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In Gardeners World 2018 episode 11 it is warm enough for all the tender plants to go out into the garden now and at Longmeadow Monty finds places in his borders for bananas and dahlias, whilst in the vegetable garden, courgettes and tomatoes are planted out.  We pay a visit to the RHS Chatsworth show in Derbyshire where Nick Bailey, Carol Klein and Joe Swift explore the showground to bring us the best of the plants and show gardens that the exhibitors have to offer. Adam Frost is in London where he finds plenty of tips on how to bring tiny garden spaces to life, and we review the finalists' gardens in our Every Space Counts competition and open the vote.   Gardeners World 2018 episode 11   Tomatoes Growing your own tomatoes is simple and just a couple of plants will reward you with plenty of delicious tomatoes in the summer. There are all sizes of tomatoes to try, from the tiniest cherry types, favourites with children, through to full-flavoured giant beefsteak tomatoes. Tomatoes

It is a Beechgrove rhododendron special, with Jim and George answering some classic questions about rhododendrons and revamping the main rhododendron border now that it has finished flowering.   Meanwhile, Carole visits Harry Nicol's garden in Inverness. Harry's recently renovated garden boasts a riot of rhododendrons all flowering their socks off and proving that you don't have to be on the west coast to grow rhododendrons. Carole is also at Garthdee Allotments on the outskirts of Aberdeen, revisiting 'garden hero', Sandy Inkster. Sandy is a mine of allotment handy hints and is harvesting early polytunnel-grown potatoes. The Beechgrove Garden episode 8 2018   Rhododendron Border From time to time we receive questions from viewers on how to rejuvenate an overgrown garden or border or a neglected garden and we have such a project at Beechgrove. The ericaceous border at Beechgrove was planted over 20 years old and is need of some renovation. It’s decision time, what d

In the Beechgrove Garden episode 5 2018, it's tomato time as Jim is growing a range of viewers' recommended favourite tomato varieties, using viewers' best methods for growing them. Carole visits young farmers James Reid and Rosa Bevan near Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, to see how they use permaculture techniques to grow veg in the most environmentally friendly way possible. And Carole is also in Garelochhead to take in the annual Scottish Rhododendron Society show, where she sees competitors showing off the best blooms from the vast range of vibrant varieties. Beechgrove Garden episode 5 2018:   Spring Lawn Work A Beechgrove archive clip from 08/07/83 showed Jim and George Barron dealing with a mossy very rough grass area. Back then the machine used to tear up the ground was a an unwieldy piece of equipment but it took out a huge amount of moss and rubbish from the grass which Jim and George concluded could be used in hanging baskets and even bagged up to save for next year. Back

In Gardeners World episode 22 2016 with the bank holiday ahead, there is plenty of opportunity to catch up with some essential jobs in the garden and Monty gives a masterclass on how to look after and prune soft fruit to ensure maximum production next year.  Frances Tophill is at RHS Rosemoor, where she is catching up on her vegetable trials which she started earlier in the year, and Alan Power visits Hestercombe Gardens in Somerset to find out more about the discovery of a long-lost gladiolus, which was originally included in the planting plans of Gertrude Jekyll over 100 years ago. Gardeners World episode 22 2016 Raspberry Raspberries are one of the most popular summer fruits and are very easy to grow. Different training techniques mean raspberries can be grown in gardens of any size and in containers. Gladiolus Gladioli come in a wide range of sizes from the miniatures with florets of less than two and half inches in diameter, the graceful primulinus hybrids with the hooded florets

At Longmeadow in Gardeners World episode 21 2015, Monty Don's box hedges are still riddled with blight, so it's time to call in an expert to decide on the next course of action. He also has a go at growing some mushrooms in the hope of picking a bumper crop in the autumn. Meanwhile, Rachel de Thame visits the garden at Highclere Castle in Berkshire - the filming location for Downton Abbey. Gardeners World episode 21 2015:   Grow your own mushrooms Mushrooms are virtually fat and calorie-free and packed full of vitamins and minerals – an 80g serving counts towards your 5-a-day vegetable target. Several companies sell complete mushroom growing kits and instructions on how to grow your own are available online from various sources. Remove the lower leaves of tomatoes Tomatoes benefit from having their lower leaves removed once the fruit trusses have developed. This helps to ripen the fruit and improve ventilation around the plants. Sow parsley There are two types of parsley, flat

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 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 20 2015: Jim is on his own in the garden, taking on all his special subjects, including monitoring the progress of the tomatoes and reviewing his hydrangea pruning observation to see which of his three methods of pruning is working best and resulting in most flowers.   [video width="832" height="468" mp4="https://video-clump.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/BG-ep.20-2015.mp4"][/video]   Meanwhile, Carole and George are helping out with the last stages of the creation of a new community garden with the good folk of Inverbervie. The new community garden will be the central feature to a garden trail around the village, designed for locals to enjoy as a florific community space and to have tourists stop and take time in the village.  1. Strimming the Wild Area Jim was in the Wild Area getting very wet as it was still raining. Ford, one of the Beechgrove gardeners, was strimming the wildflower meadow whilst Jim was raking up. Now is t

The Beechgrove Garden is a blaze of early autumn colour and Jim and Carole show off some of the very best for this time of year from dahlias to hydrangeas. Scone Palace Gardens are overrun with rabbits and deer. At the start of the series, we saw head gardener Brian Cunningham setting up an observation to see what methods, if any, work to deter them and to find out if there really are rabbit-proof plants. Brian pulls a rabbit out of a hat with some surprising results. In Beechgrove Garden episode 24 :  1. Small Fruit Bed At Beechgrove we have an expanding collection of mini fruit – or dwarf fruit suitable for anyone who has a limited space to grow fruit in their garden. Last year many of these plants were in pots and weren’t doing that well, so they were planted into this mini fruit plot in front of the decking. Since then there have been mixed results.  2. Camellias Inside It did seem like a fine summer’s day at Beechgrove this week but Jim had been checking the overnight temperatures

In the Beechgrove Garden, the greenhouses and the polytunnels are pregnant with produce to come. Jim is minding his tomatoes while Carole in the polytunnel is dealing with her spaghetti squash and noticing hopeful tassels on the sweetcorn. [video width="832" height="468" mp4="https://video-clump.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/BG-ep.16-2015.mp4"][/video]   Carole makes the first of two forays away up north to Orkney. She visits Caroline Critchlow's garden, which is a historic walled garden a stone's throw from the sea and completely restored in 2008. The garden is planted to withstand winds in excess of 100mph and the planting reflects its coastal location and is done in cottage style with towering alliums, many varieties of geranium and plants collected from around Europe. Jim, Carole and George were walking through the greenhouse area admiring the hanging baskets and the lovely corridor of summer colour. They noticed that there were not many cherr

There's plenty to catch up on at the Beechgrove Garden and a bountiful harvest to enjoy too. At Cove allotments, near Aberdeen, the small plots are packed in cheek-by-jowl making it easy for the plotters to socialise and of course, learn from each other. As Jim says, 'every day is a school day'. [video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://video-clump.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/BG-ep.14-2015.mp4"][/video]   Back at Beechgrove, Jim checks up on the progress of his tomatoes and there's lemons for gin and tonics up in the conservatory. It's all looking very rosy when Jim meets the Duchess of Northumberland at the spectacular Alnwick Garden, one of the world's most ambitious new gardens. In Beechgrove Garden episode 14 2015:  1. Scatter Mixes and Decking Garden Carole started her review of the garden in the Long Border where she looked at the progress of the scatter seed mixes sown here. Four different sowings had taken place since

As the longest day of the year approaches, there is more time for everyone to be outside and enjoy the garden, and Monty is no exception.  Although some vegetables do not respond well to a late sowing, there are others that do and Monty gives his tips on late croppers to sow now. Carol Klein and Joe Swift make a visit to Gardeners' World Live in Birmingham to revel in the hundreds of summer flowering plants on display and to find design tips for small gardens. In Gardeners World episode 13 2016:  1. How to grow ferns Low-maintenance and tolerant of a wide range of soil conditions, ferns complement any shade plant combination. From tiny specimens grown in walls to the royal fern at six feet tall, there’s room for ferns in every sized garden.  2. How to grow grapes indoors Although some varieties of dessert grapes can be grown successfully outdoors, they are more successful under glass, even in warmer locations. With a little attention to watering, feeding, pruning and training, it

In the Beechgrove Garden, it's tomato time as Jim and Carole both start off their own tomato trials. Brian Cunningham is back at Beechgrove and he continues with the next phase of development for the alpine garden. George packs his loppers and cuts a dash to see Sheila Harper in Banchory. Sheila's garden boasts two old, unruly apple trees which George brings back down to earth. Jim is visiting the inspirational Firpark School in Motherwell and finds that horticulture is at the very root of the school's success. Firpark has 150 pupils with a range of additional support needs, and pupils learn to take produce from fork to fork and from garden to bistro. In Beechgrove Garden episode 7 2017:  1. Pruning Apple Trees Sheila Harper in Banchory is living in a rented property with two magnificent, old and unpruned apple trees which now crop way above her head. Once upon a time they were trained as espaliers. George thought that given the size of trunk and size of branches, they may

In the Beechgrove Garden, Jim is observing different types of watering systems for tomatoes and this week he begins the feeding regime. Carole shows how to rejuvenate winter interest shrubs by pruning. George visits Jean Knox who has a hidden treasure of a garden in Hunter's Tryst in Edinburgh. This is a secret town garden packed with plants that are survivors.   [video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://video-clump.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Bg-ep.11-2015.mp4"][/video]   Carole has alpine expert Ian Young with her in Beechgrove's own alpine garden. Ian shows how to take some pretty uninspiring materials normally discarded and turn them into a convincingly old stone-looking alpine troughs with rocky mini-mountain alpine landscapes that would grace any size of garden. In The Beechgrove Garden episode 11 2015:  1. Fruit House Jim was in the Fruit House, which he described as a temperate Fruit house, housing grape vines, a large cherry espalie

As Monty starts to bring in the tastiest of the summer harvest, he is planning for the months ahead as he gives advice on what to sow now to keep the crops coming up to the end of autumn. He also plans for next spring when he gives tips on saving money by propagating perennials.  Carol Klein visits a lady who is losing her eyesight and helps her organise her confused borders and give her recommendations of plants which will be a feast for her senses. Joe Swift takes a close look of the design of a contemporary country garden and Nick Bailey travels to an Essex village to meet a bunch of enthusiastic villagers who are using their gardens to help in the revival and preservation of the historic Pemberton roses. Arit Anderson meets a gardener who is looking to the future in the design and planting of his extraordinary garden, and we pay a second visit to Wales to catch up with Shaish Alam to find out how his crops have been faring in his newly planted field. Gardeners World episode 21 201

It's daffolicious in the Beechgrove garden as Jim takes a look at his trial of new versus old daffodils to see if traditional beats contemporary in the daffodil world. [videopress 1mjlkH9Y w="560" permalink="false" hd="true"] Meanwhile George further tests that theory as he visits Backhouse Daffodils near Auchtermuchty who have daffodils that are the origins of many of the modern daffodils in use today. Chris reviews his climbers for every aspect and to complement them he adds roses to the cutting garden. Pruning is sometimes a thorny issue and so Carole and Jim are pruning their way around the garden to show us how to take the mystery out of it. Spring Bedding Carole took a look at the Northern Lights spring bedding display and layered bulbs in pots. This led on to the design of a display around the colours of the Northern Lights with a swirly abstract pattern. Carole pointed out the vivid Tulip praestans ‘Shogun’, which had opened up in the sunshine