Nighttime temperatures remain low at the moment so this week Paraic reminded listeners of the importance of covering half hardy annuals at night in order to avoid frost damage. The programme discussed organic slug control, feeding and pruning roses, trimming back plants that have finished flowering, planting nerines and cyclamen and how to prevent "rose sickness" when planting new roses with old. Listeners questions included rosemary and lavender in a seaside garden, information on Philadelphus Coronoreus, wind damaged alstromerias and rhodedenrons, transplanting sunflower seedlings from pots and complementary trees for laburnum.