Penzance
Kathy Clugston and her team of horticultural experts are in Penzance answering questions on woodlice and flowers for weddings.
Considering the climate, what type of produce should we grow in Cornwall? How can I reduce the number of woodlice in my shed? I’ve been asked to grow flowers for a wedding in June. What would you recommend?
Kathy Clugston and her team of horticultural experts are in the coastal setting of Penzance for this week’s episode of Gardeners’ Question Time. Joining Kathy on the panel are houseplant expert Anne Swithinbank, self-proclaimed ‘botany geek’ James Wong, and garden designer Chris Beardshaw.
Head Gardener at Trebah Gardens, Darren Dickey chats to James Wong about the wonderful array of ferns growing on the sub-tropical site.
Producer: Bethany Hocken
Assistant Producer: Dulcie Whadcock
Executive Producer: Hannah Newton
A Somethin' Else production for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
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California poppy
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Q—I bought some autumn-fruiting raspberries. There has been no fruit or flower. Why is this?
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Q—I have an East and West-facing dry stone wall with an earth top. What are the best plants for this coastal site?
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Sedum
Sempervivum
Aeonium
Semponium
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Fern ‘Blechnum’
Polypodium vulgare
Fern ‘blechnum spicant’
Anthemis cupiana ‘N²¹²Ô²¹â€™
Tulbaghia
Viola odorata
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Feature at Trebah
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Tree fern ‘Dicksonia antarctica’
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Cyathea dealbata
Maidenhair fern
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Ladder fern
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Q—can you recommend any pulses and grains to grow?
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Flageolet
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Quinoa
Beets
Chickpea
Soybean
Edamame
Lupinus
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Dahlia
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Q— I’ve been asked to grow flowers for a wedding in early June. What would you recommend?
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Verbascum chaixii
Purple fennel
Germanic iris
Iris ‘Mer de Sud’
Scabiosa 'Butterfly Blue'
Borage
Echium
Lupinus ‘Persian slipper’
Geranium
Acanthus
Anchusa
Muscari
Hyacinthoides
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Water lily
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Q—Considering the climate, what type of produce would the team recommend growing in Cornwall?
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Caper
Mango Anwar Ratol
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Loquat
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Actinidia deliciosa, Kiwi
Cocktail kiwi
Chilean guava
Pineapple guava
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