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Questions and timecodes are below. Where applicable, plant names have been provided.

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Q – Our gunnera plant is showing signs of new growth. Should we cover it with some dried leaves, to mulch it and protect it from the frost?

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Q – My lawn gets extremely soggy after rain. I think putting in land drains is the only solution. Do the panellists have any suggestions?

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Q – I grow dahlias in pots and lift every year to store the tubers every year through winter. Some tubers are now very large and are four years old. Should I split them to create more plants? If so, how small should the tubers be, and will they flower this year, after splitting them? If I don’t split them, will they lose vigour?

(7 minutes 48 seconds)

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Q – I have planted daffodil bulbs in one of my raised beds. Is it ok to grow vegetables in the same bed?

(11 minutes 12 seconds)

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Allium

Tulip

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Feature – Claire Ratinon visits the ‘Sowing Roots: Caribbean Garden Heritage in London’ exhibition at the Garden Museum and talks to Curator Dr Ekua McMorris and Contributor Ras Prince Morgan.

(15 minutes 37 seconds)

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Q – Last year I neglected to cut down the stem on my lupin. Can you tell me what’s happened?

(19 minutes 36 seconds)

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Q – I wonder if you can offer some inspiration for growing in hanging baskets and small containers. We’re trying to be more sustainable and regenerative in our approach to gardening. Can you please provide some suggestions for plants which we can grow, either as perennials or else as annuals, from which seeds or cuttings could be taken, so that we’re not bringing in new annuals, every year.

(22 minutes 54 seconds)

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Kirsty –

Ivy

Erigeron, ‘Fleabane’

Erigeron, ‘Lavender Lady’

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Matt –

Bay

Oregano

Rosemary, ‘Blue rain’

Tumbler tomatoe

Beetroot

Carrot

Bean (runner)

Chives

Strawberry

Oakleaf lettuce

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Anne –

Calendula

Marigold

Forget-me-not

Cerinthe

Felicia amelloides, Kingfisher daisy

Begonia 'Glowing Embers'

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Q – Is it usual for this plant of mine to flower?Ìý

(28 minutes 23 seconds)

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Dracaena fragrans (Deremensis Group) 'Lemon Lime'

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Feature – Dr. Chris Thorogood transports us to a remote tract of dunes on La Graciosa island in Spain, as he hunts for a rare botanical marvel, the cynomorium coccineum

(32 minutes 30 seconds)

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Q – I have a ficus elastica, rubber plant in my kitchen, near my cooker. It’s leaves have developed a thin build-up of grease and general cooking fall off. How can I clean it off?

(36 minutes 46 seconds)

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