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Questions and time codes are below.

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Where applicable plant names are listed.

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Q - My son has moved into his first home. A bungalow with a north-west facing front garden. The front garden has two flowerbeds either side of the path about 8-foot square (0.76sqm), which are currently laid with pebbles and he would like to put 2 shrubs in there to provide more interest. What would the panel recommend? (4 minutes 05)

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Christine – Elaeagnus

Elaeagnus ‘Q³Ü¾±³¦°ì²õ¾±±ô±¹±ð°ù’

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Wilson – Viburnum x burkwoodii ‘Park Farm Hybrid’

Cotinus coggygria ‘S³¾´Ç°ì±ð²ú³Ü²õ³ó’

Cotinus coggygria ‘F±ô²¹³¾±ð’

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Pottage – Pineapple Broom Tree (‘Cytisus battandieri Yellow Tail’)

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Q – How do you get rid of Oxalis (‘Wood sorrels’) I have it all over the garden? (7 minutes)

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Q – I Have a hedge which is half laurel and half berberis about 6-7 foot high x 3 foot deep x 9 feet wide (1.8m x 0.9 x 2.7m). Can we replace it with something that is low maintenance or more wildlife friendly, with seasonal colour-interest like in the autumn? (9 minutes 15)

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Pottage – Acer campestre (‘Field Maple’) tree

Euonymus europaeus (European spindle)

Euonymus alatus (Burning bush)

Crataegus prunifolia (Broad-leaved cockspur thorn)

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Wilson – Euphorbia mellifera (Honey spurge)

English Shrub Rose ‘Hyde Hall’

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Q – In a French podcast about how to use compost in a vegetable garden, the presenter said that it is better to use partially rotted compost as a mulch as it has more life in it. What does the panel think? (12 minutes 05)

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Feature – Herbs (21 minutes 05)

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Pottage – Rosemary ‘Severn Sea’ (Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Severn Sea’)

Rosemary ‘Foxtail’ (Rosmarinus officinalis ‘¹ó´Ç³æ³Ù²¹¾±±ô’)

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Christine – variegated Ground Elder (Aegopodium podagraria)

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Q - My Trachelospermum jasminoides (Star jasmine) have grown higher than its 1.9m (6.2 ft) wall. Can I reduce it by a third and reduce its growth to grow a rose through it? Which red rose would you recommend? (24 minutes 25)

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Wilson – American pillar (Rosa ‘American Pillar’)

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Christine – Red form of ‘Flowering Carpet’ Rose – a Ground covering rose

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Q – What shrubs would the panel recommend planting in the garden to use as foliage in arrangements? (26 minutes 40)

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Pottage – Danae Racemosa (Alexandrian laurel)

Eucalyptus such as Eucalyptus globulus (Tasmanian Blue Gem)

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Wilson – Colletia paradoxa (Anchor plant)

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Correspondence (30 minutes 30)

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For more information on Oak Processionary Moth and how to identify and report it please follow these links:

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Q – I have a much-loved peach tree which is now 20 years old and has grown up to between 12-15 feet (3.6-4.5m). Can we prune it down? (32 minutes 15)

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Q – I have been trying to grow Angel’s Fishing Rods (Dierama pulcherrimum) for several years and they keep expiring – any tips for me? (35 minutes 25)

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Q – What advice would the panel give to a so-called career changer looking to start a new career in horticulture? (37 minutes 40)

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