Postbag Edition: Burrow Farm Gardens

Peter Gibbs visits the award-winning Burrow Farm Gardens in East Devon, where founder Mary Benger shares the story of transforming what was once a farm into one of Britain’s favourite public gardens.

Joining Peter are Anne Swithinbank, Matthew Pottage and Pippa Greenwood. They answer listeners’ questions on creating year-round privacy with hedging, choosing resilient plants for woodland-edge gardens and coping with lily beetles.

There’s advice on selecting trees for a hot urban garden, growing flowers for a May wedding, and encouraging shrubs and small trees to thrive in difficult conditions.

Also, the team explores the woodland garden where Burrow Farm began more than sixty years ago.

Producer: Matt Smith

Assistant Producer: Will Norton

A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

* If listening on BBC Sounds and you wish to view the plant list, please go to the Gardeners' Question Time website and open this week's episode page.