GQT At Home: Episode Nineteen

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

 

Q – How do you tell the difference between weeds and plants?

(1 minute 9 seconds)

 

Q – I would like to introduce wildlife into my garden by creating a water source. I was hoping to use a washing up bowl and build a ramp. Is this a good idea? Do you have any suggestions?

(3 minutes 59 seconds)

 

Q – I have a Cercis canadensis ‘Red Force’ with a reddish-brown stain in the stem which I think may be Verticillium wilt infection. The plant seems generally healthy overall but if it might have this disease do you suggest removing it, or perhaps quarantining it, before the infection spreads any further?

(7 minutes 49 seconds)

 

Chris – Spicewood tree

 

Q – Do the panel have any advice on constructing a DIY living wall and what interesting plants that would grow well in it?

(11 minutes 19 seconds)

 

Matt – Peperomia

 

Begonia

 

Dryopteris

 

Chris – Muehlenbeckia

 

Phyllostachys

 

Bamboo

 

Ferns

 

Feature – Pet-friendly gardening with Humaira Ikram

(14 minutes 44 seconds)

 

Toxic to pets:

 

Lilies

 

Daylilies

 

Anything in Amaryllidaceae family

 

Daffodils

 

Hyacinths

 

Geraniums

 

Tulips

 

Rhododendrons

 

Lily of the valley

 

Azaleas

 

Hydrangeas

 

Irises

 

Buttercup

 

Anything in Ranunculaceae family

 

Chrysanthemum

 

Peaches

 

Cherries

 

Grapes

 

Resilient plants:

 

Lavender

 

Rosemary

 

Hakonechloa macra

 

Pets like:

 

Catmint Nepeta

 

Nepeta grandiflora

 

Avoid:

Cocoa bean mulch

 

Caladiums

 

Philodendrons

 

Pothos

 

Peace Lilies

 

Monstera

 

Safe:

 

Bamboo

 

Kentia Palm

 

Boston Ferns

 

Calatheas

 

Q – I have a ginkgo tree which won’t stand upright. Do you have any advice?

(19 minutes 21 seconds)

 

Q – Do the panel have any suggestions for plants which were popular in the 1950s and 60s? We would like to make our heritage railway station as authentic as possible. Also, any train plants with train-related names?

(23 minutes 16 seconds)

 

Chris – Hybrid tea

 

Floribunda roses

 

Narcissus ‘Central Station’

 

Narcissus ‘Glenlee Station’

 

Callistemon 'Coochy Coochy Station'

 

Hemerocallis ‘Hot Ticket’

 

Rosa ‘First Class’

 

Iris ‘Platform’

 

Dahlia ‘Ivor’

 

Rhododendron ‘Boogie’

 

Pippa – Lupins

 

Roses

 

Snapdragons

 

Irises

 

Hollyhocks

 

Marigolds

 

Alyssum Candytuft

 

Matt – Lavender

 

Sage

 

Symphoricarpos albus ‘Snowberry’

 

Autumn Crocus cancellatus

 

Fagus sylvatica asplenifolia ‘Cut leaf beech’

 

Q – Apparently my Echium ‘Pride of Madeira’ prefers poor soil. How do you suggest I create a ‘poor soil’ environment?

(28 minutes 52 seconds)

 

Matt – Echium pininana

 

Echium wildpretii

 

Feature – ‘Masters of Deception’ of the plant world, Orchids with Chris Thorogood

(31 minutes 49 seconds)

 

Wild Orchids

 

Phalaenopsis Orchid

 

Bee Orchid

 

Flying Duck Orchid

 

Bucket Orchid

Q – I have repurposed my children’s cot and am now growing sage, oregano and courgette in it. Do you have any other suggestions?

(36 minutes)

 

Pippa – Thyme

 

Rocket

 

Beetroot

 

Matt – Camomile

 

Q – When a plant becomes pot bound the pot is full of roots, where is the soil it was planted in?

(39 minutes 4 seconds)