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

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Q – I have a north facing bed with three beautiful Hydrangeas. They’ve gotten too big and have started drooping over other plants in the bed. How can I support them and make them more compact?

(2 minutes)

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Matthew –

Hydrangea ‘Strong Annabelle’

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Q – I was late planting red onion sets last autumn, I’ve harvested them this year and they don’t seem to have grown. Can I replant these as sets or should I buy new ones and start again?

(5 minutes 45 seconds)

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Q – Last year my indoor Hibiscus plant stopped flowering and started to look peaky with mottled leaves. I re-potted it and left it on a sunny porch, and it has flowered but the leaves are getting worse. I think it might be a virus. How can I help it recover?

(8 minutes 4 seconds)

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Q – I have a Lobelia cardinalis 'Queen Victoria' and an arum lily, Zantedeschia aethiopica. Both are planted in recycled tyres with an oxygenation plant Elodea densa. How do I overwinter them?

(11 minutes 22 seconds)

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Feature – Claire Ratinon speaks to parakeet expert Dr Hazel Jackson all about these vibrant birds

(16 minutes 22 seconds)

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Q – In my vegetable garden I have two espalier trees, two conference pears which are separated by a Russet apple. About 20% of the leaves on the pear tree are now covered in orange blotches, and ‘warts’ on the underside. What have they caught, and can I cure it?

(22 minutes 55 seconds)

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Q – Every year I open my garden for the National Garden Scheme. Please can you suggest some herbaceous plants that will give a show in early June. I currently grow oriental poppies, Iris sibirica, Pulmonaria, sweet william, Allium, Camassia, Aquilegia.

(26 minutes 30 seconds)

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Matthew –

Cenolophium denudatum

Anthriscus sylvestris ‘R²¹±¹±ð²Ô²õ·É¾±²Ô²µâ€™

Pastinaca sativa

Euphorbia schillingii

Salvia ‘C²¹°ù²¹»å´Ç²Ô²Ô²¹â€™

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Bob –
Smilacina

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Anne –

Lupin
Thermopsis montana, False lupin

Baptisia australis, Blue false indigo

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Feature – Christine Walkden talks us through one of her favourite trees, the Amelanchier

(32 minutes 10 seconds)

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Q – In my attempt to avoid plastic, I have recently discovered soap nuts and use them as an alternative to laundry liquid. Would it ever be possible to produce our own soap nuts?

(37 minutes 20 seconds)

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Bob –