Bath

11/25/22 • 41 min

Do you really need to wait until the freezing depths of winter before pruning a climbing rose? How do you start a compost heap? And what exactly is Fuchsia gall mite? Garden designers Chris Bearshaw, Juliet Sargeant, and RHS Wisley curator Matthew Pottage are ready to answer questions from a live audience in Bath. On his way to the hall, Peter Gibbs takes a stroll with historian Professor Marion Harney through Bath's historic Pleasure Gardens - gardens which often feature in Jane Austen's writing. Also on the programme, Ashley Edwards heads to Gladstone Park in North London to speak to garden designer Antonia Couling and artist Harun Morrison about their landscape garden feature The Anchor, The Drum, The Ship. Producer - Bethany Hocken Assistant Producer - Aniya Das Executive Producer - Louisa Field A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

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Can a pair of underpants tell you how healthy your soil is? What is toxic squash syndrome? And just why does Viburnum tinus smell like wet dog and poo to some people? Joining Peter Gibbs to answer these questions in front of a live audience in Banstead, Surrey, are plant and diseases expert Pippa Greenwood, garden designer Bunny Guinness and 'grow your own' expert Bob Flowerdew. Also on the programme, Bob Flowerdew offers up a masterclass on green manuring. Producer - Daniel Cocker Assistant Producer - Aniya Das Executive Producer - Louisa Field A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

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What surprises might sprout from newly laid turf? What is the best compost? And what is 'companion planting'? Joining Peter Gibbs this week are grow-your-own expert Bob Flowerdew, garden designer Bunny Guinness and Pippa Greenwood, our expert in pests and diseases. In 2008, a special tree was planted in Flamstead, Bedfordshire. On the surface the plane tree seems normal, but it has an inter-galactic pedigree that is far from down-to-earth. Matt Biggs takes Dr Robert Massey from the Royal Astronomical Society and Professor Steve Miller from University College London to visit the tree and its owner. Producer - Daniel Cocker Assistant Producer - Aniya Das Executive Producer - Louisa Field A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4