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Gardening phone-in programme with advice and tips

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    22/11/2009

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    Gardening phone-in offering horticultural advice and tips from a panel of experts.

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AWARD WINNER

Amy White, who is 15, has won several prizes at horticultural shows for her plants and gardening exhibits.

CACTUS ADVICE

Amy recommends that young people grow cacti because they do not need much watering.

RAISED BEDS

Ellen Scott in Hawick told the panel about the raised beds at Harlow Carr in Harrogate, which have borders made of recycled plastic milk bottles.

Moving ferns?

Christine Mackenzie has several ferns which have seeded themselves into the log roll edging of her borders. Should she move them to somewhere where they have more room to grow?

GARDENING GUIDES

This week the Beechgrove Potting Shed team give Christmas houseplant inspiration, bare-root planting advice and tips on getting kids into gardening. The BBC website has a range of guides which let you explore these subjects further.

GARDENING WITH CHILDREN

Entertain your children with a range of educational gardening activities.

Getting kids interested in gardening

CHRISTMAS HOUSEPLANT INSPIRATION

Bring the garden inside this winter with a selection of bright, beautiful winter-flowering houseplants.

Colourful winter houseplants

BARE-ROOT PLANTING

How to plant bare-root trees, roses and shrubs

Advice on bare-root planting

HARD LANDSCAPING

Advice on using gravel, decking and paving to spruce up your garden.

Make the most of hard landscaping

BUILD A PERGOLA

Pergolas are both practical and decorative, providing support for climbing plants, while giving the garden structure.

Constructing a pergola

BUILD A GREEN ROOF

Adding a green roof to garden buildings reclaims space, as well as improving air quality and encouraging wildlife into the garden.

Making a green roof

CREATE A HOGGIN PATH

Construct an attractive and hard-wearing hoggin path using our step-by-step guide.

Build a hoggin path

CONTACT THE SHOW

Beechgrove Potting Shed
BBC Radio Scotland
Beechgrove Terrace
Aberdeen
AB15 5ZT

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Sunday, 12:05 on Radio Scotland

29/11/2009

Gardening phone-in offering horticultural advice and tips from a panel of experts.

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