Gardeners’ World 2013 Archives

Gardeners’ World episode 12 2013

Gardeners’ World 2013 / 3 minutes of reading / February 23, 2021 / By HDclump

Gardeners’ World episode 12 2013: Monty Don shares some clever tips on how to save money when buying herbaceous perennials and tackles that annual dilemma of whether or not to hang on to tulips once they’re over. Meanwhile, Carol Klein continues her plant hunter series with a visit to a unique display of rhododendrons at Minterne House in Dorset and Joe Swift gets a taster of what’s on offer at the Open Garden Squares event in London. Gardeners’ World episode 12 2013 Bedding tulips Once bedding tulips have done their thing, it’s tempting to hang onto […]

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Gardeners’ World episode 11 2013

Gardeners’ World 2013 / 4 minutes of reading / February 17, 2021 / By HDclump

Gardeners’ World episode 11 2013: Monty Don plants up summer bedding in the Jewel Garden and starts a new tomato experiment, while Carol Klein celebrates the blossom at Batsford Arboretum in the Cotswolds. Gardeners’ World is a long-running BBC Television programme about gardening, first broadcast on 5 January 1968 and still running as of 2019. Its first episode was presented by Ken Burras and came from Oxford Botanical Gardens. The magazine BBC Gardeners’ World is a tie-in to the programme. Most of its episodes have been 30 minutes in length, although there are many specials that last longer.

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Gardeners’ World episode 10 2013

Gardeners’ World 2013 / 3 minutes of reading / February 12, 2021 / By HDclump

Gardeners’ World episode 10 2013: Monty Don celebrates the arrival of spring at Longmeadow where his tulips are looking fantastic. He also gets on with planting some clematis in his new cottage garden, along with a batch of kale on his veg plot. Rachel de Thame takes a walk down memory lane when she visits Keukenhof in the Netherlands with her mother and Carol Klein is in Devon on the trail of early plant hunters responsible for the glorious selection of magnolias brought to these shores. Gardeners’ World episode 10 2013 Hardy annuals Late spring is

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Gardeners’ World episode 9 2013

Gardeners’ World 2013 / 3 minutes of reading / February 10, 2021 / By HDclump

Gardeners’ World episode 9 2013: This episode comes from the Malvern Spring Gardening Show at the Three Counties Showground. Monty Don, Joe Swift and Carol Klein go behind the scenes to meet the show garden designers and the nursery men and women who make this event so special. Monty takes a sneak peak at the floral marquee before the show opens and then he searches for the perfect plants to add to his cottage garden, as well as checking out some of the ideas for sustainable gardening at the show. Carol hunts for rare and unusual plants being

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Gardeners’ World episode 8 2013

Gardeners’ World 2013 / 4 minutes of reading / February 8, 2021 / By HDclump

Gardeners’ World episode 8 2013: Monty Don makes a start on turning his vegetable patch into a cottage garden. He also tackles the blanketweed that has taken over his pond, and plants a grapevine to train through a hole in the wall of his new greenhouse. Meanwhile, Carol Klein is at Glebe Cottage in Devon where she reveals a little of the fascinating history of one of our woodland gems, the trillium. And Joe Swift travels to Swansea to explore a wonderful suburban garden with a charm all of its own. Gardeners’ World episode 8 2013

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Gardeners’ World episode 7 2013

Gardeners’ World 2013 / 5 minutes of reading / February 6, 2021 / By HDclump

Gardeners’ World episode 7 2013: This week on Gardeners World, Monty Don is searching for signs of our long-delayed spring in his garden at Longmeadow. Taking inspiration from his trip to RHS Garden Wisley last week, he will be planting up an alpine trough. Carol Klein is out and about looking at native celandines, Wordsworth’s favourite flower; they grace our hedgerows and woods at this time of year. The wild strains are too invasive for most domestic gardens but Carol finds a number of cultivated varieties that should suit most of us. And, if its colour you

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Gardeners’ World episode 6 2013

Gardeners’ World 2013 / 4 minutes of reading / January 29, 2021 / By HDclump

Gardeners’ World episode 6 2013: This week on Gardeners’ World, Monty Don is at RHS Garden Wisley in Surrey. He’ll be getting the latest advice about how best to look after orchids, along with some top tips on how to create a mini-meadow from scratch. He’s also keen to find out more about alpines with a view to growing some back home at Longmeadow. Carol Klein helps a Britain in Bloom volunteer who’s determined to bring colour to the former mining town of Easington Colliery. First time gardener Michael Welsh has begged and borrowed plants from all over

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Gardeners’ World episode 5 2013

Gardeners’ World 2013 / 4 minutes of reading / January 25, 2021 / By HDclump

Gardeners’ World episode 5 2013: Monty Don shows us how to plant pots of bulbs for fabulous summer colour. Rachel de Thame shares her passion for rare plants looking at a relative new comer to spring gardens, the hepatica. These delightful little flowers come in a huge range of colours and sizes and Rachel meets a collector who has travelled far and wide in search of new varieties. Back at Longmeadow, Monty is in his vegetable patch hoping that his soil is warm enough to plant the first potatoes of the year. Gardeners’ World is a long-running BBC

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Gardeners’ World episode 4 2013

Gardeners’ World 2013 / 4 minutes of reading / January 23, 2021 / By HDclump

Gardeners’ World episode 4 2013: We have a long Easter weekend ahead to get to grips with timely gardening tasks and Monty Don has plenty of ideas of what to do now. Amongst other jobs he’ll be cutting back his grass borders while Joe Swift reveals his top tips for creating a naturalistic garden. Carol Klein makes her way down to Cornwall in search of a garden full of beautiful spring colour. And if you’re heading off to the garden centre this weekend, there’s all you need to know about bedding plants from the ‘living catalogue’ of new

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Gardeners’ World episode 3 2013

Gardeners’ World 2013 / 6 minutes of reading / January 22, 2021 / By HDclump

Gardeners’ World episode 3 2013: This week on Gardeners’ World, Monty Don shows us how to prepare for spring and summer with timely tasks in his damp garden and soft fruit area. Joe Swift continues his series of master classes on planting design to help us achieve the garden of our dreams. This week he is sharing tips on how to create a tropical green oasis. Carol Klein is in her Devon garden planting a viburnum that will give spring colour and fill the garden with fragrance. By considering its natural, native habitat, Carol shows how to plant

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Gardeners’ World episode 2 2013

Gardeners’ World 2013 / 5 minutes of reading / January 20, 2021 / By HDclump

Gardeners’ World episode 2 2013: Monty Don revels in his passion for roses as he sets about planting some bare root varieties in the Jewel Garden at Longmeadow in readiness for a colourful spring and summer. Continuing the rose theme, there is an inspirational visit to the magnificent formal rose garden of Hever Castle in Kent, home to a breathtaking collection of hybrid teas. Carol Klein is in her Devon garden at Glebe Cottage, where she is delighting in the seasonal scent of her mahonias, while describing their exotic and dramatic history. And Joe Swift continues his planting

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Gardeners’ World episode 1 2013

Gardeners’ World 2013 / 7 minutes of reading / January 18, 2021 / By HDclump

Gardeners’ World episode 1 2013: The first signs of spring herald the start of the new gardening year and the start of a new series of Gardeners’ World. In the seasons to come, Monty Don will be in his garden, Longmeadow, and along with Carol Klein, Joe Swift and Rachel de Thame, will have a host of practical tips and inspirational ideas to help viewers improve their gardens. Monty Don reveals the changes he has made to his garden over the winter, tackles timely pruning tasks and shows us the best way to lay a new path.

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