Rosewell: Plant Names, Reflection and Perlite
What would the panel plant in a garden for reflection? Are there any alternatives to perlite and vermiculite? Kathy and the GQT panel answer these questions and more.
What would the panel plant in a garden for reflection? Are there any alternatives to perlite and vermiculite? Is the weather to blame for my shamefully small brassicas and tiny potatoes?
Kathy Clugston and a team of experts are in Rosewell, Midlothian, to solve the gardening questions of the audience. Joining Kathy are ethnobotanist James Wong, garden designer Neil Porteous and Head of Gardens at Balmoral Kirsty Wilson.
Later in the programme, James Wong meets researchers Dr Hannah Atkins and Sadie Barber to discuss the extensive process of naming plants.
Producer: Bethany Hocken
Assistant Producer: Rahnee Prescod鈥�
Executive Producer: Carly Maile
A Somethin' Else production for 麻豆社 Radio 4
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Plant list
Questions and timecodes are below. Where applicable, plant names have been provided.
Q 鈥� How do I overwinter an oleander plant in Scotland? (01鈥�29鈥�)
James Wong 鈥�
Bougainvillea
Q 鈥� Is the weather to blame for my shamefully small brassicas and small potatoes? (04鈥�13鈥�)
Q 鈥� Will gaura seeds germinate if I plant them in pots? (7鈥�04鈥�)
Neil Porteous 鈥�
Gaura听lindheimeri, white gaura
Senecio听candidans听Angel Wings听('Senaw'PBR), shining-white ragwort [Angel Wings]
Q 鈥� Could the panel suggest alternative compost additives that aren鈥檛 perlite and vermiculite? (10鈥�43鈥�)
Q 鈥� We've just moved into a brick house in a conservation area. What can we plant to disguise our solar battery and air source heat pump? (14鈥�58鈥�)
Kirsty Wilson 鈥�
Rhododendron听'Praecox', rhododendron 'Praecox'
Neil Porteous 鈥�
Pileostegia viburnoides, climbing hydrangea
Hydrangea听seemannii, seemann鈥檚 hydrangea
James Wong 鈥�
Miscanthus听sinensis, eulalia
Feature 鈥� James Wong discusses the naming of plants with researchers Dr Hannah Atkins and Sadie Barber (19鈥�56鈥�)
James Wong 鈥�
Begonia Darthvaderiana
Kirsty Wilson 鈥�
Sorbus听randaiensis
Neil Porteous 鈥�
Begonia听grandis听subsp.听sinensis听'Red Undies'
Dendropanax trifidus
Q 鈥� The various shrubs and trees that I planted last year were destroyed by wind. Many of the leaves dried and dropped off prematurely. What do you think the prognosis is for next year? (28鈥�21鈥�)
Neil Porteous 鈥�
Ranunculus听repens, creeping buttercup
Thujopsis听dolabrata, hiba
Echium
Q 鈥� My sweet peas have been keeling over and dying. What can I do to grow them more successfully? (32鈥�18鈥�)
Q 鈥� What type of plants would the panel have in a garden for reflection? (37鈥�06鈥�)
Neil Porteous 鈥�
Tsuga听heterophylla, western hemlock
Kirsty Wilson 鈥�
Crocus
Galanthus, Snowdrops
Erythroniums
Camassia, quamash
Colchicum
James Wong 鈥�
Salvia听rosmarinus听(Ro), rosemary
Thymus听vulgaris, common thyme
Salvia听officinalis, common sage
maroram
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