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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

RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2017 ep.15 Final

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Sophie Raworth and Joe Swift look back on the highlights of the week at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2017. RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2017 ep.15 Final

RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2017 ep.14

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Monty Don and Joe Swift look back at the highlights of their week at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2017. RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2017 ep.14

RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2017 ep.13

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Monty Don and Joe Swift round up some of the week's events from the 2017 RHS Chelsea Flower Show. We meet the winner of the coveted BBC RHS People's Choice Award. This episode looks to the future of gardening and guest Ellie Harrison gives her tips and advice on gardening for wildlife. Baroness Floella Benjamin shares her thoughts on encouraging our next generation of gardeners. RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2017 ep.13

RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2017 ep.12

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Sophie Raworth and Joe Swift look at the highlights of the show. Carol Klein provides tips on plant trends of the future, Mary Berry reveals how to use edible flowers to decorate cakes, and the winner of the People's Choice award is announced. RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2017 ep.12

RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2017 ep.11

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Nicki Chapman and James Wong choose their favourite gardens from the show. Griff Rhys Jones shares his passion for plants, and Rachel de Thame concludes her guide to creating the best borders.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2017 ep.10

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Monty Don and Joe Swift are back with more news from 2017's RHS Chelsea Flower Show, aided by Adam Frost, Nick Bailey, Rachel de Thame and Carol Klein. Monty takes an illuminating tour of the Artisan gardens at dusk. Mary Berry gives a personal tour of her family garden before searching the show grounds for inspiration to take back home. Newsnight anchor Kirsty Wark reveals how gardening is a perfect antidote to her day job.

The Beechgrove Garden ep.9 2017

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It's bedding plant time and Jim, Carole and George are planting out a bevy of beautiful bedding in the Beechgrove Garden. Scotland's number one bedding plant is the begonia, and Carole checks on the progress of her fertiliser observation using begonias as the test plant. This post was moved here :     https://video-clump.com/2017/12/13/ beechgrove-garden-episode-9-2017 /  ‎ Brian Cunningham responded to a cry for help from Susan Bulleid in Newton Mearns, who has a problematic dry shady spot under a mature beech tree. Brian uses the beech to its best advantage and creates a new woodland garden fit for purpose. Carole visits Hamish and Sue MacIntosh in Balnabuel, near Dalcross airport. The couple have carved this one-acre mixed garden full of choice plants out of a fissure of land to create many growing environments.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2017 ep.9

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Nicki Chapman and James Wong celebrate the small show gardens and meet some of the medal-winning designers. Carol Klein, Rachel de Thame and Simon Lycett offer practical gardening and floristry advice from around the showground.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2017 ep.8

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It is day four of the BBC's coverage of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Monty Don and Joe Swift are in the Great Pavilion with Carol Klein, celebrating the achievements of the exhibitors at 2017's show and revealing the winner of the highest accolade, the Diamond Jubilee Award. Joe Swift interviews Kelly Brook and gets an exclusive look at her garden. Monty meets Sarah Raven and Tricia Guild. On Wednesday evening, the online vote opens for viewers to d ecide which of this year's large show gardens should win the BBC RHS People's Choice Award.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2017 ep.7

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Nicki Chapman and James Wong look at the highlights from the show. Celebrity florist Simon Lycett teaches James Wong how to get more life out of the perfect bouquet, and Carol Klein continues her global tour of the Great Pavilion.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2017 ep.6

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It is medals day at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and Monty Don and Joe Swift reveal the show garden designs that have won a highly prized gold medal and talk to the designer who has won the prestigious Best Show Garden award. This post was moved here: https://hdclump.com/ chelsea-flower-show-episode-6-2017 / Mary Berry focuses on cut flowers and fashion icon Nicole Farhi shares her passion for design and architecture.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2017 ep.5

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It is medals day - Nicki Chapman and James Wong join judges at the crack of dawn to discover who has won what. This post was moved here: https://hdclump.com/ chelsea-flower-show-episode-5-2017 Carol Klein continues looking at plants of the world, focusing on Asia, while Anneka Rice reveals her gardening prowess.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2017 ep.4

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Monty Don and Joe Swift launch BBC2's week-long celebrations at 2017's RHS Chelsea Flower Show and share their first thoughts about the show gardens. They are joined by Adam Frost, Carol Klein, Juliet Sargeant and Frances Tophill, who bring you the very best from the most prestigious flower show in the world. This post was moved here:   https://hdclump.com/ chelsea-flower-show-episode-4-2017 Joanna Lumley joins to share her long-held passion for plants.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2017 ep.3

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Sophie Raworth and Joe Swift present continued coverage of the event as members of the royal family visit the showground. Chris Evans and Mary Berry introduce the Radio 2 Feel Good Garden, dedicated to taste, and there is a look at some of the spectacular gardens and exhibits. This post was moved here:   https://hdclump.com/ chelsea-flower-show-episode-3-2017 /

RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2017 ep.2

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Coverage of the yearly horticultural event held in London This post was moved here: https://video-clump.com/2018/05/16/ chelsea-flower-show-episode-2-2017 Nicki Chapman and James Wong capture the buzz of the show's opening day as celebrities and VIPs descend on the event. Nicki and James talk to the Rich Brothers and meet the famous names behind the Radio 2 Feel Good Garden, dedicated to scent.Carol Klein embarks on world tour of plants in the Great Pavilion, beginning in Africa.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2017 ep.1

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Coverage of the Chelsea Flower Show begins with a preview of the gardens and exhibits, before the event is officially open to visitors. Post moved here: https://hdclump.com/chelsea-flower-show-episode-1-2017 Sophie Raworth and Joe Swift reveal how the show is put together in just three weeks.

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

Gardeners' World ep.7 2017

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Gardeners' World ep.6 2017

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Gardeners' World ep.5 2017

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Gardeners' World ep.4 2017

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Gardeners' World ep.3 2017

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Gardeners' World ep.2 2017

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Gardeners' World ep.1 2017

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