Tring
The GQT team are in Tring for this week's horticultural programme.
How can I get rid of slugs without using pesticides? Will rhododendrons grow on chalky soil? Should we remove dead trees or leave them for wildlife?
Joining Peter Gibbs to answer these questions and more in front of a live audience in Tring are pest and disease expert Pippa Greenwood, plantsman Matt Biggs, and garden designer Juliet Sargeant.
Also on the programme, Pippa Greenwood visits her old lab at the RHS Wisley Plant Science Laboratory which will shortly open its doors to the public to showcase past and present research.
Producer: Daniel Cocker
Assistant Producer: Rahnee Prescod
Executive Producer: Louisa Field
A Somethin' Else production for 麻豆社 Radio 4
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Q 鈥� I grow all my hostas in pots and containers but I have lots of trouble with slugs.听 I don鈥檛 use pesticides or slug pellets - nothing seems to work.听 I never get through the season with a full show of hostas.
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Q 鈥� With all the cold weather and rain my Pittosporum tobira听'Nanum'
and Euphorbia听mellifera have suffered really badly and do you have any suggestions of how I can get them to recover.
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Q 鈥� We鈥檙e on the chalky soil very much like Whipsnade Zoo but in between Ashridge has got some stunning rhododendrons of which I鈥檓 very envious.听 Can the panel recommend any rhododendrons we might be able to grow on our chalky soil?
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Juliet 鈥撎�
Inkarho
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Q 鈥� We moved home last year and we鈥檝e been building an office in the garden with a green roof.听听 I wonder if the panel can suggest some low maintenance planting schemes that are hopefully wildlife friendly as well.
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Juliet 鈥�
Sedum听
Thyme
Chives
Oregano
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Q 鈥� I recently added rose beds to my son鈥檚 sterile AstroTurfed garden.听 We discovered a good eight inches of hardcore under the AstroTurf听which is still there albeit disturbed.听听 I used a mixture of topsoil and green manure, but this also seemed very sterile.听 I didn鈥檛 notice any worms.听 Will these arrive naturally, or should I be doing something else to encourage them?
(22 minutes 21 seconds)听
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Q 鈥� What shrubs are suitable for going in pots in a south-facing courtyard garden?听
(25 minutes 19 seconds)听
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Matt 鈥�
Hardy Hibiscus
Alyogyne听huegelii
Pelargonium,听Fragrans Group (Sc)
Coprosma
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Pippa 鈥�
Japenese Acers
Arbutus听
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Q 鈥� Our whitebeam tree has died.听 Should we have it taken down, or leave it as it is for the birds?
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Juliet 鈥�
Rosa,听'Rambling Rector'
Honeysuckle
Clematis听montana
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Q 鈥� I volunteer at Whipsnade Zoo.听听 We鈥檝e recently started up a native species group where we are trying to renovate some areas in the Zoo and turn them into true native species areas.听 And there seems to be quite a lot of enthusiasm and we want to keep that going so I鈥檇 be very grateful for any tips or plant advice etc.听
(35 minutes 59 seconds)听
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