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Last broadcast on Sun, 19 Dec 2010, 14:00 on BBC Radio 4 (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
Pippa Greenwood, Anne Swithinbank and Matthew Wilson are guests of the Purleigh & District Gardeners' Society in Essex. Peter Gibbs is the chairman.
Matthew Wilson and Anne Swithinbank are at RHS Hyde Hall, taking an alternative approach to winter pruning.
Produced by Lucy Dichmont
A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4.
Main image: herbaceous perennials
Energy-saving and picturesque: why don?t more people leave their herbaceous perennials standing in winter as RHS Hyde Hall do?
Jerusalem Sage
Cheer-leaders in winter: the beautiful “pom-pom” heads of Phlomis russeliana “Jerusalem Sage” at RHS Hyde Hall.
Willows
Willows pruned up on their stems at RHS Hyde Hall. A space-saving trick for smaller gardens.
George Smith
Growing for Auturmn flower arrangements: Matthew Wilson meets award-winning flower arranger George Smith in his garden near York.
Octoparsnip
“Why are my parsnips are so leggy?” asks a member of the audience.
Broadcasts
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Fri 17 Dec 201015:00
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Sun 19 Dec 201014:00
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