Spalding: Ant Infestation, Pot-Bound Olive Tree and Watering Seedlings
Gardeners鈥� Question Time visit Springfields Festival Gardens in Spalding with advice on reviving a pot-bound olive tree, dealing with ants and watering seedlings.
Gardeners鈥� Question Time visits the stunning Springfields Festival Gardens in Spalding, 15 acres of beautifully designed and diverse planting, created for visitors of all ages to explore and enjoy.
Peter Gibbs is joined by a panel of horticultural experts - Matthew Wilson, Christine Walkden and Bunny Guinness - to answer questions from an enthusiastic audience of local gardeners. Together, they tackle a wide range of gardening dilemmas, from reviving a pot-bound olive tree to dealing with ants that have taken up residence in an exotic potted palm.
The panel also offers practical advice on watering seedlings effectively, encouraging a mature philadelphus to flower, and successfully overwintering hollyhocks.
Also, Grow Your Own expert Julia Parker shares her top tips for successional planting, helping gardeners enjoy a continuous harvest throughout the growing season.
Producer: Dominic Tyerman
Producer: Matthew Smith
Producer: Rahnee Prescod
Assistant Producer: William Norton
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.听
Q 鈥� How do I encourage more amaryllis bulblets to appear? (01鈥�53鈥�)
Q 鈥� When鈥檚 the best time to re-pot an olive tree? (04鈥�56鈥�)
Q 鈥撯�奧hat small tree would you suggest for a west-facing garden in a windy aspect of the garden? (09鈥�11鈥�)听
Christine Walkden 鈥�
Amelanchier alnifolia var. pumila, dwarf alder-leaved serviceberry听
Bunny Guinness 鈥�
Crategus, Hawthorn
Malus sylvestris, Crab apple
Matthew Wilson 鈥�
Pinus wallichiana, bhutan pine
Malus sargentii, Sargent crab apple
Heptacodium miconioides, seven son flower tree
Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia', plum-leaved thorn
Prunus 脳 yedoensis, yoshino cherry听
Q 鈥� How should I go about overwintering my Hollyhocks? (14鈥�28鈥�)
Feature 鈥� Grow your own guru Julia Parker gives her tips on successional planting (18鈥�11鈥�)
Broad beans
Fennel
Beetroot
Courgettes
Runner beans
Kale
Q 鈥� What鈥檚 the most effective way to water seedlings? (22鈥�20鈥�)听
Q 鈥� My palm tree is infested with ants! How do I get rid of them? (27鈥�44鈥�)
Q 鈥� What trees could be planted in my south-facing garden with a raised patio? We need it to shade the side of the house. (31鈥�32鈥�)听
Bunny Guinness 鈥�
Trachelospermum
Matthew Wilson 鈥�
Tilia 脳 europaea 'Wratislaviensis', lime 'Wratislaviensis'
Prunus Sunset Boulevard, cherry 'Sunset Boulevard'
Humulus lupulus 'Aureus', golden hop听
Q 鈥� How do I get my large Philadelphus to flower or rejuvenate? (36鈥�54鈥�)
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