥檚 very own Head Gardener Darren Dickey.
Entwined between the postbag questions, Darren takes the panel around the unique areas of Trebah Gardens, including a 鈥榖amboozling鈥� insight into their bamboo crops, a dip into their Water Garden, and a trip through Trebah鈥檚 famous Gunnera Passage.
Producer: Bethany Hocken
Assistant Producer: Dulcie Whadcock
Executive Producer: Hannah Newton
A Somethin' Else production for 大象传媒 Radio 4
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GQT Trebah Gardens -Postbag
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Introduction to Trebah Gardens
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Gunnera听
Tree fern
Hydrangea
Pittosporum tobira
Agapanthus
Silver leaf plants
Grevillea victoriae
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Q鈥� I propagate my plants by taking cuttings. If I take a cutting from a short-lived perennial, will the cutting expire at the same time as the parent plant?
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(3 minutes, 36 seconds)
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Pelargonium
Fuschia
Argyranthemum
Marguerite听
Osteospermum
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闯补尘别蝉鈥�
Eucalyptus
Hibiscus听
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Trip to Hydrangea Valley
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闯补尘别蝉鈥�
Hydrangea
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Q鈥� What is eating my hydrangea?
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(8 minutes, 56 seconds)
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Magnolia
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Q鈥� I鈥檝e been growing convolvulus mauritanicus for several years. This spring it acquired a rapidly spreading disease which has covered the leaves and stems in round white spots. Are these plants salvageable?
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(11 minutes, 2 seconds)
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Hydrangea
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Q鈥� I am keen to study indoor plant design and management, but it seems that I鈥檒l have to study far more broadly than my preference of specialising in indoor plants. Do you have any advice?
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(15 minutes 27 seconds)
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Trip to Gunnera Passage
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Gunnera manicata听
Gunnera tinctoria听
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Trip to Bamboozle
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Phyllostachys edulis
Drepanostachyum听
Fargesia
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Q鈥� I have a 15-year-old clump-forming black bamboo which I believe to be in full flower as a result of gregarious flowering. Could one of the team let me know if this is true?
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(22 minutes 59 seconds)
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Metasequoia giganteum
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Q鈥揑 installed a pond about 3 years ago but I鈥檓 yet to attract much wildlife. Can anyone explain why?
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(26 minutes, 41 seconds)
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Trip to the Water Garden
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Ginger lily
Primula candelabra
Zantedeschia 鈥楥alla Lily鈥�
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Q鈥� I live on the edge of the Pennines in moist conditions. I want to grow candelabra primula. When the primulas flower they only open up one tier at a time. Why is this happening?
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(33 minutes, 11 seconds)
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Hosta
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Q鈥� If the panel had 拢100 to spend on their garden per year, what would they buy?
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(38 minutes 11 seconds)
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