Winterbrook
Kathy Clugston and her panel of green-fingered experts answer horticultural questions from Oxfordshire.
Why are my leeks brown inside? Should I cut the wispy stems off my wisteria? Why do I kill over 50% of the plug plants I鈥檝e purchased? The GQT team are back to answer all of these questions and more from Winterbrook, Oxfordshire.
Prepped to solve a series of plant problems are botanist Pippa Greenwood, Head of Science of the University of Oxford Botanic Garden Dr Chris Thorogood, and garden designer Chris Beardshaw.
Alongside the questions, GQT panellist, Pippa Greenwood visits Merlin Brook-Little at at Nicholson鈥檚 Nursery to discuss all there is to know about plant screening.
Producer: Bethany Hocken
Assistant Producer: Rahnee Prescod
Executive Producer: Hannah Newton
A Somethin鈥� Else production for 麻豆社 Radio 4
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Q-We live in the Thames Valley flood plane. The soil is extremely free draining, and we also enjoy the Benson frost pocket. Which herbaceous perennials would you recommend for a dry and frosty garden?
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Chris B鈥�
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Primrose
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Daffodil 鈥楰ing Alfred鈥櫶�
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Geranium
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Geranium macrorrhizum 'Ingwersen's Variety'
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Leucanthemum superbum
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Phlox glaberrima 'Bill Baker'
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笔颈辫辫补鈥�
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Cyclamen
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Eremurus
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Eryngium
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Q鈥� We have an extensive wisteria on our south-facing cottage wall. Once it鈥檚 flowered it puts out long whiskers which I cut off repeatedly. Am I doing the right thing?
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Q鈥� I inherited a very old apple tree. It has
cropped well and had the best blossom it鈥檚 ever had this year, but the leaves
are curled up and covered in bugs and mildew. What鈥檚 the cause?
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Q鈥� I had a two-year-old eucalyptus tree which died this winter. Can you suggest an evergreen replacement?
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(10 minutes, 20 seconds)
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Ginkgo
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Chris B鈥�
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Sakura sempervirens
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Taxodium
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Metasequoia
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Pippa鈥檚 feature
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Hornbeam
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Beech
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Portuguese laurel
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Elaeagnus
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Phillyrea
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Quercus ilex
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Q鈥� Can you suggest a small, edible tree I could plant in a small bed as a screen from the neighbours?
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(22 minutes, 28 seconds)
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Sorbus 鈥楧辞诲辞苍驳鈥�
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Sorbus 鈥楲utescens鈥�
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Paulownia 鈥楩oxglove tree鈥�
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Espalier
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Q鈥� I love leeks and I鈥檝e grown them for years, but my most recent leeks contained a brown lesion inside. Why is this?
(26 minutes, 58 seconds)
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Q鈥� Why do I kill over 50% of plug plants purchased from very reputable suppliers?
(29 minutes, 43 seconds)
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Q鈥� Horticulture is a constant learning curve. What鈥檚 the latest valuable knowledge you鈥檝e picked up?
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(38 minutes, 28 seconds)
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