Chelsea Flower Show 2024: Postbag Edition

Gardeners' Question Time

BBC

Leisure, Home & Garden

4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Do I need to worry that I don't have slugs in the garden? How do I stop my buddleia from growing out of control? Is there a ground cover that can prevent weeds from growing in my yard?

Kathy Clugston is joined by experts Matthew Wilson, Anne Swithinbank and Pippa Greenwood as they navigate this year's Chelsea Flower Show. While enjoying the various exhibitions through out the Chelsea grounds, the panel also dip into the GQT inbox to answer some of your horticultural queries. 

Throughout the programme we hear from roving reporter Peter Gibbs, as he speaks with the founders of She Grows Veg, Lucy Hutchings and Kate Cotterill, about the rise in popularity of heirloom vegetables. And later he gets tips on how to create a child-friendly garden by speaking to garden designer Harry Holding.

Producer: Dom Tyerman Assistant Producer: Rahnee Prescod Executive Producer: Carly Maile

A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

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0:37.0	Hello, I'm Kathy Clugston and this is Gardner's Question Time from BBC Radio 4. So grab those secatires or sit back and relax however
0:46.4	you like to listen and enjoy the next 45 minutes of great tips, advice and dubious
0:51.8	horticultural humour.
0:55.0	Hello and welcome to Gardner's question time.
0:57.0	One of the highlights of the horticultural year is upon us once more.
1:01.0	We're at the RHS Chelsea Flour Show and again we've been given our very own space.
1:06.2	The haven't we caused on last year's GQT Garden has evidently been forgotten.
1:10.5	This time we're in the Grand Pavilion where we have a wonderful stand
1:14.4	festooned with plants and vegetables. We've got a beautiful espalied apple at the
1:19.6	backs, marigoles, sunflowers, a man-, which is rather nice, it's all very colourful.
1:25.0	And we'll be here answering questions from visitors who drop by to see us, and we'll let you hear those in future shows.
1:31.0	Today we'll be answering some of the questions you've been sending in
1:34.6	by email. Well standing next to me is the multiple Chelsea gold winner Matthew
1:39.3	Wilson Matthew you've been here quite a number of times now.
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