Monty is in the Lime Walk which is the main link from the house to the garden. It changes across the seasons and over the twenty years since its creation, the roots have grown and it's not only got darker because everything's got bigger, but also it's got much much drier, so the planting has changed. Monty has already put in ferns about a month ago, so the next stage is to add to that planting but also move plants out. Carol Klein was firstly in Chatley Heath, Surrey looking at wild and cultivated heathers and then visited RHS Wisley who hold the National Collection of heathers. She met Matthew Pottage, Garden Manager who explained that the work they do there helps preserve this group of plants and why they are well worth rediscovering. Heathers were hugely popular in the 1970 but had fallen out of favour.
Monty is in the Lime Walk. Last week, as part of the revamp and simplification of the planting in the Lime Walk, he moved the white cyclamen from there to the White Garden and left the pink cyclamen, to which he added more. His plan is to plant a simple strip of plants along the narrow path that ...
Monty clears space in the border to make space for the wallflowers which he needs to plant now in order for them to flower next Spring. He clears out sunflowers and cosmos but leaves the salvia and phlox. Carol Klein visited the Picton family - Paul and wife Meriel and daughter Helen, in Malvern,...
With gardens now going into hibernation, Monty Don is busy lifting and storing tender plants to keep over winter. This time of year is also about planning ahead for winter displays and spring colour and Monty has ideas and tips for planting up garden pots to provide a focal point through the cold...
