Monty revels in his passion for roses as he sets about planting some bare-root varieties in the Jewel Garden at Longmeadow in readiness for a colourful spring and summer. He was taught how to plant roses by Peter Beales who sadly died earlier this year. After watering the roses, he intends to mulch them. Variety planted by Monty Rosa 'Crimson Glory'. Carol Klein is in her Devon garden at Glebe Cottage, where she is delighting in the seasonal scent of her mahonias, while describing their exotic and dramatic history. She also takes mahonia cuttings. Monty reveals his own single mahonia in Longmeadow which produces flowers with an astonishing fragrance and then goes into the potting shed to sow sweet peas.
This week on Gardeners' World, Monty Don shows us how to prepare for spring and summer with timely tasks in his damp garden and soft fruit area. Joe Swift continues his series of master classes on planting design to help us achieve the garden of our dreams. This week he is sharing tips on how to ...
We have a long Easter weekend ahead to get to grips with timely gardening tasks and Monty Don has plenty of ideas of what to do now. Amongst other jobs he'll be cutting back his grass borders while Joe Swift reveals his top tips for creating a naturalistic garden. Carol Klein makes her way down t...
Monty Don shows us how to plant pots of bulbs for fabulous summer colour. Rachel de Thame shares her passion for rare plants looking at a relative new comer to spring gardens, the hepatica. These delightful little flowers come in a huge range of colours and sizes and Rachel meets a collector who ...
