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Gardening Australia ep. 24 2018

Costa Georgiadis visits chef Peter Gilmore's garden, Sophie Thomson plants summer-flowering bulbs, Jerry Coleby-Williams suggests onion substitutes for sub-tropical gardeners, and Jane Edmanson explores a native garden.   For almost 30 years Gardening Australia has provided practical, trustworthy and credible gardening advice to inspire and entertain. Join Costa Georgiadis and the team as they traverse the country unearthing the best gardens. Gardening Australia ep. 24 2018   Gilmore's Goodies Costa visits Sydney chef Peter Gilmore’s home garden, where he discovers some unusual plants –then cooks them up for lunch FAQs – Fertilising natives | Pruning hedges | Compost vs potting mix Gardening Australia presenters answer commonly asked gardening questions Subtropical Onions Onions don’t grow well in the subtropics but Jerry has discovered some edible, heat-tolerant alliums he can use instead Moving On Millie Ross has some tips for moving plants to a new location Karwarra Jane e

The Beechgrove Garden episode 16 2015

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

The Beechgrove Garden episode 2 2016

In the Beechgrove Garden, Jim admires the colourful camellias which are conservatory confined to prolong flowering and fragrance. Meanwhile, looking at colour in stems rather than blooms, George creates an inspirational winter-interest border on a slope in Beechgrove.   [video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://video-clump.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Bg-ep.2-2016.mp4"][/video]   Carole begins a new mini-strand - Garden on a Budget. Meike and Jan Guijt and their young family moved into their new home in Kennethmont in 2015. Throughout the series, Carole will help new gardener Meike mould a garden out of almost nothing.  In The Beechgrove Garden episode 2 2016:  1. Seed Sowing and compost observation Every year Beechgrove tries out a range of new products on the horticultural market on your behalf to see how they work. This year Jim was having a look at a new peat-free compost which is also free of green waste. This has a somewhat coarse texture and s