Melrose, Scottish Borders

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Eric Robson leads the panel in a gardening Q&A recorded with gardeners in Melrose. Eric Robson finds out about Sir Walter Scott, the gardener. Matthew Biggs visits the National Memorial Arboretum. Size matters: which slugs cause the most damage? How to fortify your plants against winter and how to prevent scab. The questions answered in the programme were: 'If t's black put it back, it ti's brown squidge it down'. Is this good advice? What do to with lawn plugs after you scarify Can the panel suggest a plant for all-year interest? Which veg can be grown in dry shade? Is it possible to use nutrients to make a plant more hardy? When is the best time to move a Himalayan Honeysuckle? Can the panel suggest rockery plants to flower from April til June? Suggestions included: Rhodiola Rosea "Roseroot", Erythorniums, Erigeron daisies and Pulsitillas, What is the black scab on my cordoned pears and how can I treat it organically? If a Camomile hedge with deter a rhinoceros will it deter badgers? Produced by Lucy Dichmont & Howard Shannon A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4.