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

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Q – How do you prepare bamboo canes before using them as beam poles and supports?

(3 minutes 32 seconds)

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Q – What is horticultural grit and can you recommend a substitute?

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Q – We’ve inherited a mature Magnolia tree and want to move it to a different location – can this be done? Ìý

(9 minutes 43 seconds)

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Q – How do you propagate and grow Bog Myrtle?

(13 minutes 08 seconds)

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Q – Could the panel suggest some climbing plants or shrubs that thrive in containers to give us privacy on our deck terrace?

(17 minutes 56 seconds)

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Marcus Chilton-Jones –

Parthenocissus henryana, Chinese Virginia creeper

Trachelospermum jasminoides, Star Jasmine

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James Wong –

Trachelospermum jasminoides, Star Jasmine

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Juliet Sargaent –

Akebia quinate - Chocolate Vine

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Q – What South African or exotic plants could my we grow in our garden?

(20 minutes 36 seconds)

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Ian Turner –

Agapanthus

Watsonias

Buddleja salviifolia, South African Sage Wood

Buddleja loricate, Mountain sage

Aloe striatula, Striped-stemmed Aloe

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Juliet Sargaent –

Kniphofia, Red-hot Poker

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Marcus Chilton-Jones –

Nerine bowdenii, Bowden Lily

Crinum × powellii, Swamp Lily

Crocosmia

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Q – What can I plant near the windswept part of my garden that would survive strong winds from the coast?

(25 minutes 12 seconds)

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James Wong –

Alpines

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Juliet Sargaent –

Bergenia

Bergenia 'Baby Doll', Elephant's Ears 'Baby Doll'

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Ian Turner –

Sedum

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Marcus Chilton-Jones –

Iris Foetidissima, Stinking Iris

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Q – What’s growing on my cactus, and will it produce seeds?

(28 minutes 31 seconds)

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Q – What’s wrong with my Strelitzia Reginae plant and how do I get it to flower again?

(32 minutes 38 seconds)

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Q – What gardening jobs will the panel be getting stuck into for the new year?

(35 minutes 53 seconds)