Birmingham: Emotional Plants, Green Manure and Scents

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

Q – Does the panel think that plants have feelings, and do they talk to those plants? (01’57”)

Q – What should we plant around our bucket pond to make it look sort of nicer and more appealing? (06’22”)

Juliet Sargeant -

Xanthorhiza

Begonias

Canna × generalis, canna lily

Matt Biggs -

Asplenium

Blechnum spicant, hard fern

Primula bulleyana, candelabra primula

Gunnera magellanica, devil's strawberry

Irises

James Wong -

Ficus pumila, creeping fig

Soleirolia soleirolii, mind-your-own-business

Q – I've got a small vegetable patch. Is it too late to plant some green manure now? And if so, what sort of time should I plant some? (12’49”)

Q – I have a healthy aeonium which flourished this summer, but I've now brought it inside. What does it need in the winter months and should I re pot it? (17’25”)

Feature – James Wong discusses protecting tender/ less hardier plants during the winter months with Senior Nursery Horticulturist Bethan Collerton (22’04”)

Q – I have lots of holly bushes in my garden. I'm not very keen but my husband loves them. Why should I keep them? (26’46”)

Q – Why do leaves drop suddenly in autumn more than any other time of the year, especially when moving plants indoors? (32’14”)

James Wong -

Fuchsia

Cymbidium, cymbidium orchids

Pleione formosana, windowsill orchid

Q – I have a hoya that is flowering and smells absolutely incredible. Are there any other scented houseplants you can recommend? (34’36”)

Matt Biggs -

Hoya bella, beautiful wax plant

Viola, pansy

Narcissus papyraceus (13), paper-white narcissus

Epiphyllum oxypetalum, queen of the night

Juliet Sargeant -

Hyacinthus, hyacinth

James Wong –

Stephanotis

Gardenia

Jasminum sambac, arabian jasmine

Choisya, mexican orange blossom

Neofinetia falcata orchids