Video Documentaries

In the Beechgrove Garden, Jim is growing tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers side by side in his domestic-sized greenhouse. They shouldn't work together, but with limited space you have to make it work, and Jim is determined to find a way. With pruning saws at the ready once again, Carole and George take the Woodland Garden in hand as, at the moment, you can't see the wood for the trees. Brian visits the meticulous Pitmedden Gardens in Aberdeenshire to find out how head gardener Susan Burgess tackles the problem of box blight, with the six miles of clipped box hedging to maintain. In Beechgrove Garden episode 12 2017:  1. Decking Garden In September 2015 Chris and Carole sowed a border full of seed which had been collected around the Beechgrove Garden. The range included: Aquilegia – black seeds in brown seed heads - Red campion – an early flowering plant with magenta flowers - Polemonium (Jacob’s Ladder) - Thalictrum - Digitalis (foxglove) - Astrantia Aquilegia vulgaris Astrantia

In the Beechgrove Garden Chris dons his safety gear and whips off 50 shades of green (conifers) in a chainsaw-pruning frenzy. Meanwhile, in a much more sedate fashion George starts off a bite-size project to see how productive he can be in just one square metre of space. And keeping it small, Jim and Carole return to their neighbouring greenhouses to start growing. Carole also makes her first visit to Aileen Snowden's garden in Newport-on- Tay. Aileen and family moved to their new home from a flat and have never had a garden before. The garden is mature and overgrown and Aileen doesn't know where to start. Carole will work with Aileen throughout the season to tame and claim and love the plot she's got. Overgrown conifers Chris was reviewing some conifers at Beechgrove and suggesting solutions once their size becomes a problem. Many grow slowly to start with and then romp away unnoticed until they get so large they become a nuisance. This is the time of year to start tacklin

In Gardeners World episode 3 2016, as part of his planning for summer, Monty begins to sow annual climbers and gets started on tidying and mulching his borders. In the last of Joe Swift's series on trees, he learns how and when to prune them, and why.  We meet clematis enthusiast Mike Brown, whose collection fills his garden with colour all summer long, and amongst the brutalist architecture of London's Barbican, Nick Bailey, head gardener of the Chelsea Physic Garden, discovers a hidden tropical oasis.  Gardeners World episode 3 2016: How to grow kale Often a neglected crop, but one that is increasing in popularity due to its nutritional properties. Kale (also known as borecole) tolerates cold weather better than most other brassicas and is relatively free of pests and diseases, although it should be netted against birds. It will also tolerate a lightly shaded position. Always pick the leaves when they are young and tender. How to grow celery The wild celery plant - from whic

In Gardeners World episode 1 2015, with spring just around the corner, the program is back for a new series. As usual, Monty will be at Longmeadow sharing a wealth of tips and ideas on how to keep your garden looking good all year long. In this episode, he tackles some urgent pruning and reveals some of the projects he's got in store over the coming months. Post was moved here: http://hdclump.com/gardeners-world-ep-1-2015 Joe Swift has the first of his three design masterclasses on how to make the most of a small town garden. And we travel to the Cape in South Africa to learn more about the geraniums we love to grow in our pots and hanging baskets.