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Radio 4 Extra,14 Apr 2021,60 mins

2. At Home with the Snails

4 Extra Goes Gardening

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Penelope Keith continues her exploration of Gertrude Jekyll's ten-acre garden – the enchanting Munstead Wood in Surrey In the second of three programmes, Penelope discusses Gertrude's influence and changing horticultural fashions with broadcaster and author, James Wong, author Catherine Horwood and Munstead Wood's head gardener, Annabel Watts. Horticultural wisdoms and delights featured from the BBC Archive: * GARDENERS' QUESTION TIME - BBC Home Service - 1947 * RADIO ALLOTMENT - BBC Home Service - 1942 * AT HOME WITH THE SNAILS - BBC Radio 4 - 2001 Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra by Pier Productions and first broadcast in February 2014

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