Gardeners World episode 15 2019: It’s midsummer’s day and Monty revels in the roses in his garden, harvests honey from his bees and gives advice on the maintenance of hardy geraniums, as well as planting others for summer groundcover.
Rachel de Thame shows how the most ordinary of spaces can be transformed by adding seasonal containers; Joe Swift heads to Cornwall to meet musician and actor Will Young, who reveals his love of gardening; and Frances Tophill visits an allotment in Oxfordshire to meet a gardener who is growing her crops alongside plants attractive to pollinating insects and other wildlife. Plus, we meet a garden historian who has incorporated elements of period gardens into her own town garden.
Gardening show packed with good ideas, tips, advice from experts and timely reminders to get the most out of your garden, whatever its size or type.
Gardeners World episode 15 2019
Roses
Bare-root roses: These are only available from about November to March usually mail order. These are plants dug from open ground and packed to prevent the roots drying out before sale. Bare-root plants are usually good quality, having a wider root spread than containerised plants, and they are often good value. They should be planted as soon as received, or if ground conditions are unsuitable, unpacked and kept in a container of slightly moist compost and planted as soon as conditions allow.
Containerised roses: These are at their best in garden centres from about November to March. They may be available to buy like this for longer into the spring and summer, but quality starts to suffer the longer they are kept on display. They are bare-root roses placed in pots of potting media to prevent them drying out.
Container-grown roses: These are available all year round. These are roses that have been grown in containers for a whole growing season or more. They can be planted at any time, (but are usually not such good plants as bare root ones) and are comparatively costly.
