Video Documentaries

Everything in the garden is shooting up, so it's time to lift and divide herbaceous perennials, and Carol Klein is doing just that with Sally and Geoff in their new garden. And in our third trip to South Africa, we discover where red-hot pokers grow in the wild and what it takes to keep them happy.   In Gardeners World episode 8 2015:  1. Deadhead daffodils It’s worth deadheading daffodils when the flowers fade, as this will help to prevent the seed heads from developing and so concentrate the plant’s energy into producing next year’s display. It also pays to allow the leaves to die back for at least six weeks and don’t, whatever you do, cut them off or tie them in knots! 2. Sow French & runner beans It’s too early to sow French and runner beans directly into the ground. Instead, sow them in pots or plug trays and place them somewhere warm and light to germinate. Within a few weeks, you will have healthy, young plants ready to transplant when the weather is warm enough. 3. Cut

In Gardeners World episode 7 2016, Monty gets his new vegetable garden underway by making raised beds. He also offers advice on how to cut back herbs. Nick Bailey marks the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare when he investigates the fact and the fiction behind the bard's potions and poisons at the Chelsea Physic Garden, and we visit Pashley Manor in east Sussex to unearth the story behind the planting of over 25,000 tulips.   In Gardeners World episode 7 2016:  Tulip Mania Tulips arrived in England in the late 1570’s. Their genetic instability meant that the flowers were immensely variable and as a result quickly became highly sought after. Unknown to people at the time tulips also suffered a remarkable effect caused by a virus, which resulted in unpredictably different colour stripes on the flower petals. This created a huge demand for these ‘rare’ colour stripes, particularly in Holland where the spoils of the Dutch spice trade meant that the rich had so much m