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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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Love Your Home And Garden episode 1 2018

Love Your Home And Garden 2018 / 1 minute of reading / October 22, 2018 / By HDclump

Alan Titchmarsh and the team help a 15-year-old boy confined to his wheelchair who has become increasingly confined to his house and cannot access the garden. For decades, Alan Titchmarsh has tackled some of the toughest backyards in the country to help people achieve their dream of a perfect garden. But in that time he has recognised that for many people, a stand-alone garden is not enough. They dream of a stunning outdoor space, that works hand in hand with their home. For the first time, Alan and his expert team create brand new indoor spaces to compliment

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Gardening Australia ep. 39 2018

Gardening Australia 2018 / 2 minutes of reading / October 21, 2018 / By HDclump

Sophie Thomson meets the outback growers bringing native bush foods to the nation, Tino Carnevale shows different ways to prune cherry trees, and Jane Edmanson cooks vegetable dumplings with gardening chef Angie Chong. Gardening Australia ep. 39 2018 Home Grown Sophie meets native bush food enthusiasts who work with remote communities to grow traditional herbs and plants, with the end products sold Australia-wide The Cherry on Top Tino visits a cherry orchard and shows the different ways you can prune fruit trees to encourage more fruit – and make it easier to pick FAQs Millie explains native

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The Beechgrove Garden episode 23 2018

The Beechgrove Garden 2018 / 2 minutes of reading / October 18, 2018 / By HDclump

In the penultimate programme Beechgrove Garden episode 23 2018, Jim is cropping kale and looking forward to red brussels sprouts for Christmas, while Carole continues the succession by planting hardy garlic to crop early next year. Chris attempts to spread the colour interest in the rose garden by underplanting with some more unusual bulbs. Meanwhile, Carole makes her last visit of the year to Tap o’ Noth permaculture farm near Rhynie to see the last of the harvest and takes a look at the worm farm. George visits the magnificent Dawyck Botanic Gardens near Peebles to see the

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Gardening Australia ep. 38 2018

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

Josh Byrne meets a team of young urban gardeners, Jane Edmanson explores an inner-city courtyard, Tino Carnevale builds a range of supports for summer vegetables and Millie Ross converts a container for alpine plants. Gardening Australia ep. 38 2018 A Garden of Friendship Costa explores the Chinese Friendship Garden – a calm refuge among the busyness of central Sydney – and learns the significance of some of its plants and landscaping FAQs Tino offers some tips on watering, Sophie has advice for keeping your bulbs healthy, and Jane explains how to space out plants for hedgin

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The Beechgrove Garden episode 22 2018

The Beechgrove Garden 2018 / 2 minutes of reading / October 11, 2018 / By HDclump

The Beechgrove Garden episode 22 2018 looks ahead to spring, with Carole planting a bedding scheme based on the spokes of a colour wheel. Jim and George start the process of battening down the hatches for winter and prepare plants against the weather to come, while Carole visits Attadale Gardens in Lochcarron, Rosshire. Although the garden dates back to Victorian times, Attadale owners Nicky and Ewen Macpherson have recently added contemporary features of particular interest to fern fanatic Carole – a sunken fern garden in a geodesic dome. The Beechgrove Garden episode 22 2018 Summer Bedding

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Gardening Australia ep. 37 2018

Gardening Australia 2018 / 2 minutes of reading / October 7, 2018 / By HDclump

In Gardening Australia ep. 37 2018: Costa Georgiadis meets a designer who sees beauty in imperfection, Millie Ross builds a no-dig vegie bed, Josh Byrne explores the plants of WA’s ironstone ranges, and Jerry Coleby-Williams meets sub-tropical rose growers. Gardening Australia ep. 37 2018 Subtropical Surprise Jerry visits a couple who prove that you can grow the most gorgeous, healthy looking roses even if you live in the humid subtropics FAQs Tino points out the perils of a common garden weed, Jane shows how to prune a tree fern and Millie offers some alternative ways to farm worms Wabi

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The Beechgrove Garden episode 21 2018

The Beechgrove Garden 2018 / 3 minutes of reading / October 4, 2018 / By HDclump

Expert grower and shower of flowering bulbs George demonstrates the steps to creating a spring display of potted hyacinths with show-bench style. Meanwhile, Jim assesses the mini fruit plot, where there is a harvest even in the tiniest of spaces. Carole visits Glenkyllachy Garden near Tomatin, Strathdearn. This Highland glen garden is renowned for its spectacular autumn colours framing views to the River Findhorn. The weather in the last couple of weeks has been a bit of a challenge with very high winds and rain and it has been the same in much of Scotland caused by Storm

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