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

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Q – What great gardening era would the panel time travel to?

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Q – My 3-year-old niece loves being in the garden. For Christmas, I would like to buy her a fruit tree. Which tree would the panel recommend?

(2 minutes 55 seconds)Ìý

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Christine –

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Apple (Malus domestica) - M27 or M9

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Matthew –

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Apricot (Prunus armeniaca)

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James –

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Brown Turkey (Ficus carica)

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Maynard cherry (Prunus cerasus)

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Q – Do you re-use your Christmas trees? Ìý

(6 minutes 01 seconds)

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Neil –

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Abies nordmanniana

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Bunny –

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Pinus

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Q – How do we encourage more growth of moss in our gardens?

(9 minutes 08 seconds)

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James –

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hardy orchids

ferns

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Q – How do you maintain poinsettias during the Christmas period?

(13 minutes 46 seconds)

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Q – My mum can’t keep any plants alive, what can she attempt to grow?

(16 minutes 41 seconds)

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James –

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Scinadapsus pictus (Silver Pothos Vine)

Hoya linearis

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Q – Does snow actually provide a good layer of protection for plants?

(20 minutes 10 seconds)

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Q – I’d like to plant a holly bush that will give red berries at this time of year.Ìý Please can you recommend a variety? And do I need a male and a female?

(21 minutes 49 seconds)

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Christine –Ìý

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IlexÌý‘JC van Toll’

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Pippa –

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‘M¾±±ô°ì³¾²¹¾±»å’

‘Golden King’

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Matthew –Ìý

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Ilex crenataÌý

Blue Hollies (Celastrina argiolus)

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Feature – Chris Beardshaw’s share some folklore and history about the holly plant.

(24 minutes 38 seconds)

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Q – What’s the best way to grow Brussel sprouts in a raised bed? My sprouts won’t grow any bigger than peas!

(28 minutes 16 seconds)

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Q – Does chopping the tops of sprout plants spoil them?

(30 minutes 51 seconds)

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Feature – Gardeners’ Question Time 70th anniversary Shipping Forecast

(32 minutes 13 seconds)

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Feature – James Wong, Peter Gibbs and Marcus Chilton Jones give their Christmas gardening tips

(34 minutes 40 seconds)

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James –

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Micro sinningia

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Marcus –

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Apple

Pear

Poplar

Salix

Populus

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Q – What would the panel consider to be an unusual vegetable to grow in West Yorkshire (that I wouldn’t find in the shops) which could be part of next year’s Christmas lunch?

(37 minutes 04 seconds)

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Bob –

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Brussels sprout ‘Noisette’

Scorzonera (Black salsify)

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Christine –

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Skirret

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James –

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Tasmanian mountain pepper

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