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

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Q – When would the panel say it’s safe to put bedding plants and vegetables out in the garden?
(2 minutes 22 seconds)

Q – Why do my Brussels sprout plants produce leafy rosettes instead of firm heads?

(5 minutes)

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Bunny –

Brussels sprout ‘Crispus’ F1

Brussels sprout ‘Brodie’ F1

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Q – What’s the best way to deal with sciarid flies on my houseplants?

(7 minutes 50 seconds)

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Q – I’ve created a pond in my garden where an old chestnut tree has come down. Could the panel suggest things to plant around it?

(10 minutes 50 seconds)

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Matthew –

Thalia dealbata

Cercidiphyllum

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Bunny –

Salix eleagnos

GrevilleaÌýrosmarinifolia

White rose ‘Plan de Grasse’

Marsh marigold

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Matt –

Anemone rivularis

Iris ‘³¢´Ç³Ü¾±²õ¾±²¹²Ô²¹â€™

Primula ‘C²¹²Ô»å±ð±ô²¹²ú°ù²¹â€™
Primula vialii

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Feature – This year, Juliet Sargeant is designing The New Blue Peter Garden. She speaks to Blue Peter Editor, Ellen Evans, and Team Leader of the Outer Walled garden at RHS Garden Bridgewater Caroline Williamson to find out exactly what they expect from her designs.
(16 minutes)

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Q – As the climate warms, how can we create drought-resistant gardens that support wildlife and biodiversity?
(21 minutes 50 seconds)

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Q – Why is Perovskia now known as a salvia, and does the panel know what botanical name might change next?

(25 minutes 50 seconds)

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Feature – Plant historian Advolly Richmond tells us more about carnations
(29 seconds 30 minutes)

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Q – I have a dumb cane which seems to have developed mealybug. What should I do?

(33 minutes 5 seconds)

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Q – I have a traditional stone cider-press. What perennial plants could I grow in it for colour for as long as possible?

(37 minutes 38 seconds)

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Bunny –

Verbena bonariensis

Eryngium planum

Allium

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Matt –

Saxifraga 'Purpurea'
Dryas octopetala

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Matthew –

Erigeron karvinskianus, Mexican fleabane

Sempervivum 'Othello'
Echeveria elegans
Aloe aristate
Armeria maritima 'In the Red'

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