Firth of Tay

Gardeners' Question Time

BBC

Leisure, Home & Garden

4.5 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Do the panel have any unusual gardening habits? Can I grow a Walnut tree in Dundee?

Kathy Clugston heads to the stunning Firth of Tay with a hand-picked panel of gardening experts, ready to answer questions from an enthusiastic, plant-loving audience.

Joining Kathy are garden designers, botanists and allotmenteers Matthew Pottage, Kirsty Wilson and Neil Porteous, bringing their wealth of knowledge and practical tips to the discussion.

Also, Bunny Guinness shares her gardening resolutions for the year ahead, offering inspiration for anyone planning a fresh start in their own green spaces.

Senior Producer: Dan Cocker Junior Producer: Rahnee Prescod

A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio Podcasts.
0:05.7	Hello, you're about to listen to a BBC podcast, and I'm Ed Gamble, host of another BBC podcast, The Traitors Uncloaked.
0:12.7	But my show is available only on BBC Sounds, just like Ellis and John's Saturday bonus episodes,
0:18.2	The Pop Top Ten podcast with Scott Mills and Rylan, and comedy specials
0:22.2	from the likes of Harriet Kemsley, Susie Ruffle and Rommashranganathan. However, and maybe I'm biased,
0:27.9	it's really all about the traitors uncloked. So for a whole bunch of exclusive scoops and
0:32.6	podcasts, listen only on BBC Sounds. Hello and welcome to GQT with me, Cathy Clugston.
0:39.1	Today we're in a Scottish city that has several claims to fame, not least the Three Js,
0:44.7	Dute, Jam and Journalism.
0:46.7	It was a global centre for Dute production.
0:49.6	Marmalade is said to have been invented here, and it's the birthplace of iconic comics,
0:53.9	The Bino and the Dandy.
0:55.8	And we haven't even mentioned the cake. We are, of course, in Dundee on the banks of the River
1:00.4	Tay, surrounded by the county of Angus. The city has reinvented itself in recent years.
1:06.4	It's a UNESCO City of Design, V&A Dundee arrived here in 2018, and the city is a pioneering hub for
1:13.1	the video games and bioscientific research industries. This forward-looking approach is perhaps one of
1:19.4	the reasons Dundee has been earmarked for a new Eden project, set to open around 2030, which will
1:25.3	bring a patch of paradise to the former Dundee Gas Works. We will
1:29.2	definitely be doing a GQT from here when it opens. Joining us as ever are three horticultural experts
1:35.1	who are always up for a garden reinvention, plantsman and garden consultant Neil Porteus, Royal Parks
1:41.2	Head Gardner Matthew Potage, and another Royal Head Gardner, based at Balmoral, Kirsty Wilson.
1:47.1	Shear Planting Paradise.
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