Walsall Arboretum: Bonsai Trees, Shrub Roses & Favourite Plants
Gardeners' Question Time
BBC
4.6 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 7 March 2025
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
How do you keep a bonsai tree thriving? Should you risk moving a well-established shrub rose? And what’s the one plant you simply couldn’t live without?
Kathy Clugston and the GQT team are back in Walsall, ready to tackle your most pressing horticultural dilemmas. Joining her are garden designers Bunny Guinness, Matthew Wilson and Marcus Chilton-Jones.
Later in the programme, Marcus Chilton-Jones visits Walsall Arboretum's oldest and most remarkable hawthorn tree. Joined by Claire Turner and Josh Madders, he uncovers the fascinating history of this ancient survivor and the secrets behind its resilience.
Producer: Bethany Hocken Assistant Producer: Rahnee Prescod Executive Producer: Carly Maile
A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4
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| 1:01.5 | Hello and a warm welcome to Gardner's Question Time. |
| 1:04.4 | We're back in the market town of Walsall in the West Midlands as guests of Walsall Arboretum. |
| 1:10.8 | This public park is part of the UNESCO Black Country Global Geo Park and has deep historical roots. |
| 1:18.0 | A popular feature is the Devil's Toe, or Devil's Toonail, a glacial boulder dating back 400,000 years. |
| 1:26.0 | According to scientists, this rock star of the Arboretum |
| 1:28.9 | hitched a ride from North Wales on an ice sheet, |
| 1:32.1 | definitely took the scenic route. |
| 1:34.5 | Trees here have been witnessed to grand Victorian gala |
| 1:37.5 | and between 1951 and 2008, |
| 1:41.5 | the much-loved Walsall Illuminations, |
| 1:43.6 | which lit up the sky with 3,000 coloured lights, |
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