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Radio 4,11 Aug 2017,43 mins
Four Points of the Compass Special: North v South
Gardeners' Question TimeAvailable for over a year
As part of GQT's 70th anniversary celebrations, the team visit gardeners at the four points of the UK compass to explore the incredible variety of climate and environment in this country - something that makes gardening here so endlessly fascinating. For this second programme, it's North v South with Eric Robson, James Wong, Pippa Greenwood and Bob Flowerdew exploring the subtropical climes of Tresco Abbey Garden in The Isles of Scilly, while Peter Gibbs, Matthew Wilson, Matt Biggs and Anne Swithinbank visit one of the coldest spots in the UK - Lerwick on The Shetland Islands. James Wong and Matt Biggs venture out to see how gardeners are making the most of hot and cold conditions respectively, and the two panels take questions from audiences some 733 miles apart. Produced by Dan Cocker, Hannah Newton and Darby Dorras Assistant Producer: Laurence Bassett A Somethin' Else production for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4.
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