Twyford: Blueberry Dieback, Anosmia and Itchy Fingers

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

Q – Are we right to assume that we can use flooded fields to grow Willow? (01’41”)

Matt Biggs –

Salixgracilistyla 'Mount Aso' (m), willow ‘Mount Aso’

Salixacutifolia 'Blue Streak' (m), willow ‘Blue Streak’

Q – My daughter and I enjoy planting half a tomato and then watching the plants grow. What other super simple fruit and veg can we use in a similar way?

(06’02”)

Anne Swithinbank –

Mustard

Cress

Carrots

Turnips

Parsnip

Basil

Thai basil

Sweet basil

Matt Biggs –

Apple

Orange

Avocado

Blenheim apple

Bunny Guinness –

Pineapple

Q – Should we prune Clematis Armandii? If so, when should we do so? (9’52”)

Q – How can we prevent or treat an infestation of whitefly in an eco-friendly manner? (13’31”)

Feature – Kathy Clugston visits a garden designed for individuals with no sense of smell. She’s joined byFlora Scouarnec, Victoria Pease-Cox and Duncan Boak (17’42”)

Victoria Pease – Cox

Stachysbyzantine, lambs ear

Eryngium, sea holly

Flora Scouarnec –

Pennisetumvillosum, feathertop

Lagurusovatus, hares tail grass

Bunny Guinness –

Chimonanthuspraecox, wintersweet

Matt Biggs –

Viburnum × bodnantense 'Charles Lamont', arrowood ‘Charles Lamont’

Anne Swithinbank –

Viburnumcarlesii 'Aurora', arrowood ‘Aurora’

Q – What plants should I include in my pollinator friendly garden that is 40cm x 30 meters? (25’51”)

Anne Swithinbank –

Pulmonaria, lungwort

Origanums

Marjorams

Matt Biggs –

Galanthus, snowdrops

Echinacea, coneflower

Anemonenemorosa, wood anemone

Sedum (Herbstfreude Group) 'Herbstfreude', hybrid stonecrop ‘Hebstfreude’

Bunny Guinness –

Buddleja 'Lochinch', butterfly bush ‘Lochinch’

Digitalis, foxglove

Camassia, quamash

Q – Why are my blueberry plants experiencing blueberry dieback? (28’07”)

Q – What’s been eating my cabbages? (32’38”)

Q – Which plant have you been most tempted to steal and why? (36’30”)

Anne Swithinbank –

Solanum laxum, potato vine

Berberis, barberry

Bunny Guinness –

Buxus, box

Matt Biggs –

Edgeworthiapapyrifera, paperbush