Vale of White Horse: Heuchera, Waterlogged Gardens and Hardwood Cuttings

Gardeners' Question Time

BBC

Leisure, Home & Garden

4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

What’s the best way to propagate Heuchera? How do i minimise the growth of my Wisteria and maximise flowers? Are there any low skilled gardening jobs that I could do?

Kathy and a team of experts return to The Hanneys where they solve more gardening problems. Joining Kathy to answer the questions are fanatical plantswoman Christine Walkden, dedicated botanist Dr Chris Thorogood, and passionate plant expert Matthew Biggs.

Later in the programme, Matt Biggs Hardwood cuttings, an easy and reliable method of propagating plants.

Producer: Dominic Tyerman Producer: Matthew Smith Assistant Producer: Rahnee Prescod Executive Producer: Carly Maile

A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

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0:49.5	Hello, I'm Cathy Clugston, and this is Gardner's Question Time from BBC Radio 4.
0:54.4	So grab those secateurs or sit back and relax, however you like to listen listen and enjoy the next 45 minutes of great tips, advice and dubious horticultural humour.
1:01.5	Hello and welcome to GQT.
1:04.0	We're in the fertile chalklands of the Vale of White Horse this week
1:07.6	in the village of East Hany, about 13 miles south of Oxford.
1:12.0	The white horse in question is the Uffington White Horse, a prehistoric hill carving
1:16.9	and the oldest of the white horse chalk figures in Britain.
1:20.9	And it's not the only cultural and historical icon in Oxfordshire today.
1:24.8	Let's meet our panel of thoroughbreds.
1:27.1	Plant woman Christine Walkton, botanist Dr Dr Chris Thorogood and plant expert Matt Biggs.
1:36.8	Our hosts today are the Hanny Gardening Club, who are celebrating their 50th anniversary this year,
1:46.7	a great achievement.
1:47.8	Congratulations to them.
1:49.3	But they are trumped by a gentleman who's here.
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