Video Clump (Gardening & Cooking Videos)

Soul food to boost your mood and put a smile on your face. James cooks the ultimate fast food pizza and a decadent delight, chocolate éclairs. He is joined by special guest Michael Caines. This post was moved here:   https://video-clump.com/2018/01/19/ james-martin-pick-ups-ep-15 /   'Nduja sausage and sheeps’ cheese pizza These spicy, tangy homemade pizzas are so much better than anything you can have delivered – the perfect pick-me-up. Perfect cottage pie James Martin’s perfect cottage pie has lots of lovely rich flavour with red wine, beef stock and Worcestershire sauce. Roast grouse with pear tatin and kale This is a very impressive seasonal game dish for an autumn dinner party, with stunning presentation. Classic chocolate éclair These delicious éclairs are easier to make than you think – James Martin shows you how. James Martin: Home Comforts - Pick Me Ups

Four-part series in which Carol Klein explores the inner secrets and botanical history of four of our favourite garden plants: the rose, the tulip, the iris and the water lily. Part 3 : Iris  The third leg of Carol's odyssey takes her on a journey from England to Turkey, to Italy and home again, discovering the intricate biology of the iris flower and its cultural significance to mankind over thousands of years. Carol takes a close-up look into the intimate relationship between bees and irises and, under the guidance of an evolutionary plant biologist, uses an endoscopic camera to reveal how an insect with UV vision sees each iris flower. Carol Klein's Plant Odysseys - Iris ep.3 Carol travels to mainland Europe, learning of the importance of some iris species in the funeral traditions of Islam and the use of irises in perfume manufacture in Florence. Discover how a 'beard' changed this beautiful flower's fortunes in horticulture, and why such a peculi

Four-part series in which Carol Klein explores the inner secrets and botanical history of four of our favourite garden plants: the rose, the tulip, the iris and the water lily. Post was moved here: https://hdclump.com/ carol-kleins-plant-odysseys-tulips / Carol Klein's Plant Odysseys - Tulips ep.2 The next leg of Carol's odyssey takes her to the place that comes to everyone's mind when thinking of tulips - Holland. At the Frans Hals Museum in Haarlem, Carol is thrilled to be shown a unique hand-painted record of 400 of the most prized specimens of the Dutch tulip era and discovers how the wealthy elite were struck by tulip mania and the economy was almost brought to its knees. 'Broken' tulips became the obsession, but their extraordinary colours and patterns were caused by a virus. Tulip breeder Jan Ligthart shows Carol some similar examples bred today without the virus. It takes many years and much cross-breeding to create something so striking but even t

In the Beechgrove Garden, Jim is starting off new varieties of tomatoes and he's going to try them in a range of new tomato growing gadgets. Brian Cunningham, head gardener of Scone Palace, is back continuing his revamping of the Beechgrove alpine garden. This post was moved here:   https://video-clump.com/2018/02/15/ beechgrove-garden-episode-8-2016 The Beechgrove Garden ep.8  2016

Four-part series in which Carol Klein explores the inner secrets and botanical history of four of our favourite garden plants: the rose, the tulip, the iris and the water lily. Post moved here: https://hdclump.com/carol-kleins-plant-odysseys-roses-episode-1/ PART 1 : Roses The first episode looks at the rose. The rose has always meant so much to Britain - it is embedded in our history, our fairy tales and our hearts. Carol goes on a very British plant odyssey. Carol Klein's Plant Odysseys - Roses ep.1

The Artistic Garden  In the last programme in the series, Monty Don turns to France's famous artistic tradition to see what influence it has had on the country's gardens.  Monty travels to some of the most celebrated artists' gardens, including the one created by the impressionist Claude Monet, who planted and painted his garden for half his life. Monty also matches the paintings to the garden of Paul Cezanne, as well as visiting several contemporary artistic gardens to see how the use of plants and trees has evolved into new and varied styles. The Artistic Garden Episode 2 : The Gourmet Garden LINK In this, the second programme, he turns to the French love of food and finds out how this has influenced their gardens. Monty travels to some of the most famous 'potager' or kitchen gardens, where vegetables and flowers are planted together in elaborate and beautiful displays. He talks to gardeners about this style of planting which has been copied the

James encourages everyone to experiment in the kitchen and makes amazing comfort food from everyday larder ingredients. He is joined by special guest Cyrus This post was moved here: https://video-clump.com/2018/01/12/james-martin-love-larder-ep-14 James Martin: Home Comforts - Love Your Larder