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

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Q – How can I make sure my plants survive whilst I am away? How long can plants last without constant watering in September?

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Anne –

Pelargonium

Agapanthus

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Q – I’m keen to grow a climbing rose up the front of my mainly south-facing cottage, although it’s roots and early growth will be on the west side. I won’t be able to dead head so would love your advice on something that loses its petals quickly when it’s past its prime or perhaps doesn’t turn brown at all.

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Anne –

Camellia

The Generous Gardener

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Matt –

‘English Rose’

‘Gertrude Jekyll’

Bathsheba

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Ashley –

Star jasmine, Trachelospermum jasminoides

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Feature – Kathy, Ashley, Anne and Matt visit the Temperate House at Kew and chat to its Manager, David Cooke

(9 minutes)

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Kathy –

Encephalartos woodii

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Dave –

Commidendrum

Cast-iron plant, Aspidistra

Lemon

Orange

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Q – Is it too early to plant seeds for flowers in my new Lean to Greenhouse?

(11 minutes 44 seconds)

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Matt –

Lettuce

Chard

Leek

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Ashley –

Cosmos

Zinnia

Nicotiana

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Anne –

Sweet pea

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Dave –

Chilli

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Q – My 17-year-old cactus has some larger new growth and has become a little top-heavy. Can the new growth be cut off and rooted? If so, how would this be achieved? And what will happen to the original plant? Should I discard it, or would it heal? I’ve also noticed some furry white spots on the flesh – what is it? Can it be treated?

(15 minutes 14 seconds)

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Feature – The team scale the heights of Kew’s treetop walkway and chat to the gardens’ Head of Tree Collections, Kevin Martin

(19 minutes 40 seconds)

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Kevin –

Sweet chestnut

Oak

North American oak

Pine

Redwood

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Q – What plants can I hang in my two skylights?

(21 minutes 02 seconds)

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Matt –

Rosemary Prostrata Group

Ceropegia linearis subsp. woodii, Hearts on a string

‘Donkey’s Tail’

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Ashley –

Mint

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Q – I have a plum tree. There is a large root from the tree in the way of some new design work I have planned for my garden. Would it effect the integrity of the tree if I removed the root?

(23 minutes 17 seconds)

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Q – I need some advice on pruning my common hawthorn, crataegus monogyna. Would it be safe to remove the branches from the lower part of the trunk? If I don’t remove them, will they be detrimental to the growth of the tree?

(26 minutes 17 seconds)

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Feature – Kathy and the panellists take a turn about Kew’s Rock Garden and The Davies Alpine House and chat to Gardens Supervisor - Alpine, Rock and Aquatics, Faye Adams

(29 minutes 6 seconds)

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Fay –

Solanaceae

Gesneriaceae

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Q – Please could the team recommend some suitable sensory plants and some drought tolerant evergreen shrubs for a raised bed, accessible by wheelchair, as well as some suitable fragrant and culinary herbs for another raised bed?

(31 minutes 46 seconds)

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Anne –

Common thyme

Lemon Thyme

‘C¾±³Ù°ù¾±´Ç»å´Ç°ù²¹â€™

Sweet Marjoram

Origanum onites

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Ashley –

Pelargonium

Lemon verbena

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Fay –

Stachys byzantine

Paperwhite daffodil, Narcissus poeticus

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Q – Could you help identify what the tool I have inherited is?

(38 minutes)

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