Sully & District: Blooming Cacti, Shallow Depth and Signs of Spring
3/13/202642 min
What climbing plants thrive in shallow soil? How can you coax your Christmas cacti into a dazzling display? What’s your favourite first sign of spring?
Kathy Clugston brings a hand‑picked panel of horticultural experts to Sully, Wales, where they tackle a lively audience’s gardening questions with insight, warmth and plenty of good humour.
Joining Kathy are garden designer Chris Beardshaw, houseplant specialist Anne Swithinbank, and Bethan Collerton, head gardener at Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Together, they share their practical know‑how, creative ideas, and passion for all things green.
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First 90 secondsAnne Swithinbank· Panelist0:00
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Kathy Clugston· Host0:47
Hello, and a warm welcome to Gardeners' Question Time with me, Kathy Clugston. Today, we're in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales, visiting the Sully and District Gardening Club. Sully is a coastal village tucked between Penarth and Barry, about eight miles from Cardiff. It was built in the Norman period around Sully Castle, a small fragment of which remains in a garden near the church. There are colorful legends of smugglers, pirates, and secret tunnels in this area. At one point in the mid-16th century, a massive haul of 28,000 pounds of cheese and 80 barrels of butter was intercepted