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Gardeners World episode 23 2012

Gardeners’ World 2012 / 2 minutes of reading / January 30, 2020 / By HDclump

Gardeners World episode 23 2012: The last days of summer are when gardeners start planning for spring colour and it is a perfect time to choose and plant bulbs. At Longmeadow, Monty Don gives his recommendations. Carol Klein responds to another viewer’s dilemma at Glebe Cottage in Devon and shows how best to propagate favourite plants during a house move. From taking cuttings to saving seed, she demonstrates which plants can quickly make a new garden feel like home. Joe Swift visits Hestercombe Gardens in Somerset, once the home of the Somerset Fire and Rescue Service, to see […]

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Gardeners World episode 22 2012

Gardeners’ World 2012 / 2 minutes of reading / January 29, 2020 / By HDclump

Gardeners World episode 22 2012: For many gardeners, the beginning of September is the start of a new gardening season and, with this in mind, Monty Don recommends vegetables to sow now for winter cropping. He also plants out the rose cuttings he took last year and takes more from another of his favourite roses. Carol Klein takes a look at one of our most common wild plants, the daisy, and finds out from nurseryman Graham Gough how bereft of colour our September gardens would be without the bright colours of late-flowering daisies. In a sheltered valley in

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Gardeners World episode 21 2012

Gardeners’ World 2012 / 3 minutes of reading / January 28, 2020 / By HDclump

Gardeners World episode 21 2012: By the end of August, some perennial plants will be setting seed and, for gardeners on a budget, this is the time to collect, store and sow them to stock our gardens for free. Monty demystifies the process by showing us which seeds to sow now, which to save for later and which ones respond better to a bit of time spent in the fridge. Carol extols the virtues of the cow parsley family and shows us how versatile and hardy this plant’s relatives can be when she meets a gardener who uses

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Gardeners World episode 20 2012

Gardeners’ World 2012 / 2 minutes of reading / January 27, 2020 / By HDclump

Gardeners World episode 20 2012: By the end of August, gardens are full of colour and produce. With a Bank Holiday to enjoy in his garden, Monty Don is busy showing us how to plan late summer colour in our flowerbeds. Carol Klein visits East Yorkshire, in search of the harebell, one of her favourite wild flowers. She also visits a fantastic historic garden to appreciate the harebell’s cultivated cousin, the campanula. Rachel de Thame celebrates the success of her project with a group of army wives at a Didcot military base as they harvest the blooms from

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Gardeners World episode 19 2012

Gardeners’ World 2012 / 3 minutes of reading / January 24, 2020 / By HDclump

Gardeners World episode 19 2012: Our gardens offer so much at this time of year – after all our work earlier in the year it is now rewarding us with beds full of blooms, vegetables and berries. However, there is still plenty to be getting on with to ensure the beauty continues right through to the autumn and Monty Don has plenty of timely gardening techniques to ensure the garden stays in tip top condition throughout the summer months. Monty harvests his organic vegetables and finds out how viewers across the UK have got on with their own

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Gardeners World episode 18 2012

Gardeners’ World 2012 / 2 minutes of reading / January 23, 2020 / By HDclump

Gardeners World episode 18 2012: As the garden reaches an abundance of growth in August, it is the pond, hedges and edges of the garden which are the focus of attention. In the pond, the growth of algae is at its height, so Monty recommends some plants which will eventually improve the quality of the water and help to prevent this unwelcome growth. He also gets going on cutting the hedges and mowing areas of the garden where the grass has been left to grow, so that the wildflowers can seed themselves ready for next year’s display. Joe

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Gardeners World episode 17 2012

Gardeners’ World 2012 / 2 minutes of reading / January 22, 2020 / By HDclump

Gardeners World episode 17 2012: It’s August, the sunshine month, and Monty will be surrounding himself with summer’s sweetest smells when he shows us what to plant for fragrance in his walled garden. Rachel too will be in search of intoxicating scent on a visit to RHS Harlow Carr, seeing fabulous displays of philadelphus, night scented stocks as well as reveling in the fantastic fragrance of their sweet pea collection. Carol returns to her native Lancashire and discovers aromatic roses thriving in the wild. She also seeks out some of the best-scented garden roses on a visit to

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Gardeners World episode 16 2012

Gardeners’ World 2012 / 2 minutes of reading / January 21, 2020 / By HDclump

Gardeners World episode 16 2012: Monty Don is busy at Longmeadow, sowing late summer salads, harvesting blackcurrants and advising us on how to feed our flowers to maximise longevity. Gardeners’ World has something for those that are interested in the Olympics, something for those coming to London and something for those who are happy staying at home. Rachel de Thame gets a preview of the gardens in the Olympic Park and meets those who have battled the elements to make sure they are at the peak of perfection. Carol Klein discovers London’s wild side, exploring a community garden

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Gardeners World episode 15 2012

Gardeners’ World 2012 / 2 minutes of reading / January 20, 2020 / By HDclump

Gardeners World episode 15 2012: At Longmeadow, Monty Don reveals how the garden has changed over the last four weeks and gets to grips with a variety of jobs in the walled garden. He demonstrates how to cut back hardy biennials to encourage secondary growth, shows us how to thin out our borders as well as other seasonal tasks. If edibles are your passion he’ll be giving tips on what you can sow, such as carrots and beans, as well as harvesting, cooking and tasting his early potatoes to find his favourite variety. Carol Klein celebrates the hardy

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Gardeners World episode 13 2012

Gardeners’ World 2012 / 2 minutes of reading / January 19, 2020 / By HDclump

Gardeners World episode 13 2012: In this hour-long special, Monty Don, Carol Klein, Rachel de Thame and Joe Swift report from Gardeners’ World Live at the NEC in Birmingham on the very best the show has to offer – from fabulous show gardens to stunning plants in the floral marquee. The team are also inviting the public to contribute spare plants to the Gardeners’ World Living Wall, made up of plants for sun, for shade and plants that are wildlife friendly. As there is still plenty to be getting on with in the garden at this time of

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Gardeners World episode 12 2012

Gardeners’ World 2012 / 2 minutes of reading / January 17, 2020 / By HDclump

Gardeners World episode 12 2012: With the garden springing into life and new blooms opening each day, it gives Monty Don plenty of opportunity to get on top of all the seasonal jobs at Longmeadow and answer a few viewers’ questions along the way. With a postbag full of gardening dilemmas, Carol Klein helps out viewers with propagation queries, and we’re behind the scenes with Rachel de Thame as she races to get the royal barge planted up and pristine in time for the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant. Gardeners World episode 12 2012 Chelsea Chop The

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Gardeners World episode 11 2012

Gardeners’ World 2012 / 2 minutes of reading / January 16, 2020 / By HDclump

Gardeners World episode 11 2012: With warm weather and little risk of frost, Monty Don is planting out his tender annual plants into a container for colour and interest all summer long. He is also busy in the vegetable garden with tips and advice on how best to grow cauliflowers and protect them so that you get to eat them before the birds and caterpillars do. Carol Klein answers an unusual dilemma from a gardener that lives in a lighthouse and has particularly harsh, exposed growing conditions to deal with. Garden visiting is more popular than ever in

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