Gardeners' Question Time
179 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 216 ratingsA panel of horticultural experts answer gardening questions from a live audience. Recorded in a different location each week
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GQT at Home: A Midspring Night's Dream
April 23, 2021 15:00 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBPeter Gibbs hosts the horticultural programme with a panel of gardening experts. This week's questions from the virtual audience are answered by Christine Walkden, James Wong and Matthew Wilson. The panellists discuss rewilding a garden, wearing gloves while gardening, and the cold hard truth about Bonsai trees. Away from the questions, Alex Young advises on how to prepare houseplants for spring, and award-winning garden designer Juliet Sargeant gives the ultimate guide to self-seeding pla...
GQT at Home: Perfect Holes and Motivating Goals
April 16, 2021 15:00 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBPeter Gibbs hosts the horticultural Q&A with experts James Wong, Matthew Wilson and Christine Walkden who answer questions sent in by email and from the virtual audience. This week, the panel tackles questions on pruning trees, a suffering asparagus fern and a curious case of frog spawn in a tree. Away from the questions, historian Advolly Richmond is joined by GQT regular Matt Biggs to unravel the fascinating history of the nation's favourite beverage - tea. Producer - Jemima Rathbone A...
GQT at Home: Wedding Favours and Pungent Neighbours
April 11, 2021 14:30 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBKathy Clugston hosts the gardening panel show, joined by Anne Swithinbank, Matthew Pottage and Humaira Ikram to answer questions sent in by listeners. This week, the panel answers questions on plants they regret in their garden, rare houseplants and the optimistic sounds they look forward to with the coming of Spring. Away from the questions, Ashley Edwards gives us a rundown of how and why we deadhead, and florist Hazel Gardiner discusses her favourite spring flowers for arrangements. P...
GQT at Home: Spuds and Citrus Duds
April 04, 2021 13:45 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBKathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. This week's panellists are Humaira Ikram, Anne Swithinbank and Matthew Pottage, who tackle questions on droopy Calatheas, easily propagated plants for a tropical climate, and troublesome herb plants. Away from the questions, Hafsah Hafeji gives us a potato planting masterclass, and Dr Chris Thorogood returns to explore the fascinating folklore around the Easter Lily. Producer - Rosie Merotra Assistan...
GQT From The Archives: Edibles Special
March 26, 2021 16:00 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBThe team look back through the archives for an edible edition of the show. A variety of panellists, old and new, discuss edible flowers for culinary decoration, uncooperative satsuma pips, and troublesome onions. Away from the questions, Matthew Wilson and West Dean Gardens supervisor Sarah Wayne give us a crash course in chili growing, and we are treated to an exclusive look into Bob Flowerdew's polytunnel. Producer - Daniel Cocker Assistant Producer - Jemima Rathbone A Somethin' Else ...
GQT from the Archives: Houseplant Special
March 19, 2021 16:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBThe team look back through the archives for a houseplant edition of the show. A variety of panellists, old and new, discuss showering with your plants and orchid maintenance, and one lucky listener finally receives an answer to a 60 year-old question. Away from the questions, Peter Gibbs visits RHS Wisley’s Giant Houseplant Takeover exhibit. Producer - Daniel Cocker Assistant Producer - Millie Chu A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4
GQT at Home: Bulbs, Balconies and Bougainvilleas
March 12, 2021 16:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBKathy Clugston chairs the gardening Q&A with a panel of experts - Matthew Pottage, Bob Flowerdew and Pippa Greenwood - and a live virtual audience. This week the panellists discuss how best to control earwigs, suggest great hanging indoor plants, and tell stories of plants they've changed their opinions on. Away from the questions, Anne Swithinbank shares her summer bulb shopping list, and Humaira Ikram is on hand with a guide to creating the perfect lawn. Producer - Hannah Newton Assista...
GQT at Home: Sweet Peas and Rusty Leaves
March 05, 2021 16:00 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBKathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme with gardening experts. Bob Flowerdew, Pippa Greenwood and Matthew Pottage are the panellists answering questions sent in by green-fingered listeners and the live virtual audience. They discuss nurturing asparagus plants, the differences between sweet peas and garden peas, and what their flower characters would be. Away from the questions, historian Advolly Richmond tells the fascinating history of vanilla, while Kirsty Wilson gives us an unu...
GQT at Home: Luffa and Ligularia
February 26, 2021 16:00 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBPeter Gibbs hosts the gardening panel show. This week he's joined by Matt Biggs, Anne Swithinbank, James Wong and a live virtual audience, to answer questions from listeners about subjects from pomegranate trees to hardy houseplants. Away from the questions, we get an update from Matthew and Jane Wilson on their cut flower border project, and Claire Ratinon champions organic growing. Producer - Dan Cocker Assistant Producer - Rosie Merotra A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4
GQT at Home: Hibiscus and Houseplants
February 19, 2021 16:00 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBKathy Clugston hosts this week's gardening panel show. Bunny Guinness, Matthew Wilson and Chris Beardshaw answer questions sent in by the virtual audience. They discuss their favourite trees, plants that thrive on neglect and how to accommodate a newly-enthusiastic gardener in your garden. Away from the questions, Hafsah Hafeji tells us how to sow sustainably and on a budget, and gardener Juliet Sargeant gives a mulch masterclass. Producer - Hannah Newton Assistant Producer - Jemima Rathb...
GQT at Home: Sunken Beds and Nostalgic Scents
February 12, 2021 16:00 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBKathy Clugston hosts the horticultural Q&A. Matthew Wilson, Chris Beardshaw and Bunny Guinness answer questions from the virtual audience on a variety of subjects, from how best to propagate a rose to salvaging a sunken bed. Away from the questions, Jacquie Felix-Mitchell teaches you how to create your own secret garden from scratch, and Ashley Edwards advises on what to sow now. Producer - Hannah Newton Assistant Producer - Jemima Rathbone A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4
GQT at Home: Begonias and Window Boxes
February 05, 2021 16:00 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBKathy Clugston hosts this week's gardening panel show. Anne Swithinbank, Humaira Ikram and Christin Walkden answer questions sent in by listeners across the country. They tackle the thorny issue of pests targeting newly planted bulbs, as well as resilient houseplants and the best flowers to brighten your window boxes. Away from the questions, Dr Chris Thorogood travels to Lanzarote to teach us about the multi-talented Agave plant, and Matt Biggs speaks to gardener Mo Badat on how he created...
GQT at Home: Worm Casts and Rainy Day Plants
January 29, 2021 16:00 - 42 minutes - 38.5 MBHorticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts, hosted by Peter Gibbs. Joining him on the panel are pests and diseases expert Pippa Greenwood, RHS curator Matthew Pottage, and plantsman Matt Biggs. They answer questions about worm casts, shrubs that look best in rainy climes, and bouquet trends. Away from the questions, Matthew Wilson and his wife, Jane, discuss how to secure blooming success, and Peter Gibbs speaks to Janet Terry and Jo Wenham of the Millennium Seed Bank ...
GQT at Home: Chilean treats and Onion feats
January 22, 2021 16:00 - 42 minutes - 38.5 MBPeter Gibbs hosts this week's gardening Q&A, with a panel of green fingered experts answering questions sent in by listeners via social media and email. Matt Biggs, Pippa Greenwood and Matthew Pottage tackle the queries, from making your garden design coherent, to the best lettuce to grow for your loved one. Away from the questions, Juliet Sargeant pays homage to the unsung hero of gardening, and Alex Young gives a refresher course in re-potting your houseplants. Producer - Daniel Cocker...
GQT at Home: Witch-hazel and Walnut Trees
January 15, 2021 16:00 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBKathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. Anne Swithinbank, Bob Flowerdew and James Wong answer questions concerning gardening rituals, peculiarly flowering lilacs, and sprucing up a rental garden. Away from the questions, Jacquie Felix-Mitchell gives her top tips for moving to a new house and garden, and Kirsty Wilson celebrates witch-hazel's brightening power in these cold winter months. Producer - Hannah Newton Assistant Producer - Rosie Me...
GQT at Home: Growing Greens and Buzzing Bees
January 08, 2021 16:00 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBHorticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. Peter Gibbs is joined by Pippa Greenwood, Bunny Guinness and Matthew Wilson to answer questions sent in by green-fingered listeners. This week the panellists advise on tackling an overgrown garden, flowers to encourage bees and unusual plant hacks. They also help a listener with a berry-less Buckthorn, and discuss their favourite January jobs in the garden. Away from the questions, Anne Swithinbank chats to Gynelle Leon from Pr...
GQT at Home: Happy New Year
January 01, 2021 16:00 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBHorticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts, hosted by Kathy Clugston. Bob Flowerdew, Christine Walkden and James Wong answer questions from green-fingered listeners. This week, the panellists suggest the best trees to grow for toothbrush handles, discuss why two acorns from the same tree can produce such different plants and identify an interesting looking fungus. Away from the questions, Humaira Ikram is at the Olympic Park finding out about its wildlife legacy since 20...
GQT at Home: Merry Christmas
December 25, 2020 16:00 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBKathy Clugston and her team of gardening experts answer your questions. Christine Walkden, James Wong and Bob Flowerdew tackle questions sent in by listeners and the virtual audience. The panellists suggest vegetables to grow for next year's Christmas dinner, advise on caring for a Peace lily and put a confusing conifer under the microscope. They also answer questions from some famous fans of the programme. Away from the questions, Dr Chris Thorogood is talking all things mistletoe, and Adv...
GQT at Home: Coconuts and Cacti
December 18, 2020 16:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBPeter Gibbs hosts the gardening panel show, joined by a team of experts - including Matthew Wilson, Bunny Guinness and Pippa Greenwood - to answer questions sent in by listeners from across the country. This week, the panellists discuss whether we should touch our plants, suggest flowers to grow for an October wedding, and reveal odd things that have happened in their garden this year. Away from the questions, Juliet Sargeant shares her tips for using unusual evergreens in the garden, and A...
GQT at Home: Hellebores and Birds
December 11, 2020 16:00 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBPeter Gibbs is joined by a panel of horticultural experts - Matt Biggs, Humaira Ikram and Christine Walken - to answer questions sent in by listeners. This week, the panellists offer advice on repotting Cacti and suggest plants to feed the birds. They also discuss wild boar in the garden. Away from the questions, Manoj Malde visits the Neasden Temple, and Matthew Wilson gives his guide to making your own leaf mould. Producer - Daniel Cocker Assistant Producer - Rosie Merotra A Somethin'...
GQT at Home: Squirrels and Sweet peas
December 04, 2020 16:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBKathy Clugston hosts the gardening panel show. Anne Swithinbank, Matthew Pottage and Chris Beardshaw answer questions sent in by green-fingered listeners and the virtual audience. This week, the panellists discuss gardening options for aspirational students, the perils of re-potting plants and how to deal with pesky squirrels in the garden. Chris Beardshaw also solves the curious case of popping sweet pea pods. Away from the questions, Ashley Edwards tells you how to construct the perfect f...
GQT at Home: Hippeastrums and Holly
November 27, 2020 16:00 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBKathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme with Chris Beardshaw, Anne Swithinbank and Matthew Pottage. Kathy and a virtual audience from across the country. This week, the panellists discuss the dos and don'ts of creating colour in the garden, alternative indoor Christmas trees and building a wildlife pond from scratch. They also share their garden dreams and nightmares. Away from the questions, Alex Young has a survival guide for houseplants through the winter, and Advolly Richmond i...
RHS Garden Wisley: Postbag Edition
November 20, 2020 16:00 - 42 minutes - 38.5 MBHorticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. Peter Gibbs is joined by Matthew Pottage, Anne Swithinbank and Pippa Greenwood to dive into the GQT postbag and answer questions sent in via email and post, as they wander round the beautiful RHS Garden Wisley with Alex Young. This week, they discuss shady planting, rockery mosses and cow-friendly hedges. They also identify some funny-looking fruits, and share some basil hacks for listeners in lockdown. Producer - Dan Cocker As...
GQT at Home: Perennials and Fennels
November 13, 2020 15:30 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBKathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. Bunny Guinness, Pippa Greenwood and Bob Flowerdew answer questions from green-fingered listeners. This week, the team tries to figure out why one listener's carrots are going wonky, discusses the best place to keep succulents over winter, and advises how to stop fennel from bolting. Away from the questions, Humaira Ikram meets author and tree-enthusiast Paul Wood to discover the surprising history behin...
GQT at Home: Episode Thirty
November 06, 2020 16:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBKathy Clugston is joined by a panel of experts to answer gardening questions in front of a virtual audience. Bob Flowerdew, Bunny Guinness and Pippa Greenwood are on the panel. This week, the panellists answer questions on how to choose the right mulch, recommend palm trees for a south-easterly facing garden and compare techniques on saving an un-cheery cherry tree. Away from the questions, Peter Gibbs is at Wakehurst, Royal Botanic Garden Kew to see their American Prairie project with Ed I...
Hampton Court Palace: Postbag Edition
October 30, 2020 16:00 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBPeter Gibbs chairs this week's horticultural panel show. Joining Peter at the beautiful Hampton Court Palace gardens to answer questions sent in via email and social media are Matt Biggs, Christine Walkden and Humaira Ikram. Producer - Dan Cocker Assistant producer - Rosie Merotra A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4
GQT at Home: Episode Twenty-Nine
October 23, 2020 15:00 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBKathy Clugston presents this week's horticultural panel show. Pippa Greenwood, Matthew Wilson and Christine Walkden answer questions sent in by listeners via social media and email. This week the panel discuss plants inspired by women for a W.I. 100th celebration, give advice on a poorly String-of-Pearls, and give suggestions for winter projects in the garden. Aside from the questions, Wisley's Alex Young talks us through building a photo frame with succulents, and garden designer, Humaira ...
GQT at Home: Episode Twenty-Eight
October 16, 2020 15:30 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBKathy Clugston chairs this week's gardening show. Christine Walkden, Matthew Wilson and Pippa Greenwood join her to answer the questions. This week the team are joined once more by a live virtual audience. The team discuss how they remember what they have planted and where, suggest the best salad leaves to grow outdoors over winter, and try to rescue a listener's dying rose. Away from the questions, Peter Gibbs visits Wakehurst, Kew’s wild botanic garden in Sussex, to meet Living Collectio...
Knebworth House and Gardens: Postbag Edition
October 09, 2020 15:00 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBPeter Gibbs hosts this week's gardening panel show. Pippa Greenwood, Bob Flowerdew and Bunny Guinness are on hand to answer questions sent in by listeners. The team is back together in real life once again and gets straight to tackling questions on squashless squash, putting lavender in the compost heap, and dealing with grass snakes. The panellists also discuss how to grow a fig tree, and give a young listener ideas for pink flowers she can grow. Head Gardener at Knebworth Gardens, Kevin...
GQT at Home: Episode Twenty-Seven
October 02, 2020 15:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBThe gardening panel show hosted by Kathy Clugston. Joining her on the panel are Chris Beardshaw, Anne Swithinbank and Matthew Pottage. This week, the panellists tackle questions from the live virtual audience on Canna, Cosmos and Cacti. They also discuss the surprising scent of an Elder. Aside from the questions, James Wong chat to Bonsai Tree expert, Eric Danot, from Bonsai Co., and Alex Young is back with a beginners' guide to topiary. Producer - Dan Cocker Assistant Producer - Rosie Mer...
GQT at Home: Episode Twenty-Six
September 25, 2020 15:00 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBKathy Clugston chairs the horticultural panel show. Chris Beardshaw, Anne Swithinbank and Matthew Pottage are on hand to answer questions from green-fingered listeners. This week the panellists are joined by a virtual audience as they tackle questions on how to ripen tomatoes and the best plants to provide pollen late in the season, and help a listener struggling with their cacti. Away from the questions, Peter Gibbs joins Matthew Pottage at RHS Wisley to discuss the box-hedge caterpillar ...
GQT at Home: Episode Twenty-Five
September 18, 2020 15:00 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBKathy Clugston hosts this week's gardening panel show. Matthew Biggs, Pippa Greenwood and Humaira Ikram answer questions sent in from listeners via email and social media. This week, the panellists suggest plants for hanging baskets during the winter, advise on where to start with a new over-grown garden, and give tips on attracting worms back into the garden. Away from the questions, Chris Beardshaw gives us his handy guide to planting bulbs and Advolly Richmond has the varied history behi...
GQT at Home: Episode Twenty-Four
September 11, 2020 15:00 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBKathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. Christine Walkden, Bob Flowerdew and Matthew Wilson answer the questions. In a GQT first, the panel are joined by a virtual audience tuning in from home, to discuss the best hops to grow, whether the challenge of growing 164 plants in a garden is possible, and their favourite dance to do when a plant finally flowers. Away from the questions, Chris Thorogood has ventured off in the cover of darkness to ...
GQT At Home: Episode Twenty-Three
September 04, 2020 15:00 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBPeter Gibbs is in the chair for this week's horticultural panel show. Anne Swithinbank, Matthew Pottage and Chris Beardshaw join him to answer gardening questions sent in by listeners via email and social media. The panellists suggest climbers to grow on a swing, give tips on bringing a poorly Calathea back to life, and share their biggest gardening fallacies. Away from the questions, Juliet Sargent chats to Peter Hall from Breaky Bottom vineyard about how best to grow grapes, and Claire Ra...
GQT At Home: Episode Twenty-Two
August 28, 2020 15:00 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBKathy Clugston hosts this week's gardening panel show, joined by Bob Flowerdew, Pippa Greenwood and James Wong to answer listeners' horticultural quandaries and queries. The panellists tackle questions on unhappy salad leaves, growing your own Christmas dinner and fragrant climbers for a pergola. They also share obscure gardening tips passed down from their elders. Away from the questions, garden designer Humaira Ikram explains how best to plant in dry conditions, and Peter Gibbs visits the...
GQT At Home: Episode Twenty-one
August 21, 2020 15:00 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBKathy Clugston chairs this week's horticultural panel show, with Bunny Guinness, Matthew Wilson and James Wong answering questions from green-fingered listeners. This week the panel suggests small aquatic plants for an indoor water fountain, advises on rooting plants and shares favourite autumn activities in the garden for new listeners keen to keep up their new found love of gardening after summer. Away from the questions, Kathy visits an alleyway in Belfast with a community who have disco...
GQT At Home: Episode Twenty
August 14, 2020 15:00 - 42 minutes - 38.5 MBPeter Gibbs chairs the horticultural programme with Christine Walkden, Matthew Pottage and Anne Swithinbank on the panel, ready and waiting for questions sent in by listeners via email and social media. The panellists discuss ways to support mammals in our gardens following news that a quarter of native mammals are now at risk of extinction in the UK. They also attempt to identify a mysterious 'sausage growing plant', suggest ways to incorporate gardening into primary school learning, and re...
GQT At Home: Episode Nineteen
August 07, 2020 15:00 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBKathy Clugston hosts the gardening panel show, with Pippa Greenwood, Chris Beardshaw and Matt Biggs joining her to answer questions sent in by listeners. This week, the team discusses how to add a water source to your garden, which plants are best for a living wall, and an impressive amount of train-related plant names. Away from the questions, Humaira Ikram explains how to keep your garden pet-safe and Chris Thorogood investigates the deceptive nature of the orchid. Producer: Rosie Mero...
GQT At Home: Episode Eighteen
July 31, 2020 15:00 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBKathy Clugston presents the horticultural panel show with gardening experts. Anne Swithinbank, James Wong and Matthew Wilson are on hand to answer questions sent in via email and social media. This week, the panel discusses adding colour to your flowerbed, taking care of an orchid and gardening gloves suitable for heavy duty work. Away from the questions, Peter Gibbs visits the exotic garden at RHS Wisley to chat to Matthew Pottage and Dr Helen Hoyle, and Pippa Greenwood has tips for inviti...
GQT At Home: Episode Seventeen
July 24, 2020 15:00 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBKathy Clugston hosts the horticultural panel show. Matt Biggs, Matthew Pottage and Pippa Greenwood answer listeners' gardening questions sent in via email and social media. This week, the panel discusses the merits of banana peel as a fertiliser, how best to care for your succulents and planting suggestions for a movable wedding date. Away from the questions, James Wong chats to Grow2Know founder Tayshan Hayden-Smith about gardening in the wake of Grenfell and Advolly Richmond dusts off the...
GQT At Home: Episode Sixteen
July 17, 2020 15:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBPeter Gibbs hosts the gardening panel show. Bunny Guinness, Bob Flowerdew and Chris Beardshaw answer the questions sent in by listeners via email and social media. This week, the panel discusses the best ways to grow coriander at home, suggestions for a fragrance-free climbing rose and tips for growing a chamomile lawn. Away from the questions, Kathy Clugston chats to keen amateur gardener and fellow BBC News presenter, Lukwesa Burak, and Humaira Ikram is back to give advice on planting for...
GQT At Home: Episode Fifteen
July 10, 2020 15:00 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBKathy Clugston hosts this week's horticultural panel show. James Wong, Matthew Wilson and Christine Walkden answer the questions from green-fingered listeners. This week, the panel discusses the best plants for a bonsai, share tips on caring for a Money Tree, and give recommendations for planting an upright piano and a moon garden. Aside from the questions, Humaira Ikram from KLC School of Design shares tips for planting in acid and alkaline soils, and Chris Thorogood tells the history of...
GQT At Home: Episode Fourteen
July 03, 2020 15:00 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBKathy Clugston and the panel - Anne Swithinbank, Matthew Pottage and Christine Walkden - answer gardening questions sent in by listeners. This week the team offer alternatives for a moss pole, discuss the best way to prune a quince tree and give options on what to plant in a Whisky barrel. Matthew Wilson chats to Cleve West about his experience of Veganic gardening and Peter Gibbs talks to Islamic Garden Designer Emma Clark about the Cambridge Mosque Garden and the role of gardens in Islam...
GQT At Home: Episode Thirteen
June 26, 2020 15:00 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBKathy Clugston hosts the horticultural panel show. Bob Flowerdew, Bunny Guinness and Pippa Greenwood answer the questions sent in by listeners via email and social media. This week the team discusses whether to water plants from the top or bottom, suggests how to turn a porch into an indoor jungle, and shares gardening mysteries. Matt Biggs talks about the role of light in our garden and Advolly Richmond has the interesting history behind the Reseda Odorata ‘Mignonette’ Producer - Hannah...
GQT At Home: Episode Twelve
June 19, 2020 15:00 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBPeter Gibbs chairs the virtual, horticultural panel show with Pippa Greenwood, Matt Biggs and Chris Beardshaw dialling in from home. Among the questioners this week is Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall, who appears on the programme for the first time to ask for the panel’s advice and insights on a historic variety of lavender. As part of our GQT lockdown masterclasses, Anne Swithinbank presents a June Prune 101 and Matthew Wilson talks to botanical tattooist Rebecca Vincent about...
GQT At Home: Episode Eleven
June 12, 2020 15:00 - 42 minutes - 38.5 MBKathy Clugston hosts the horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts. Anne Swithinbank, James Wong and Christine Walkden answer questions sent in via email and social media. This week, the panel discusses how to grow watermelon from seed, advises on splitting and repotting Aloe Vera, and reminisces on favourite gardening books. Aside from the questions, Pippa Greenwood is on hand with her pests and diseases guide, and we journey from Tresco Abbey Gardens on the Isle of S...
GQT at Home: Episode Ten
June 05, 2020 15:00 - 42 minutes - 38.5 MBKathy Clugston hosts the horticultural panel show. She is joined from their homes by Pippa Greenwood, Matt Biggs and Matthew Wilson. This week, the team discusses how to re-pot a peace lily, the best varieties of roses to be kept in pots, and a dying back Apple tree. Bob Flowerdew gives us the June to-do list for the garden and Chris Beardshaw has the etymology behind some popular flowers. Producer - Laurence Bassett Assistant Producer - Rosie Merotra A Somethin' Else production for BBC ...
GQT At Home: Episode Nine
May 29, 2020 15:00 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBKathy Clugston hosts the horticultural panel show. Bunny Guinness, Bob Flowerdew and Matthew Pottage join from home to answer questions from green-fingered listeners. This week, the team debates how to get the best spinach crop, offers options for a low maintenance patch of lawn, and discusses the best plants to put in an old toilet. Head Gardeners' Neil Porteus, Chris Thorogood and Michelle Cain give us a sneak peak into what is going on in gardens across the UK while they are shut to the ...
GQT At Home: Episode Eight
May 22, 2020 15:00 - 42 minutes - 38.5 MBPeter Gibbs hosts the horticultural panel show. He is joined from their own homes by James Wong, Anne Swithinbank and Chris Beardshaw. This week, the panel takes a virtual wander around the Chelsea garden show, and answers questions on Chelsea favourite, Alliums, how to know if a potato is ready to be picked, and perennial suggestions for a sloping bank. The team also discusses memorable Chelsea plants from across the years. Aside from the questions, Matt Biggs has a potted history of the C...
GQT At Home: Episode Seven
May 15, 2020 15:00 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBKathy Clugston is joined by Bob Flowerdew, Matthew Pottage and Christine Walkden to answer questions sent in via email and social media. This week, the panellists tackle questions from gardening enthusiasts on whether you can cut the top off a cactus, planting runner-beans upside-down and options for low-growing plants. Matt Biggs also advises on the best way to keep your lawn looking tip-top, and Bunny Guinness has this week's Gardening Glossary Producer: Daniel Cocker Assistant Producer:...