This Week In The Garden with Peter Seabrook

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Re-potting roses and rolling out the red carpet Dec 13, 2018

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This week, Peter Seabrook is joined by the newly elected co-chair of the Garden Media Guild, gardener at Stockton Bury and former editor of The English Garden – Tamsin Westhorpe – to draw upon her wealth of knowledge in the industry.

Elsewhere, Peter has advice on re-potting roses and composting, plus news on Fleuroselect’s French marigold trial award winners.

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Apples and pears – a fruit growing guide Dec 06, 2018

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Peter Seabrook speaks to Ming Yang from fruit growing specialists and RHS award winners Pomona Fruits, to go through a variety of apples, pears, strawberries and all, from Scrumptious to Eden.

Elsewhere Peter has news from the business world in horticulture, including garden centre trade figures, Wyevales that are being snapped up down south and a ban on Glyphosate in France that could cost their economy a billion Euros.

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Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree Nov 29, 2018

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Peter and the team are celebrating 100 episodes of This Week In The Garden this week!

However it’s business as usual as Peter is joined by Harry Brightwell of the British Christmas Tree Association. ( https://www.bctga.co.uk )

Harry gives us his expert insight into the industry behind Christmas Trees in the UK, tells us a little about how 10 Downing Street gets it’s trees and wreath at Christmas and we talk about how to select and get the best out of a tree.

In addition, Peter gives us some motivation for gardening late in the year.

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Sun Packed, Fun Packed, SunPatiens Nov 23, 2018

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This episode we hear that Peter’s been travelling and gives us a report from the International Flower Trade fair in Holland. We speak to a Gill Corless of leading Japanese company, Sakata - Breeders of pot and bedding plants, cut flowers and Vegetable seeds. We hear the story of Sakata’s Patiens and the flower equivalent of London Fashion week!

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Barking (And Mulching) Mad! Nov 15, 2018

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Peter Seabrook is joined by Catherine Dawson, Technical Director of Melcourt industries. Catherine and Peter talk about the many benefits and uses of Bark, how to keep growing media in good condition and Catherine tells us a little of what you need to do to get approval from the Prince of Wales.

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Remembrance roses and the future of export Nov 08, 2018

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Peter Seabrook is joined by Amanda Sizer Barrett MBE, the director general of Gardenex, the UK’s federation of gardening and leisure manufacturers. Amanda and Peter discuss Brexit and the future of export in the horticultural industry.

Elsewhere Peter calls for more attention to be paid to the training of the next generation of gardeners. Plus insight on roses, ethylene and fungi.

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Greening up the grass and crops for Christmas Oct 31, 2018

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Peter Seabrook speaks to Neil Gow, owner of the award-winning Fresh at Burcot garden centre in Worcestershire, with a team that has over 270 years of gardening experience. Plus Peter has news of a lot of movement in personnel within some of the big horticultural companies.

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Autumn Vegetables "on Trial" Oct 24, 2018

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Peter delves into Autumn vegetables this week, with some expert advice from Keely Watson of Elsoms. If you want to take in a Panorama, take a bite out of a Kossak or if you've got an interest in Doric, this is the episode for you. We hear how you could grow these in a small garden, how to protect your plants with a gorse fortress and Peter has the news of the week.

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LED blackberries and unbeatable British apples Oct 17, 2018

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Peter Seabrook is joined by Steve McCurdy from Majestic Trees to discuss what diseases like xylella and factors like Brexit will have on the tree-growing community. Plus Peter is feeling fruity in the garden this week.

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Time to sow sweet peas as Asian hornets threaten bees Oct 10, 2018

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Peter Seabrook is joined by former Pershore college practitioner Frank Hardy, who has dedicated his life to teaching in horticulture and practical training.

Plus Peter also has advice on creating more shoots in Fuchsias and the threats posed by whitefly and hornets.

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