Balcombe

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

Q – The saying goes “good fences make for good neighbours”. Does the panel agree with this or would you advocate a hedge?

(1 minutes 17 seconds)

Matthew –

Beech

Hornbeam

Cotoneasterlacteus

Juliet –

Rosa rugosa 

Mirabelle 

Wild Damson

Hazel

Sloe

Q - Could you suggest plants that would be relatively deer and feral deer proof?

(5 minutes 0 seconds) 

Matthew –

Monocot

Phormiums 

Astelias 

Yuccas

Juliet –

Agapanthus 

Bearded Irises

Kniphofia

Q - My question’s about hellebores. I grow ferns with my hellebores in a shaded area in the garden. What else would complement them and any tips to try to keep them happy?

(9 minutes 3 seconds)

Matthew -

Helleborusorientalis

Helleborusfoetidus

Helleborus argutifolius

Epimedium

Hosta

Bergenias

Bergenia, 'Eden's Magic Giant'

Bergeniacordifolia, 'Tubby Andrews' (v)

Bergenia, 'Claire Maxine'Bergeniapurpurascens 'Irish Crimson'

Christine –

Bergenia,Elephant Ears

12’52 – Snowdrop Feature

Advolly Richmond -

Galanthus nivalis, Common Snowdrop

Q – Can you suggest any plants that do well in clay soil?

(16 minutes 41 seconds)

Christine –

Aquilegias

Doronicums

Hellebores

Cyclamen

Matthew –

Roses

Flowering Cherries

Q – I’m trying to use home-made compost as much as I can but I haven’t had much luck germinating seeds in it. Anybody got any ideas?

(20 minutes 17 seconds)

Q – I can’t grow Lilly of the Valley. I’ve tried everywhere in my garden – sunshine, shade, half shade, half sun, well-drained, drained. And I know they grow in the village, because I’ve seen them - but I can’t grow them. What can’t the team grow?

(23 minutes 50 seconds) 

Christine –

Gentians

Matthew –

Asterantheraovata

Juliet –

Lilly of the Valley

Q – What companion plants would you plant near a peony to add colour all year round, and which is the sweetest smelling peony or your favourite?

(28 minutes 24 seconds) 

Juliet –

Daffodils

Paeonia, 'Coral Sunset'

Matthew –

Alliums

Asters

Paeonia (Gansu Group), 'Highdown' (S)

Q We have a potted lime tree that lives outside in the warmer months. There are clusters of fluffy white balls on the stems and branches which may be insect nests. Any advice welcome.

(32 minutes 13 seconds) 

Q – Beekeepers are warned about the June Gap – the period of time at the beginning of June when there’s a sudden reduction in the amount of pollen and nectar available for the bees. What can gardeners plant to try to fill this annual gap?

(35 minutes 07 seconds) 

Juliet –

Peonies

Bearded irises

Alliums

Christine –

Geums

Gladioli

Watsonia

Aquilegias

Consolidas 

Larkspurs

Annuals

Matthew –

Philadelphusmaculatus 'Sweet Clare'

Q - I used to run garden courses. What course would the panel like to take, and why?

(37 minutes 9 seconds)