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Beechgrove Factsheet for the programme featuring Cyril is here: http://www.thebeechgrovegarden.com/fact_files/FACTSHEET_03_2009.pdf
Yes, the BBC website is as good at hiding info as some others I can think of! Try this link.... from the UK only...... http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00721bz and hear, through the miracle of daft editing, Cyril tell us that Pulsatilla vernalis is " one of the best shrubs for growing in the alpine house" ...... as if Cyril would say such a thing ? Terrible shortage of specialised knwledge in some media folks!
When talking about Narcissus fly problems the head gardener say he lets the weeds grow around the Narcissus. From experience in my garden nothing stops Narcissus fly eggs being laid. I've been sparying a systemic insecticide once a week this month to control the Narcissus fly and aphids. The latter are unaffected so far