Peter Gibbs is at Beth Chatto's Plants and Gardens answering your horticultural queries with Christine Walkden, Bunny Guinness and Matthew Wilson. This week, the team meet garden and nursery director David Ward and head gardener Åsa Gregers-Warg, who show them around Beth Chatto's gravel, water, and woodland garden, all the while sharing their advice on cultivating a moss lawn, growing an acorn from seed, and helping a plant through it's dormancy period. In the run up to spring, Kate Clark joins the panel to tell us about the nationwide gardening competition for local communities, RHS Britain in Bloom. Producer - Daniel Cocker Assistant Producer - Bethany Hocken A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

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Beth Chatto's Plants and Gardens: Postbag Edition

Peter Gibbs hosts the gardening Q&A with Pippa Greenwood, Chris Beardshaw and Matt Biggs answering questions sent in by listeners. Love is in the air this week as our panellists share some romantic-sounding plant names. They also discuss the best course of action for an infestation of honey fungus, and give advice on creating a community garden. Away from the questions, Pippa Greenwood speaks to the Horniman Museum’s Head of Horticulture, Errol Fernandes, about their plans to plant a micro forest, and Claire Ratinon delights us with her alltime favourite tree. Producer - Hannah Newton Assistant Producer - Aniya Das A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

GQT at Home: Romantic Blooms and Pineapple Brooms

Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts, chaired by Kathy Clugston. Fielding questions from across the country, this week, are Juliet Sargeant, James Wong, and Pippa Greenwood. As the snowdrops begin to emerge from the soil, our panellists sit down to share their advice on using grow lights, nurturing bonsai trees, and battling an infestation of gnats. Away from the questions, Matt Biggs sets sail to meet one gardener who has chosen to create a garden on top of her canal boat and Bob Flowerdew shares his advice on growing the yellowhorn, xanthoceras sorbifolium. Producer - Jemima Rathbone Assistant Producer - Bethany Hocken A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

GQT at Home: Floating Gardens and Grow Light Guidance

Gardening programme featuring a group of green-fingered experts, chaired by Kathy Clugston. Matthew Wilson, Bunny Guinness, and Bob Flowerdew dispense the horticultural counsel. This week, the panellists tell us what to look for when purchasing a new pair of secateurs. They also talk through how best to use your garden compost, and share planting ideas for a protective hedge around a listener's coastal allotment. We resume our great trees of GQT features with Anne Swithinbank, who this week delights us with a tree that has knobbly knees - Taxodium distichum. Meanwhile, Cherry Carmen shares her favourite plants for winter colour to entice us outside on those short winter days. Producer - Jemima Rathbone Assistant Producer - Aniya Das A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

GQT at Home: Trees with Knees

Peter Gibbs takes a look through the GQT archives for top tips on sustainable gardening. Over the years the GQT panellists have shared plenty of knowledge on how to be a green gardener. They look at everything from how to make your driveway more environmentally friendly, to efficiently collecting rainwater at home. We also hear Hafsah Haferji's "how-to" on companion planting, and head back to RHS Wisley with Matthew Pottage and Environmental Researcher Tijana Blanusa to learn how trees help us with carbon capture. Producer - Hannah Newton Assistant Producer - Bethany Hocken A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

GQT From The Archives: Sustainability Special

Peter Gibbs and the team are at Herstmonceux Castle, East Sussex. Juliet Sargeant, Matt Biggs and Matthew Pottage are this weeks' panellists, ready to answer your gardening questions. Led by Herstmonceux's head gardener Guy Lucas, the team explores the castle grounds and learns about the sustainable gardening practices adopted in recent years. The panellists also tackle questions from listeners, including suggestions for what to plant around a thatched cottage, and when to prune plants that are still in flower in the winter. Producer - Jemima Rathbone Assistant Producer - Aniya Das A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

Herstmonceux Castle: Postbag Edition

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

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