Walsall: Rainwater v Tap Water, Caffeinated Ants and Daffodil Diaries

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

Q – I’ve got an Aspidistra that’s outgrown my house, how do I divide it? (01’26”)

Q – How do we get rid of red ants? (04’50”)

Q – How can I encourage my sulking Lillies to bloom again? (09’49”)

Q – I’d like to cut back my Rhododendrons as they're too big. Is it feasible without ruining them? (12’49”)

Feature – Peter Gibbs visits RHS Wisley where principal scientist Kálmán Könyves educates him on their Daffodil Diaries initiative. A strategy which logs where, what and when rare and endangered narcissi bloom. (17’46)

Q – Which is better to use in the garden– rainwater or tap water? or does it make no difference at all? (21’56”)

Q – Can I grow Agapanthus from seeds? (27’24”)

Matthew Wilson –

Euphorbia, Spurge

Euphorbia mellifera, canary spurge

Euphorbia myrsinites, broad leaved glaucous spurge

Q – Should my sister but a pond in the boggy part of her garden? (31’16”)

Matthew Wilson –

Juncus effusus, common rush

Butomus umbellatus, flowering rush

Iris pseudacorus, yellow iris

Lythrum

Marcus Chilton Jones –

Darmera peltate, umbrella plant

Rhubarb

gunnera, giant rhubarb

Astilbe, astilbe

Cornus, dogwood

Q – How do you motivate yourself to get out in the garden when it's cold and wet? (36’45”)