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The Beechgrove Garden episode 14 2019

The Beechgrove Garden 2019 / 3 minutes of reading / September 5, 2019 / By HDclump

Beechgrove Garden episode 14 2019: ‘To mow or not to mow’ – that is the question as Carole looks at traditional lawn care, while Brian continues maintenance of his no-mow meadow. Kirsty shows some on-trend indoor plant ideas to keep green fingers busy throughout the autumn and winter months. At 25, Sophie McKilligan is the youngest allotment holder at Garthdee Allotments in Aberdeen and throughout this season, Carole has been guiding Sophie’s growing. In this gardening programme they access the harvest. George visits Philip and Jennifer Bradley’s garden in Newton Stewart. Over 20 years the couple have transformed […]

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Gardening Australia episode 31 2019

Gardening Australia 2019 / 2 minutes of reading / September 1, 2019 / By HDclump

Gardening Australia episode 31 2019: Costa joins a school’s celebration of a 30-year commitment to the local landscape, Millie Ross builds a blooming letterbox, Josh Byrne meets a teenage bee keeper and we visit a tulip farm bursting with blooms. Gardening Australia has always provided practical, trustworthy and credible gardening advice to inspire and entertain. Join Costa Georgiadis and the team as they traverse the country unearthing the best gardens. Gardening Australia episode 31 2019 Little Landcare Legends Gardening Australia isn’t the only one to be celebrating a 30th birthday… Landcare Australia turns 30 this year

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The Beechgrove Garden episode 13 2019

The Beechgrove Garden 2019 / 2 minutes of reading / August 29, 2019 / By HDclump

The Beechgrove Garden episode 13 2019: from huge horn-beam to bijoux box, it’s hedge-clipping time in Beechgrove. It is also the final analysis of Carole’s greenhouse v Brian’s polytunnel, with Judge George adjudicating. Lucy Dalgleish is a gardening and plant enthusiast on a high level, literally, as she gardens on her Maryhill balcony. Kirsty visits Lucy to help with her aim to grow overwinter vegetables and become self-sufficient from her bountiful balcony during the colder months. Carole travels to Little Loch Broom in Wester Ross to visit the garden of Sue Pomeroy and Will Soos. Sue and Will

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Gardens Near and Far episode 32 – Jnan Sbil

Gardens Near and Far / 2 minutes of reading / August 29, 2019 / By HDclump

Gardens Near and Far episode 32 – Jnan Sbil: at the intersection of the old city and the vast new city, the garden of Jnan Sbil, meaning “paradise” in Arabic, stretches for over 7 hectares. The city of Fez, in the North of Morocco, possesses the world’s largest Medina. In the 18 th century, it was created by Sultan Moulay Abdallah and became a public garden last century. Its outstanding vegetation is made up of numerous varieties such as eucalyptus, pine and palm, all over a century old. An atmosphere of balminess and peace reigns in the middle

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Gardens Near and Far episode 31 – Hanbury

Gardens Near and Far / 3 minutes of reading / August 27, 2019 / By HDclump

Gardens Near and Far episode 31 – Hanbury : Out on cape Mortola – between Menton and Ventimiglia – the Hanbury garden will mesmerize you with its beautiful landscapes. This classified site protects the Italian coast on about 6 kilometers. The splendor of nineteenth century botanical gardens combines harmoniously with exotic species imported from the world over. In the middle of the nineteenth century, the Brit Thomas Hanbury and his brother Daniel – coming from a family of botanists – buy the estate. They were raised by devout Quakers who taught them a deep sense of respect and

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Gardening Australia episode 30 2019

Gardening Australia 2019 / 3 minutes of reading / August 26, 2019 / By HDclump

In Gardening Australia episode 30 2019: Millie harnesses the power of a hot compost, Sophie gets espalier tips from an expert, Jane Edmanson revisits a stunning native garden and we meet a landscape designer with an iconic style. Gardening Australia has always provided practical, trustworthy and credible gardening advice to inspire and entertain. Join Costa Georgiadis and the team as they traverse the country unearthing the best gardens. Gardening Australia episode 30 2019 Sydney City Farm Costa visits Sydney’s newest inner- city farm to meet the folks who are volunteering their time to make the space

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The Beechgrove Garden episode 12 2019

The Beechgrove Garden 2019 / 3 minutes of reading / August 22, 2019 / By HDclump

In Beechgrove Garden episode 12 2019: George takes a look at the summer bedding flower display. Meanwhile Carole starts sowing over wintering veg. Kirsty shows how to create a permanent, evergreen hanging basket – a succulent sphere that can hang indoors or out. It is buzzing in Beechgrove as Brian and ‘butterfly man’ Anthony McCluskey attempt to count the butterflies in Brian’s no-mow meadow. Vera and Jimmy Chisolm have gardened on the edge of Nairn for 38 years and they have created an award-winning Scottish cottage garden with views towards the beautiful Cawdor Hills. Carole goes to take

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The Beechgrove Garden episode 11 2019

The Beechgrove Garden 2019 / 1 minute of reading / August 15, 2019 / By HDclump

The Beechgrove Garden episode 11 2019: potatoes taste best when you grow your own and straight from the ground. Carole harvests three varieties of tiny potatoes from the container garden and Brian and George form an orderly queue to taste them. George, Brian and Carole attempt to answer as many viewer gardening questions as they can in a quick-fire round dealing with Scotland’s top-ten pests and diseases for 2019. The Beechgrove Garden episode 11 2019 Brian visits The Field Project in Dunkeld. An all-inclusive community project with people of all ages and backgrounds, it is a collective

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Gardens Near and Far episode 30 – Gravetye

Gardens Near and Far / 2 minutes of reading / August 12, 2019 / By HDclump

Gardens Near and Far episode 30 – Gravetye: This garden, located in the south of England, reveals a wild side of nature, with its abundance of flowering perennials. It was designed by champion of the “wild garden” William Robinson. At the end of the 19th century, Robinson, an Irishman, launched a war on regular and geometrical gardens. Close to the Arts and Crafts movement, an artistic movement born in England in the 1860s, he considered that art should intervene everywhere and that beauty should be useful. As a result, his garden was also designed so that the orchard

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Gardening Australia episode 28 2019

Gardening Australia 2019 / 3 minutes of reading / August 9, 2019 / By HDclump

Gardening Australia episode 28 2019: Jerry explores plants with taste for metal, Jane visits a garden celebrating Victoria’s flora. Costa explores carnivorous plants and Sophie Thomson visits a botanist’s dog-friendly garden. Gardening Australia has always provided practical, trustworthy and credible gardening advice to inspire and entertain. Join Costa Georgiadis and the team as they traverse the country unearthing the best gardens. Gardening Australia episode 28 2019 Sowing Perennials Millie sows seeds of perennial vegetables, asparagus and artichokes, guaranteeing harvests for years to come. Artichokes, rhubarb, sorrel and perennial leek are all perennial plants already growing in

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The Beechgrove Garden episode 10 2019

The Beechgrove Garden 2019 / 2 minutes of reading / August 8, 2019 / By HDclump

The Beechgrove Garden episode 10 2019: Kirsty shows how to make a miniature patio pond, proving that no matter how small your space, anyone can have a water feature. Meanwhile, Carole, George, and Kirsty get creative with Janie Gall, who shows how to make an easy-to-do-at-home cut-flower arrangement using some clever hacks that make efforts appear professionally done. George visits Laraine and Colin Lambie in Livingstone in their award-winning hidden gem of a back garden that is both child and especially hedgehog friendly. The Beechgrove Garden episode 10 2019 Carole visits Tom Williamson and partner David

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Gardens Near and Far episode 29 – Maria Luisa Park

Gardens Near and Far / 2 minutes of reading / August 7, 2019 / By HDclump

Gardens Near and Far episode 29: spanning 34 hectares, the Maria Luisa Park, which is a mosaic of gardens, constitutes the lungs of the city of Seville. It was opened to the public in 1914. The park illustrates the landscape theories of town planner and botanist Jean Nicolas Forestier, who was convinced of the need for green spaces in cities, at the start of the 20th century. The French architect / landscape gardener arrived in Spain having spent part of his career in Morocco, where he discovered the Arab culture of gardens. He adapted this culture to Seville’s

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