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Gardening Australia ep.25 2017

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Josh meets a scientist unlocking the relationship between fire and native plants; Costa replenishes his verge garden; Jerry shares his technique for a perfect seed bed and we meet a passionate young orchid conservationist. 1. Smoke Your Own Josh learns how to smoke native plant seeds to aid germination 2. Back to the Verge Costa gets stuck back into his verge garden after building work temporarily halted progress 3. Plant Profile - Algerian Iris We profile the beautiful Algerian Iris 4. Smoke King Josh meets a scientist unlocking the relationship between fire and native plants in a wonderfully diverse area of Western Australia 5. Perfect Seed Bed Jerry shares his grandmother's technique for preparing the perfect seed bed guaranteed to lead to success 6. FAQs - Fertilising in Winter | Cherry Tree | Leaf Curl Answers to commonly asked gardening questions Gardening Australia ep.25 2017

Gardening Australia ep.24 2017

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Costa visits a scientist with an experimental garden; Tino helps out at an olive grove; guest presenter Carolyn explores the materials available for creating a garden & Millie salvages some second-hand plants. 1. Plant Profile - Bell-fruited Mallee This beautiful native can fit in even the smallest of gardens! 2. Pruning Olives Tino shows how to prune an olive tree to maximise yield 3. Sticks and Stones Guest presenter Carolyn Blackman explores the materials available for creating gardens 4. Olives Galore Tino helps out an olive growing couple with their harvest in beautiful northern Tasmania 5. The Backyard Laboratory Costa is in Canberra to visit a scientist whose research into water and productive gardening is changing the world 6. The Sacrificial Plant Jerry Coleby-Williams shows us a novel method of pest control 7. Stripping the Garden Millie shows us how to move plants successfully whilst helping a friend renovate their garden. Gardening Australia ep.24 20

The Beechgrove Garden ep.19 2017

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  The whole team travel deep into Lewis Grassic Gibbon's Sunset Song country, to the Howe of the Mearns village of Arbuthnott. For anyone who drives the A90, the red clay soils of one of the most fertile and productive areas in the country will be familiar and are the dominant feature of the area. This post was moved here : https://video-clump.com/2018/01/04/ beechgrove-garden-episode-19-2017 /  ‎ Jim and George visit one of the oldest gardens in Scotland at Arbuthnott House, while Carole visits the contemporary gardeners of Milltown Community. The Beechgrove Garden ep.19 2017

The Beechgrove Garden ep.18 2017

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In the Beechgrove Garden, Carole and George have a tough job of taste testing the new super-sweet tomatoes and thin-skinned cucumbers in the tender veg polytunnel. Jim visits Glasgow Botanic Gardens - now in their 200th year of existence - to see how the new young gardeners of Glasgow are being trained through a unique apprenticeship scheme. This post was moved here: https://wp.me/p9plqx-re George is in his horticultural element as he visits Rosa Steppanova in Lea Garden at Tresta on Shetland. This extraordinary garden is 12 hours and 200 miles by sea from Beechgrove, and yet it is an astounding display of plants from all around the world. The Beechgrove Garden ep.18 2017

Gardeners' World ep.20 2017

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Gardening Australia ep.23 2017

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Jane visits a chestnut grove in the Victorian high country; Costa shows us some winter-flowering natives; Tino prunes some fruit trees and Jerry propagates some unusual edible perennial plants. 1. Cooking Chestnuts Jane learns how to make chestnut flour 2. Why is pH so Important? Millie checks the pH of her soil and shows why it is such an important test to do 3. Nuts about Nuts Jane visits a beautiful chestnut and hazelnut grove in Victoria's high country 4. FAQs - Daffodils | Feeding Lemon Trees | Persimmon Josh, Sophie and Tino answer some frequently asked gardening questions 5. Local Colour Costa takes a look at an impressive array of winter flowering natives 6. Edible Perennials Jerry propagates some of his unusual food plants 7. Pruning Fruit Trees Tino shows us how to prune a pomegranate, a youngberry and a quince tree Gardening Australia ep.23 2017

The Beechgrove Garden ep.17 2017

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Scotland's favourite gardening programme. In the Beechgrove garden, Jim and Carole enjoy a red cabbage success story. Chris plants a range of hostas in the Beechgrove cottage garden. Since hostas are usually tasty morsels for slugs and snails, Chris also tries out a range of preventative measures. This post video was moved here : https://video-clump.com/2017/12/29/ beechgrove-garden-episode-17-2017 /  ‎ George visits Fiona and Euan Smith's garden at Kierfiold House on Orkney. The garden is a lesson on how creating shelter allows for planting in exposed conditions and is home to a large collection of hardy geraniums. The Beechgrove Garden ep.17 2017

Gardening Australia ep.22 2017

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Gardening Australia provides practical, realistic and credible horticultural and gardening advice, inspiring and entertaining gardeners around the world. Josh visits a magnificent forest; Sophie gets some rose-pruning advice from an expert; Costa helps out with some tree planting and guest presenter Carolyn Blackman shows us a garden designed for multiple uses. 1. Potting up Prickles Millie shows us how to pot up a cactus without getting hurt 2. Principles of Pruning Sophie gets some essential pruning advice from a young rose pruner 3. A Design for Life Guest presenter Carolyn Blackman gives us her top tips for designing a garden for an active family 4. Walking with Giants Josh visits a very special forest of ancient and beautiful tingle trees in WA's Walpole Wilderness Area 5. Excess Produce - Josh's Sauerkraut We show you how to make sauerkraut from excess cabbage 6. Future Forests Costa joins a revegetation team for National Tree Week to help restore some forme

Gardeners' World ep.18 2017

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This post was moved here : https://video-clump.com/2017/11/28/gardeners-world-ep-18-2017/ Gardeners' World ep.18 2017

The Beechgrove Garden ep.16 2017

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The whole Beechgrove team are on the ferry to the Orkney Isles this week. Famously a place of only two seasons, 18 hours of light or 18 hours of dark, with constant winds but mild and with little or no frost. The assumption always is that nothing much grows on Orkney in those conditions, but Jim, Carole and George find that is far from the case as they discover the determined gardeners of Orkney and how much they have achieved, to the extent that there is a thriving Orkney Garden Festival across the islands. Jim, Carole and George host a Beechgrove Gardeners' question and answer session in Kirkwall and visit a host of good gardens on South Ronaldsay. The Beechgrove Garden ep.16 2017

Gardening Australia ep.21 2017

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Gardening Australia provides practical, realistic and credible horticultural and gardening advice, inspiring and entertaining gardeners around the world. Jerry meets a couple passionate about cycads; Costa visits an unconventional suburban garden; Millie plants some fruit trees and Jane shares her gardening story. 1. An Unconventional Garden Costa visits a suburban garden with plenty of personality and quirk 2. Double Delight Jerry visits a couple who meld their passions for cycads and bromeliads in one beautiful garden 3. Coriander for Life Tino shows us how we can have coriander forever! 4. Low Maintenance Zone Josh plants some natives that will do well in a hot, dry spot in his garden 5. My Garden Path - Jane Edmanson Jane shares her gardening story with us, from shy school girl to Gardening Australia presenter 6. Fruitful Planting Millie makes the most of winter and plants a variety of fruit trees 7. Plant Profile - Aloes Sophie profiles some of her favourite Aloes

The Beechgrove Garden ep.15 2017

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 Life is a way more than a bowl of cherries at Beechgrove this week as Jim and Carole harvest bucketfuls of ripe cherries in the fruit house. This post was moved here : https://video-clump.com/2017/12/26/ beechgrove-garden-episode-15-2017 /   Carole visits two passionate showers and growers who are entering the Dundee Flower Show. Alistair Gray in Brechin is a show vegetable grower and winner of the 2016 World Potato Championship, while Bruce McLeod in Meigle grows champion chrysanthemums. Jim visits Philip and Marianne Santer at Langley Park near Montrose. With little previous gardening experience, they have reclaimed the long-neglected garden to create a haven of colour. To their amazement and delight, the garden has been attracting visitors to what they call their little piece of paradise. The Beechgrove Garden ep.15 2017

Gardening Australia ep.20 2017

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Tino gets some tips on growing organic apples; Sophie builds an unusual home for native bees; Costa grows a tea garden and guest presenter Carolyn tells you where to start when creating a garden from scratch. 1. Plant Profile - Hooker's Banksia This native shrub produces magnificent flowers that look great in the garden or as a cut flower 2. Getting Started Guest presenter Carolyn Blackman shows us where to start when planting a garden from scratch 3. Saving Eggplant Seed Jerry gives us a useful seed-saving tip 4. Bee Hotel Sophie turns an old television into a home for native bees 5. Andrew's Apples Tino get some tips from an organic apple grower 6. FAQs - Lumpy Lemon Tree | Indoor Herbs Jane and Sophie answer two commonly asked gardening questions. 7. Training a Climber Millie shows us how to train a climber to properly cover a wall 8. Tea Thyme Costa plants a garden for making different types of tea Gardening Australia ep.20 2017

Gardeners' World ep.16 2017

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Gardening Australia ep.19 2017

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Tino visits a colourful garden, Sophie gets stuck into pruning, Costa visits an award winning garden, Angus profiles native groundcovers and we meet a botanical photographic artist. 1. A Small Water Garden John creates a water garden using native aquatic plants 2. Plant Profile - Eucalyptus caesia Want an elegant native tree for the garden? It's hard to go past the Silver Princess 3. Bring in the Bees Costa recommends some flowers that are sure to attract pollinating bees 4. Excess Produce - Chilli Oil Find out how to use excess chillies to flavour olive oil 5. Persian Carpet Josh visits an enthusiastic gardener who has transformed his suburban block and adjoining verge into an eclectic mix of plants 6. Raspberries and Rhubarb Millie gets stuck into some seasonal propagating in her vegie patch Gardening Australia ep.19 2017

Gardening Australia ep.18 2017

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Gardening Australia provides practical, realistic and credible horticultural and gardening advice, inspiring and entertaining gardeners around the world. Jane visits a clivia enthusiast and gets some propagating tips; Jerry shows us how he transformed his suburban block into a productive garden; and we join a young indigenous leader inspiring others to get to know the bush. Gardening Australia ep.18 2017

Gardeners' World ep.15 2017

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This post was moved here :  https://video-clump.com/2017/11/26/gardeners-world-ep-15-2017/ Gardeners' World ep.15 2017

The Beechgrove Garden ep.14 2017

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 In the Beechgrove Garden, Jim is investigating the mysterious death of a hedge. He suspects foul play, and has a water diviner on hand to search for clues. This post was moved here :   https://video-clump.com/2017/12/25/ beechgrove-garden-episode-14-2017 /  ‎ Carole is in Ardersier for the second visit to see how Mari Reid and her friends are getting on in Vegetable Gardening on a Budget. Recent research suggests that we could all save £1,500 a year by growing our own. Mari and her friends are putting that theory to the test. Jim takes the high road to Ballinluig, where Ian and Christine Jones have created a hidden gem of a garden at 600ft above sea level. The Beechgrove Garden ep.14 2017

Gardening Australia ep.17 2017

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Gardening Australia provides practical, realistic and credible horticultural and gardening advice, inspiring and entertaining gardeners around the world. Tino visits an inspirational prison garden; Millie shows us how to fine-tune our potting mix; Josh fills his office with indoor plants; and Costa and guest presenter Indira visit a small but special community garden. 1. Indoor Inspiration Josh fills his new office space with plants to create a healthy, happy and plant-filled indoor space 2. Wayside Bondi Costa and Indira visit a community group that grow food in a challenging garden for use in their kitchen 3. FAQs - Dividing Salvias | Lime or Dolomite? | Wisteria not Flowering Jane tells us when to divide salvias, Jerry gives his citrus some calcium and Josh offers solutions for a non-flowering wisteria 4. Mixing It Up Millie serves a bag of potting mix three ways to cater for the needs of different plants in her garden 5. Excess Produce - Kale Chips Here's a great w

The Beechgrove Garden ep.13 2017

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 In the Beechgrove Garden, Jim takes a look at progress of his favourite cutting flowers and adds an easy staking system to the beds to keep flower heads up. This post was moved here : https://wp.me/p9plqx-qg Last week, Brian visited Pitmedden Gardens to see how they deal with the threat of box blight on their six miles of hedging. This week he is experimenting with a range of slow-growing, small-leaved evergreens as potential alternatives to using box. The Beechgrove Garden ep.13 2017 Carole visits David and Laura Gill in Dunblane to see the garden that David has created from scratch over the last eight years. The garden's centrepiece is a beautiful pond that provides a floral oasis of calm in a busy life.