About this episode
The episode explores various water-related gardening challenges and solutions from the GQT archive.
Kathy Clugston steers the ship through the deep waters of the GQT archive where a variety of panellists, old and new, discuss solutions to a variety of water related gardening challenges. They debate the question of rainwater vs tap water for plants, restoring waterlogged clay soil and alternatives to water butts in narrow terrace gardens. There's also advice on flood‑damaged garden recovery and recommendations for trees for flood‑prone & drought‑prone parkland. Producer: Rahnee Prescod Assistant Producer: William Norton A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4
People in this episode
Host: Kathy Clugston
Topics covered
- water gardening
- rainwater
- tap water
- waterlogged soil
- flood recovery
- drought management
Keywords
- gardening challenges
- water solutions
- flood-damaged gardens
- narrow terrace gardens
Mentioned in this episode
Products: water butts, trees for flood-prone parkland, trees for drought-prone parkland
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