Postbag: Sheffield Botanical Gardens
How do you grow bog byrtle? What can you plant in the windiest part of your garden that can survive harsh conditions? Peter Gibbs and the panel are at Sheffield Botanical Gardens.
How do you propagate and grow Bog Myrtle? What South African or exotic plants could we grow in our garden? What can I plant in the windiest part of my garden that can survive harsh conditions?
Peter Gibbs and his team of gardening experts start the new year by exploring the serene and charming Sheffield Botanical Gardens, answering your horticultural queries from the GQT inbox.
Peter鈥檚 joined by garden designer Juliet Sargeant, botanical expert James Wong and Curator of RHS Garden Bridgewater Marcus Chilton-Jones. Leading Peter and the panel around the gardens is Programme Manager Ian Turner.
Producer: Bethany Hocken
Assistant Producer: Rahnee Prescod
Executive Producer: Hannah Newton
A Somethin' Else production for 麻豆社 Radio 4
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Questions and timecodes are below. Where applicable, plant names have been provided.
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Q 鈥� How do you prepare bamboo canes before using them as beam poles and supports?
(3 minutes 32 seconds)
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Q 鈥� What is horticultural grit and can you recommend a substitute?
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Q 鈥� We鈥檝e inherited a mature Magnolia tree and want to move it to a different location 鈥� can this be done? 听
(9 minutes 43 seconds)
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Q 鈥� How do you propagate and grow Bog Myrtle?
(13 minutes 08 seconds)
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Q 鈥� Could the panel suggest some climbing plants or shrubs that thrive in containers to give us privacy on our deck terrace?
(17 minutes 56 seconds)
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Marcus Chilton-Jones 鈥�
Parthenocissus henryana, Chinese Virginia creeper
Trachelospermum jasminoides, Star Jasmine
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James Wong 鈥�
Trachelospermum jasminoides, Star Jasmine
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Juliet Sargaent 鈥�
Akebia quinate - Chocolate Vine
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Q 鈥� What South African or exotic plants could my we grow in our garden?
(20 minutes 36 seconds)
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Ian Turner 鈥�
Agapanthus
Watsonias
Buddleja salviifolia, South African Sage Wood
Buddleja loricate, Mountain sage
Aloe striatula, Striped-stemmed Aloe
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Juliet Sargaent 鈥�
Kniphofia, Red-hot Poker
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Marcus Chilton-Jones 鈥�
Nerine bowdenii, Bowden Lily
Crinum 脳 powellii, Swamp Lily
Crocosmia
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Q 鈥� What can I plant near the windswept part of my garden that would survive strong winds from the coast?
(25 minutes 12 seconds)
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James Wong 鈥�
Alpines
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Juliet Sargaent 鈥�
Bergenia
Bergenia 'Baby Doll', Elephant's Ears 'Baby Doll'
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Ian Turner 鈥�
Sedum
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Marcus Chilton-Jones 鈥�
Iris Foetidissima, Stinking Iris
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Q 鈥� What鈥檚 growing on my cactus, and will it produce seeds?
(28 minutes 31 seconds)
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Q 鈥� What鈥檚 wrong with my Strelitzia Reginae plant and how do I get it to flower again?
(32 minutes 38 seconds)
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Q 鈥� What gardening jobs will the panel be getting stuck into for the new year?
(35 minutes 53 seconds)
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