Rosewell: Plant Names, Reflection and Perlite

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

Q – How do I overwinter an oleander plant in Scotland? (01’29”)

James Wong –

Bougainvillea

Q – Is the weather to blame for my shamefully small brassicas and small potatoes? (04’13”)

Q – Will gaura seeds germinate if I plant them in pots? (7’04”)

Neil Porteous –

Gaura lindheimeri, white gaura

Senecio candidans Angel Wings ('Senaw'PBR), shining-white ragwort [Angel Wings]

Q – Could the panel suggest alternative compost additives that aren’t perlite and vermiculite? (10’43”)

Q – We've just moved into a brick house in a conservation area. What can we plant to disguise our solar battery and air source heat pump? (14’58”)

Kirsty Wilson –

Rhododendron 'Praecox', rhododendron 'Praecox'

Neil Porteous –

Pileostegia viburnoides, climbing hydrangea

Hydrangea seemannii, seemann’s hydrangea

James Wong –

Miscanthus sinensis, eulalia

Feature – James Wong discusses the naming of plants with researchers Dr Hannah Atkins and Sadie Barber (19’56”)

James Wong –

Begonia Darthvaderiana

Kirsty Wilson –

Sorbus randaiensis

Neil Porteous –

Begonia grandis subsp. sinensis 'Red Undies'

Dendropanax trifidus

Q – The various shrubs and trees that I planted last year were destroyed by wind. Many of the leaves dried and dropped off prematurely. What do you think the prognosis is for next year? (28’21”)

Neil Porteous –

Ranunculus repens, creeping buttercup

Thujopsis dolabrata, hiba

Echium

Q – My sweet peas have been keeling over and dying. What can I do to grow them more successfully? (32’18”)

Q – What type of plants would the panel have in a garden for reflection? (37’06”)

Neil Porteous –

Tsuga heterophylla, western hemlock

Kirsty Wilson –

Crocus

Galanthus, Snowdrops

Erythroniums

Camassia, quamash

Colchicum

James Wong –

Salvia rosmarinus (Ro), rosemary

Thymus vulgaris, common thyme

Salvia officinalis, common sage

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