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Reg Coles
Re my text to you on your show last Sunday (23rd August), it was lovely to hear your reply and kind words.Ros and I moved July Rose to Windsor Marina three years ago but keep in touch with all our old friends at Bates who are still there. (Many changes have taken place!)You hinted at the possibility of taking to the water again in the future - if you do decide to take the plunge it would be great to meet up with you again along with Jackie and her son who's name escapes me,sorry.Kind regards,Reg

claire cox
iam a very keen gardener and i would like 2 kown i am a somoker and i got told that if i put my fag butts in the soil it would make my plant,s grow is this ( true) as i would love 2 kown..? thank you

David
What causes rhubarb to go to seed and do you stop it?I just cut 600 grms of rhubarb stalks from the plant but the rest has gone to seed.ThanksDavid West Berks

Jenny
I have a very old, almost dead, rosemary bush. One branch is alive and I would like to know how best to transplant this piece - I have not had much success in cuttings from the main plant as I noticed it's demise.Please could you advise - photograph available if required. Thank you.

Sara Batting
I wondered if you might like to mention on your radio show that the Chiltern Edge Horticultural Society 50th Anniversary Year Spring Show is taking place on Saturday 4th April at 3pm at the Chiltern Edge School, Reads Lane, Sonning Common. You would be more than welcome to come along.

Ann O Leary
When is the best time to prune a Japanese Maple please?

Carol Gubler
HelloI wonder if the following is of any interest to you and your gardening programme on 大象传媒 Radio BerkshireIf I can help or you would like to know more then please contact me!2008 is the year of the fuchsia! We would like you to join in our celebration of this wonderful plant!The British Fuchsia Society was formed by a group of keen fuchsia growers in 1938 with the brief to promote fuchsias! A brief history - The first President and the person who started it all was Lady Boothby. Lady Boothby and Queen Mary were great friends and when Her Majesty saw an advertisement in a local Welsh newspaper for a meeting of the F.U.C.H.S.I.A. she announced that it must be attended because of its floral connection. It was conveyed to Her Majesty that the letters actually stood for F for Friendship, U for Usefulness, C for Cheerfulness, H for Helpfulness, S for Sympathy, I for Instruction, and A for Amusement and that the society was a branch of the Women鈥檚 Conservative Association! As the Royal Family must have no political connections it was deemed an unsuitable meeting. However, Queen Mary said that there should indeed be a Fuchsia Society and that Lady Boothby should be the first President. After this Royal prompting, Lady Boothby gathered the support of known Fuchsia lovers and started the society.In 2008 we are celebrating our 70th anniversary with spectacular events at great locations. August 19th to 21st we will be at the RHS Gardens at Wisley with a 鈥淔east of Fuchsias鈥� and in September at the Autumn Flower Show at Harrogate from the 18th to 20th. Alongside these events there will be local shows organised by the 100 plus specialist Fuchsia Societies around the country as well as a number of regional shows around the country all over the next few months! I know that there are a number in your area!Why Fuchsias? We are aiming to make certain that there is no doubt that the plant everyone must grow in 2008 is the Fuchsia. Fuchsias are after all one of the 鈥渉ero鈥� plants of the British garden, they are after all grown by so many people. There are not many gardens that do not contain at least one fuchsia!路 What other plant is so adaptable that it can be grown as a standard, in a hanging basket, as a hardy planted in the garden, in pots and tubs, as a bonsai, as topiary 鈥� you name it 鈥� it can be done with fuchsias!路 What other plant has such a range of flowers, from those that are just over 1mm long to those that are the size of a saucer. Or has such a range of colours in their flowers 鈥� all the colours of the rainbow as well as white through to almost black and any shade in between. Fuchsias are unique in the plant world for their colour combinations 鈥� you have to see them to believe that they can possibly exist! 路 What other plant can flower continuously for such a long period of time 鈥� for example a hardy fuchsia planted in the garden can start flowering in June and if the weather is kind it can still be in flower for Christmas!What can we do for you?Hopefully there are a number of possibilities!1. We can provide experts on all aspects of fuchsias 鈥� such as the species, styles of growth, pests and diseases. Whether you need a quote, an article or just a few tips 鈥� please come to us! We would love to help, as fuchsias are our passion!2. Do you need someone to talk on your local radio programme 鈥� then we will find you someone local and with a great knowledge of fuchsias and who wont be panicked in the studioIn other words 鈥� whatever you need to know about fuchsias in 2008 and beyond then please think of us.If we can help or you would like to know more about us, or fuchsias or what we have planned to celebrate our 70th year 鈥� then please email me at carol@thebfs.org.uk If you prefer 鈥� please contact me on 01252 329731Carol GublerAssistant Secretary

tracy cummins
just to say that due to resheduling and we dont know why ,you made our sunday when you used to be on the morning it was a great way to start the day ,now you have moved to the afternoon we are never around to tune in .

Liz
I have a white wisteria which is 10 years old, and has always done well on a South West Wall. I always prune it correctly & @ the right time. This summer the leaves have gone yellow and wilted. It has die back, and looks like it is a goner. I think it might be to wet. What can I do and will it live?

doreen wbb
hello colin i have a apple tree and all the fruit was eaten last year by wood lice and other bugs can you please tell me what i can spray on it to stop this as it looks like its going to be a good year many thank doreen

Pat
Honeysuckle. Colin, I had a problem last year with a particular bush, and followed your advice to use a fungicide spray on it, also to feed it, but the same condition is happening again this year. The problem didn't really clear. The bush looks pooly, flowers don't open, there is greenfly on it but even when thats off the plant doesn't recover. Do I ditch it and start again? Thanks for any advice. Pat

Bernard
Hi Colin I sent a text to you on your show on sunday I have a holiday home in the west of Ireland CO Sligo we are one mile from the sea I planted six Apple trees in the open ground West facing gets the sun nearly all day called Discovery and James Grieve 5 ft apart 4and5 ft tall they were planted three years ago Soil heavy full blossom every year feed and mulch every spring I Heard if you decry take the blossom off the tree it will fruit next year or could it be the wind blown in from the alantic ALL Help greatfully received from bernard