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Questions and timecodes are below. Where applicable, plant names have been provided.

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Q – Most of my gardening happens at night after work. Do you have any tips for night gardening – any dos and don’ts?

(3 minutes)

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Matthew Pottage – Oenothera biennis (Evening primrose)

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Q – I have two Wisterias – one in the front garden (South-facing) which flowers profusely and the other in the back garden (North-facing) which barely flowers at all. Other than location, is there anything else that might cause this difference?

(6 minutes 44 seconds)

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Matt Biggs – Wisteria floribunda ‘L²¹·É°ù±ð²Ô³¦±ð’

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Matthew Pottage – Wisteria ‘D´Ç³¾¾±²Ô´Ç’

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Q – Like many, we have had to cancel our summer holiday this year; could the panel recommend some palms and other exotic plants, easy to grow and available online for a small budget, to make up for the scenery we’ll miss this year?

(10 minutes 22 seconds)

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Matt Biggs – Trachycarpus fortune

Dracaena draco

Butia capitata

Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘R±ð³æ’

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Christine – Bismarckia nobilis

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Matthew Pottage – Trachycarpus fortune ‘W²¹²µ²Ô±ð°ù¾±²¹²Ô³Ü²õ’

Ficus pumila ‘White sunny’

Ochagavia

Fascicularia

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Feature – Mini Herb Garden

(15 minutes 22 seconds)

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Q – What’s the difference between climbing and rambling roses?

(19 minutes 25 seconds)

Q – Could you give a beginner’s guide to pruning roses?

(19 minutes 36 seconds)

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Q – I have a struggling Damson tree on a South-facing sloping garden bed. We’ve had the tree for about five years but only had one good crop; it’s now looking very poorly. What can we do?

(23 minutes)

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Q – Our Amelanchier canadensis tree has ceased to produce blossom or leaves since stalling last spring despite the fact that it still seems to be living. Is there any particular reason this could have happened?

(25 minutes 52 seconds)

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Feature – Gardening Glossary

(30 minutes 7 seconds)

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Q – I’m about to move into a bigger apartment, but with less outdoor space, so I need to move some of my outdoor plants inside. Do you have any tips on moving plants inside without damaging them? In particular my cacti and Drimus winteri.

(34 minutes 9 seconds)

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Q – I loved ‘The Secret Garden’ as a child, and enjoyed ‘The Morville Hours’, both of which taught me about gardening but were also great stories. Are there any other stories that can teach me about gardening – so much more fun than a textbook!

(39 minutes 17 seconds)