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Carnations those favourite forecourt flowers have had a bad press in the last few years, but in the Beechgrove Garden, Carole is trying to grow a collection of those over-used plants to try and rekindle our interest in this pretty, prolific and often perfumed plant, growing a range of perpetual and spray carnations.

Jim is having another attempt at growing a challenging crop for Beechgrove - sweetcorn.

Carolyn is helping out at the garden of Rachel and Alan Black in their high-rise flat in Leith. Rachel grows everything in containers in their exposed and windy wee garden. Rachel wants to know how to protect vegetables and plants from wind and pests and she would like some advice on what kind of flowering plants to grow so she can have fresh cut flowers in the house and year round colour in the garden.

It's Gardening Scotland just next week and one of the biggest exhibits at the show is the bonsai. George visits an expert grower and shower to see if he can learn the tricks of the trade and of showing these incredibly popular manipulated plants.