Video Clump (Gardening & Cooking Videos)

They say that the proof of the pudding is in the eating. Well, this week in the Beechgrove Garden, Jim and Carole munch their way through the veg plot as they taste-test turnips, a new broad bean and some blight-resistant potatoes. This post was moved here:   https://video-clump.com/2018/01/05/ beechgrove-garden-episode-20-2017 /  ‎ Chris takes a look at the new rose garden and has a new take on some age-old remedies for common rose problems. George visits the grand Drummond Castle Gardens near Crieff in Perthshire. The formal garden and parterre are among the oldest in Scotland and reputedly some of the finest in Europe. The Beechgrove Garden ep.20 2017

Jerry visits a wildlife-friendly garden; guest presenter Carolyn explores a small garden that is big on ideas; Costa plants an edible hedge and Millie and Squid go hunting for truffles. 1. Pretty and Productive Costa helps a family plant an attractive blueberry hedge fringed with strawberries 2. Underground Riches Millie and Squid go hunting for the delicious and valuable underground fungus, the black truffle 3. A Great Little Spot Josh profiles two hard-wearing water-wise plants 4. All Creatures Great and Small Jerry visits a wildlife-friendly garden in the Brisbane suburbs designed with the resident wild and domestic animals in mind 5. Small Spaces, Big Ideas Guest presenter Carolyn explores a small urban garden that’s full of great ideas for how to make small spaces seem larger 6. FAQs - Grafted Trees | Orange Peel in Compost | Lime and Manure Answers to frequently asked gardening questions Gardening Australia ep.26 2017

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

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 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

Alan Titchmarsh and his team head to Nottingham to surprise the inspirational boxing coach Marcellus Baz, with two special garden transformations. This post was moved here: https://video-clump.com/2018/05/10/ love-your-garden-episode-9-2017 First, the team visit Marcellus' gym, where they work to turn a dark alley into a productive kitchen garden, before heading to Marcellus' own home to transform his garden into a Moroccan-inspired outdoor space.

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

Alan Titchmarsh and his team transform an area of Blackpool Zoo for live-in keeper John Paul who resides there full-time, creating a private retreat for the zoo's dedicated keepers. This post was moved here: https://video-clump.com/2018/05/09/ love-your-garden-episode-8-2017 / Alan and the team fill the space with animal and wildlife friendly ideas, and share tips on clever ways to create privacy without building walls and fences. Love Your Garden Ep.8- Series 7 2017

This post was moved here : https://video-clump.com/2017/11/30/gardeners-world-episode-20-2017 Gardeners' World ep.20 2017   

Alan Titchmarsh and his team head to Hythe to create a sensory outdoor space for a four-year-old girl with severely limited vision, who will one day go completely blind. This post was moved here: https://video-clump.com/2018/05/09/ love-your-garden-episode-7-2017 The team transform the family's current bland garden into a safe family haven where little Isabelle can learn about the outside world in a comfortable environment.  Love Your Garden Ep.7 - Series 7 2017

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

Four modern-day confectioners use original recipes to recreate a Victorian sweet shop and discover how the quest to satisfy the national sweet tooth transformed Britain. They come under pressure as small-time players trying to compete in a tough new world completely altered by the industrial revolution and the dawn of mass production. Guided by food historian Dr Annie Gray and social historian Emma Dabiri, he 21st-century sweetmakers are in their own workshop in Blists Hill, Shropshire, to experience first-hand the life of confectioners in late 19th- and early 20th-century England - a time when children finally got their hands on chocolate and the brands that we still know and love today were dreamt up. Cheap sugar meant sweets for every class in society for the first time, so everything the team make across four days in the kitchen forms part of the stock for their shop. The confectioners use period equipment, original recipes and authentic ingredients. They are Paul A Young, who r...

   Alan Titchmarsh and the team head to Southampton to turn a featureless suburban back garden into a super-stylish contemporary outdoor space.  The garden is for the Jordan family who are coping with the loss of a devoted mother and wife.  Shelly-Ann died of cancer in April 2016 aged just 39 leaving husband Tony and their two children Tyler (17) and Amelia (12). This post was moved here: https://video-clump.com/2018/05/08/ love-your-garden-episode-6-2017  Alan, Katie, Frances and David – take on the challenge of creating a garden that will both appeal to teens and tweens, keep their mother’s memory alive and help the whole family through the still very raw grieving process.  They pack the space with wonderful ideas and use gorgeous planting to make it one of the most striking gardens of the series. Love Your Garden Ep.6 - Series 7 2017

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