Video Documentaries

In Gardeners World episode 7 2015, magnolias are the showstoppers of the tree world right now; to celebrate them in all their glory, James Alexander-Sinclair visits Borde Hill Garden in West Sussex, with its collection of magnificent champion trees. Monty Don is busy at Longmeadow too, giving his borders a bit of a boost and pricking out seedlings by the hundred. In Gardeners World episode 7 2015:  Dig out perennial weeds Weeds are growing fast now, so it’s worth getting on top of them before they run amok in your borders. Perennials weeds are particularly difficult to control, so it pays to dig them out while they are still small. Remove as much of the roots as you can as any pieces you leave behind will almost certainly regrow.  Prune hydrangeas Mophead and lacecap hydrangeas can be pruned now. Cut off all the dead flower heads back to a strong pair of buds, along with any weak or congested growth right down to the ground. Up until now, the faded blooms have helped to protect the new

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