gardening Hints

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

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

Gardeners World episode 8 2012: With plenty of advice and tips on how and what to plant in a pond, Rachel de Thame joins Monty at Longmeadow to give a helping hand.     Monty also gets up to date with all the seasonal jobs in the Jewel garden, from sowing his collected opium poppy seed to trying out a method of growing lilies in plunge pots for bold summer colour. Carol follows the trail of one of spring’s brightest plants to an allotment in South Yorkshire and a man who has amassed a national collection of Euphorbias there. Joe