Summer Gardening with Carol Klein

Summer Gardening with Carol Klein episode 6: As summer reaches its climax at Glebe Cottage garden in Devon, Carol Klein introduces us to a group of plants that really provides the drum roll to peak summer time: the daisy. Whether it be the bold, hot colours of heleniums and dahlias, or others, like early flowering asters that display themselves more quietly, daisies thrive in the most surprising spots and mingle brilliantly alongside other summer treasures.       There’s a daisy to suit all types of conditions. Carol makes a visit to the wild and gorgeous north Devon coast to […]

Summer Gardening with Carol Klein episode 4: The horticultural expert welcomes viewers back to Glebe Cottage garden in north Devon, where, despite the challenging mix of intense hot, dry days and torrential stormy downpours, the garden is showing off a magical sea of flowers and foliage. Carol also discusses geraniums, and presents tips on how to care for pelargoniums.       Carol Klein VMH is an English gardening expert, who also works as a television presenter and newspaper columnist. In this new series, we will be taking you right through the spring, showing you all the jobs you need

Summer Gardening with Carol Klein episode 1: Carol is now harvesting the first of her carrots and has been dining off an abundance of chard for weeks! A visit to some native foxgloves thriving in a nearby hedgerow reveals the secrets to success with growing these wonderful plants, and kicks off a look at the whole family of plants to which they belong. This includes snapdragons, verbascums and penstemons — some of our most useful garden plants, all well loved by gardeners and insects alike.       ‘Hedges and edges’ get the limelight this week, too. Carol looks at