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

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Q – I’ve prepped my vegetable beds at my allotment ready for the spring. What would the panel consider to be an unusual vegetable to grow in West Yorkshire (that I wouldn’t find in the shops) which could be part of next year’s Christmas lunch?

(2 minutes 11 seconds)

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Bob – Brussels sprout ‘Noisette’

Scorzonera (Black salsify)

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Christine – Skirret

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James – Tasmanian mountain pepper

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Q – What are the best plants to use for indoor Christmas decorations and how do you keep them looking fresh?

(6 minutes)

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James - Azalea

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Q – I was given a conifer about 15 years ago as a gift. Over the years it has flourished but I’ve noticed it has two different sorts of foliage. Can you explain this?

(8 minutes 13 seconds)

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Q – Can the panel suggest some edible plants with Caribbean roots that I can grow in the Lincolnshire fens?

(10 minutes 15 seconds)

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Bob – Hibiscus sabdariffa

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Christine – Mango squash

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James – Callaloo Amaranth

Chayote

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Feature – Dr Chris Thorogood on Mistletoe

(15 minutes 15 seconds)

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Q – My colleagues sent me a Peace Lily after the birth of my daughter, Lily, in October. How do I look after Lily’s lily to make it flower? And how long can I expect it to last?

(20 minutes 12 seconds)

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Q – I have a fig tree which I grew from seed about 20 years ago, but it has never developed flowers or fruit – what am I doing wrong?

(23 minutes)

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Q – Could the panel recommend an exotic tree for a walled garden, half in shade, half in sun, to create the illusion that I’m on my travels in somewhere like Cashmere, or Morocco.

(24 minutes 24 seconds)

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Christine – Cupressus cashmeriana

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Bob – Hunza apricot

Date palm

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James – Jacaranda

Jacaranda Bonsai Blue

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Feature – Advolly Richmond on Clematis cirrhosa

(29 minutes 49 seconds)

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Clematis cirrhosa ‘Jingle Bells’

Clematis cirrhosa ‘Lansdowne Gem’

Clematis cirrhosa ‘Advent Bells’

Clematis cirrhosa ‘Christmas Surprise’

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Q – What is the panel’s most inspiring and ingenious gardening gift they’ve ever been given?

(33 minutes 24 seconds)

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Q – How do you nurture Poinsettias beyond Christmas and into the new year?

(37 minutes 13 seconds)

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