Episode 15
This edition of the programme is bursting with colour and packed with information. At Longmeadow, Monty Don celebrates the arrival of summer by making a start on his new scented border and offers a few suggestions for what to be getting on with for the weekend ahead.
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How to lay turf
Duration: 06:15
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Stuart鈥檚 lawn
Duration: 04:22
Stuart鈥檚 lawn
Stuart and Anne Grindle are planning to open their garden in aid of charity at the end of July 2018. If you fancy paying them a visit, please feel free to give them a ring on 01302 743733 nearer the time.
Gravel garden visited
Holt Farm
Bath Road 聽 聽聽
Blagdon
Somerset
BS40 7SQ
Tel. 01761 461425
The spectacular gravel garden Adam Frost went to see is open
on Thursdays and Fridays from 19 April until 25 September. For further information on how to
get there, here鈥檚 their website.
(www.theorganicgardens.co.uk)
Jobs for the weekend: Cut back hardy geraniums
If you want a second flush of flowers from your hardy geraniums, then June is a good time to chop them back. The foliage of some species, like Geranium phaeum,聽can look tatty by midsummer, but if you give them a quick haircut now, this will stimulate fresh growth giving you new blooms in about a month鈥檚 time.
(www.rhs.org.uk)
Jobs for the weekend: Sow kale & winter cabbage
Plan ahead for winter by sowing brassicas such as kale and cabbage. You can sow them in pots, modules or trays and leave them outside to germinate. As the seedlings start to grow, keep a look out for the tiny yellow eggs of cabbage white butterflies which are often laid on the underside of the leaves.
(www.rhs.org.uk)
Jobs for the weekend: Pull out biennial wallflowers
Your biennial wallflowers are probably looking a bit tired by now. That鈥檚 because they鈥檙e coming to the end of their two-year life cycle. Pull them up, and if you鈥檙e planning on adding them to your compost bin, consider shredding the plants as some of the growth can get quite woody.
(www.rhs.org.uk)
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Monty Don |
Presenter | Adam Frost |
Series Producer | Chloe Rawlings |
Series Editor | Liz Rumbold |