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April 12, 2016 Angus meets a passionate biology professor who's turned an old fibreglass pool into an aquatic wonderland, Sophie shares why the old fashioned Pom Pom Tree - Dais continifolia - is worth growing. Josh tells how often we should feed potted plants, Jane explains why lemon trees sometimes produce large, knobbly lemons and John shows what mulch to use around succulents. Also, Costa makes composting as easy as ABC to inspire everyone to have a go while Tino shows how easy it is to save seed.
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April 8, 2016 BBC Alba 2009 - A tour of the beautiful North of Scotland with the charismatic Dr Sarah Marr as she explores the healing properties of Scottish plant life.
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Sarah and her trusty four-legged companion Max visit local plant enthusiasts, seek out the most special plants, and learn about medicinal qualities ancient and modern. Take a glimpse of the rare and beautiful Scottish primrose. Meet the expert in the field, Mary Beith. Find out if the old-style heather beds are as comfortable as modern beds, and whether the scent of heather really helps people sleep.
English and Scottish Gaelic (with embedded subtitles)
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April 8, 2016 Costa explores this 19th century Sydney mansion that is still surrounded by original gardens and woodlands, Jane demonstrates what to do when an orchid flower dies and Josh explains why we need to water plants in, and Tino shows how to cultivate a range of awesome alliums, including spring onions, chives and garlic. Also, watch tattoo artist Amy Duncan at work as she creates a botanical work of art and talks about her connection to plants and flowers, while Sophie meets an Adelaide couple who inherited a dahlia collection that they cleverly incorporated into their terraced cottage-style garden.
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April 8, 2016 Anneka Rice, Phil Tufnell and Joe Swift are the Flowerpot Gang, travelling the country and transforming neglected plots of land into extraordinary life-changing spaces. In the first episode, they travel to Woodland View, a nursing home on the edge of Sheffield where sixty residents, all suffering from dementia, are being cared for. The residents have a large green outside area for their use, but they cannot enjoy it. The paths are too dangerous, and the doors to the garden have been locked. After 10 days of non-stop work, can the Gang pull off stunning results?
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April 6, 2016 Ep1
Alys Fowler tries to become self-sufficient in fruit and vegetables as she uses her small back garden to plant, grow and harvest her own produce.
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April 6, 2016 In London alone a staggering 12 square miles of front gardens are paved over. That’s the equivalent 22 Hyde parks, so just think what a difference it would make if the concrete slabs were pulled up and replaced with beautiful carbon absorbing plants.
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April 2, 2016 For the first time this season, Monty gets to work in his wildlife garden to ensure that there are plenty of plants in flower for early pollinators. Carol Klein meets Stuart Donachie, who has embraced every planting opportunity in his shady garden in Herefordshire, and Frances Tophill invites viewers to grow easy summer vegetables along with her as she trials varieties for taste and productivity at RHS Rosemoor.
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April 1, 2016 Beechgrove is back despite winter storms, Jim McColl, Carole Baxter, George Anderson and Chris Beardshaw and the Beechgrove garden are all in one piece, looking radishing and ready to grow. Scotland has suffered the wettest winter on record so Jim and the team wade in to find out how that affects growing conditions. When Maggie Patience came to live near Aboyne she found winter days short on light and colour. Carole visited Maggie's garden in early winter to experience the unique way she has added year round colour. Plus Chris literally wades in to Beechgrove's newly re-vamped pond.
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March 30, 2016 Jane meets photographer Simon Griffiths who has created an exquisite garden in Kyneton, Victoria, and offers practical tips on taking great photos in the garden, Tino explains why we should use potting mix when planting in pots and Sophie shows us how to deadhead. Jerry profiles the quirky, yellow-flowering Golden Plume (Schaueria flavicoma); the perfect plant to brighten up a garden bed, and Angus shows what clues to look for when trying to identify a plant.
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March 26, 2016 The first big gardening weekend of the year gets under way with Monty dividing perennials and giving plenty of tips for how to kick-start the garden for the season ahead. As millions of bedding plants are poised for planting in our pots and borders, Joe Swift visits a major grower to find out how they are produced and what drives the demand, and Rachel is at a garden centre to find the top plant trends this Easter, and we travel to Devon to get some expert advice on looking after orchids from specialist grower Sara Rittershausen.
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