Questions and timecodes are below. Where
applicable, plant names have been provided.
Q - Why have my
10-year-old Camelia gotten developed smaller flowers this year? (02'05")
Q - Has my very large
sycamore tree been stunting the growth of my old flowering cherry tree? (04'32")
Q - I wondered if
I could plant that’s low level and creeping, which would reduce weeding and
could cope with occasionally being walked on? (09'20")
Joe –
Mentha requienii, corsican
mint
Thymus vulgaris, common
thyme
Wild carrots
Poppies
Pippa Greenwood–
Armeria maritima, thift
Kirsty Wilson-
Erigeron, fleabane
Thymus 'Jekka', thyme ‘jekka’
Dr Chris Thorogood
–
Atriplex halimus, tree
purslane
Q – I’ve been experimenting
with a variety of annuals, small trees, herbs, strawberries, and tomatoes. Should
I be replacing all the compost in the tubs? (12'45")
Feature – Peter
Gibbs visits the ‘Save For A Rainy Day” garden, where he speaks to garden
designer Baz Granger (15’55”)
Baz Granger –
Stachys byzantine, lamb’s ear
Achillea millefolium, common yarrow
Oreomecon nudicaulis, Icelandic poppy
Linum perenne, perennial flax
Q- I got a puppy
last August and I want to redesign my garden this year to be dog friendly. What
advice can the offer? (22'30")
Q - We've had
sporadic appearing orange patches. They’re now a permanent feature of the lawn.
Any ideas on what could be causing this? (24'35")
Feature – Hospitalfield
Arts Garden, where he meets celebrated garden designer Nigel Dunnett for a
conversation on art, ecology, and sustainable planting (26’24”)
Nigel Dunnett-
Gypsophila repens 'Rosea', creeping
baby’s breath ‘Rosea’
Arrhenatherum elatius, false oat grass
Q- We have a
raised bed in our back garden, about 30 meters long with mature trees – what
could grow here? (32'06")
Kirsty –
Spinach
lettuce
radishes
Bunny Guinness-
Polystichum setiferum, soft
shield fern
Valeriana officinalis, common
valerian
Euphorbia, spurge
Chris Thorogood-
Salvia yangii (Pe),
Russian sage
Iris germanica, bearded
iris
Iris 'Superstition' (TB),
iris ‘Superstition’
Q - What advice
could you give to supermarkets to keep their plants fresh and saleable? (37'00")
