Cheshire West

Gardeners' Question Time

BBC

Leisure, Home & Garden

4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

My Fatsia plants had their stems nibbled by deer – will they recover, or should I buy new ones? Any tips on how I can get my eucalyptus plants to produce juvenile flowers? If you were building a scarecrow in your garden, what would you suggest dressing it in?

Kathy Clugston and a panel of experts are in Cheshire West to answer queries from an audience of keen gardeners. On the panel are garden designer Bunny Guinness, houseplant expert Anne Swithinbank, and curator of RHS Bridgewater Marcus Chilton-Jones.

Later, James Wong and head gardener of the Castlefield Viaduct Nancy Scheerhout discuss how the 'garden in the sky' was created, as well as how it's maintained.

Producer: Bethany Hocken Assistant Producer: Rahnee Prescod Executive Producer: Carly Maile

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0:35.0	Hello and a warm welcome to this edition of Gardner's question time. Coming to you from one of England's most picturesque
0:43.7	regions the verdant county of Cheshire. Cheshire's gardening tradition is as
0:48.8	rich as its fertile soil with a legacy dating back centuries, from the meticulously manicured lawns of the grand estates
0:56.4	to the wildflower meadows that sachee through the countryside.
1:00.1	We're nestled between the rolling hills of the Peak District and the epic
1:03.9	splendour of the Welsh-Cleudian Mountains. The area is bursting with inspiration for
1:09.1	season gardeners and budding enthusiasts alike, so we're expecting a wide variety of topics from our
1:15.0	audience today. What quandaries will they have for our panel of gardening experts who as
1:20.3	always are full of tips and tricks and mischievous as Cheshire cats.
1:24.4	Please welcome Garden Designer Bunny Guinness,
1:26.7	curator of RHS Garden Bridgewater, Marcus Chilton Jones,
1:30.8	and Horticulturist Anne Swivenbank, your Gardner's Question Time Panel.
1:35.0	Later in the programme,
1:41.0	later in the programme,
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