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Q1 鈥� "I'm having a family competition to grow the biggest pumpkin. What secrets can you suggest to win the prize?"(00鈥�20鈥�)

(Originally broadcast from Balsall Common, 2024)

鈥� Cucurbita maxima 'Atlantic Giant', giant pumpkin 'Atlantic Giant'听

Feature 鈥� The Alnwick Poison Garden, Northumberland(04鈥�51鈥�)

(Originally broadcast, 2011)

Debbie Crombie / Chris Beardshaw

鈥� Hedera helix, common ivy鈥� Helleborus spp., hellebore鈥� Urtica dioica, stinging nettle鈥� Rumex spp., dock鈥� Ruta graveolens, rue鈥� Aquilegia spp., aquilegia鈥� Arum spp., arum鈥� Colchicum spp., colchicum鈥� Ilex aquifolium, common holly鈥� Taxus baccata, yew鈥� Buxus sempervirens, common box鈥� Vitex agnus-castus, chaste tree鈥� Mandragora spp., mandrake鈥� Bryonia spp., bryony听

Q2 鈥� "What should I replace roses affected by witch's broom (rose rosette disease) with?" (10鈥�59鈥�)

(Originally broadcast from Marrs Beck Nursery, East Yorkshire, 2024)

Matthew Pottage

鈥� Rosa spp., rose鈥� Hydrangea quercifolia 'Harmony', oak-leaved hydrangea 'Harmony'鈥� Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snow Queen', oak-leaved hydrangea 'Snow Queen'鈥� Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snowflake', oak-leaved hydrangea 'Snowflake'

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Bunny Guinness

鈥� Hydrangea quercifolia, oak-leaved hydrangea

Marcus Chilton-Jones

鈥� Escallonia spp., escallonia鈥� Camellia spp., camellia鈥� Allium spp., ornamental onion鈥� Galtonia candicans, summer hyacinth鈥� Fragaria 脳 ananassa, strawberry听

Q3 鈥� "We've had a plague of spiders covering the garden with webs. How can we naturally discourage them?"(15鈥�20鈥�)

(Originally broadcast from the Horniman Museum, London, 2024)

Pippa Greenwood

鈥� No specific plant recommendations.

Errol Ruben Fernandes

鈥� Rosmarinus officinalis (now Salvia rosmarinus), rosemary鈥� Thymus vulgaris, thyme鈥� Ocimum basilicum, basil听

Q4 鈥� "Am I doing too much tidying in the garden if I disturb frogs?" (19鈥�46鈥�)

(Originally broadcast from Bath, 2016)

Anne Swithinbank

鈥� Alchemilla mollis, lady's mantle听

Q5 鈥� What to do with Medlars? (23鈥�02鈥�)

(Originally broadcast from Sparsholt, Hampshire, 2001)

Bunny Guinness, Bob Flowerdew & John Cushnie

鈥� Mespilus germanica, common medlar听

Q6 鈥� "What can I plant or do to encourage bats into the garden?" (25鈥�52鈥�)

(Originally broadcast from Wokingham, 2023)

Matt Biggs

鈥� Composite flowers (Asteraceae family)鈥� Helenium spp., helenium鈥� Ornamental grasses (not specified)

Matthew Wilson

鈥� Buddleja 'Moonlight', buddleia 'Moonlight'听

Feature 鈥� Vampire Plants at Oxford Botanic Garden(29鈥�21鈥�)听

(Originally broadcast, 2020)

Dr Chris Thorogood

鈥� Orobanche hederae, ivy broomrape鈥� Hedera helix, ivy鈥� Orobanche spp., broomrape鈥� Ulex spp., gorse鈥� Centaurea scabiosa, greater knapweed鈥� Cuscuta spp., dodder鈥� Heather (Calluna spp.)鈥� Lathraea squamaria, common toothwort鈥� Lathraea clandestina, purple toothwort鈥� Corylus avellana, hazel鈥� Salix spp., willow鈥� Populus spp., poplar鈥� Alnus spp., alder鈥� Crocus spp., crocus鈥� Rhinanthus minor, yellow rattle听

Q7 鈥� "My garden's looking too pristine and pretty. What can I plant to make it more spooky?"(33鈥�10鈥�)

(Originally broadcast from Blenheim Palace, 2010)

Anne Swithinbank

鈥� Cucurbita spp., pumpkin鈥� Ilex aquifolium, holly鈥� Aucuba japonica, spotted laurel鈥� Buxus sempervirens, box鈥� Taxus baccata, yew

Matthew Biggs

鈥� Hedera spp., ivy鈥� Hamamelis spp., witch hazel鈥� Ulmus glabra 'Lutescens', wych elm 'Lutescens'鈥� Solidago spp., goldenrod

Christine Wallkden听

鈥� Rubus cockburnianus., white-stemmed bramble听

Q8 鈥� "When should I harvest garlic planted in October?"(35鈥�52鈥�)

(Originally broadcast from Belsay Hall, Northumberland, 2014)

Bob Flowerdew

鈥� Allium sativum, garlic听

Q9 鈥� "Is it normal for worms to break open the door of a compost bin?" (38鈥�03鈥�)

(Originally broadcast from Stamford, Lincolnshire, 2012)

Pippa Greenwood, Bob Flowerdew, Bunny Guinness

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