This Week In The Garden with Peter Seabrook

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Can You Dig It? Apr 07, 2021

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Peter's guest this week is Bunny Guinness, who engages with Peter in a spirited discussion that takes in Rose Replant Disease and how to avoid it, Rotavating - when to and when not to, Stainless Steel and what can only be described as the Essex Desert.

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Across Borders Mar 31, 2021

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Peter is joined this week by Ken Cox, a Rhododendron expert, retired plant hunter and musician.

Ken tells us about some of the immense pressure that exporting businesses are under currently, gives some Rhododendron tips and shares some stories of his plant hunting past.

The book Ken mentions is available here: https://www.glendoick.com/Riddle-of-the-Tsangpo-Gorges

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Pansies as far as the eye can see Mar 25, 2021

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Peter travels far and wide to report on a new trial of pansies (and personally plants a few hundred of them), and offers tips on growing, sowing and feeding pansies to boot.

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All For Show Mar 18, 2021

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Bob Sweet, BBC Gardener’s World Live's Horticultural Director joins Peter to discuss the problems, solutions and future plans for horticultural shows in 2021

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Flowers From The Farm Mar 11, 2021

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Peter is joined by Gill Hodgson of Flowers from the Farm this week, a membership association which began very small but has now blossomed into something much more grand. Gill explains the story behind Flowers From the Farm started and talks about how it's grown into a network of over 1000 independent growers of seasonal British cut flowers, why she stands behind their products and offers suggestions for things to try and even how others could join the movement.

For more information visit:

https://www.flowersfromthefarm.co.uk/

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Ten Years In The Making Mar 04, 2021

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Peter Is Joined by Graham Spencer of Plants For Europe this week who tells us exactly how the plants we buy and put in our gardens get there, from initially spotting to developing, researching and eventually getting the plants to market. Peter is on hand for seasonal advice and news.

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Spring Is Springing Feb 25, 2021

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Peter is joined by Simon Langdon for a discussion about Delphiniums, Begonias and a family business with a long history. Peter has tips for how to prepare your garden for the new season and some suggestions for plants that can be planted now.

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Tuppence A Bag Feb 18, 2021

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Professor Chris Baines joins Peter this week for a wildlife themed episode. Peter and Chris compare notes on how best to cater for wildlife in the garden and present the idea of thinking of your area as an "Urban Forest"

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A Good Week For Gardening Indoors Feb 11, 2021

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It's a perfect week to take a break from the great outdoors as cold weather and snow descends upon us. Fortunately, houseplants expert Jane Perrone joins us to discuss her passion for houseplants. Elsewhere, Peter gives some tips for how to help your garden cope with the big chill.

You can find out more about Jane's book, Legends of the Leaf here: https://unbound.com/books/legends-of-the-leaf/

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Making Plans Feb 04, 2021

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Peter is, as always. getting ahead of the seasons. There are tips for the things you could be sowing, in your garden and some suggestions about how best to guarantee some privacy in the garden. Derek Jarman of Hayloft joins us for a chat, to give some recommendations, some discussion of the changing market and to explain just where the name Hayloft came from.

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