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The Beechgrove Garden episode 25 2016

The Beechgrove Garden 2016 / 3 minutes of reading / January 19, 2019 / By HDclump

In Beechgrove Garden episode 25 2016, leaves are falling in the garden but that’s not necessarily a bad thing as Jim uses them to make lovely leaf mould. He also shows the steamy secrets of his new hot box composter. Carole makes her last visit to Mieke and family in rural Aberdeenshire where they are gardening on a budget and this week they learn how to shred material to make economical but pretty paths. Jim knows very well that gardening is good for you but this week it’s especially so as he marks the 10th anniversary of Trellis, […]

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Gardening Australia ep. 10 2018 – Easter Special

Gardening Australia 2018 / 2 minutes of reading / January 17, 2019 / By HDclump

In Gardening Australia ep. 10 2018, Costa meets guest presenter Paul West; Sophie weaves an egg basket; Millie visits a chicken expert; Josh explores a special school garden, and Jane heads to a nursery specialising in perennial plants. Gardening Australia provides practical, realistic and credible horticultural and gardening advice, inspiring and entertaining gardeners around the world. Gardening Australia ep. 10 2018: FAQs – Growing chocolate | Sowing tomatoes in sub-tropics | Ripe pumpkins Gardening Australia presenters answer commonly asked gardening questions An Easter Basket Sophie Thomson explores the ancient craft of basketry with weaving expert Beverley

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Gardening Australia ep. 9 2018

Gardening Australia 2018 / 1 minute of reading / January 14, 2019 / By HDclump

In Gardening Australia ep. 9 2018, Sophie Thomson explores the world of wormwoods, Millie Ross makes some seed bombs, Tino Carnevale explains crop rotation, and Jerry Coleby-Williams makes the ultimate vertical garden – an aquaponic green wall! Gardening Australia ep. 9 2018 FAQs – Pruning lavender | Harvesting potatoes | Storing autumn leaves Gardening Australia presenters answer commonly asked gardening questions On Rocky Ground Costa meets a Canberra couple who have transformed a bare, rocky paddock into a shady wonderland of native plants The Fruit Squad Jane meets a group of volunteers who collect the surplus harvest

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Gardening Australia episode 42 2018

Gardening Australia 2018 / 2 minutes of reading / November 9, 2018 / By HDclump

Gardening Australia episode 42 2018 is the final episode of 2018: Costa visits garden designer Paul Bangay; Sophie Thomson meets school kitchen gardener Stephanie Alexander, Jane Edmanson checks out kentia palms, and Millie Ross starts a vegie bed from scratch. Gardening Australia episode 42 2018 Stonefields Costa visits the home of acclaimed garden designer Paul Bangay, where he discovers a landscape inspired by a view and learns where Paul’s love of plants began Fresh Start Millie’s vegie garden did well in its first year but is now having problems, so she looks for the culprit –

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Carol Klein’s Plant Odysseys – Waterlily episode 4

Carol Klein / 2 minutes of reading / November 6, 2018 / By HDclump

In the fourth and final chapter of the series, Carol Klein takes a look at one of the most recognisable and influential flowers in our world, the waterlily. It is a plant of unlikely economic importance, spiritual significance and artistic inspiration. Carol Klein’s Plant Odysseys – Waterlily episode 4 She travels to the far east to investigate when and where some of the first flowering plants evolved, and discovers waterlilies are among the earliest branches of angiosperms still around today – practically living fossils. Carol visits the Buddhist temples of South Korea and drinks lotus flower

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Carol Klein’s Plant Odysseys – Iris episode 3

Carol Klein / 2 minutes of reading / November 3, 2018 / By HDclump

The third leg of Carol’s odyssey takes her on a journey from England to Turkey, to Italy and home again, discovering the intricate biology of the iris flower and its cultural significance to mankind over thousands of years. Carol takes a close-up look into the intimate relationship between bees and irises and, under the guidance of an evolutionary plant biologist, uses an endoscopic camera to reveal how an insect with UV vision sees each flower. Carol travels to mainland Europe, learning of the importance of some species in the funeral traditions of Islam and the use of irises

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Gardening Australia episode 41 2018

Gardening Australia 2018 / 2 minutes of reading / November 2, 2018 / By HDclump

We tour the gardens of five finalists for the 2018 Gardener of the Year award. Costa Georgiadis solves inner-city problems in Leigh Sales’ garden. Millie Ross shows how to make seeding pots from newspaper. Gardening Australia episode 41 2018 Vote for the 2018 Gardener of the Year! Vote now for the 2018 Gardener of the Year The Gardening Report Costa calls in to visit 7.30 host Leigh Sales to see her new garden and offer some tips on how to solve problems facing a lot of inner-city gardeners Gardener of the Year Finalist (1) – Queensland Keven

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Carol Klein’s Plant Odysseys – Tulips episode 2

Carol Klein / 2 minutes of reading / October 31, 2018 / By HDclump

There are 6,000 delightful varieties of tulips in the world today, with new colours and forms being cultivated every year. Carol Klein’s odyssey to uncover the colourful history of this popular flower begins high in the mountains of eastern Turkey, where a species tulip, one of the early ancestors of those we grow in our gardens, can be found flourishing in the harshest of environments, a feat only possible due to its extraordinary evolution. Thermal-imaging cameras reveal a small pocket of warm air trapped inside the flower’s petals, giving visiting pollinators a cosy place to rest their flight muscles.

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Carol Klein’s Plant Odysseys – Roses episode 1

Carol Klein / 2 minutes of reading / October 28, 2018 / By HDclump

Four-part series in which Carol Klein explores the inner secrets and botanical history of four of our favourite garden plants: the rose, the tulip, the iris and the water lily. Carol Klein’s Plant Odysseys – Roses episode 1 The first episode looks at the rose. The rose has always meant so much to Britain – it is embedded in our history, our fairy tales and our hearts. Carol goes on a very British plant odyssey. To understand the origins of our most cherished garden flower, we need look no further than the hedgerow. Our native dog

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Gardening Australia episode 40 2018

Gardening Australia 2018 / 2 minutes of reading / October 27, 2018 / By HDclump

In Gardening Australia episode 40 2018 we meet Invictus Games rider Peter Rudland, who finds therapy in bonsai; Jane Edmanson visits an iris show, Millie Ross has tips on picking the best seedlings and Jerry Coleby-Williams suggests some unusual perfumed plants. Gardening Australia episode 40 2018: My Garden Path – Invictus Inspiration We meet former soldier Peter Rudland, who was seriously injured in a Black Hawk helicopter crash in Afghanistan but has found healing in his love of bonsai and cycling. Horticulture therapy is not a new discovery, therapeutic effects of gardening have long been known. It has

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The Beechgrove Garden episode 24 2018

The Beechgrove Garden 2018 / 3 minutes of reading / October 25, 2018 / By HDclump

In the final programme of the Beechgrove 40th anniversary series, Jim and George batten down the hatches and prepare plants for winter. Brian gives the alpine garden an autumn clean and adds some new tiny bulbs to the miniature alpine landscape. Chris makes the most of the season by showing how to have plants for free for next year. With Halloween approaching, George visits a spookily good pumpkin farm at Arnprior, and he tries his hand at some terrifying chainsaw pumpkin-carving. The Beechgrove Garden episode 24 2018 Fruit House Update In the fruit house this year

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Love Your Home And Garden episode 2 2018

Love Your Home And Garden 2018 / 2 minutes of reading / October 24, 2018 / By HDclump

At a time when more than 800,000 people now live in the UK with dementia, Alan meets Anne and Mike, who have been married for 54 years. For nearly a decade they have been coping with Mike’s increasing dementia and as his condition worsens, their house, with its peculiar layout of rooms, is becoming increasingly difficult to cope with. An even bigger challenge is the garden, which is over a metre below the house and so off limits to Mike. At a time when Mike needs stimulation and ease of movement, he is in danger of becoming a

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