GQT At Home: Episode Fifteen

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

Q – Why does my cactus look like this? Will it do it again?

(1 minute 11 seconds)

Christine – Notocactus

James – Barrel Cactus

Q – My garden is slowly being overrun by horsetail. I’ve tried to dig it out but it’s relentless. Do you have any advice on how to deal with it?

(4 minutes)

Matthew – Japanese Anemone

Hosta

Rodgersia

Ligularia

Q – We recently started growing a Money Tree and it has developed, what appears to be, a beanstalk which looks like it’s going to flower. The problem is the stalk is long and thin; we don’t want to nip it too early but don’t know how to proceed... Do we need to use a support?

(6 minutes 50 seconds)

Christine – Crassula

Q – I want to turn my old upright piano into a plant bed with plants growing up and also hanging over. Do you have any suggestions?

(9 minutes 28 seconds)

James – Clerodendrum incisum ‘Musical note’ plant

Christine – ‘Drumstick’ Primula denticulata

Daylilies

Aquilegia Songbird

Roses (ad nauseum)

Matthew – Trailing Fuchsia

Artemisia

Feature –The importance of soil pH with Humaira Ikram

(13 minutes 31 seconds)

Acer palmatum

Japonicum Multi-stem

Elaeagnus angustifolia

Enkianthus campanulatus

Ilex Crenata

Cercis ‘Judas Tree’

Cercidiphyllum ‘Katsura Tree’

Philadelphus

Euonymus microphyllus

Nepeta ‘Junior Walker’

Salvia caradonna

Stipa Tenuissima

Forsythia

Q – I have grown three acer trees, each 2 inches tall, using a bonsai kit. Instructions tell me to keep potting on into larger pots, but I want to keep them indoors. How do I prune them? Any advice?

(18 minutes)

James – Japanese Maples

Ficus Natasja

Ficus Schefflera Arboricola

Q – I’ve just started a moon garden and I’m looking for inspiration for foliage plants that will look interesting under moonlight.

(21 minutes 10 seconds)

Matthew – Brunnera ‘Jack Frost’

Pulmonaria Lungwort

James – Cynaracardunculus Cardoon

Silverbush

Silver Holly ‘Silver Ghost’

Christine – Rodgersia

Heucherella

Tiarella

Q – My young daughter loves eating cucamelons. I’ve been trying to grow them with limited success but this year they are thriving in the greenhouse. Can I save the tubers and replant them next year, cut back instead or store them in compost? Do I cut back all foliage leaving just the tubers? Please help.

(24 minutes 53 seconds)

James – Cucumbers

Watermelon

Lime

Tomato

Feature – Gin Botanicals with Chris Thorogood

(28 minutes 39 seconds)

Juniper berries

Lime

Orange

Grapefruit

Star Anise

Rosemary

Thyme

Mint

Sage

Bay Leaves

Rose Petals

Honeysuckle flowers

Pansies

Geranium flowers

What garnishes do you use in drinks, panel?

Christine – Mint

Chives

James – Begonias

Pineapple Guava Feijoa acca sellowiana

Q – I am looking for a nice plant as a diplomatic gift to the in-laws, who are keen gardeners like me. Ideally, I’m looking for something resilient and also a symbol of love and fraternity – perhaps a Passiflora. What do you think?

(36 minutes 18 seconds)

Christine – Love-Lies-Bleeding

Love-in-a-Mist

James – ‘Friendship plant’ Pilea peperomioides

Q – Do you have any good gardening jokes?

(39 minutes 45 seconds)