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Chelsea Flower Show episode 4 2016

Chelsea Flower Show 2016 / 2 minutes of reading / September 29, 2018 / By HDclump

Nicki Chapman and James Wong report on highlights from the Royal Horticultural Society’s Chelsea Flower Show and meet some of the eclectic people and plants that make the world-famous show what it is. They are joined by Carol Klein, Danny Clarke and Rachel de Thame who share their gardening expertise and offer practical advice, and singer-songwriter Will Young shares his love of all things Chelsea. Chelsea Flower Show episode 4 2016 The world’s most prestigious flower show that inspires millions and leads the way in innovative garden design. The Chelsea Flower Show receives a lot of […]

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Chelsea Flower Show episode 3 2016

Chelsea Flower Show 2016 / 2 minutes of reading / September 29, 2018 / By HDclump

It’s medals day at the Royal Horticultural Society’s 2016 Chelsea Flower Show. Nicki Chapman and James Wong join the judges at the crack of dawn to discover who’s won what in the all important medals hand out. Mary Berry shows off her horticultural knowledge, and Kate Adie reveals how gardening has become her new-found passion. Chelsea Flower Show episode 3 2016 The world’s most prestigious flower show that inspires millions and leads the way in innovative garden design. The Chelsea Flower Show receives a lot of publicity. It is attended by 157,000 visitors each year (a number

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The Beechgrove Garden episode 20 2018

The Beechgrove Garden 2018 / 2 minutes of reading / September 27, 2018 / By HDclump

The Beechgrove team are on the road to Callander, the scenic gateway to the Trossachs. George and Carole visit Greener Callander’s colourful community initiatives as well as discovering some hidden gems of gardens right in the middle of the town. Jim, Carole, George and Brian tee-off with a Beechgrove Gardener’s Question Time held in the picturesque surroundings of Callander Golf Club, as they try and answer as many questions as they can from the gardeners of the surrounding area. The Beechgrove Garden episode 20 2018 The programme comes this week from Callander, the largest town within

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Chelsea Flower Show episode 2 2016

Chelsea Flower Show 2016 / 2 minutes of reading / September 27, 2018 / By HDclump

Nicki Chapman and James Wong take the first official look at the Royal Horticultural Society’s Chelsea Flower Show 2016. They are joined by gardener Danny Clarke, who will be demonstrating how to bring a touch of Chelsea magic to your garden. Carol Klein takes a closer look at plants that changed our lives, and football star Sol Campbell shares his love of gardening. Experience the buzz as celebrities and VIPs take their first look, and see how Chelsea is preparing for the arrival of Her Majesty the Queen. Chelsea Flower Show episode 2 2016 The world’s

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Chelsea Flower Show episode 1 2016

Chelsea Flower Show 2016 / 2 minutes of reading / September 27, 2018 / By HDclump

With less than 24 hours to go before the showground officially opens, a first look at the gardens and exhibits set to cause a stir at the world-famous garden show. Sophie Raworth and Joe Swift reveal how this huge event is put together in just three weeks. Sophie Raworth and Joe Swift with a first look at the gardens and exhibits. Chelsea Flower Show episode 1 2016 The world’s most prestigious flower show that inspires millions and leads the way in innovative garden design. The Chelsea Flower Show receives a lot of publicity. It is attended

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Gardening Australia ep. 35 2018

Gardening Australia 2018 / 2 minutes of reading / September 23, 2018 / By HDclump

In Gardening Australia ep. 35 2018: Tino Carnevale shares his tips for perfect soil, Josh Byrne sets up his garden for tomatoes, Jerry Coleby-Williams meets a tropical fruit expert, and Sophie Thomson plants a herb garden to complement her outdoor pizza oven. Gardening Australia ep. 35 2018 Pengs World Jane visits an aquaponics grower whose huge home-gardening set up is now producing a wide range of fruit and vegetables Making Perfect Vegie Soil Growing vegetables all starts with good soil, and Tino shares his recipe for creating the healthiest, crop-growing soil you can FAQs Gardening Australia presenters

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The Beechgrove Garden episode 19 2018

The Beechgrove Garden 2018 / 3 minutes of reading / September 20, 2018 / By HDclump

Whilst we found it a bit chilly, it was actually, a lovely sunny autumn day in the Beechgrove Garden episode 19 2018 this week. Carole had invited Jim to the Decking Garden. This doesn’t happen very often. There was a ruby theme on show for Beechgrove’s 40th anniversary. Amaranthus ‘Red Army’ has been looking stunning month after month this year. It is an attractive plant with edible leaves which taste like pea pods. Red Orach is also edible. The young leaves can be put into salads and the older leaves can be steamed. The UK Centre for Economics

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Gardening Australia ep. 34 2018

Gardening Australia 2018 / 2 minutes of reading / September 15, 2018 / By HDclump

In Gardening Australia ep. 34 2018: Jane Edmanson meets a bonsai artist who grows native trees, Josh Byrne suggests some tiny eucalypts, Sophie Thomson discovers an Aussie shrub that keeps pests off lettuces and. Gardening Australia ep. 34 2018 Winning Natives To win the top prize in the Carnival of Flowers, a garden must be pretty remarkable – and the native plant-filled garden that Jerry visits is full of colour and birds Tassie Tucker Lots of native plants are very tasty, and Tino has chosen a range of local plants to kick-start a new edible bed

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The Beechgrove Garden episode 18 2018

The Beechgrove Garden 2018 / 2 minutes of reading / September 13, 2018 / By HDclump

Lawns have taken a bit of a hammering this summer between drought and deluges and Beechgrove’s lawns are no exception, so Jim gives some timely tips on autumn lawn care. George continues to revamp the Woodland Garden at Beechgrove by lifting the canopies of mature trees to provide new planting pockets below. George also visits Andrew Skea’s family farm near Dundee. Andrew has been supplying gardeners with a range of unusual and specialist seed tatties and is also working on developing the perfect multicoloured crisp. This week It was a cooler early autumn filming day at the Beechgrove

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The Beechgrove Garden episode 17 2018

The Beechgrove Garden 2018 / 2 minutes of reading / September 13, 2018 / By HDclump

Jim is dreaming of jam tomorrow as he harvests plums and blueberries, while Brian assesses the success, or otherwise, of the ruby-themed annuals that he planted in between his box-hedging trial. Meanwhile, Carole mentions the C word as it’s already time to force bulbs for a Christmas display, Chris creates a new white garden at Beechgrove, and we learn how white plants in a garden can change perspectives and enhance moods. The Beechgrove Garden episode 17 2018 The White Border Chris followed on from the colour theme in last week’s programme and planted up a white

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The Beechgrove Garden Story

The Beechgrove Garden 2018 / 2 minutes of reading / September 13, 2018 / By HDclump

Forty years of the Beechgrove Garden. The Beechgrove Garden has been a perennial fixture on the mantlepiece of Scottish life since 1978. To celebrate, we have dusted off old tapes and unearthed treasures from the past 40 years to create a one-hour special programme that takes us down the garden path of Beechgrove’s growth. In this special programme, we return to Beechgrove’s humble beginnings in the back garden of BBC Aberdeen, when the garden was a small, difficult to manage patch of land. This reflected a familiar scenario faced by many first-time gardeners in 70s when they moved

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The Beechgrove Garden episode 16 2018

The Beechgrove Garden 2018 / 2 minutes of reading / September 13, 2018 / By HDclump

In Beechgrove Garden episode 16 2018 – The ideal for all gardeners is to have year-round colour in the garden. Carole talks to Martin Barker from Aberdeen University School of Biological Sciences about the science of colour, finding out how and why plants are the colour that they are and how plant colour affects us. Meanwhile, the harvest continues, and Jim’s big beef tomatoes are bearing heavy fruit. Colin and Catherine Lockhart in Carnoustie are no longer able to keep their garden the way that they would like, so Brian steps in to make their garden

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