How can you get a second season out of tulips grown in pots? What is the most natural and cost-effective way to add nutrients to my soil? How do you garden with hedgehogs in mind?

Kathy Clugston and her team of gardening experts return to Bangor, Northern Ireland where they solve some gardening dilemmas. Joining her are ethnobotanist James Wong, garden designer Neil Porteous, and Head of Gardens at Balmoral Kirsty Wilson.

Later in the programme, continuing our Edible Essential Series is Bob Flowerdew, who provides the top fruits and vegetable to add to your shopping list this season.

Producer: Bethany Hocken

A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4

Plant List

Q- What should I do with my phalaenopsis orchid? (01'24")

Q- How do I look after auriculas during the summer? (05'02")

Q- How can you get a second season out of tulips grown in pots? (06’57")

Q- I’ve killed four Japanese acers over the years – what am I doing wrong? (19'30")

Feature – Bob Flowerdew’s edible shopping list. What fruit and veg you should grow this season (14'41")

Bob Flowerdew –

Q- My soil is very much depleted of nutrients. What is the most natural and cost-effective way to remedy this? (18'44")

Q – What shrubs could I grow in containers that are exposed to extreme winds and sea salt? (23'36")

Neil Porteous –

Kirsty Wilson –

James Wong –

Q - How do you garden with hedgehogs in mind? (29'38")

Q - I’m just about to dig out an area for a large pond. What plants do the panel recommend I use to get me started? (31’20")

James Wong –

Kirsty Wilson –

Neil Porteous –

Q - Can you recommend some plants that are showstoppers and conversation starters? (37'21")

Kirsty Wilson –

Neil Porteous –

James Wong –