大象传媒

Christine Walkden, Bob Flowerdew and Bunny Guinness answer questions you've sent in to the programme via post or email.

She has visited Turkey 18 times collecting cyclamen...Christine Walkden shares her private collection of plants with Bob Flowerdew and Bunny Guinness.

Our Practical March continues with an illustrated guide to propagation.

Questions answered in the programme:

I'd like to grow a dwarf, evergreen hedge around 4 small beds. Can the panel suggest a suitable alternative box?
Plants suggested were: Japanese Holly or Ilex crenata, Euonymus microphyllus, and Yew or Taxus Boccata, Lonicera pileata, or Lonicera nitida

Is it dangerous growing potatoes in old tyres?

Which are safe plants to edge my pony paddock with?
Hawthorne, Rosa rugosa, Crataegus prunifolia, Sorbus 'Joseph Rock', Sorbus cashmiriana
Plants to avoid are:
Laurel prunus, Yew and Ivy as they are poisonous to ponies.

How can I guarantee my lavender will be in flower mid-June?

Planting suggestions for a late-September wedding: Our colour scheme is green, yellow or orange please.
Suggestions included: Ivy goldheart, Rudbeckia, Inula, Ixia, Eleagnus quicksilver, Daphnes, Wheat, Hop flowers, Marigolds, Nasturtium

Why are the fruits of my Clementine tree so tiny? It grows in a 12" pot, is housed in a frost-free shed over winter and stands outside in the summer.

What is the best time of year to move a tree peony?

Can I re-use the compost in my flower pots if I top up with blood, fish and bone?
Suggestions for drought-tolerant plants, due to look their best around mid-June?
Silver foliage plants, Petunias, Cosmos and Pelargoniums

Produced by Lucy Dichmont
A Somethin' Else production for 大象传媒 Radio 4.

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