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Gardeners' Question Time

A panel of horticultural experts answer gardening questions from a live audience. Recorded in a different location each week

Leisure Home & Garden
Update frequency
every 8 days
Average duration
42 minutes
Episodes
44
Years Active
2021 - 2025
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Eden Project

Eden Project

Horticultural programme featuring a group of gardening experts.

00:42:24  |   Fri 05 Sep 2025
Claygate Surrey

Claygate Surrey

How do I get rid of fungus gnats? Is it bad to fertilise plants when water is scarce? What direction is best for gardens?

Kathy Clugston chairs this week’s edition of Gardeners’ Question Time from Cl…

00:42:44  |   Fri 29 Aug 2025
Postbag Edition: Rutland Flower Show

Postbag Edition: Rutland Flower Show

Our pear tree, which was once thriving has died, what should I do with it? Are weeds plants with attitude or is it the other way round? What are your thoughts on using a wound sealer after pruning?

Jo…

00:42:32  |   Fri 22 Aug 2025
Hyde Hall: Latin Names, Water Butts and Plant Superpowers

Hyde Hall: Latin Names, Water Butts and Plant Superpowers

What can gardening clubs do to entice new members? How do the panel handle their plant addiction? If you were to have a plant superpower, which would it be and why?

It’s party time in the garden once…

00:42:32  |   Fri 15 Aug 2025
Summer Garden Party

Summer Garden Party

Kathy Clugston and a crack team of top horticultural experts celebrate the return of the GQT Summer Garden Party in style — this year set against the stunning backdrop of RHS Garden Hyde Hall in the …

00:42:58  |   Fri 08 Aug 2025
Postbag Edition: Finsbury Circus Gardens

Postbag Edition: Finsbury Circus Gardens

Are there any indoor plants that give out more moisture than others? How long does an average “short-lived” perennial live? What plants are resistant to shot hole disease?

This week, Peter Gibbs and…

00:42:25  |   Fri 01 Aug 2025
Bracknell Forest: Garden Gnomes, Carrots and Tools

Bracknell Forest: Garden Gnomes, Carrots and Tools

If you could have a garden gnome what would it be doing? What tools should I have on my first allotment? Any tips on growing carrots on a sandy soil?

Peter Gibbs and a panel of green-fingered gurus h…

00:42:48  |   Fri 25 Jul 2025
South Staffordshire

South Staffordshire

Why have my magnolia leaves turned brown? How do I care for a tamarisk?  Why is growing poppies so difficult? Kathy Clugston and the panel are in South Staffordshire offering their top gardening ti…

00:42:37  |   Fri 18 Jul 2025
Crossed Wires Podcast Festival: Back to Basics

Crossed Wires Podcast Festival: Back to Basics

How important is health and safety in the garden? What disease has been growing on my tomatoes? What would the panel say was their most overrated plant?

Kathy Clugston hosts Gardeners' Question Time, …

00:42:44  |   Fri 11 Jul 2025
East Horsley: Potato Beetle, Indoor edibles and Fallow Year

East Horsley: Potato Beetle, Indoor edibles and Fallow Year

Can I grow fruits or vegetables in a flat with no balcony? Could garlic help stop slugs from eating my Hostas? Why did you become gardeners?

Kathy Clugston is joined by a panel of much-loved gardening…

00:42:16  |   Fri 04 Jul 2025
Postbag Edition: Belvoir Castle

Postbag Edition: Belvoir Castle

What is stunting the growth of my Japanese maple tree? My red tip Photinia keep falling and dying, what’s causing this? What's the best way to get rid of moss from a pond?

Peter Gibbs and the GQT pane…

00:41:53  |   Fri 27 Jun 2025
West Horsley

West Horsley

What causes onions to bolt? What do the team think about using crocs at the bottom of pots? How should I go about pruning my lilac tree?

Kathy Clugston and a panel of esteemed gardening experts visit…

00:42:53  |   Fri 20 Jun 2025
Perton Staffs: Used Compost, Angry Peonies and Ant-tics

Perton Staffs: Used Compost, Angry Peonies and Ant-tics

What's the best way to revive a dying bonsai tree? Do Peonies hate being moved? I am inundated with ants – how do I get rid of them?

Kathy Clugston hosts BBC Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time, joined…

00:42:47  |   Fri 13 Jun 2025
Crowthorne: Caterpillars, Rusty Spots and Up-Cycled Objects

Crowthorne: Caterpillars, Rusty Spots and Up-Cycled Objects

Why do my ferns have rusty spots? Any tips for stopping caterpillars eating my cabbages? Have you upcycled any objects in the garden?

Peter Gibbs and a panel of plant and gardening experts are in Crow…

00:42:58  |   Fri 06 Jun 2025
RHS Chelsea Bandstand Show

RHS Chelsea Bandstand Show

How do I take care of a kokedama? How do you take care of a sedum living roof? Why won't my trollius flower?

For the first time ever, GQT sets up shop at the heart of the iconic RHS Chelsea Flower Sh…

00:42:55  |   Fri 30 May 2025
Postbag Edition: RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Postbag Edition: RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Kathy Clugston and a panel of green-fingered gurus, Kirsty Wilson, Pippa Greenwood, and Dr Chris Thorogood, explore the spectacular Chelsea Flower Show!

Meanwhile on the vibrant main avenue, roving re…

00:42:26  |   Fri 23 May 2025
From the Archives: Foliage Frenzy

From the Archives: Foliage Frenzy

Kathy Clugston prunes through the extensive GQT archive, which includes some much needed advice on all things Foliage.

With 77 years of experience in providing ample advice, our various GQT panellists…

00:42:56  |   Fri 16 May 2025
Bangor: Second Chance, Shopping Lists and Hedgehog Gardens

Bangor: Second Chance, Shopping Lists and Hedgehog Gardens

How can you get a second season out of tulips grown in pots? What is the most natural and cost-effective way to add nutrients to my soil? How do you garden with hedgehogs in mind?

Kathy Clugston and h…

00:42:52  |   Fri 09 May 2025
Wokingham Borough: Pet Friendly Gardens, Homemade Compost and Silly Advice

Wokingham Borough: Pet Friendly Gardens, Homemade Compost and Silly Advice

What's your recommended recipe for homemade seed compost? What makes a dog friendly garden? What is the most inappropriate piece of garden advice that you've received?

Peter Gibbs and the panel offer …

00:42:43  |   Fri 02 May 2025
Braintree: Indoor Gardening, Rich Compost and Propagating

Braintree: Indoor Gardening, Rich Compost and Propagating

What would be your top tips for creating compost? What's the best way to propagate Lamine raspberries? What could I grow in very dry soil?

Kathy Clugston and a panel of plant and gardening experts re…

00:43:05  |   Fri 25 Apr 2025
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