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Questions and time codes are below. Where applicable plant names are provided.

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Q – I have a compost toilet in my garden – it’s wonderful! Do the panel have compost toilets? And if not, why not?

(4 minutes 47 seconds)

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Q – I have been growing onions from sets for a number of years but have noticed that some have an inner layer which is brown and slimy. What causes this – is in inherent in the set? And is there anything that can be done to prevent it?

(7 minutes 32 seconds)

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Q – Which plants would the panel suggest for a small garden in a GP’s surgery?

(9 minutes 26 seconds)

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Chris Thorogood – French lavender (Lavandula stoechas)

Coronilla valentina (Coronilla glauca)

Stipa

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Chris Beardshaw – Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium)

Saponaria

Artemisia (Mugworts)

Woundworts

Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria)

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Q – My Butternut squash flowers often fall off – what am I doing wrong?

(13 minutes 47 seconds)

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Feature

(17 minutes 33 seconds)

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Q – Could the panel suggest some winter flowers for bumblebees that will fill the gap that comes with this time of year?

(25 minutes 11 seconds)

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Chris Thorogood – Crocus

Cyclamen coum (Eastern sowbread)

Hamamelis (Witch-hazel)

Ivy

Honeyworts – Cerinthe

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Pippa – Lonicera fragrantissima (Winter honeysuckle)

Lonicera x purpusii (Winter Beauty)

Viburnum

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Q – We have a patio garden with crazy paving and no grass. I would like to lift a few stones and plant some low growing evergreen or alpine plants – what do you suggest?

(28 minutes 38 seconds)

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Chris Beardshaw – Alpine primula

Saxifraga

Sedum

Alyssum

Aubrieta

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Correspondence

(32 minutes)

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Q – Can the panel explain why my Bougainvillea which refused to flower outside in a warm, sheltered sunny spot in the summer, is now flowering inside in a cold room?

(34 minutes 30 seconds)

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Q – I’ve always been able to use work as an excuse to neglect my garden, but I’m retiring next month. Does the panel have any advice for how I can use gardening as an excuse to neglect my husband?

(37 minutes 29 seconds)

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Chris Thorogood – Dracunculus vulgaris