Gardeners World episode 6 2016
Monty starts a new project - a cutting garden - and gives advice on what to grow to provide plenty of cut flowers for gorgeous summer bouquets. We visit Cumbria to meet Jack Gott, who has been passionate about that most flamboyant of flowers, the dahlia, for more than 40 years and has over a thousand plants in his garden. James Alexander-Sinclair celebrates a harbinger of spring, the ephemeral cherry blossom, at Alnwick Castle in Northumberland. In Gardeners World episode 6 2016: The Alnwick Garden The garden’s Cherry Orchard is the largest of its kind in the world. Planted with 350 graceful ‘Tai-haku’ cherry trees, it becomes a beautiful cloud of white during blossom time. Growing cut flowers Many garden plants can be enjoyed as cut flowers and foliage in the home, offering cheaper and diverse alternatives to florist flowers. Borders can be adapted to provide cutting material throughout the year. Alternatively, dedicate a part of the garden to growing cut flowers. Hardy annuals: