GQT At Home: Episode Nineteen

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

Q – How do you tell the difference between weeds and plants?

(1 minute 9 seconds)

Q – I would like to introduce wildlife into my garden by creating a water source. I was hoping to use a washing up bowl and build a ramp. Is this a good idea? Do you have any suggestions?

(3 minutes 59 seconds)

Q – I have a Cercis canadensis ‘Red Force’ with a reddish-brown stain in the stem which I think may be Verticillium wilt infection. The plant seems generally healthy overall but if it might have this disease do you suggest removing it, or perhaps quarantining it, before the infection spreads any further?

(7 minutes 49 seconds)

Chris – Spicewood tree

Q – Do the panel have any advice on constructing a DIY living wall and what interesting plants that would grow well in it?

(11 minutes 19 seconds)

Matt – Peperomia

Begonia

Dryopteris

Chris – Muehlenbeckia

Phyllostachys

Bamboo

Ferns

Feature – Pet-friendly gardening with Humaira Ikram

(14 minutes 44 seconds)

Toxic to pets:

Lilies

Daylilies

Anything in Amaryllidaceae family

Daffodils

Hyacinths

Geraniums

Tulips

Rhododendrons

Lily of the valley

Azaleas

Hydrangeas

Irises

Buttercup

Anything in Ranunculaceae family

Chrysanthemum

Peaches

Cherries

Grapes

Resilient plants:

Lavender

Rosemary

Hakonechloa macra

Pets like:

Catmint Nepeta

Nepeta grandiflora

Avoid:

Cocoa bean mulch

Caladiums

Philodendrons

Pothos

Peace Lilies

Monstera

Safe:

Bamboo

Kentia Palm

Boston Ferns

Calatheas

Q – I have a ginkgo tree which won’t stand upright. Do you have any advice?

(19 minutes 21 seconds)

Q – Do the panel have any suggestions for plants which were popular in the 1950s and 60s? We would like to make our heritage railway station as authentic as possible. Also, any train plants with train-related names?

(23 minutes 16 seconds)

Chris – Hybrid tea

Floribunda roses

Narcissus ‘Central Station’

Narcissus ‘Glenlee Station’

Callistemon 'Coochy Coochy Station'

Hemerocallis ‘Hot Ticket’

Rosa ‘First Class’

Iris ‘Platform’

Dahlia ‘Ivor’

Rhododendron ‘Boogie’

Pippa – Lupins

Roses

Snapdragons

Irises

Hollyhocks

Marigolds

Alyssum Candytuft

Matt – Lavender

Sage

Symphoricarpos albus ‘Snowberry’

Autumn Crocus cancellatus

Fagus sylvatica asplenifolia ‘Cut leaf beech’

Q – Apparently my Echium ‘Pride of Madeira’ prefers poor soil. How do you suggest I create a ‘poor soil’ environment?

(28 minutes 52 seconds)

Matt – Echium pininana

Echium wildpretii

Feature – ‘Masters of Deception’ of the plant world, Orchids with Chris Thorogood

(31 minutes 49 seconds)

Wild Orchids

Phalaenopsis Orchid

Bee Orchid

Flying Duck Orchid

Bucket Orchid

Q – I have repurposed my children’s cot and am now growing sage, oregano and courgette in it. Do you have any other suggestions?

(36 minutes)

Pippa – Thyme

Rocket

Beetroot

Matt – Camomile

Q – When a plant becomes pot bound the pot is full of roots, where is the soil it was planted in?

(39 minutes 4 seconds)