Winterbrook

Q-We live in the Thames Valley flood plane. The soil is extremely free draining, and we also enjoy the Benson frost pocket. Which herbaceous perennials would you recommend for a dry and frosty garden?

(1 minute, 03 seconds)

Chris B–

Primrose

Daffodil ‘King Alfred’ 

Geranium

Geranium macrorrhizum 'Ingwersen's Variety'

Leucanthemum superbum

Phlox glaberrima 'Bill Baker'

Pippa–

Cyclamen

Chris T –

Eremurus

Eryngium

Q– We have an extensive wisteria on our south-facing cottage wall. Once it’s flowered it puts out long whiskers which I cut off repeatedly. Am I doing the right thing?

(4 minutes, 15 seconds)

Q– I inherited a very old apple tree. It has cropped well and had the best blossom it’s ever had this year, but the leaves are curled up and covered in bugs and mildew. What’s the cause?

(7 minutes, 50 seconds)

Q– I had a two-year-old eucalyptus tree which died this winter. Can you suggest an evergreen replacement?

(10 minutes, 20 seconds)

Chris T–

Ginkgo

Chris B–

Sakura sempervirens

Taxodium

Metasequoia

Pippa’s feature

Hornbeam

Beech

Portuguese laurel

Elaeagnus

Phillyrea

Quercusilex

Q– Can you suggest a small, edible tree I could plant in a small bed as a screen from the neighbours?

(22 minutes, 28 seconds)

Chris B–

Sorbus ‘Dodong’

Chris T–

Sorbus ‘Lutescens’

Paulownia ‘Foxglove tree’

Pippa–

Espalier

Q– I love leeks and I’ve grown them for years, but my most recent leeks contained a brown lesion inside. Why is this?

(26 minutes, 58 seconds)

Q– Why do I kill over 50% of plug plants purchased from very reputable suppliers?

(29 minutes, 43 seconds)

Q– Horticulture is a constant learning curve. What’s the latest valuable knowledge you’ve picked up?

(38 minutes, 28 seconds)