Episode 20
Monty Don advises on how to cut and maintain hedges and gives ideas on growing fruit in pots. Carol Klein chooses varieties of late-flowering clematis as her plant of the month.
Monty Don gives advice on how to cut and maintain hedges as well as giving ideas on growing fruit in pots. Carol Klein chooses varieties of late-flowering clematis as her plant of the month, Nick Bailey travels to the southern tip of Cornwall to seek out a plant which escaped from our gardens and is now threatening rare and native plants, and Adam Frost uncovers the secrets of successful planting combinations in an Oxfordshire garden. Mark Lane joins the enthusiasts who have lovingly restored a walled garden in Warwick as they open their gates to the public for the first time, and we visit a garden in Yorkshire where foliage and not flowers are of paramount importance.
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Pettifers Garden
The garden at Pettifers was a blank canvas when Gina Price arrived in 1984. At first, she used shrubs and roses to fill the borders, but as time went on, she became more and more interested in the use of grasses and perennials planted in big drifts. It is a beautiful garden to visit in summer and autumn, and visitors are welcome by appointment.
Pettifers Garden
Lower Wardington
Banbury
Oxfordshire
OX17 1RU
(www.pettifers.com)
Foliage man
John Plant can鈥檛 be doing with flowers! It鈥檚 all about foliage in his garden. Hostas, heucheras and tiarellas are just some of the leafy plants he loves to grow. If you鈥檇 like to see for yourself, he opens for the NGS in May and July, and also by arrangement for groups of 15 or more. One for your diary next year maybe?
Rewela Cottage
Skewsby
North Yorkshire
YO61 4SG
(www.ngs.org.uk)
Guy鈥檚 Cliffe Walled Garden
In January 2014, restoration work began on Guy鈥檚 Cliffe Walled Garden. It had become totally overgrown and derelict, but the Trust got to work and local volunteers gave up 14,000 hours of their time to pull it back into shape. They are continuing to restore the garden for the enjoyment and educational benefit of the local community, so if you live in the area and feel like joining in, check out the website below.
Guy鈥檚 Cliffe Walled Garden
Hintons Nursery
Coventry Road
Guy鈥檚 Cliffe
Warwick
CV34 5FJ
(guyscliffewalledgarden.org.uk)
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Monty Don |
| Presenter | Nick Bailey |
| Presenter | Adam Frost |
| Presenter | Carol Klein |
| Presenter | Mark Lane |
| Executive Producer | Paolo Proto |
| Series Producer | Sharon Fisher |
| Production Manager | Jennie Sawyer |