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In The Beechgrove Garden episode 2 2018, Jim and Carole celebrate Beechgrove's ruby anniversary in true Beechgrove style as it's tattie time. Both Jim and Carole are planting a range of ruby or red potatoes, and they also dig up an archive tattie tip from the late George Barron. Brian is back in Beechgrove revisiting his alpine garden and reviews the winter damage, as well as doing a bit of weeding and feeding.  Last year Carole met almost-nonagenarian garden hero Sandy Inkster in his immaculate and award-winning Cults garden. Carole will visit Sandy several times throughout the 2018 series but this time meets him on his allotment on the south side of Aberdeen. Chris is adding to the rose garden at Beechgrove. Roses and clematis are a classic combination but you do have to choose carefully, Chris explains, as they have to be able to be pruned at the same time. The Beechgrove Garden episode 2 2018   Main Vegetable Plot: Planting tatties In the Main Vegetable Plot it was tattie

It all starts with sunflowers, summer bedding and scatter seed mixes in this episode of Beechgrove Garden. Carole visits Kirsten Walker in Scone to advise her on how to rescue an old, scabby apple tree. Carole adds a crab apple and an understory of pretty wildflowers. This post was moved here:   https://hdclump.com/ beechgrove-garden-episode-12-2015 She also heads off to find Hamish Martin in the Secret Herb Garden; a paradise of nature. It's a place to relax and enjoy, and to learn all about herbs. Back at the Beechgrove Garden it's all coming up roses in the Cutting Garden where Chris updates us on the progress of the standard roses and adds some colourful herbaceous underplanting.

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

As the gardening year gets underway at Longmeadow, Monty is tidying up his ornamental grass border, pruning roses and growing lilies in pots.Joe Swift continues his series on trees when he gives tips on how to plant a tree for future success. Rachel de Thame follows a fragrant trail and explains how even the tiniest of flowers pack a punch in the perfume stakes. And, in the first of several visits, we join the head gardener of Britain's most famous garden at Sissinghurst as he sets out his plans to restore it to its original vision. Gardeners World episode 2 2016   Growing lilies in pots Lilies can be grown in the ground, but on heavy, clay soils have a tendency to rot. Underground slugs can be a major problem too. One solution is to grow them in cheap plastic pots which you can then sink into the border at a later date. The alternative is to plant them in something more decorative on the patio. Whichever sort of pot you choose, it needs to be deep. There are two main types of lily

In Gardeners World episode 12 2017, there is an hour of gardens and gardening tonight, not only from Longmeadow but also the brand new RHS Chatsworth Flower Show. Set against a majestic backdrop, Joe Swift, Carol Klein and Adam Frost bring an exclusive look at the show. Post was moved here: http://hdclump.com/gardeners-world-episode-12-2017 We meet leading designer Jo Thompson as she prepares her show garden with a difference. In the Floral Pavilion, Carol finds pioneering plants that have shaped the gardens of today and garden designer Arit Anderson looks to the future - meeting the team behind a garden built for the changing climate.