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Q – What would the panel do to make our changing town centres greener places? (2 minutes)

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Matthew – Perennial trees

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Bob – Evergreen trees

Azara microphylla

Clematis montana ‘W¾±±ô²õ´Ç²Ô¾±¾±â€™

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Q – I have a shady wet damp Cheshire vegetable garden. What are the best vegetables to grow? I’ve had success with green beans and potatoes but had complete failure with peas and sweetcorn. (6 minutes 15)

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Bob – Mangetout

Brassicas

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Bunny – Parsnips – F1 Hybrids, ‘Gladiator’ and ‘Countess’ parsnips seeds

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Q – Is it better to split a Clivia or leave it in its original pot? It was a single plant but now has two more offshoots growing out of it. (8 minutes 14)

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Q – I love euphorbias. My larger ones do well. I’ve had Euphorbia palustris over 15 years in a shady spot in the garden but many of the smaller ones die or disappear. What am I doing wrong? (10 minutes 24)

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Euphorbia candelabrum

Euphorbia mellifera

Euphorbia characias

Euphorbia robbiae

Euphorbia polychrome

Euphorbia myrsinites

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Feature – Matt Biggs with Tony Kirkham, Head of Arboretum, Gardens and Horticulture at Kew Gardens (13 minute 55)

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Quercus turneri

Quercus robur

Quercus ilex

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Q – We’ve been getting a lot of black spot on our roses. Do you have an organic solution or treatment for them? (23 minutes 13)

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Q – What could I plant under my fan plum tree which sits in my vegetable patch? It’s a fairly new patch and a new tree and I don’t want it to get lots of weeds around it. (25 minutes 30)

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Bob – Chives (perhaps Chinese garlic ones)

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Bunny – Alpine strawberries

Forget-me-nots

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Matthew – Buckler Leaved Sorrel

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Q – If you would love to witness the phenomenon that is the Japanese festival of Hanami (or flower viewing) but you can’t make the trip to Japan - thanks to the Sakura Cherry tree project, 6500 cherry trees have been donated to UK parks, gardens and schools so that we can have a taste of the action. For those of us tempted to plant our own cherry tree at home, what varieties would you recommend? (28 minutes 23)

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Bunny – Prunus avium

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Prunus Cerasus ‘Sour Cherry’

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Bob – Sour cherry

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Matthew – Prunus yedoensis ‘Japanese Cherry’

Crab Apple

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Q – Part of my garden is a large banked area which, in full sun, is south facing therefore in full sun for most of the summer. In the winter, the bottom part of the banking is too much like a marsh so I’m wondering what I can grow? (31 minutes 28)

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Bob – Rhizomatous iris

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Q – As predominantly a grower of fruit and veg, I struggle to remember important growing details. What are the panels top tips for a specific vegetable or fruit that I will remember? (35 minutes 48)

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Q – I talk to my favourite plants. The plants that I talk to grow extremely well. Do the panel believe talking to plants helps them to grow? (38 minutes)

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