The journey begins with a simple premise: Monty will visit exactly eighty gardens. But these aren’t just any gardens; they are some of the most breathtaking, world-class creations you can imagine, carefully chosen from every corner of the planet.
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In Beechgrove Garden episode 24 2016, Jim, Carole and George are on the road again as they visit Strathkinness, the Best Kept Small Village in Fife, for the final Beechgrove Roadshow of the series. The villagers invited Beechgrove to enjoy the horticultural highlights of one of the sunniest places in Scotland. The Beechgrove Garden episode 24 2016 In the village hall the community gathers to try and test the gardening know-how of Jim, Carole, George and Brian Cunningham (head gardener at Scone Palace), as they find out what grows and possibly what doesn’t in the area and
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There’s a wee chill in the air in the Beechgrove Garden episode 23 2016 and Jim decides to take the Camellias inside after their summer holidays outdoors. Carole and George are thinking ahead to spring, taking half-hardy perennial cuttings and planning a spring bedding display. Jim takes a final trip to Tillicoultry Allotments and this time it’s harvest thanksgiving. Jim also visits Gordon Castle garden near Elgin, where the team are restoring one of the oldest walled-kitchen gardens in Scotland. What a cracking day it was this week in the Beechgrove Garden – a lovely sunny autumn day,
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In the Beechgrove Garden episode 22 2016, Jim is in the veggie plot still managing to crop late veg and it’s also hedge cutting time of year and Jim sets about the conifer hedge and the pleached lime. Carole is with Mieke Guijt and family in rural Aberdeenshire helping her once again to garden on a budget. This week Carole encourages Mieke to lift and divide plants from friend’s gardens and in this case, the friends are Beechgrove. Continuing the budget theme, Carole then visits Mari Reid in Ardersier, whose whole garden is full of money-saving ideas while
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In Beechgrove Garden episode 21 2016, Jim is thinking ahead and planting overwintering veg that will be ready to crop in the spring. 2016 is the 50th anniversary of Keep Scotland Beautiful. To mark that, Carole takes a look around Colourful Carnoustie, a relative newcomer to the Keep Scotland Beautiful campaign. George visits social enterprise group Seedbox in Ballogie near Aboyne. The group have asked Beechgrove to help them tame two huge and very old Yew trees. On a muggy and sultry day weather-wise at the Beechgrove Garden Jim, Carole and Chris decided to have a look at
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Jim, Carole and George begin a series of bulb plantings by naturalising some unusual bulbs in the new lawn. Chris, with advice from Jim and Carole, takes on an emotional job as the decision is made to cut down and replace the 15-year-old cryptomeria tree in Beechgrove Garden episode 20 2016. Jim visits a special garden that he has been hoping to see for years, Portmore near Eddleston. Beechgrove Garden episode 20 2016: Asparagus and sweetcorn In the spring a new Asparagus crop was planted in one of the polytunnels – the variety was ‘Mondeo’. As these
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Welcome to the Beechgrove Garden episode 19 2016 on probably our one and only really hot summer’s day. A sparkling summer bedding display dazzles the eye this week in the Beechgrove Garden. More colour comes from Calla lilies and Black Eyed Susans in Carole’s 6 x 8ft greenhouse, and it is tasting and testing time for Jim’s tomatoes. Chris dons his waders and is planting in the pond. On his second visit to Tillycoultry allotments Jim looks at the communal greenhouses on the site, and finds out about the tuition sessions which help the ‘plotters’ use a range
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In Beechgrove Garden episode 18 2016, Jim McColl, Carole Baxter, George Anderson and Chris Beardshaw are on the road to Gairloch to find out what grows and possibly also what doesn’t in wonderful Wester Ross. Challenged to come to Gairloch by local resident, Helena Bowie, the Beechgrove team are ready to answer Helena’s and the Gairloch community’s gardening problems in a Beechgrove Gardener’s question time event. To set the scene for gardening conditions in the area Jim also visits the world renowned Inverewe gardens where the Gulf Stream is used to such advantage. Despite its northerly location it
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In Gardening Australia ep. 7 2018, Jane Edmanson visits some gardeners in the village created by designer Edna Walling; Costa Georgiadis meets four generations of a family sharing a garden in Geelong and Jerry Coleby-Williams shares a Gold Coast garden gem. Gardening Australia ep. 7 2018: Living in Fairyland Jane Edmanson visits the village that garden designer Edna Walling created at Bickleigh Vale Jobs for the Weekend Seasonal advice on jobs to do in the garden this weekend A Garden Heirloom In Geelong there’s a garden that has been tended by the same family for decades. Costa
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In Beechgrove Garden episode 17 2016, Carole takes a look at and tastes both peas that are sweet and sweet peas. Carole has been running an observation on varieties of peas and their support systems, and it’s time for harvest and analysis. George returns to his roots as he visits Athelstaneford village near North Berwick. Twelve village gardens are gearing up for an open day, and George takes a tour around as many gardens as he can. Jim visits Douneside House in Tarland to meet head gardener Stephen McCallum, who leads a progressive horticulture apprenticeship scheme in the
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In Beechgrove Garden episode 16 2016 : Jim brings us up to date on how the crops in the veg plot are doing, whilst Carole checks up on the progress of more tender veg inside. Chris battles with the bog garden at Beechgrove, replanting this previously overgrown area with wet soil loving plants. At North Kessock, just north of Inverness overlooking the Moray Firth, Carole marvels at a virtually vertical rock face lying on bedrock, which David and Penny Veitch have transformed over almost 30 years into a haven for alpines and scree plants. Jim, Carole and George
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In Gardening Australia ep. 6 2018: Costa Georgiadis goes foraging for edible seaweed, Sophie Thomson visits an artist’s garden, Tino Carnevale revels in autumn colour and Josh Byrne shows Millie Ross around his garden. Gardening Australia provides practical, realistic, and credible horticultural and gardening advice, inspiring and entertaining all gardeners around the world. Gardening Australia ep. 6 2018: Coastal Forager Costa Georgiadis meets a man who learnt to seek out his supper among the seaweed and succulents growing near his Sydney home FAQs – Cactus Spines | Mulch Thickness | Compost Bin Liner Answers to commonly asked
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