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EPISODE · Oct 24, 2025 · 41 MIN

Two Dales

from Gardeners' Question Time · host BBC Radio 4

Which seeds would you take to a desert island? How can I improve my success planting bulbs? Which easy-to-grow plants have you managed to kill?Peter Gibbs and a panel of gardening experts are in Two Dales to share their top horticultural advice. Joining Peter are garden designer Bunny Guinness, RHS curator Marcus Chilton-Jones, and alpine specialist Bethan Collerton.Later in the programme, Marcus stops to chat to Steve Porter, Head of Gardens and Landscape at Chatsworth House about the history of camellias and how best to grow them. Assistant Producer: Rahnee Prescod Producer: Matt SmithA Somethin' Else Production for BBC Radio 4Plant List:Q — 2 minutes, 45 seconds Which easy-to-grow plant have you managed to kill?Marcus Chilton-Jones Swiss cheese plant Mother in law’s tongueBethan Collerton— GorseBunny Guinness— Bacchia Pelagonium Q — 4 minutes, 41 seconds  I've got a prickly pear cactus and  the outer surface layer appears to be getting eaten in patches. Why?QM I want to re-plant a board backed by a 6ft wooden fence. What would the panel recommend?Bethan Collerton— Evergreen ferns Brunnera macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’ Brunnera macrophylla ’Silver heart’Bunny Guinness— Lavender Yew Allium ‘Globe master’ Hydrangea seemanniiMarcus Chilton-Jones — Physocarpus Camellia Lobelia cotinus Hydrangea seemanniiQ 15 minutes, 30 seconds Cornus kousa ‘green sleeves’ Cornus kousa ‘milky way’Bunny Guinness — Cornus mas ‘Cornelian cherry’Q -- 25 minutes, 37 seconds  Could the team advise how to improve my  success rate of my bull planting? Q -- 30 minutes, 30 seconds How should I prune a Victoria plum tree?QF 37 mins 25 Which two packets of seeds would you take to a desert island?Bethan Collerton— Courgette RiceBunny Guinness— Edamame FigMarcus Chilton-Jones — Tomatoes Sunflower

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