Frances Tophill returns to the stunning backdrop of Powderham Castle in Devon for another insightful episode of Gardeners’ World. This time, she’s focused on putting the final touches on an enchanting new herb garden.
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The Secret History of the British Garden – 17th Century episode 1: Monty Don uncovers the extraordinary stories behind Britain’s 17th-century gardens. Starting his journey at the sole surviving garden of the 1600s – Levens Hall in Cumbria – Monty sets out to investigate what the gardens of this age would have looked like and what influenced and inspired their creation. Along the way, he sees a long-lost garden that – through archaeology and a German Luftwaffe photograph taken in the 1940s – reveals the hidden messages and religious beliefs of our 17th-century forebears. And Monty heads to
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Gardeners World episode 20 2012: By the end of August, gardens are full of colour and produce. With a Bank Holiday to enjoy in his garden, Monty Don is busy showing us how to plan late summer colour in our flowerbeds. Carol Klein visits East Yorkshire, in search of the harebell, one of her favourite wild flowers. She also visits a fantastic historic garden to appreciate the harebell’s cultivated cousin, the campanula. Rachel de Thame celebrates the success of her project with a group of army wives at a Didcot military base as they harvest the blooms from
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Gardeners World episode 19 2012: Our gardens offer so much at this time of year – after all our work earlier in the year it is now rewarding us with beds full of blooms, vegetables and berries. However, there is still plenty to be getting on with to ensure the beauty continues right through to the autumn and Monty Don has plenty of timely gardening techniques to ensure the garden stays in tip top condition throughout the summer months. Monty harvests his organic vegetables and finds out how viewers across the UK have got on with their own
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Gardeners World episode 18 2012: As the garden reaches an abundance of growth in August, it is the pond, hedges and edges of the garden which are the focus of attention. In the pond, the growth of algae is at its height, so Monty recommends some plants which will eventually improve the quality of the water and help to prevent this unwelcome growth. He also gets going on cutting the hedges and mowing areas of the garden where the grass has been left to grow, so that the wildflowers can seed themselves ready for next year’s display. Joe
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Gardeners World episode 17 2012: It’s August, the sunshine month, and Monty will be surrounding himself with summer’s sweetest smells when he shows us what to plant for fragrance in his walled garden. Rachel too will be in search of intoxicating scent on a visit to RHS Harlow Carr, seeing fabulous displays of philadelphus, night scented stocks as well as reveling in the fantastic fragrance of their sweet pea collection. Carol returns to her native Lancashire and discovers aromatic roses thriving in the wild. She also seeks out some of the best-scented garden roses on a visit to
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Gardeners World episode 16 2012: Monty Don is busy at Longmeadow, sowing late summer salads, harvesting blackcurrants and advising us on how to feed our flowers to maximise longevity. Gardeners’ World has something for those that are interested in the Olympics, something for those coming to London and something for those who are happy staying at home. Rachel de Thame gets a preview of the gardens in the Olympic Park and meets those who have battled the elements to make sure they are at the peak of perfection. Carol Klein discovers London’s wild side, exploring a community garden
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Gardeners World episode 15 2012: At Longmeadow, Monty Don reveals how the garden has changed over the last four weeks and gets to grips with a variety of jobs in the walled garden. He demonstrates how to cut back hardy biennials to encourage secondary growth, shows us how to thin out our borders as well as other seasonal tasks. If edibles are your passion he’ll be giving tips on what you can sow, such as carrots and beans, as well as harvesting, cooking and tasting his early potatoes to find his favourite variety. Carol Klein celebrates the hardy
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Gardeners World episode 13 2012: In this hour-long special, Monty Don, Carol Klein, Rachel de Thame and Joe Swift report from Gardeners’ World Live at the NEC in Birmingham on the very best the show has to offer – from fabulous show gardens to stunning plants in the floral marquee. The team are also inviting the public to contribute spare plants to the Gardeners’ World Living Wall, made up of plants for sun, for shade and plants that are wildlife friendly. As there is still plenty to be getting on with in the garden at this time of
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Monty Don’s American Gardens episode 2: In the second episode, Monty goes south to explore gardens of early independent America and learns how the history of this part of the country is still very much evident in the places and people he meets. He visits the famous garden where President Thomas Jefferson, one of America’s founding fathers, enjoyed spending his time seeking out seeds and plants for his thousand-foot vegetable garden. Alternative stream Fullscreen What is an American garden? Is there such a thing and if so what does it look like? In this three-part series, Monty
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Gardeners World episode 12 2012: With the garden springing into life and new blooms opening each day, it gives Monty Don plenty of opportunity to get on top of all the seasonal jobs at Longmeadow and answer a few viewers’ questions along the way. With a postbag full of gardening dilemmas, Carol Klein helps out viewers with propagation queries, and we’re behind the scenes with Rachel de Thame as she races to get the royal barge planted up and pristine in time for the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant. Gardeners World episode 12 2012 Chelsea Chop The
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Gardeners World episode 11 2012: With warm weather and little risk of frost, Monty Don is planting out his tender annual plants into a container for colour and interest all summer long. He is also busy in the vegetable garden with tips and advice on how best to grow cauliflowers and protect them so that you get to eat them before the birds and caterpillars do. Carol Klein answers an unusual dilemma from a gardener that lives in a lighthouse and has particularly harsh, exposed growing conditions to deal with. Garden visiting is more popular than ever in
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