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

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Q – I was given aÌýPoinsettiaÌýin a pot last year. It’s now over 3 foot (91cm) tall but it’s still in its original pot. I’d like to give it a bit of care.

(2 minutes 28 seconds)

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Q – Can you suggest some interesting bulbs I could give as a Christmas present?

(6 minutes 25 seconds)

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Chris –

Amorphophallus konjac, Voodoo lily

Streptocarpus

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Anne –

Lachenalia, Cape cowslip

ChionodoxaÌý'Pink Giant'

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Matthew –Ìý

Saintpaulia, African violet

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Q – What are your favourite shrubs for this time of year?

(10 minutes 35 seconds)

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Matt –Ìý

Daphne bholuaÌý‘Jaqueline Postill’

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Bob –
Locinera fragrantissima, Winter honeysuckle

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Feature – Kirsty Wilson talks us through how to add a splash of colour in midwinter with Witch hazel.

(13 minutes 5 seconds)

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Q – Now that my runner beans have stopped producing, should I cut them down, dig them out and compost them? Or should I leave them as-is for overwintering insects?

(17 minutes 33 seconds)

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Q – I’ve got an allotment and over the winter I usually use plastic to cover it. What can I use as an alternative?

(19 minutes 40 seconds)

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Feature – Bob Flowerdew explains how to look after fruiting plants through the colder months.

(23 minutes 8 seconds)

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Q – What is your favourite thing to grow in the greenhouse over winter?

(26 minutes 55 seconds)

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Christine –Ìý

Cyclamen persicum

Cyclamen mirabile

Cyclamen coum

Matt –
Mint

Q – We have some holly berries in our garden; how can we keep them from flocks of fieldfares until Christmas?

(30 minutes 5 seconds)

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Feature – Cherry Carmen shares her top tips for preparing your pond for winter

(33 minutes 29 seconds)

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JuncusÌýeffusus

Equisetum

Giant marsh marigold

SisyrinchiumÌýcalifornicum

AponogetonÌýdistachyos, water hawthorn

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Q – Why doesn’t my Sarcococca have a scent?

(37 minutes 37 seconds)