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Gardeners’ World episode 8 2017

In Gardeners’ World episode 8 2017, Carol Klein visits another of her gardening heroes, Penelope Hobhouse, and finds out about her lifetime of making grand gardens and how she has now created a low-maintenance haven for herself filled with foliage and colour in her small Somerset garden. https://dailymotion.com/video/x6a0zda   We meet Gill Bagshawe, who has filled her plot in the Peak District with raised beds to grow as many different cut flowers as she possibly can. And Alan Power extols the virtues of the Japanese maple as his choice of plant for the golden jubilee award. Gardeners’ World episode 8 2017   Peony: herbaceous Herbaceous peonies provide invaluable colour to borders and cut flower material in late spring and early summer. Their large, often double flowers in whites, pinks and reds add an element of romance and glamour to any garden. Hardening off tender plants Plants raised indoors or in a greenhouse need to be acclimatised to cooler temperatures, lower humidity and incr