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January 8, 2011 Ep1 Air date 7 March 2011
In this new series plantswoman Carol Klein shares with us a year in her garden at Glebe Cottage in north Devon.
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January 6, 2011 Presented by Peter Cundall.
A practical and comprehensive guide to organic vegetable gardening in a temperate climate, over a complete year. Presenter Peter Cundall explains the tasks to be done month to month and season to season, and discusses crop rotation and its importance for pest and disease control. Essential viewing for allotment owners !
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January 3, 2011 Air date 2nd Jan 2011.
Stephen Ryan rejuvenates his perennial border, removing plants that haven't worked, rearranging those that have and pruning others to encourage vigorous growth, while Tino Carnevale explains the different types of garlic and how to grow them, sows a green manure crop and harvests Jerusalem artichokes.
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December 29, 2010 In celebration of The Good Life's 35th birthday, Giles Coren and Sue Perkins step back in time to 1975 to find out what it takes to make the self-sufficient dream a reality. They won't actually be living the life, but set out to learn some of the skills and techniques the lifestyle demands. When the classic sitcom first hit our screens, self-sufficiency was the goal of an eccentric few, but fast forward 35 years and Tom and Barbara Good's determination to grow their own and conserve energy has never seemed so fashionable.
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December 28, 2010 Air date 26th Dec 2010.
John Patrick explains what to consider when planning a garden from scratch, and Jerry drops in on his neighbours to see their wildlife friendly and productive garden created through their different, and sometimes opposing, theories of gardening.
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December 28, 2010 If you’ve ever dreamt of keeping a few hens in your garden, this programme provides an encouraging step-by-step guide on how to choose, house and care for your flock.
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December 21, 2010 Air date 18th Dec 2010.
Tino Carnevale is in the veggie patch pruning tomatoes, tending to corn and pumpkins to encourage bigger fruit, and prepares the strawberries for the season ahead. Clarence Slockee profiles some bush food plants and explains how they were harvested and prepared by Aboriginal people, and Stephen Ryan meets a gardener in Melbourne who has created a diverse and productive space for the whole family to enjoy.
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December 19, 2010 Air date 11th Dec 2010.
Stephen Ryan visits a couple in a new Melbourne suburb who have created a garden full of natives, lush tropical foliage and personality in only a few years. Colin Campbell visits Byron Bay to profile Spinifex, an important pioneer plant for coastal regions and discuss how to use it in a garden, and Leonie Norrington shows how to build a shade house to protect young plants during the deluge of the Wet season in the Tropics.
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December 17, 2010 Air date 4th Dec 2010.
Clarence Slockee visits a couple who have crammed a huge variety of plants into their suburban garden to indulge their individual passions, while Jane Edmanson shows what to do to get your garden ready for the hot weather. Stephen Ryan visits an extraordinary 91 year old gardener who has hand built her romantic garden over the last 25 years.
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December 14, 2010 Air date 27th Nov 2010.
Jerry Coleby-Williams plants chillies, eggplant and basil, prepares fruit trees for the humid months ahead and deals with an invasion of native snails. John Patrick visits a historic garden and explains how the principles of the 140 year old design are still relevant today, and Jane Edmanson meets a gardener who has overcome the competition of large trees, baking heat and possums to create a colourful and productive garden.
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