Monty catches up with maintaining his pond and gives advice on planting water lilies. He also gives tips on how to grow and plant herbaceous clematis as well as harvesting potatoes.     If you don’t know your hybrid teas from your hybrid musks then Nick Bailey begins his guide to demystifying roses. Arit Anderson takes a trip on a […]

As the borders at Longmeadow hit their stride, it is time to take stock of what is looking good and what needs replacing. Monty shares his tips on how he keeps his displays going all summer long. There is plenty to do on the vegetable plot too, and things are looking promising in the fruit garden.     Adam Frost

At Longmeadow Monty celebrates the midsummer glory of roses in all their forms, plants some statuesque shrubs in pots for year-round interest, and deals with a pesky rabbit problem in the veg patch.     Carol Klein revels in one of our most flamboyant seasonal flowers – the peony. Adam Frost finds inspiration for his own garden from the wild

In Gardeners World 2018 episode 12 – the team head to Gardeners’ World Live this week to bring you the highlights in plants and design.     Adam Frost and Joe Swift take a close look at all the show gardens for fresh ideas as well as inspiration, Mark Lane finds planting ideas around the showground and Carol and Nick

In Gardeners World 2018 episode 11 it is warm enough for all the tender plants to go out into the garden now and at Longmeadow Monty finds places in his borders for bananas and dahlias, whilst in the vegetable garden, courgettes and tomatoes are planted out.     We pay a visit to the RHS Chatsworth show in Derbyshire where

On Gardeners World 2018 episode 10: with summer on the horizon, Monty is planting up pots for summer colour as well as giving his box hedging a seasonal cut.     Frances Tophill checks on the progress of crops on her shared allotment. Mark Lane is in Suffolk where he gives advice on the elements of successful woodland planting design,

In Gardeners World 2018 episode 9, Monty elevates his cottage garden borders this week by adding plants to give height and drama, and rejuvenates the design of the grass borders by adding evergreen plants grown from cuttings.     Carol Klein’s plant of the season is the delicate but easy to grow dog’s tooth violet, Joe Swift travels to the

In Gardeners World 2018 episode 6, there is a full hour of inspiration as Monty works in his vegetable garden sowing seeds for a bountiful summer, grows some more unusual vegetables and recommends varieties of summer bulbs to plant in the spring.     Mark Lane creates a floral celebration in a container and shares his recommendations for great planting