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The A to Z of TV Gardening - Letter I

The A to Z of TV Gardening – Letter I

The A to Z of Gardening / 2 minutes of reading / / By

The A to Z of TV Gardening – Letter I: Carol Kirkwood takes an alphabetical journey through the world of gardening, getting inspiration and advice from some of the BBC’s most popular garden presenters and programmes.     In this episode, ‘I’ is for insects, iris and ivy. We bask in the beauty of butterflies while commiserating with Joe Swift over the insects that are eating their way through his allotment.   The A to Z of TV Gardening – Letter I   Iris Iris is a genus of 260–300 species of flowering plants with showy flowers. It takes its […]

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Carol Klein’s Plant Odysseys – Iris episode 3

Carol Klein / 2 minutes of reading / / By

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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