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

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Q – I have a tall copper pot in which I’d like to grow a Eucalyptus. Should I just use compost or should I fill up some of the space with plastic bottles?

(1 minute 28 seconds)

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Q – When my granddaughter was 7, she grew a Cox’s Orange Pippin from seed. Eight years later it has grown an apple. How can we ensure the tree grows to maturity? And will the apple taste like a Cox’s?

(4 minutes 23 seconds)

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Q – My neighbour and I have shared a rosemary for 9 years but it has now started to die. How can we save it?

(7 minutes)

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Q –Ìý My neighbours Eucalyptus tree sheds lots of rolled up bark throughout the year. What can I do with it?

(9 minutes 38 seconds)

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Feature – Matt Biggs heads to Waterperry Gardens, founded by Beatrix Havergal, a champion for women in gardening

(13 minutes 50 seconds)

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Q – I have discovered shield bugs on my Autumn Raspberries just as they’re ready to eat. What are they, and are they harmful?

(19 minutes 50 seconds)

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Q – I have grown Sweetcorn ‘Swift’ F1 from seed, but this year each cob is producing up to 6 Ìýsmall clones. What has happened and how can I prevent it happening again?

(22 minutes 22 seconds)

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Q – We inherited a tree 12 years ago. Until this year it has been lovely. What has happened to it, and should we cut it down?

(24 minutes 45 seconds)

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Cotinus ‘Grace’, Smoke bush

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Feature – Humaira Ikram talks us through some beautiful autumn colour planting ideas

(29 minutes 5 seconds)

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Liquidambar styraciflua, Sweet gum

Ginko

Maple

Acer palmatum 'Sango-kaku'

Acer rubrum 'October Glory'
Acer × freemanii ‘Autumn Blaze’

Nyssa sylvatica, Black gum

Crab Apple 'Adirondack'
Viburnum
Hamamelis

Cercidiphyllum japonicum

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Q – My front garden has been invaded by miner bees. I don’t want to disturb them, but I want to make the garden look nice. How can I garden in harmony with these bees?

(32 minutes 38 seconds)

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Q – My name is Hugh and I’m 9 years old. At my grandad’s house, I found some eggs on a Trachycarpus palm. I thought it was palm moth but I’m not certain. What are they?

(37 minutes 5 seconds)