From The Archives: Summer Colour
5/1/202643 min
Kathy Clugston guides us through the GQT archives to hear how our panellists and experts, old and new, advise on delivering dazzling displays of summer colour.
Along the way, the gardeners explore how thoughtful structural planting underpins great colour all season long, explain why deadheading matters, and reveal the origins of the Chelsea chop.
They also advise on watering in hot weather, compost mixes for long-lasting displays, and the surprising relationships between insects and plants. So if you're anti-Ant, hear how Dr Chris Thorogood gives some positive PR to these charming creatures often mislabelled as 'pests'.
Producer: Rahnee Prescod Assistant Producer: William Norton
A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4
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First 90 secondsAnne Swithinbank· Panelist0:00
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Speaker 10:03
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Speaker 20:34
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Speaker 31:03
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Kathy Clugston· Host1:11
Hello, and welcome to Gardener's Question Time with me, Kathy Clugston. This week, we're bringing you an archive special filled with glorious bursts of summer color. We'll be digging into nearly eight decades of horticultural know-how gathered from GQT panelists past and present.