Postbag Edition: RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Kathy Clugston, Peter Gibbs and the GQT team dip into the postbag to answer your gardening questions at the Chelsea Flower Show.
Kathy Clugston and a panel of green-fingered gurus, Kirsty Wilson, Pippa Greenwood, and Dr Chris Thorogood, explore the spectacular Chelsea Flower Show!
Meanwhile on the vibrant main avenue, roving reporter Peter Gibbs explores gardens shaped by climate challenges. He steps into the thought-provoking Save for a Rainy Day Garden to chat with designer Baz Granger about clever water-saving ideas. Then, he ventures into the lush creativity of the Hospitalfield Arts Garden, where he meets celebrated garden designer Nigel Dunnett for a conversation on art, ecology, and sustainable planting.
Producer: Dom Tyerman
Assistant Producer: Rahnee Prescod and Suhaar Ali
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 - Why have my 10-year-old Camelia gotten developed smaller flowers this year? (02'05")
Q - Has my very large sycamore tree been stunting the growth of my old flowering cherry tree? 听(04'32")
Q - I wondered if I could plant that鈥檚 low level and creeping, which would reduce weeding and could cope with occasionally being walked on? (09'20")
Joe 鈥�
Mentha听requienii, corsican mint
Thymus听vulgaris, common thyme
Wild carrots
Poppies
Pippa Greenwood鈥�
Armeria听maritima, thift
Kirsty Wilson-
Erigeron, fleabane
Thymus听'Jekka', thyme 鈥榡ekka鈥�
Dr Chris Thorogood 鈥�
Atriplex听halimus, tree purslane
Q 鈥� I鈥檝e been experimenting with a variety of annuals, small trees, herbs, strawberries, and tomatoes. Should I be replacing all the compost in the tubs? 听(12'45")
Feature 鈥� Peter Gibbs visits the 鈥楽ave For A Rainy Day鈥� garden, where he speaks to garden designer Baz Granger (15鈥�55鈥�)
Baz Granger 鈥�
Stachys听byzantine, lamb鈥檚 ear
Achillea听millefolium, common yarrow
Oreomecon听nudicaulis, Icelandic poppy
Linum听perenne, perennial flax
Q- I got a puppy last August and I want to redesign my garden this year to be dog friendly. What advice can the panel offer? (22'30")
Q - We've had sporadic appearing orange patches. They鈥檙e now a permanent feature of the lawn. Any ideas on what could be causing this? (24'35")
Feature 鈥� Hospitalfield Arts Garden, where he meets celebrated garden designer Nigel Dunnett for a conversation on art, ecology, and sustainable planting (26鈥�24鈥�)
Nigel Dunnett-
Gypsophila听repens听'Rosea', creeping baby鈥檚 breath 鈥楻osea鈥�
Arrhenatherum听elatius, false oat grass
Q- We have a raised bed in our back garden, about 30 meters long with mature trees 鈥� what could grow here? (32'06")
Kirsty 鈥�
Spinach
lettuce
radishes
Bunny Guinness-
Polystichum听setiferum, soft shield fern
Valeriana听officinalis, common valerian
Euphorbia, spurge
Chris Thorogood-
Salvia听yangii听(Pe), Russian sage
Iris听germanica, bearded iris
Iris听'Superstition' (TB), iris 鈥楽uperstition鈥�
Q - What advice could you give to supermarkets to keep their plants fresh and saleable? (37'00")
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