Chelsea Flower Show 2024 - Potting Shed Part 1

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

Q – Why have the leaves of my Agapanthus turned brown and died? (01’28”)

Q – What can I do to protect the leaves of my banana plant from harsh winds? (03’55”)

Q – Will my flowering cherry ever recover? (07’06”)

Q – How can I make my garden more manageable and safer as I get older? (09’25”)

Q – Why aren’t my tomato plants flowering? (13’51”)

Q – I have a couple of Peonies growing in pots… but they ‘re not flowering - what am I doing wrong? (16’44”)

Q – What plants could I grow beneath a rowan tree that will survive in the shade? (19’32”)

Bunny Guinness:

Rosa 'Mutabilis', tea rose 'Mutabilis'

Feature – James Wong visits The Glasshouse Project’s Show Garden where he speaks to commercial director Katie Whittingham and volunteer Reba (24’04”)

Q – Which low maintenance flowers and plants could I grow in my back garden that can be grown in Barbados and the UK? (29’39”)

James Wong -

Amaranthuscaudatus, love-lies-bleeding

Chenopodiumquinoa,quinoa

Amaranthusretroflexus, callaloo

Q – What plants would survive and thrive in pots on a narrow boat? (32’16”)

James Wong –

Tamarixramosissima 'Pink Cascade', tamarisk 'Pink Cascade'

Mesembryanthemum

Carpobrotus

Delosperma

Proteacynaroides, King Protea

Q – How would you recommend looking after a bonsai tree? (37’53”)

James Wong –

Ficusmacrocarpa, curtain fig