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

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Q – What would the panel think about using banana skins roasted and ground to a powder and dug into the soil as a fertiliser? How suitable would that be for a vine?

(2 minute 10 seconds)

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Chris –

Staghorn fern

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Q – I wondered if you could give me any tips on growing beautiful big hollyhocks in my garden.

(5 minutes 35 seconds)

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Q – I’ve been thinking about creating a gravel garden instead of my lawn. How would I go about starting this, and how do you keep a gravel garden going if you can’t mulch?

(8 minutes 14 seconds)

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Christine –

Alliums
Colchicum
Crinum powellii
Nerine
Ceanothus
Cistus
Hebe
Juniper
Lavender
Rosemary
Euphorbia

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Q – We have a peach tree that’s now fruiting for the first time. What should we do to support the branches and I understand I should use tomato feed, but how frequently? And finally, it is getting quite big – is it possible to plant it outside or what can we do to keep it a manageable size for our conservatory?

(13 minutes 33 seconds)

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Feature – Jeremy Wong meets Sara Lom of the Tree Council on National Hedgerow Week

(16 minutes 18 seconds)

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Q – My question is about a previously contained growth of Cuckoo-pint, which has spread really rapidly and become invasive. What would the panel recommend to eradicate it without destroying other plants at the same time?

(19 minutes 55 seconds)

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Q – Why can’t I keep a Pilea plant?

(25 minutes)

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Anne –

Pilea cadierei (Aluminium plant)

Pilea involucrate

Pilea microphylla

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Panel Disco – Peat

(28 minutes 24 seconds)

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Q – Have the panel any memories from childhood of garden crimes that they would like to own up to?

(35 minutes 26 seconds)

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Christine –

Tigridia (Tiger-flowers)

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Anne –

Chrysanthemum

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Chris –

Clematis