Bristol: Stubborn plants, Wellbeing and Acers

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

Q – What’s the secret to growing Snowdrops? (01’46”)

Q – How do I encourage my 10-year-old Stipa gigantea to flower? (05’12”)

Q – What's the secret to growing hollyhocks? (08’15”)

Q – What are the dos and don’ts of transferring acers from pots? (11’39”)

Jenny –

Acer palmatum 'Ōsakazuki' (A), Japanese maple 'Ōsakazuki'

Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium', downy Japanese maple 'Aconitifolium'

Feature – Matthew Pottage’s extensive list of gardening tasks for the new year (15’59)

Q – My autumn and summer bulbs refuse to flower – what am I doing wrong? (20’32”)

Anne Swithinbank –

Nerine, guernsey lily

Freesia

Gladiolus, gladioli

Eucomis, pinapple lily

Q – What plants would the panel suggest for tropical colour in a small northeast facing garden? (23’45”)

Matthew Wilson –

Aloiampelos striatula, striped-stemmed aloe

Musa ensete, ethiopian banana

Anne Swithinbank –

Acer × conspicuum 'Red Flamingo', maple 'Esk Flamingo'

Rhodocoma capensis, cape restio

Eucalyptus gregsoniana, wolgan snow gum

Clerodendrum bungei, glory flower

Begonia evansiana, hardy begonia

Chris Beardshaw –

Tetrapanax papyrifera, chinese rice-paper plant

Aspidistra, cast-iron plant

Acacia

Equisetums

Leptinella squalida, leptinella

Clerodendrum

Ophiopogon

Euphorbias

Q – My son’s garden is filled with concrete – will the soil underneath recover if we remove it, Or is he better off building some raised beds? (30’15”)

Q – What single plant or gardening activity instils a feeling of wellbeing in the panel? (35’39”)

Anne Swithinbank –

Senecio rowleyanus, string of beads

Matthew Wilson –

Chrysanthemum, chrysanths

Alstroemeria, peruvian lily

Streptocarpus (formerly Saintpaulia), african violets,

Anemone hupehensis, chinese anemone