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

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Q – There’s lots of advice around about leaving seed heads for winter interest, as well as for wildlife. I wonder if there’s any detrimental effect to the plant?

(1 minute 36 seconds)

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Q – I planted my spring bulbs early but some of the bulbs have pushed through already. What can I do to save them from being killed off when it gets cold?

(4 minutes 1 seconds)

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Q – I’d like to start feeding the birds - could the panel suggest something that is hardy and reasonably attractive?

(5 minutes 57 seconds)

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Humaira –

Amelanchier

Malus ‘E±¹±ð°ù±ð²õ³Ù±ð’

Malus ‘Red Sentinel’

Malus ‘A»å¾±°ù´Ç²Ô»å²¹³¦°ì’

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Matt –

Sorbus (Mountain Ash) ‘Edulis’

Crataegus tanacetifolia

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Christine –

Prunus triloba ‘R´Ç²õ±ð³¾³Ü²Ô»å’

Euonymus alatus

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Q – We purchased a Sambucus this year – we’ve been advised to cut it down in winter, but this scares us! Should I cut it down or is that going to be a disaster?

(9 minutes 23 seconds)

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Feature – Manoj Malde on garden designing for the Neasden Temple during the Pandemic

(13 minutes, 55 seconds)

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Roses

Fuchsias

Fatsias

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Q – I’ve broken several tools trying to dig out the roots of ivy and dead hedgerow trees, planted in the remnants of an old stone wall. What type of tool should I look for, and how might I improve my technique to reduce the risks of further breakages?

(21 minutes, 15 seconds)

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Q – One particular part of our garden has become plagued with brown toadstools. They seem to emanate from a tree stump. Will these damage the lawn and garden as a whole, and how can we exterminate them?

(24 minutes, 25 seconds)

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Christine – Armillaria (Honey fungus)

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Q – I’ve just acquired two Hellebores – could they survive in a cold room? Do they need to come out their original pots?

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Feature – Matthew Wilson on the virtues of an abundance of leaves

(29 minutes, 3 seconds)

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Hollies

Camelias

Evergreen Euonymus

Oak

Beech

Birch

Hornbeam

Ash

London plane

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Q - My question concerns a cactus I’ve had for 15 years – how do you repot it?

(34 minutes, 8 seconds)

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Q – We have wild boar around here – I’m quite excited at the prospect of the boar turning over the front lawn so I can sow some wildflower seeds. Would this work? Could I scatter wildflower seeds wherever the boar have been? Are there other easy ways to make the garden wilder without water?Ìý

(37 minutes, 3 seconds)

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Christine – Ground elder

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