Birmingham Botanical Gardens: Fertilisers, Fluorescent Plants and Clematis
What plants would you recommend to entertain five to six year-olds? Are rose fertilisers and tomato fertilisers the same thing? Kathy and the panel have all the answers.
What plants would you recommend to entertain five to six year-olds? How do I successfully grow Japanese banana plants? Are rose fertilisers and tomato fertilisers the same thing?
Kathy Clugston and her team of horticultural champions visit Birmingham Botanical Gardens to solve the gardening gripes of the audience. On the panel this week are proud plantsman Matthew Biggs, ethnobotanist James Wong and garden designer Juliet Sargeant.
Later, Matt Biggs educates us on the life and legacy of renowned plant collector Ernest Wilson whose expeditions across Asia led to the introduction of over 2,000 plant species.
Senior Producer: Daniel Cocker
Assistant Producer: Rahnee Prescod
Assistant Producer: Suhaar Ali
Executive Producer: Carly Maile
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.
Q 鈥� How do I successfully grow Japanese banana plants? (3鈥�27鈥�)
James Wong 鈥�
Musa听basjoo, japanese banana
Musa听lasiocarpa, chinese yellow banana
Musa听sikkimensis, sikkim banana
Q 鈥� I was recently sold rose fertilizer instead of tomato fertilizer? Are they the same? (6鈥�45鈥�)
Q 鈥� How do I maintain my Thunbergia Alata during the winter? (10鈥�15鈥�)
Matt Biggs 鈥�
Pomoea听leptophylla, bush moon flower
Eccremocarpus听scaber, chilean glory flower
Lablab听purpureus, hyacinth bean
Gloriosa听superba, glory lily
Feature 鈥� Matthew Biggs discussing the life and legacy of Ernest Henry Wilson (15鈥�54鈥�)
Q 鈥� Which Clematis would you recommend for a shady spot? (21鈥�13鈥�)
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James Wong 鈥�Clematis听armandi, armand clematis
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Juliet Sargeant鈥�Clematis听'Nelly Moser' (EL), clematis 'Nelly Moser'
Clematis听montana, himalayan clematis
Clematis听viticella, purple clematis
Matt Biggs 鈥�
Clematis听koreana
Clematis听'Henryi' (EL), clematis 'Henryi'
Q 鈥� Please could you recommend a low maintenance evergreen shrub for a container in an exposed southeasterly facing front garden? (30鈥�57鈥�)
James Wong 鈥�
Tasmannia听lanceolata, mountain pepper
Matt Biggs 鈥�
Carex听comans听'Frosted Curls', sedge 'Frosted Curls'
Juliet Sargeant 鈥�
Sarcococca听hookeriana听Winter Gem听('Pmoore03'PBR), sweet box [Winter Gem]
Osmanthus听heterophyllus, holly olive
Escallonia听laevis听Pink Elle听('Lades'PBR), escallonia [Pink Elle]
Q 鈥� What plants would you recommend to both entertain and educate five- to six-year-olds? (36鈥�12鈥�)
Juliet Sargeant 鈥�
Decaisnea fargesii, Deads Man鈥檚 Fingers
Impatiens听capensis, American snapdragon
Matt Biggs 鈥�
Sarracenia听purpurea, common pitcher plant
Dahlias
Potatoes
Narcissus, daffodils
Mimosa听pudica, sensitive plant
James Wong
Nepenthes, tropical pitcher plant
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