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Gardening Australia ep.16 2017

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Gardening Australia provides practical, realistic and credible horticultural and gardening advice, inspiring and entertaining gardeners around the world. Jerry visits a PNG inspired garden; Jane meets a young couple with the gardening bug; Costa protects some plants with wildlife friendly netting; and a plant collector shows us some of his favourites. 1. My Garden Path - David Fripp We meet plant collector David Fripp who shows us around his nursery filled with interesting and beautiful plants 2. Lime and Gypsum Tino talks us through the differences between lime and gypsum 3. Growing Home Jerry visits a friend and neighbour who grows food plants from her homeland of Papua New Guinea 4. A Colourful Collaboration Jane visits a young couple who have transformed a garden on a sloping block 5. Filling the Gaps Josh demonstrates how you can fill gaps in the garden 6. Nifty Netting Costa uses wildlife-friendly netting to protect a vegie patch 7. Winter Cheer Sophie profiles a

The Beechgrove Garden ep.12 2017

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  In the Beechgrove Garden, Jim is growing tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers side by side in his domestic-sized greenhouse. They shouldn't work together, but with limited space you have to make it work, and Jim is determined to find a way. This post was moved here: https://video-clump.com/2017/12/23/beechgrove-garden-episode-12-2017  With pruning saws at the ready once again, Carole and George take the Woodland Garden in hand as, at the moment, you can't see the wood for the trees.  Brian visits the meticulous Pitmedden Gardens in Aberdeenshire to find out how head gardener Susan Burgess tackles the problem of box blight, with the six miles of clipped box hedging to maintain. The Beechgrove Garden ep.12 2017

Gardening Australia ep.15 2017

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Costa tries some tasty flowers; guest presenter Indira visits a rooftop hospital garden; John shares some tips for small gardens; Sophie makes a cute planter from a gourd; and Peter Cundall celebrates his 90th birthday. Gardening Australia provides practical, realistic and credible horticultural and gardening advice, inspiring and entertaining gardeners around the world. 1. Edible Flowers Costa shows us some of his favourite edible flowers 2. Tricks of the Trade John visits a suburban garden and shares hints and tips for designing for small spaces 3. Propagating Cassava Jerry gives some tips on how to propagate cassava 4. Georgeous Gourds Sophie makes a cute succulent planter out of a gourd she has grown in her garden 5. Rooftop Respite Guest presenter Indira Naidoo visits a rooftop garden purpose built for the patients and staff at the Kinghorn Cancer Centre 6. Happy Birthday Peter Tino joins the celebrations for Peter Cundall's 90th birthday in "Pete's Patc

Gardening Australia ep.14 2017

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Jane explores a protea collection; Tino looks at trees with beautiful bark; Millie gets stuck into some winter jobs; Costa visits a Bondi garden verge; and we learn why flies are so important in the garden. 1. My Garden Path - Dr Bryan Lessard CSIRO Entomologist and fly enthusiast Dr. Bryan Lessard explains why flies are so incredibly important not only in the garden but for our global ecosystem 2. A Plethora of Proteas Jane is at the National Rhododendron Garden in Victoria to check out their stunning Protea collection 3. Excess Produce - Preserved Lemons Here's a great way to use up any excess lemons 4. Winter Work Millie gets stuck into some winter gardening jobs 5. Beautiful Bark Tino shows us some tree species that have gorgeous bark, providing beauty all year round 6. A Garden Salon Costa is in Bondi visiting an eclectic garden verge that has been established with nothing more than cuttings and the hard work of a hairdresser and his two sons 7. FAQs - Kitchen S

Gardeners' World ep.12 2017

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The Beechgrove Garden ep.11 2017

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In the Beechgrove Garden it's fire and water as Carole and George don waders and climb into the pond to clear the blanketweed, while Jim also wages war on weeds with a new flamethrower. Brian and George plant up a new alpine wall with blue and white plants that will create sky beyond the alpine mountains. Carole is in the water again as she visits Julia Young's unique garden in a quarry at Blebo Craigs, near Strathkinness, as Julia has a small rowing boat to weed and plant around the quarry. This post was moved here: https://video-clump.com/2017/12/15/ beechgrove-garden-episode-11-2017 /  ‎ What a beautiful summer’s day at Beechgrove this week and in the low maintenance garden, Jim, Carole and George were admiring the Viburnum and Azalea both flowering at once, illustrating what Carole had remarked on earlier in the season that there seemed to be a concertina effect with everything flowering at once. At the start of the series we remarked on the concertina effect of bulb

Gardening Australia ep.13 2017

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Jerry gives tips on picking a palm; Josh shows how to make the most of tight garden spaces; Costa visits a stunning Canberra garden; Sophie gives some horticultural haircuts and Tino grows a green manure crop. 1. Picking a Palm Jerry gives some great advice on how to pick the right palm for your garden 2. Soup and Salad Jane plants some delicious winter treats - a soup pot and a salad bowl - to go by her back door for easy access to ingredients 3. FAQs - Worms in Compost | Best Mulch | Premium Potting Mixes Millie tells us whether we should add worms to the compost, Tino explains what makes the best mulch and Jane tells us whether we should spend money on premium potting mix 4. Tight Spaces Josh gives some clever planting tips on how you can make the most of small, tight spaces in the garden 5. Horticultural Haircuts Sophie gives some of her grassy-leaved plants a bit of a post-summer haircut 6. Green Manure Tino demonstrates a cheap, easy and fun way to improve soil qual

Gardening Australia ep.12 2017

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Gardening Australia provides practical, realistic and credible horticultural and gardening advice, inspiring and entertaining gardeners around the world. Millie shows how renters can quickly grow an established garden; John visits a garden with striking formal design; Indira explores a constructed wetland in Sydney; and Costa visits a community compost group. 1. Clean and Green Jerry demonstrates why lifting, dividing and propagating a ginger in his garden helps to keep his hair shiny and manageable! 2. Excess Produce - No-wilt Leafy Greens! We show you a great tip on how to keep greens like spring onions fresher for longer 3. Compact Formality John visits a low maintenance garden in Melbourne that is striking for its formal, minimalistic, design 4. Wasteland to Wetland Indira explores Sydney Park Wetlands, which has been transformed from a disused industrial site into an ecological heartland 5. Renters Rule! Millie gives some tips on how renters can quickly grow a gorgeou

Gardening Australia ep.11 2017

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Josh meets some volunteer gardeners who help the elderly; Tino makes a chilli pesticide; Costa explores native plants that are edible; Jerry Coleby-Williams talks about how his life revolves around plants. 1. My Garden Path - Jerry Coleby-Williams Discover how plants have influenced every part of Jerry's life 2. Autumn Alliums Sophie plants a variety of autumn alliums and gives some great tips on how to prolonging your harvest 3. Native Nibbles Costa visits the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens to explore the surprising diversity of native plants that are edible 4. Helping Hands Josh meets a group of volunteers in Perth who do gardening maintenance for the elderly and physically disabled, allowing them to stay in their homes and continue to enjoy their gardens 5. Plant Profile - Tree Echium We profile a gorgeous plant that towers four metres high and is a great magnet for bees 6. Chilli Spray Tino shows how easy it is to make a chilli pesticide using chillies and some ever

The Beechgrove Garden ep.10 2017

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The Beechgrove team take a break from the garden to be at Gardening Scotland, the biggest gardening show north of the border. The cream of British growers will be there, with everything from pansies to pelargoniums, and cacti to clematis in a stunning floral frenzy. Moved here : https://video-clump.com/2017/12/14/ beechgrove-garden-episode-10-2017 /  ‎ We will see those who are growing for gold including those exhibits showing off their medals from last week's Chelsea Flower Show. Beechgrove will be concentrating on the Scottish talent and Scottish plants but we'll join them all for a sneak preview, as well as sampling the unique atmosphere of Gardening Scotland. The Beechgrove Garden ep.10 2017

Gardeners' World ep.11 2017

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Gardening Australia ep.10 2017

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Indira checks out an urban green wall garden; Costa explores the vibrant native plants of Mt Penang; Tino uses leftover garden waste to create hot compost & John visits an elegant garden filled with pockets of green spaces. 1. Going Up Indira visits journalist, Quentin Dempster, to check out how he's making the most of his tiny backyard by gardening in the only space available - up the walls! 2. Urban Elegance John visits a sloping block that, with clever design, has been turned into a garden filled with pockets of private green spaces 3. Plant Profile - Kiwi Fruit Tino gives some tips on growing kiwi fruit 4. Hot Compost Got lots of garden waste leftover at the end of the growing season? Instead of putting it into landfill, Tino shows how it can be used to create soil-improving hot compost 5. Plant Profile - Chilean Jasmine Sophie profiles a sweet-smelling, climbing flower that withstands the frosty Adelaide weather 6. Mt Penang Costa heads to the NSW Centra

Gardeners' World ep.10 2017

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The Beechgrove Garden ep.8 2017

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We are a nation of houseplant givers and buyers but do we know how to care for them once home? Carole the houseplant doctor dispenses advice. On a similar theme, in the Beechgrove Garden, trying to keep our own house in order, Jim, George and Carole struggle to rescue some pot-bound camellias. This post was moved here :   https://video-clump.com/2017/12/13/ beechgrove-garden-episode-8-2017 /  ‎ Jim is back visiting the inspirational Firpark School in Motherwell. Firpark has 150 pupils with a range of additional support needs and pupils learn to take produce from fork to fork from garden to bistro. And Carole visits Simon McPhun's deceptively informal cottage style garden near Huntly.

Gardeners' World ep.9 2017

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The Beechgrove Garden ep.7 2017

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In the Beechgrove Garden, it's tomato time as Jim and Carole both start off their own tomato trials. Brian Cunningham is back at Beechgrove and he continues with the next phase of development for the alpine garden. George packs his loppers and cuts a dash to see Sheila Harper in Banchory. Sheila's garden boasts two old, unruly apple trees which George brings back down to earth. This post was moved , watch the video here :   https://video-clump.com/2017/12/11/ beechgrove-garden-episode-7-2017 /  ‎  Jim is visiting the inspirational Firpark School in Motherwell and finds that horticulture is at the very root of the school's success. Firpark has 150 pupils with a range of additional support needs, and pupils learn to take produce from fork to fork and from garden to bistro. Pruning Apple Trees Sheila Harper in Banchory is living in a rented property with two magnificent, old and unpruned apple trees which now crop way above her head. Once upon a time they were trained a

Dream Gardens ep.7

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Justine and Greg are busy with three kids and high-pressure jobs that often take them away from home. It's their dream to have a garden sanctuary to escape, relax and recharge in. Can they find sanity from the insanity? Join leading landscape designer Michael McCoy as he showcases some of Australia’s most lavish and magnificent gardens from the first spade hitting the ground to the incredible end result.  What does it mean to make a garden? What longings do gardens fulfil; what dreams do they satisfy? These are the question at the heart of a new show, Dream Gardens, launching on ABC TV this week. Eschewing how-to tips on growing plants (done so well by ABC's other garden offering, Gardening Australia), this is a show that looks instead at what we want from gardens and how clever garden design can deliver it.  The host is the ebullient Michael McCoy, a garden designer and writer. McCoy has a degree in botany, long experience as a hands-on gardener and sought-after garden de

Gardening Australia ep.9 2017

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Sophie visits an historic garden property in the Adelaide Hills, Costa and Jane help build a garden that is accessible to everyone, Angus explores Sydney's Barangaroo reserve, and Millie makes a cubby out of plants. Gardening Australia provides practical, realistic and credible horticultural and gardening advice, inspiring and entertaining Australian gardeners around the world. 1. Barangaroo Angus visits a former industrial site in Sydney that's been transformed into a naturalistic foreshore reserve 2. Planty Shanty Millie shows how plants can be used to build a cubby house 3. Carrick Hill Sophie visits one of Adelaide's favourite historic garden properties, Carrick Hill 4. Strawberry Patch Update Tino gives an update on his strawberry patch experiment 5. A Garden for Everyone Costa and Jane visit a group home and help create a garden that is accessible to everyone 6. Multiplying Plants Josh shows how to divide grasses and clumping perennials. Gardening A

Gardeners' World ep.8 2017

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The Beechgrove Garden ep.6 2017

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A couple of year ago, Chris added some standard weeping roses to the side border of what was then the cutting garden. This week Chris is adding to the collection of roses using the 4 central rectangular beds. First though – some pruning of the now 2 year old weeping standard roses and the reason for leaving the pruning so late is so that the long stems have time to produce some growth and be weighed down so you get an idea of what wood to prune out (where the previous flowers were) and that which is dead diseased or frosted in this case. This post was moved , watch de video here : https://video-clump.com/2017/12/11/ beechgrove-garden-episode-6-2017 / Use sharp clean secateurs so as not to spread disease and take off the tips about 1cm above a good healthy bud, then go through the entire canopy. On the main trunk was a shoot of the root stock – the dog rose, this needs to be taken out as they would become way too vigorous and take over the plant. Christhen fed them with a spe