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Factual: Homes & Gardens: Gardens

Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts

A panel of horticultural experts answer gardening questions from a live audience. Recorded in a different location each week

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Gardeners' Question Time: Crookham, Northumberland

Crookham, Northumberland

30/03/2012

BBC Radio 4 - Gardeners' Question Time, Crookham, Northumberland

The Gardeners' Question Time panel are guests of Crookham Gardeners' Club.

Eric Robson and members of the panel are guests of Crookham Gardeners' Club in Northumberland. Practical March concludes with weed and pest control.

Eric Robson and the team are joined by guest panellist Alison Pringle as guests of Crookham Gardeners' Club. 
Our Practical March series concludes with expert advice on 'Weed & Pest control'.

Questions addressed in the programme:
My two year-old Magnolia isn't thriving. Could it be in the wrong place?
Which tropical plants will grow in Northumberland?
Suggestions included:
Eucalyptus globulus, Canna, Jacaranda, Phormium, Fatsia japonica, Tetreapanax & hardy Impatiens

Is my lawn feed or weedkiller destroying my 25 yr old daffodil bulbs?

How can I ward off the moles in my garden? 

Can the panel suggest plants for a Peace Garden?
Suggestions included: Peace Lily, Pulsatilla vulgaris, Friendship plant or Billbergia nutans, Handkerchief tree or Davidia involucrate, Hydrangea 'Love me kiss, Hairbells, Scottish bluebells

How can I replant some 25 yr old blackcurrant & gooseberry bushes?

If I plant the top of a pineapple in a pot, how long will it take to fruit?

My Rhododendron flowers in winter. Is this normal?


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