Martin has been to the RHS awards and caught up with a couple of winners, plus we're answering your questions including one on a very weed ridden lawn and about hardening dahlia as well as finding out the sad tale of the re-potted olive tree - will it live?

Dahlia Time! What about Weedy Lawn, Royal Horticultural Society Awards & Will my Olive Survive?

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We've got the usual listeners' questions, we're giving you the weekly garden jobs you need to get sorted and joining us is Paul Robinson, aka the Laughing Gardener, who has just released his new book "Tales of the Laughing Gardener"

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We're meeting Rob Brett, curator of RHS Wisley, one of the most prestigious jobs in horticulture! Plus, we're answering your gardening questions - loads of which continue to be about lawn care! - and, Tulip Mania, how RHS Wisley have planted thousands of tulips to create and amazing spring flower display!

Tulip Mania, RHS Wisley Curator & Lawn Care Questions Answered

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As well as slugs that we need to control, there are useful slugs as well! - Martin and Jill visit their friends Paula & Steve at Floral Media and take some gardening questions about soil, slugs, tulips and magnolia, plus Jill shares a recipe for rhubarb tiramisu!

Recipe Link:

https://www.martinfish.com/blog/rhubarbtirimasu/

Slugs that are Good for the Garden? Soil & Mulch Advice, Rhubarb Tiramisu & Growing Cut Flowers with Floral Media

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We're answering listeners' questions, we've got a Canadian guest on with a royal connection and there are all the usual weekly gardening tasks. Mary Kelava joins us to talk about how her Sandringham connection as well as to give us some insights into modern flower meanings from her book 'a bouquet of words' https://marykelava.com/

Chop & Drop Craze, Urgent Veggie Planting & Royally Connected Canadian Guest'S New Flower Book!

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We're talking moss after one of our recent short videos on lawn moss control went viral!

Martin's tips include lawncare and dogwood pruning and we're tackling listeners' questions on tomato watering and rose planting, plus, what's budding?!

Sean reveals he made a spontaneous plum tree purchase and there's the usual gardening chat.

This episode was originally titled: Moss, Love it or Loathe it? - Climbing Rose Q, Dogwood Pruning, Lawn Care & Spontaneous Plum Tree Purchase!

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A rose that grows well but has few flowers, a blackcurrant that needs some TLC - Martin gives his valuable advice to our listeners on gardening dilemmas. plus we meet Kirsten Van Graan of the RHS's Lindley Library where we find that a horticultural library has more treasures than books alone!

Videos mentioned:

Veggie Patch Prep: https://youtu.be/8iDOCOQ_AY0

This episode was previously titled:

Why is my Rose not Flowering? Lacklustre Blackcurrant Question & Library of Horticulture

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Hydrangea Renewal Pruning, Rose Spring Pruning, Fig Tree Questions & Specialist Nurseries & Saving Rare Plants

Renewal pruning can help you shape a hydrangea over several seasons without compromising on the blooms. It's that time of year to prune roses and we're answering listeners' questions about magnesium, hibiscus and a fig tree. Martin reunites with Saul Walker of Plant Heritage and we chat to the founders of NEO, the Nursery Exhibitors Organisation, a newly founded group helping rare plants to thrive.

NEO: https://nurseryexhibitors.co.uk

Plant Heritage: https://www.plantheritage.org.uk

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We have your weekly garden tasks as usual, we're answering listners' questions on agapanthus and sweet peas and Martin has a tip to increase your snowdrop drifts! Our special guest is Dr Richard Claxton, the newly appointed CEO of the National Garden Scheme. The NGS raise huge amounts of cash for charity by helping people open their private gardens to the public and Martin and Jill are participating this year, listen to find out all the details!

NGS: https://ngs.org.uk

VIDEOS MENTIONED:

How to Pot on Sweet Peas: https://youtu.be/3jZnWsZmf9k 

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We say goodbye to Australia with an incredible look around the Barossa Garden - the valley is famed for its wines these days, but the indigenous plant life is fascinating too, as volunteer Trevor explains! We're answering your questions as usual with topics of fruit trees and wisteria this week. The weekly tasks include firing up the mower, clearing out the perennials and getting ahead with your produce!

Australia Trip Videos Mentioned:

Western Australia Botanic Garden, Perth : https://youtu.be/pdbVWpqwwAk

Adeleide Botanic Gardens : https://youtu.be/PPwTpOlRBQc

Raised Beds With Wicking System : https://youtu.be/YZ5l_-ALLGY

Crucial Wisteria Pruning Info, Apple Grafting Tips, 3 in 1 Cherry Tree Question Answered & Aussie Bush Garden!

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