Video Documentaries

In Beechgrove Garden episode 21 2015: the whole Beechgrove team are travelling 'doon the watter' to the Buteiful island of Bute and to Rothesay for a Beechgrove Special Roadshow. The Pavilion in Rothesay is the venue for a Beechgrove Q&A evening. [video width="960" height="540" mp4="https://video-clump.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/BG-ep.21-2015.mp4"][/video]   The historical venue will be full of locals and their gardening questions which Jim, Carole, George and Chis will hope to have answers for. Bute has a favourable climate for growing and is known for Bute tatties, Bute dahlias and most recently Bute truffles. Jim and Carole will also visit some of the gardens of Bute to set the gardening scene there and to be not a little jealous of what the locals can grow.  1. Bute dahlias The first credit for introducing dahlias to Britain goes to a member of the Bute family in 1798, when the Marchioness of Bute (wife of Earl of Bute, who was at that

Carol Klein and Joe Swift are at Gardeners' World Live in Birmingham. Joe casts his expert eye over the spectacular show gardens, while Carol focuses on the delights of the floral marquee. Back at Longmeadow, Monty Don catches up with various tasks to ensure that his garden stays in tip-top condition all summer long. Monty Don incorporates a dramatic black-purple phormium as the centrepiece to his summer pots in the Jewel Garden. In Gardeners World episode 13 2015:  1. How to make a hotbed Hotbeds last flourished in the era of the Victorian kitchen garden. They are a great way of extending the growing season at a time of year when the light levels are increasing but the soil is still cold. If you make them in late winter or early spring, you can be harvesting salads, potatoes and other vegetables from March through to May. Jack First is an expert in making hotbeds. Here he shows Joe Swift how he does it at his allotment in West Yorkshire.  2. Mulch strawberries As strawberries star