At Longmeadow, Monty Don finishes rejuvenating his dry garden, a sun-baked corner of the garden that had become overrun by thuggish plants. He has advice on how to make the most of a dry border where the soil is poor, with suggestions of plants that will thrive in these conditions. Carol Klein is in the rather exotic setting of Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens in Dorset, meeting camellia expert Jennifer Trehane. Abbotsbury is vibrant with colour from their stunning camellia collection at this time of year, so it is the perfect place for Jennifer to share her wealth of knowledge about this much-loved plant. And we meet auricula enthusiast Patricia Cleveland-Peck and delight in her collection of these show-stopping plants.
The long Easter weekend offers lots of opportunities to really get cracking in the garden. Monty Don has a solution for brightening up a shady wall and gets on with planting up his vegetable garden. Carol Klein returns to help first-time gardeners Dan and Dominique, and guides them in what to loo...
In this episode of Gardeners' World Carol Klein is with eminent plantsman Keith Wiley, at his garden in Devon, celebrating the exquisite dog's tooth violet. Keith is passionate about these unsung woodland plants. Rachel de Thame visits the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh to take a look behind t...
Monty takes leaf cuttings from streptocarpus. He lifts and divides primroses. He explains the importance of hardening off plus he plants out sweet peas. He also sows sweetcorn plus answers a viewer's question on greenhouse equipment. Carol Klein returns to Gloucestershire to help first-time garde...
