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Gardeners' Question Time

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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: Correspondence Edition - Oxford Botanic Garden

Correspondence Edition - Oxford Botanic Garden

BBC Radio 4 - Gardeners' Question Time, Correspondence Edition - Oxford Botanic Garden

Correspondence edition from the Oxford Botanic Garden.

Eric Robson is at the Oxford Botanic Garden for a correspondence edition of the show. Pippa Greenwood, James Wong and Matt Biggs answer questions from the GQT inbox, postbag and social media.

The panellists discuss Maple tree tapping, give suggestions for plants to grow next to Fuchsia magellanica and talk about propagating a Goat Willow. Thye also offer advice on how to ward off midges and recommend tomatoes to grow later in the season in a greenhouse. 

Between answering questions, the panellists are shown around the historical Oxford Botanical Gardens by Deputy Director Dr Chris Thorogood.


Produced by Dan Cocker
Assistant Producer: Jemima Rathbone

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