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

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Q – Romantic plants?

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Matt –

Rosa ‘Precious Love’

Rosa ‘With Love’

Hebe ‘Burning Heart’

Sweet rush

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Pippa –

Freesia

Hamamelis mollis

LoniceraÌýfragrantissima

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Q – What’s the best way to look after bay leaf trees? We’ve moved some from a north-facing back garden to a south-facing front garden and they’ve died.

(3 minute 20 seconds)

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Q – We inherited an old garden which is infested with honey fungus. I’m aware of plants that are less susceptible to honey fungus, but what else should we do to manage it? Should we avoid making compost from infected cuttings?

(6 minutes)

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Q – What plants could you recommend for height in a south-facing balcony planter which is long and narrow, less than a foot (30cm) deep, without a trellis, preferable drought and wind tolerant and also good for pollinators?

(9 minutes)

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Chris –

Pineapple broom

Fuchsia ‘Lady Boothby’

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Pippa –

Hollyhock

Sweet pea

Ipomoea, Morning glory

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Q – Last year I made a detailed planting plan based on the instructions on my seed packets. It didn’t go well with the unpredictable weather due to climate change. With this in mind, what can I do better this year?
(12 minutes 40 seconds)

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Feature – Pippa Greenwood speaks to the Horniman Museum’s Head of Horticulture, Errol Fernandes, about their plans to plant a micro forest.

(16 minutes 50 seconds)

Q – I planted Hyacinth bulbs in a pot covered in black plastic. When I looked at them 4 weeks later, they had pushed themselves out of the soil exposing white roots.ÌýI brought them inside, uncovered and watered them. A month has elapsed and nothing has happened. What is going on?

(23 minutes 55 seconds)

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Q – We have a small south-facing balcony which we are planning to plant up with herbs for use in the kitchen, and a larger north-east facing terrace. Can the panel suggest any herbs or fragrant plants that would do well in this cooler location?Ìý

(26 minutes 15 seconds)

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Chris –

Mint

Sweet cicely

Chives

Panax ginseng

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Feature – Claire Ratinon tells us all about her favourite tree – the Weeping Willow.

(30 minutes)

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Q – I planted three Erigeron karvinskianus in my back garden 5 yearsÌýago when we hadÌýour patio block-brick paved. They are now everywhere and have seeded in almost every nook and cranny available. Kill, Cure or just put up with it?

(33 minutes 5 seconds)

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Q – My friend is planning a Church community garden, what advice would you give to someone planning such a garden?

(37 minutes 5 seconds)

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