|
|
August 8, 2015 With the holiday season well and truly upon us, Monty shares some timely tips on how to make sure your garden doesn't suffer while you are away, but there are some gardeners that daren't leave home, as Joe Swift discovers when he meets Phillip Vowles, a prize-winning giant veg grower.
Continue Reading »
August 2, 2015 Tino is in The Patch, planting a range of quick-growing vegetables to fill the gap between the last of the winter harvest and planting summer crops, Jane shows the best way to keep your hydrangeas in tip-top shape and Josh profiles an attractive, unusual plant from northern Australia's arid regions. Also, John explains how to use colour in the garden, giving tips on how to compose hot and cool-coloured plantings, Costa shows how to maintain secateurs, and Jerry shows how easy it is to have a go at creating your very own hybrid cultivars at home.
Continue Reading »
August 1, 2015 Carol Klein continues her journey across the nation in search of amazing plant combinations. In this episode, she is at Logan Botanic Garden near Stranraer, famed for its colourful, exotic borders. Joe Swift drops in on a street in Bristol as the residents prepare to be judged by RHS Britain in Bloom. And Monty Don shares a wealth of ideas on how to keep your garden looking top-notch all summer long.
Continue Reading »
July 28, 2015 Costa shows how to turn invasive weeds into nutritious fertiliser for the garden, Jane visits a gardener who has packed every corner of her garden with unusual edibles from around the world while Sophie explains how to pick the perfect spot for a new vegetable garden and Jerry answers a query about growing paw paws from grocery-store seed and Jane shows how to prune tree ferns. Also, Angus explains the different types of potting mix and shows how they can be customised for a wider range of uses, Costa shares a natural remedy to deter chewing insects, and Jerry explains how to keep lawns looking tip top in the subtropics.
Continue Reading »
July 25, 2015 July is a great time to get out and about visiting gardens, and this week Monty Don travels to Cambridge for an exclusive tour of the gorgeous garden at Clare College. He will also be catching up with various tasks at Longmeadow and, with luck, will be harvesting his first tomatoes.
Continue Reading »
July 25, 2015 Monty Don hosts two visits to the RHS Flower Show, Tatton Park in Cheshire with Joe Swift, Carol Klein and James Wong. The team explore the exciting show gardens, including the designs for the small but intricate back-to-back plots brought back by popular demand. Monty meets a man with a passion for growing giant onions as he witnesses the fierce competition in the vegetables tent, Carol looks at magnificent plants you can grow in a pot, James takes a closer look at elegant grasses, and Joe meets the designers who have transformed small sheds into garden hideaways.
Continue Reading »
July 22, 2015 George Clarke returns as more extraordinary sheds battle to be crowned Shed of the Year 2015. This years entries include a home cinema, a boat/shed, and a shed made out of mud.
Continue Reading »
July 20, 2015 Ep1
Presenter Helen Skelton and expert garden designer Danny Clarke bring unloved gardens back to life in a single day using clever design, imaginative ideas and recycling or re-use of existing plants and materials. They begin by travelling to Blackpool to transform Paul and Sarah’s boggy, waterlogged plot.
Continue Reading »
July 20, 2015 Costa explores the world of indoor plants, profiling some tough species and how to care for them, Josh drops in on friend and garden designer, Sue Torlach, to find a small garden that's packed with ideas for gardeners everywhere, and Jerry shows how to manage ants farming sap-sucking insects on garden plants. Jane looks at some of the best performers for winter fragrance in the garden while Tino shows how to plant out a new flower bed for free by digging and dividing existing plants from the garden.
Continue Reading »
July 14, 2015 Jane joins ecologist Alison Pouliot to explore the wonderful diversity of fungi and find out how they are integral to the health and vitality of gardens. Tino shows how to protect plants from the cold and frost and Josh profiles some small eucalyptus species that are perfect for the home garden. Also, Angus solves a lumpy lilly pilly question while Jerry explores an impressive food garden that's introducing people to uncommon and easy to grow edibles.
Continue Reading »
|
|
Recent Comments