Video Documentaries

At Longmeadow, Monty's focus is on summer when he plants up containers for colour in the Jewel Garden. He also turns his attention to overcrowded ornamental grasses which, now they are beginning to put on growth, need to be split and replanted.  Continuing her search for finding the right plant for the right place, Carol takes a close look at why plants survive in the cracks and crevices of walls and gives her recommendations for garden plants that will thrive in similar conditions. Zephaniah Lindo takes a trip to Wales to meet a fellow primula enthusiast. In Gardeners World episode 10 2016: Fuchsia The Fuchsia Monty plants in the large pot in his Jewel Garden is called Fuchsia 'Voodoo'. This variety is a real stunner and attention grabber. It has a long flowering period with striking large, double flowers, dark red outer 'petals' and frilly dark violet inner 'skirts'. It likes a lot of nutrients so best to keep it well fed during the summer months. It'

Rachel de Thame joins Monty in Longmeadow and adds more medicinal planting to the herb garden, especially those that the bees love. Rachel also investigates ways to aid honey bee conservation and protect the nation's favourite pollinators. Monty visits a local garden in Herefordshire to see a national collection of Siberian iris, which inspires him to create a new iris patch, adding warmth and splash of colour into his dry garden. We also discover a garden containing a stunning collection of clematis montana. Carol Klein is in Somerset visiting the home of one of her horticultural heroes, Margery Fish. And Nick Bailey shows how to plan, design and build a brilliant border fit for any garden. In Gardeners World episode 15 2017:   How to grow broad beans Broad beans are easy to grow and utterly delicious, heralding the end of the hungry gap between late autumn and the beginning of bountiful summer harvests. How to grow great garlic Not only has the use of garlic in the kitchen increa