Borde Hill

Q— This year, my photinias have been covered in flowers, whereas in previous years, they haven’t had any. Can the panel explain why?

 

(1 minutes, 50 seconds)

 

Q— I have a very large Rosa 'Madame Alfred Carrière. Its 3.5 meters high and there’s a lot of growth at the top but not at the bottom. Should I do a radical prune of the plant?

(3 minutes, 59 seconds)

 

Christine–

 

Rose

 

 

Q— The leaves on my currant bush have lumpy black marks on them. What can I do to deal with it naturally?

(6 minutes, 56 seconds)

 

 

Q— Despite buying fresh parsnip seed every spring, I’ve only managed to grow two parsnips in the past three years. What am I doing wrong?

 

(9 minutes, 33 seconds)

 

Christine–

 

Carrot

 

Feature with Matthew Pottage

 

Matthew—

 

Eryngium ‘Miss Willmott’s ghost’, Sea holly

 

Willmottianum “Miss Willmott’

 

Aethionema 'Warley Rose'

 

 

Q— We have very heavy clay soil. How do we prepare to plant without digging?

 

(21 minutes, 30 seconds)

 

 

Q— I’m looking after the gardens at the Martlet’s Hospice in Hove. Each patient’s room will look out onto a garden space as of December. Can the panel suggest a plant which would provide winter interest?

 

(25 minutes, 52 seconds)

 

 

Kirsty–

 

Salix gracilistyla 'Mount Aso'

 

Hamamelis ‘Witch Hazel’

 

Christine–

 

Euonymus

 

Elaeagnus

 

Pittosporum

 

Pippa–

 

Winter willow

 

Snowdrop

 

Aconitum

 

Spring-flowering crocus

 

Daffodil

 

 

Q— I’d like to screen my neighbour’s garage. What should I plant?

(29 minutes, 10 seconds)

 

 

Christine–

 

Elaeagnus ‘Quicksilver’

 

Hippophae rhamnoides ‘Sea buckthorn’

 

Pippa–

 

Quercus ilex

 

Kirsty–

 

Verbena bonariensis

 

Teasel

 

 

Q— We have a large-flowered purple clematis which came up well this year. However, as the buds were about to flower, they all dropped. Why is this happening?

 

(33 minutes, 37 seconds)

 

 

Kirsty–

 

Clematis

 

 

Q— What the most surprising discovery you’ve uncovered in your gardening career?

(37 minutes, 15 seconds)