Â鶹ԼÅÄ

During the programme Pippa Greenwood talks about how you can get involved with this year’s Big Butterfly Count.ÌýTo find out more please followÌýÌý

Ìý

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

Ìý

Q – Can you recommend a suitable variety of peas to sow, with tips for success? It has to be container grown.

(1 minute 25 seconds)

Ìý

Anne – Onward Pea

Ìý

Matthew – Mangetout

Ìý

James – Chickpeas

Ìý

Edamame

Ìý

Garden Pea

Ìý

Chickpea ‘Principe’

Ìý

Q – Can the panel advise on my Christmas Tree. It is not experiencing even growth in terms of pine needles and some of the shoots appear dead.

(4 minutes 20 seconds)

Ìý

Matthew – Yew Taxus baccata

Ìý

Picea Albertiana ‘°ä´Ç²Ô¾±³¦²¹â€™

Ìý

James – Araucaria Heterophylla

Ìý

Q – I have an unknown pot plant that I keep on my kitchen windowsill. It used to belong to my Nan, and she kept it alive for many years. It now appears to be suffering. Any help in how I can care for it better?

(7 minutes 18 seconds)

Ìý

Anne – Kalanchoe blossfeldiana

Ìý

Q – I wish to add colour to a raised flowerbed however the soil quality is poor and there is limited space. Any suggestions please for perennials and bushes to fill the gaps?

(10 minutes 19 seconds)

Ìý

Matthew – Calamagrostis Brachytricha

Ìý

Foxglove ‘Bright Illumination’

Ìý

Agastache ‘Blackadder’

Ìý

Delphinium ‘Black Knight’

Ìý

Anne – Escallonia ‘Pink Elle’

Ìý

Feature –The Exotic Garden at RHS Wisley – Peter Gibbs with Matthew Pottage and Dr Helen Hoyle

(13 minutes 14 seconds)

Ìý

Delphiniums

Ìý

Nepeta

Ìý

Roses

Ìý

Bananas

Ìý

Ginger Lilies

Ìý

Palm Trees

Ìý

Hollyhocks

Ìý

Cat Mints

Ìý

Phlox

Ìý

Lavender

Ìý

Q – Can you help get my orchids to flower again? I’ve tried different approaches but to no success.

(19 minutes 58 seconds)

Ìý

James – Phalaenopsis Moth Orchid

Ìý

Anne – Miltonia Orchid

Ìý

Oncidium Orchid

Ìý

Pansy Orchid

Ìý

Cymbidium Orchid

Ìý

James – Slipper Orchid Paphiopedilum

Ìý

Q – We would like to grow some fruit around our curved archway (2m wide, 2m height and 1.5m deep with cross struts). Any suggestions? Is there potential for two or three trees to cross-pollinated?

(24 minutes 30 seconds)

Ìý

Matthew – Cordon Fruit Trees

Ìý

Pear ‘Beurre Hardy’

Ìý

Anne – Crab Apple

Ìý

Red Windsor Apple Tree

Ìý

Red Devil Apple Tree

Ìý

James – Fragola grape vine

Ìý

Hardy Kiwi Plant - ‘Cocktail Kiwi’ Actinidia Issai

Ìý

Q – Can you help me? Why are my carrots all short and stumpy?

(28 minutes 52 seconds)

Ìý

Anne – Early Nantes Carrot

Ìý

Feature – How to Entice Bees and Butterflies to your Garden with Pippa Greenwood

(31 minutes 41 seconds)

Ìý

Winter box

Ìý

Snowdrops

Ìý

Q – We have a 4ft high liquorice plant that is thriving at the moment. How do we treat it so we can have this fabulous display of flowers and foliage every year?Ìý

(35 minutes 29 seconds)

Ìý

James – Bonsai

Ìý

Wisteria

Ìý

Clover Flower

Ìý

Aniseed

Ìý

Q – Can you recommend some good gardening gloves that will last, cope with wild weeding but have some flexibility in them please?

(38 minutes 51 seconds)

Ìý