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It's the final programme of the series and Jim, Carole, George and Chris are battening down the hatches, preparing the garden for the winter but also making plans for spring. Carole is starting her Christmas wrapping early as she shows how to wrap up tender plants around the garden that need extra protection. [video width="832" height="468" mp4="https://video-clump.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Beechgrove-Garden-ep.26-2016.mp4"][/video]   George and Jim are in the fruit cage, where it's a good time to take stock and do some remedial fruit work. Carole also visits Huntly Cot, a unique garden near Temple in Midlothian. At its centre is a heart-shaped heather garden, with a natural spring burn, perfectly in tune with the garden's moorland setting. Beechgrove Garden episode 26 2016: Greenhouse Winter Preparations As day lengths shorten and light levels drop and it starts to get colder, we turn to work in the greenhouse. Jim was in his 8x6 greenhou

In Beechgrove Garden episode 25 2016, leaves are falling in the garden but that's not necessarily a bad thing as Jim uses them to make lovely leaf mould. He also shows the steamy secrets of his new hot box composter. Carole makes her last visit to Mieke and family in rural Aberdeenshire where they are gardening on a budget and this week they learn how to shred material to make economical but pretty paths. [video width="960" height="540" mp4="https://video-clump.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Beechgrove-Garden-ep.25-2016.mp4"][/video]   Jim knows very well that gardening is good for you but this week it's especially so as he marks the 10th anniversary of Trellis, which is designed to support therapeutic gardening as he visits a really restorative nursery and garden, Solstice, in Banchory-Devenick. Beechgrove Garden episode 25 2016:   Overwintering vegetables A month ago Jim repeated a little exercise we did last year in the polytunnel – planting ove

In Beechgrove Garden episode 24 2016, Jim, Carole and George are on the road again as they visit Strathkinness, the Best Kept Small Village in Fife, for the final Beechgrove Roadshow of the series. The villagers invited Beechgrove to enjoy the horticultural highlights of one of the sunniest places in Scotland. [video width="832" height="468" mp4="https://video-clump.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Beechgrove-Garden-ep.24-2016.mp4"][/video]   In the village hall the community gathers to try and test the gardening know-how of Jim, Carole, George and Brian Cunningham (head gardener at Scone Palace), as they find out what grows and possibly what doesn't in the area and answer as many questions as possible in a Beechgrove Gardener's question time. Jim, Carole, and Georgewere not in the Beechgrove garden this week but were on the road in the last of three special Beechgrove Roadshow programmes this series. It was the end of September when the team visited

There's a wee chill in the air in the Beechgrove Garden episode 23 2016 and Jim decides to take the Camellias inside after their summer holidays outdoors. Carole and George are thinking ahead to spring, taking half-hardy perennial cuttings and planning a spring bedding display. [video width="832" height="468" mp4="https://video-clump.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Beechgrove-Garden-ep.23-2016.mp4"][/video]   Jim takes a final trip to Tillicoultry Allotments and this time it's harvest thanksgiving. Jim also visits Gordon Castle garden near Elgin, where the team are restoring one of the oldest walled-kitchen gardens in Scotland. What a cracking day it was this week in the Beechgrove Garden – a lovely sunny autumn day, but of course with autumn arriving so do the lower overnight time temperatures. At Beechgrove a low of 5.2°C has been recorded, meanwhile, George and Jim have had temperatures down to 7°C in their own gardens. For Carole and Bob, the so

In the Beechgrove Garden episode 22 2016, Jim is in the veggie plot still managing to crop late veg and it's also hedge cutting time of year and Jim sets about the conifer hedge and the pleached lime. [video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://video-clump.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Beechgrove-Garden-ep.22-2016.mp4"][/video]   Carole is with Mieke Guijt and family in rural Aberdeenshire helping her once again to garden on a budget. This week Carole encourages Mieke to lift and divide plants from friend's gardens and in this case, the friends are Beechgrove. Continuing the budget theme, Carole then visits Mari Reid in Ardersier, whose whole garden is full of money-saving ideas while still managing to be penny-pinching pretty. Beechgrove Garden episode 22 2016:   Mini fruit collection We are conscious that many new gardens have the challenge of growing fruit in a small space. At Beechgrove we are growing a new mini fruit collection in a border

In Beechgrove Garden episode 21 2016, Jim is thinking ahead and planting overwintering veg that will be ready to crop in the spring. 2016 is the 50th anniversary of Keep Scotland Beautiful. To mark that, Carole takes a look around Colourful Carnoustie, a relative newcomer to the Keep Scotland Beautiful campaign. [video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://video-clump.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Beechgrove-Garden-ep.21-2016.mp4"][/video]   George visits social enterprise group Seedbox in Ballogie near Aboyne. The group have asked Beechgrove to help them tame two huge and very old Yew trees. On a muggy and sultry day weather-wise at the Beechgrove Garden Jim, Carole and Chris decided to have a look at the stumpery created by Chris in 2013. The idea was to use tree stumps from the huge conifer hedge that was felled to create a feature in an otherwise difficult corner of the garden - shaded under the canopy overhung with lots of shrubs and trees and in wh

Jim, Carole and George begin a series of bulb plantings by naturalising some unusual bulbs in the new lawn. Chris, with advice from Jim and Carole, takes on an emotional job as the decision is made to cut down and replace the 15-year-old cryptomeria tree in Beechgrove Garden episode 20 2016. [video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://video-clump.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Beechgrove-Garden-ep.20-2016.mp4"][/video]   Jim visits a special garden that he has been hoping to see for years, Portmore near Eddleston. Beechgrove Garden episode 20 2016:   Asparagus and sweetcorn In the spring a new Asparagus crop was planted in one of the polytunnels – the variety was ‘Mondeo’.  As these are new plants they were not cropped this year. They have been left to grow and will be treated like herbaceous perennials. Once the fronds start to go yellow they will be cut back to the ground and next year can be harvested for 8 weeks. Cryptomeria Replacement The hard deci

Welcome to the Beechgrove Garden episode 19 2016 on probably our one and only really hot summer’s day. A sparkling summer bedding display dazzles the eye this week in the Beechgrove Garden. More colour comes from Calla lilies and Black Eyed Susans in Carole's 6 x 8ft greenhouse, and it is tasting and testing time for Jim's tomatoes. Chris dons his waders and is planting in the pond. [video width="832" height="468" mp4="https://video-clump.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Beechgrove-Garden-ep.19-2016.mp4"][/video]   On his second visit to Tillycoultry allotments Jim looks at the communal greenhouses on the site, and finds out about the tuition sessions which help the 'plotters' use a range of garden machinery. Beechgrove Garden episode 19 2016: Pond Planting Chris planted the bog garden with a new planting scheme 2 months ago (episode 16 ) . The planting here was chosen to be predominately water loving plants or moisture loving plants; those p

In Beechgrove Garden episode 18 2016, Jim McColl, Carole Baxter, George Anderson and Chris Beardshaw are on the road to Gairloch to find out what grows and possibly also what doesn't in wonderful Wester Ross. [video width="832" height="468" mp4="https://video-clump.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Beechgrove-Garden-ep.18-2016.mp4"][/video]   Challenged to come to Gairloch by local resident, Helena Bowie, the Beechgrove team are ready to answer Helena's and the Gairloch community's gardening problems in a Beechgrove Gardener's question time event. To set the scene for gardening conditions in the area Jim also visits the world renowned Inverewe gardens where the Gulf Stream is used to such advantage. Despite its northerly location it boasts a range of exotic plants from around the world right there in wild Wester Ross and is the epitome of gardening on the edge. Carole also visits self-sufficient, vegetarian octogenarians, Chrissie Rennie and B

In Beechgrove Garden episode 17 2016, Carole takes a look at and tastes both peas that are sweet and sweet peas. Carole has been running an observation on varieties of peas and their support systems, and it's time for harvest and analysis. George returns to his roots as he visits Athelstaneford village near North Berwick. Twelve village gardens are gearing up for an open day, and George takes a tour around as many gardens as he can. [video width="832" height="468" mp4="https://video-clump.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Beechgrove-Garden-ep.17-2016.mp4"][/video]   Jim visits Douneside House in Tarland to meet head gardener Stephen McCallum, who leads a progressive horticulture apprenticeship scheme in the stunning surroundings of Douneside House gardens. Beechgrove Garden episode 17 2016   How to Grow a Gardener In the concluding part in a miniseries of ‘How to Grow a Gardener, Jim was at Douneside House in Tarland, Aberdeenshire where their horticultur

In Beechgrove Garden episode 16 2016 : Jim brings us up to date on how the crops in the veg plot are doing, whilst Carole checks up on the progress of more tender veg inside. [video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://video-clump.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Beechgrove-Garden-ep.16-2016.mp4"][/video]   Chris battles with the bog garden at Beechgrove, replanting this previously overgrown area with wet soil loving plants. At North Kessock, just north of Inverness overlooking the Moray Firth, Carole marvels at a virtually vertical rock face lying on bedrock, which David and Penny Veitch have transformed over almost 30 years into a haven for alpines and scree plants. Jim, Carole and George were looking at the flower scatter seed mixes. And last year there was a colourful display provided by a commercially available scatter mix – which was sown over the whole bed in successive months over the season. The results inspired each of the presenting team to crea

In Beechgrove Garden episode 15 2016: Chris has been left to his own devices in the Beechgrove garden and he is planting up an exotic border with plants that are surprisingly hardy and yet look like they have just arrived from the jungle. Jim and Carole aren't far away and yet could also be on safari as they are involved with a big game garden at the Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital. [video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://video-clump.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Beechgrove-Garden-ep.15-2016.mp4"][/video]   Jim and Carole track the progress and ultimately the finish of this therapeutic garden designed especially for children. A no-water water feature surrounded with large architectural and exotic planting and making their way to the dry river bed are some life-size giraffes and a family of elephants that are rooted to the spot and available to touch as they are made in box hedging. Beechgrove Garden episode 15 2016:   Garden for Life Shad

In Beechgrove Garden episode 14 2016 : the whole Beechgrove team are taking the road to the ancient Highland fishing port and market town of Nairn. Taking advantage of the particular microclimate of the Moray Coast, the gardeners of Nairn have much to show to the Beechgrove team. [video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://video-clump.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Beechgrove-Garden-ep.14-2016.mp4"][/video]   To set the scene for this special programme the team will be visiting some glorious gardens and finding out what conditions are like horticulturally in Nairn. Jim, Carole, Chris and Brian will also be hosting a Beechgrove Gardeners' Question time and attempting to answer as many Nairn gardening queries as possible. Jim, Carole, and Chris were not in the garden this week but were on the road infirst of three special Beechgrove Roadshow programmes this summer. It was the beginning of Julywhen the team visited Nairn and the first stop on their tour

In Beechgrove Garden episode 13 2016: Jim, Carole and George investigate some neglected mature shrubs. Jim looks at the flowering quince, while Carole and George tackle the berberis and the pyracantha. [video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://video-clump.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Beechgrove-Garden-ep.13-2016.mp4"][/video]   Continuing to trace the path of a gardener's training, Jim visits Elmwood College in Cupar to find out about apprenticeships in the lovely college gardens. Carole visits the impressive Braco Castle garden in Stirlingshire, which features a range of rhododendrons that are designed to have a very long season of flowering. Beechgrove Garden episode 13 2016:   Small Space Gardening This week back in his small space garden plot where the plan is to just grow leaves this season, George was harvesting some for a salad. At the seed sowing stage in April George had applied a base dressing of slow release fertiliser (Programme 2 07/

In Beechgrove Garden episode 12 2016, Jim and George are planning for jam tomorrow as Jim sorts out the raspberries, while George is a wee bit more exotic and tends to the fig and the vine. [video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://video-clump.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Beechgrove-Garden-ep.12-2016.mp4"][/video]   In Garden on a Budget, Carole is with Meike Guijt and family in rural Kennethmont helping mould a garden out of almost nothing. This week, they create a garden table from an old tree stump and plant some edible flowers. Jim is concerned that gardening is not offered as a career choice for young people. In a mission to find How to Grow a Gardener, Jim visits the enlightened Breadalbane Academy in Aberfeldy, which has practical gardening on the curriculum as well as a beautiful community garden to show for it. Beechgrove Garden episode 12 2016:  1. Seed tapes In a new trial for this year Carole was looking at different methods of seed sowi

In Beechgrove Garden episode 11 2016, Carole is in the Keder, starting the year's collection of tender vegetables, and Jim is with the allotmenteers of Tillicoultry to discover how the community runs this immaculately presented and organised allotment. [video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://video-clump.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Beechgrove-Garden-ep.11-2016.mp4"][/video]   The gardening charity Scotland's Gardens celebrates its 85th year. To mark the occasion, Carole visits one of their new recruits and newest garden on the list, at Barbara Pickard's no-nonsense but beautiful cottage garden at Balmullo in Fife. Beechgrove Garden episode 11 2016: After our break at Gardening Scotland Jim, George and Carole were back at the Beechgrove Garden where this week it was a lovely summer’s day with some cloud cover.  1. Tender Vegetables This year in the Keder polytunnel Carole is again growing lots of different tender vegetables - including c

In Beechgrove Garden episode 10 2016 the team take a break from the garden to be at Gardening Scotland, the biggest gardening show north of the border. The cream of British growers will be there, with everything from pansies to pelargoniums and cacti to clematis in a stunning floral frenzy. [video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://video-clump.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Beechgrove-Garden-ep.10-2016.mp4"][/video]   We see those who are growing for gold including those exhibits showing off their medals from the previous week's Chelsea Flower Show. Show gardens are a buzzing, eclectic mix from Hive Jive, a garden inspired by the 'waggle dance' of bees, to the secret herb garden made with invasive weeds that are turned into beer. Beechgrove will be concentrating on the Scottish talent and Scottish plants but we'll join them all for a sneak preview as well as sampling the unique atmosphere of Gardening Scotland.  

In the Beechgrove Garden episode 9 2016 , Jim is dealing with hardy veg in the veg plot, while Carole is starting off some tender veg in the poly tunnel. Brian Cunningham, head gardener of Scone Palace, is back at Beechgrove to finish the new alpine garden planting. [video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://video-clump.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Beechgrove-Garden-ep.9-2016.mp4"][/video]   Carole also visits Mike and Sue Thornley at Glenarn Gardens in Rhu, near Helensburgh. This garden dates back to the 1920s and 30s and is best known for its stunning collection of tender rhododendrons that are planted in a sheltered Himalayan glen. The Beechgrove Garden episode 9 2016: This week, Jim welcomed us to The Beechgrove Garden on a slightly overcast but calm day which was perfect for planting. Jim,Carole and Head Gardener, Brian Cunningham from Scone Palace were starting to plant up a new mini fruit orchard. Our decking border which is only just over 1m w

In the Beechgrove Garden, Jim is starting off new varieties of tomatoes and he's going to try them in a range of new tomato growing gadgets. Brian Cunningham, head gardener of Scone Palace, is back continuing his revamping of the Beechgrove alpine garden. [video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://video-clump.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Beechgrove-Garden-ep.8-2016.mp4"][/video]   This week, Brian finishes off the hard landscaping and starts the planting. Jim and George's busman's holiday continues in the Netherlands and this time they visit the world's largest cut flower auction at Aalsmeer, near Amsterdam. It was a glorious sunny day at Beechgrove this week with temperatures reaching the 20’s. You needed your sunglasses on to see the spring bedding display, it’s been getting better each week and brighter, the more that is in flower. Carole liked the planting combination of white Tulip ‘Calgary’ and red polyanthus. Tulips don’t normal

In Beechgrove Garden episode 7 2016: Carole creates a chef's windowsill as she grows a range of micro salads, while Chris takes on the job of revamping the old heather garden and turns it into our own piece of an ancient Scottish hill top in miniature. [video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://video-clump.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Beechgrove-Garden-ep.7-2016.mp4"][/video]   George and Jim are off on a bulb-lover's busman's holiday and indulging in more than a little 'tulip fever' as they visit world-famous Keukenhof Botanic Park near Amsterdam to see the mind-blowing bulb displays. It was a beautiful sunny spring day at Beechgrove. It was time to get on with some gardening jobs outside after last week’s weather. After the success of a commercially bought scatter mix last year, Carole decided to challenge Jim, George, Chris, and Brian to come up with their own successful hardy annual scatter mix. The Beechgrove Garden episode 7