Summer Garden Party RHS Wisley: Show 1
Kathy Clugston is joined by James Wong, Matthew Pottage, Pippa Greenwood and Frances Tophill at RHS Garden Wisley for a Gardeners鈥� Question Time Summer Garden Party special.
Kathy Clugston hosts the first of two Gardeners鈥� Question Time Summer Garden Party specials from RHS Garden Wisley.
Joined by James Wong, Matthew Pottage, Pippa Greenwood and Frances Tophill, Kathy takes questions from a packed marquee audience at the RHS鈥檚 flagship garden.
Surrounded by the horticultural hubub amongst the garden's flower show, the panel discusses how to encourage flowers lower down a climbing rose, choosing plants for a recycled boat planter exposed to sea spray, and growing blueberries on alkaline soil.
Plus, the panel investigate an unusually shaped butternut squash and reflect on the plants, gardens and memories they have found hardest to leave behind, and the opportunities that came from moving on.
Producer: Matt Smith
Assistant Producer: William Norton
A Somethin' Else production for 麻豆社 Radio 4
* If listening on 麻豆社 Sounds and you wish to view the plant list, please go to the Gardeners' Question Time website and open this week's episode page.
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Q1 鈥� 鈥淗ow do I encourage flowers lower down on a climbing rose growing around my front door?鈥� (04鈥�16鈥�)
Frances Tophill
鈥� Climbing rose (Rosa cultivars)James Wong
鈥� Fan-trained fruit treesMatthew Pottage
鈥� Climbing rose (Rosa cultivars)鈥� Hydrangea hydrangeoides (syn. schizophragma hydrangeoides), Japanese hydrangea vine鈥� Climbing hydrangea (Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris)听Q2 鈥� 鈥淲hat low-maintenance plants would suit a recycled boat hull in a coastal garden exposed to sea spray and wind?鈥� (08鈥�23鈥�)
Pippa Greenwood
鈥� Armeria maritima, thrift鈥� Valerian (Centranthus ruber)Frances Tophill
鈥� Sea holly (Eryngium spp.)鈥� Poppy (Papaver spp.)鈥� Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)鈥� Rock samphire (Crithmum maritimum)鈥� Tamarisk (Tamarix spp.)鈥� Echium vulgare, Viper鈥檚 bugloss听听Q3 鈥� 鈥淗ow can I grow blueberries successfully on alkaline soil without continually buying ericaceous compost?鈥�(11鈥�34鈥�)
Matthew Pottage
鈥� Vaccinium spp., Blueberry鈥� Pinus spp., Pine听鈥� Rhododendron spp., Rhododendron听鈥� Pteridium aquilinum, Bracken听James Wong
鈥� Conifers (various species)听Q4 鈥� 鈥淗ow can I build up shallow soil without over-feeding plants that prefer poor conditions?鈥� (17鈥�20鈥�)
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鈥� Rose (Rosa cultivars)鈥� Dahlia (Dahlia cultivars)鈥� Sedum (Hylotelephium spp.)鈥� Ornamental grasses (various species)Matthew Pottage
鈥� Pteridium aquilinum, Bracken听听Q5 鈥� 鈥淗ow can I prevent caterpillars getting into the fruit on my espalier fruit trees?鈥� (23鈥�03鈥�)
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鈥� Apple (Malus domestica)鈥� Pear (Pyrus communis)鈥� Plum (Prunus domestica)Pests Mentioned
鈥� Codling moth (Cydia pomonella)鈥� Plum moth (Grapholita funebrana)鈥� Beneficial nematodes (various species)听Q6 鈥� 鈥淲hy has my butternut squash produced dark green, rough-skinned fruits?鈥� (26鈥�46鈥�)
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鈥� Cucurbita moschata 鈥楤utternut Rugosa鈥�, 鈥橞utternut squash听James Wong
鈥� Cucurbita moschata, Butternut squash听鈥� Cucurbita pepo, Acorn squash Group鈥� Cucurbita spp, Ornamental squashes听听Q7 鈥� 鈥淐an I grow a Bramley apple if I only have room for one tree?鈥� (31鈥�19鈥�)
Frances Tophill
鈥� Malus domestica 鈥楤ramley Seedling鈥�, Bramley apple听鈥� Malus domestica, Step-over apples听鈥� Prunus domestica, Plum鈥� Prunus avium, Cherry cultivarsPippa Greenwood
鈥� Malus spp., Crab apple听听Q8 鈥� 鈥淲hich plant or garden have you found hardest to leave behind?鈥� (33鈥�47鈥�)
James Wong
鈥� Primula spp., Primula听鈥� Hyacinthus orientalis, Hyacinth听鈥� Gladiolus spp., Gladiolus听鈥� Lilium spp., Lily听鈥� Petunia spp, Petunia.鈥� Narcissus spp., Daffodil鈥� Palm (various species)Pippa Greenwood
鈥� Magnolia stellata, star magnolia听
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