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September 12, 2015 Monty Don tackles some seasonal gardening jobs at Longmeadow, and guest presenter Matthew Wilson has some ideas to brighten up a dark, north-facing wall.
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September 6, 2015 Tino explains the basics of raising your own seedlings at home, showing us how to sow, grow and how to know when the time is right to plant out, Jerry enlists the help of entomologist, Gurion Ang, to show how to manage one of the most dreaded pests on the subtropical gardeners' hit list - fruit fly, and Josh shows how to spruce up a sunny garden corner with a selection of tough potted plants. Costa is in Brisbane visiting an orchid collector whose huge collection showcases the stunning diversity of this unusual and highly specialised family of plants.
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September 5, 2015 Whilst enjoying the late season colour in the Jewel Garden as the summer begins to fade, Monty Don turns his attention to his spring borders which are in need of refurbishment if they are going to pack a punch early next year.
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August 30, 2015 John explains how to use the form, colour and texture of plants to create pleasing and eye-catching combinations in the garden, Jerry shows how to fight aphids using turnips, and Tino's busy maintaining his raspberry canes and sowing a late crop of broad beans and spinach. Also Costa explores an expansive and productive country garden that has been designed to fit perfectly with the era of the house. and Tino is back to explains why now is the best time to plant broad beans in cooler climates, and Josh drops in on a high rise balcony gardener to give some pointers on how to overcome the exposed and challenging conditions to grow great productive plants.
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August 29, 2015 It's the Bank Holiday weekend and there's plenty to be getting on with in the garden. Monty Don takes stock of what has and hasn't worked at Longmeadow, with a view to planning ahead to the autumn. Meanwhile, James Wong goes behind the scenes at Bristol Zoo to find out more about how the animals are kept fed throughout the year.
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August 24, 2015 Costa drops in on a gardener who shares a number of great ideas for productive gardening, including watering, fertilising and putting chickens to work, Josh shows how to plant passionfruit to get them off to a flying start, and Jerry visits Roma Street Parklands to help out with relocating their collection of bromeliads, profiling some colourful cultivars and showing how to care for them. Also, Tino gets stuck into some pruning, dividing and tidying up in the perennial border to make sure it will look great in spring and summer while Angus revisits his old property to find out how his deep stem-planted trees have thrived in their first five years.
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August 22, 2015 Carol Klein catches up with Geoff and Sally Davis to see how their garden renovation project is coming along. And Monty Don is at Longmeadow enjoying the fruits of his labour, with plenty of seasonal advice in store.
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August 17, 2015 Jane shows how to hard prune and revive tired camellias, Josh visits a gardener with a stunning collection of weird and wonderful succulents and cycads from Africa and John profiles a great tree for small backyards - the hybrid strawberry tree. Also Costa shows how to give tired hand tools a new lease of life by rehandling and oiling them so they last for years to come while Jerry explains the importance of potassium to plants, and shows how to apply it to encourage stronger growth and juicier fruit.
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August 15, 2015 At Longmeadow, Monty's box hedges are still riddled with blight, so it’s time to call in an expert to decide on the next course of action. He also has a go at growing some mushrooms in the hope of picking a bumper crop in the autumn. Meanwhile, Rachel de Thame visits the garden at Highclere Castle in Berkshire – the filming location for Downton Abbey.
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August 13, 2015 Angus visits a native garden in Sydney's west that's growing a diverse range of species and lists his top five plants for bush tucker, Josh has a great climbing plant solution for a tricky spot, and Costa shows how to build a three-tiered planter that's highly productive and colourful while Jane shows how to prune roses correctly.
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