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RHS Garden Wisley: Part Two

Kathy Clugston and the gardening team are back at RHS Garden, Wisley.

Kathy Clugston and the gardening team are back at RHS Garden, Wisley. Matthew Pottage, Christine Wilson and Matthew Wilson answer questions from the audience.

This week, the panellists recommend shrubs for a north-west facing front garden, discuss the best methods of getting rid of Oxalis, and give low-maintenance hedge options.

They also offer advice on pruning down a Peach tree and tips for growing Angel's Fishing Rods.

Matt Biggs goes to meet Ping Ng, a herb grower for local restaurants and the panel is joined by Andrew Salisbury, RHS Wisley's Principal Entomologist.

Producer: Laurence Bassett
Assistant Producer: Jemima Rathbone

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42 minutes

Last on

Sun 28 Jul 2019 14:00

Plant List

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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