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BEE BUZZES
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Hello and welcome
to Gardeners' World.
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It's always a sad moment
when I have to deconstruct
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these large pots of
tulips and wallflowers.
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But they've done
really well this spring,
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flowering right into
the third week of May.
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But now their day is done.
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And, anyway, we're on
the doorstep of summer,
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so, we need to start planting
for a summer display.
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And leaving them out is quite
tricky because I want to get
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the bulbs attached to the stems
and the foliage, if I possibly can.
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And that's because there's
still quite a lot of green
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left in the plant.
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And that, as it dies back,
feeds next year's bulb.
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Having said that, not all
tulips are worth keeping.
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Some just don't flower
well in the second year -
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they take ages to build up
a big enough bulb.
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Others you can chuck in the ground
and they will keep coming back
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and flowering ten,
even 20 years later.
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So, you just have to experiment
and see which ones are good for you.
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On today's programme, we catch up
with Adam and his garden,
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as he creates a woodland scene
with shade-loving plants...
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..and makes a seating area
to admire them from.
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It's about really putting
yourself in the planting,
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just so that your view changes,
your eye-line changes,
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and you start to engage with nature,
and what's around you.
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And there's another chance
to see the film that Frances
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made last year...
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..where she looks at trees
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that are an invaluable
source of food for bees.
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This is a tree heather,
and it is awash with flowers,
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and the lovely thing about this is
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it smells incredible
when you're up close to it.
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And I will be moving on to the next
stage of the tomatoes that
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I sowed a few weeks ago,
and I hope some of you sowed, too,
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as well as planting out
dahlias for cut flowers,
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and also adding sunflowers
to the Jewel Garden,
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which will not only look good
for us but be great for bees, too.
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I've taken away a lot of the soil
that was here for the tulips,
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so, two reasons for that -
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one, because it will be completely
nutritionally exhausted by now.
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All the goodness
will be taken out of it.
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And two - I made up a very
gritty mix for the tulips.
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Tulips love sharp drainage.
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What I'm going to plant next
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needs something that will hold
more moisture and be richer.
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So...
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..this is garden compost.
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So, we'll put that in the bottom
because I want it to act as a sump.
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I want the moisture
to be held in that.
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Now, I'll move these,
which we'll come to later on,
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and then add the potting compost.
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This is a mix that is our normal
peat-free, bark-based compost
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that we buy in, with quite
a lot of sieved garden compost,
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sieved leaf mould and
a little bit of grit.
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And if you're putting up big pots
for a summer display,
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it wants to have extra goodness.
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It's got to feed big plants
for months on end.
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The centrepiece is this.
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This is a ginger - hedychium.
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And it will grow
two, three times as big,
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and give an incredible
starburst display.
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This is a variety called
Assam Orange, topped with orange
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flowers shooting out
from the centre.
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A really brilliant, exotic plant.
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Now, it is tender...
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..so, even now, if you live
in the north and you think there's
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a risk of frost, hold fire until
you know that it's completely past.
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Pull that more to the centre.
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Right, I'm going to pack
around that a little.
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Now, the point about these big pots
is that they are a display.
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So, I need more than
just the ginger,
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however spectacular
it is in its own right.
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So, I'm going to underplant it.
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Now, I'm starting
with French marigolds.
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This is a variety of French
marigold called French Red.
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What I like about them
is the burgundy red
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with the bright orange.
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These are tender, too.
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And you can see that, actually,
there's a lot of root at the bottom.
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So, just break them out.
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If you break the roots,
that will stimulate regrowth.
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And I'm going to pop them
round the edge...
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..like that.
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And these should keep flowering,
if you keep deadheading.
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That is the absolute secret
of most of these annuals.
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Marigolds will do well in full sun,
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but they'll take
a bit of shade, too.
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Right, that will do as a basis but,
still, that's not nearly enough.
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Now, this is a first for me.
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This is calibrachoa.
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And this is a variety
called Callie Orange.
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The great virtue of calibrachoa
is that it's a trailer.
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It should spill over the edges.
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And that, of course,
adds drama and interest.
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It's related to petunias.
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They're a member of
the solanaceae family, so, in fact,
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related to potatoes
and tomatoes as well.
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Every week, this will have a water.
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We have what we call
feeding Friday in the garden,
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and every container gets
a good water and a good feed.
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And you can use home-made liquid
feed, like liquid comfrey,
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or you can buy seaweed,
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or, if in doubt, you can never
go far wrong with a container
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with a basic tomato feed.
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And that will keep
the flowers coming.
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Now, that's a little minimal
at the moment, but that will quickly
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grow, so that the base of
the ginger will be covered,
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we'll get spillage over the edge
of the pot, and the whole thing
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will have an energy and a dynamism.
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Of course, the whole point of
a display like this is high drama.
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In fact, the whole point
of the Jewel Garden
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is to be as dramatic and colourful
as possible for as long as possible.
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Now, we haven't seen
Adam's garden since Easter now.
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He's been working on it and
developing not just the high bits
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of drama, but also some
of the more subtle areas.
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Mrs Frost has got the longest
list of jobs in there
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you have ever seen.
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It feels like it is!
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And I have to do so many before
I'm allowed out in the garden.
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And if you're anything
like me, those moments
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outside, in your garden,
whatever, sat on a balcony,
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are just absolutely glorious.
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And, look, the wisteria,
it's doing its thing.
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And I think it's the first time
in all the times you've visited
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that I've been able to show you it
really in its full glory.
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And the scent is incredible.
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I wish you could smell.
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For me, though, it's not
just the flower, it's the foliage.
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I love this coppery foliage
and the way it sits.
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It's fantastic, really is.
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Anyway, you've not been
here for a few weeks,
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and a lot's happened, so I've
got quite a lot to show you.
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You might recognise that.
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It's my turkey tray...
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Oh, no.
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Hey?
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That really is perfect timing.
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If you remember last time,
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Ash walked through while
I was sowing this rocket,
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and I'm just looking at it,
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and it's really heavily sown.
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And I was going to blame
the cat, because I think
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I wasn't concentrating,
I was more worried about the cat.
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Anyway, what I want to do now
is just start to thin it out,
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but I'm not going to waste
any of them, because...
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..not only does that smell really...
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You get that rocket, sort of...
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But the flavour...
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..it's really good.
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It's just nice just to,
you know, dress a meal.
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Recognise those?
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Carrots that I sowed in the box we
found in the back of the garage.
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And instantly, you look at those,
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the sowing is much better.
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Obviously, the cat
wasn't about for those, was he?
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Have to be a little bit more
mindful when it comes to carrots,
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because, as you do
start to thin them,
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obviously, you start
crushing foliage, and that can
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actually attract the carrot fly.
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So, it's quite nice maybe
to mesh these over.
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If you look behind me, I've got
them in the main bed there,
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and then that will give them
a bit of protection, but
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these guys, really,
are not too bad at all.
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Actually, while we're in here,
I've got to show you this.
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It's a standard gooseberry.
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I think it works really well there
coming up through the rhubarb.
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And, as far as planting it,
it was easy.
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Just dug a decent-sized hole,
lots of organic matter.
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But it works because it means
I get more out of this space.
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And I think it makes a lovely
little punch point as well.
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And I do like a gooseberry pie.
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I have wanted to create a quiet
seating area for some time
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where I can just sit and linger.
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And I've found a perfect
spot in the woodland.
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For me, this area was created
because, as I put the woodland
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together, I had the path
coming through,
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and there was an old log
just chucked to one side,
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and here working, I'd find myself
just pausing.
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And then I started to realise
how good the light was
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through the season, and the dappled
shade works really well,
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the wildlife come into the space.
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So, what I've got is some
old logs that were cut down
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from an old, diseased tree
that we had,
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and I'm going to use those.
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So, I've put three in.
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I've got one more to put in there,
but they could be, even,
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I don't know, on old crate
turned upside down in a border
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or a pot, even some
railway sleepers.
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I've done it out of that.
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It's about really putting
yourself in the planting,
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just so that your view changes,
your eye-line changes and you start
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to engage with nature
and what's around you.
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And then the moments
become incredibly special.
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So, I'll get this in.
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As I said, all I'm doing,
big chunks of logs,
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roughly level up,
as long as it...
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And it's not going to go anywhere
because it's so heavy.
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So, once we've got this in place...
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..which, as we plant around that,
I'll firm it up a bit more.
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Just firm that in.
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Come to the planting...
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..I've chosen here,
first of all, if you look,
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the ferns, that lovely texture
of that foliage and the light green
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that will develop
as the season goes on.
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Next to there,
you've got the actaea,
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which has got that sort of lovely,
soft, grey-blue foliage.
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And, then, coming back
in here, epimedium -
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sort of, shiny, more
or less leathery feel, but...
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quite a serrated dagger.
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And, then, lastly, this tiny
little Solomon's seal -
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wonderful little oval leaves.
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So, when it comes to
laying them out,
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it's just going to go in around...
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..these seats.
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It's not going to get too high.
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It's going to start
to really, sort of, carpet.
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But, when you're sat on the seat,
you're looking down on these plants,
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you're really starting
to see that detail.
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So, ultimately, what I'm trying to
do all the time is just have this
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little rhythm and this,
just, repeated patterns.
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This actaea is actually
called Misty Blue.
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And when you look
carefully, you can see
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tiny white flowers
going to develop.
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But what I love about
this - as the season develops,
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you get red tips to the end
of the stems with white berries on.
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So, back-end of the season,
looks absolutely fantastic.
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Just be mindful
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if you are going to use actaea
that some people,
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it can be an irritant to the skin,
and the berries are poisonous.
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So...
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But, yeah, cracking plants.
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Let's get that in.
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Look at this - it's actually
a dryopteris.
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So, it's Dryopteris stewartii...
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..which is a good,
hardworking, fern -
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get to about just under two foot.
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If I can get those roots
established over this first season
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going into the winter,
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next year, the plant won't
need quite so much TLC.
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So, into that soil.
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There we go.
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And, actually, though it's last,
I think this is the star -
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epimedium Spine Tingler.
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I tried this last year somewhere
else, and it worked really well.
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So, I just got my
hands on a few more.
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There we go.
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These plants are going to get
plenty of water when they need it
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just to get those roots going,
and, then, next year, I think
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it'll pretty well
look after itself.
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With the plants in, it's time
now for the finishing touches.
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I've already put 100mm of hard-core
under this path to stop it sinking.
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Now, I can add the bark on top,
and finally, fill up my bird bath.
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I made that over the winter,
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just chiselled out the top of
the wood, sealed it up, oiled it.
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It looks quite nice.
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Just gives you a little element
of surprise as you walk through.
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But it feels all right.
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I'm just sat here wondering how
long I can stay here before
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Mrs Frost and the kids actually
realise where I've gone.
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I've made a very basic seat here
in the wildlife garden,
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which Nellie likes,
and Adam's absolutely right -
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just sitting, surrounded by plants,
having time to think, is not just
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enjoyable, it's actually really good
for your mental and physical health.
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And this bit of the garden,
the wildlife garden,
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was created some years ago
to be good for wildlife
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and good for humans,
to show that the two
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are not incompatible, and last
winter, I moved the pond, and it's
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early days, I only filled it up
with water about seven weeks ago,
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and I think that you shouldn't
expect too much from a pond
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in its first year.
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Just let it settle in, and then
you will find frogspawn and newts
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and dragonflies,
and everything starts to click.
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But it's a wonderful thing to do,
to get wildlife into the garden.
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And, of course, the flowers
in this part of the garden
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are designed mainly for pollinators.
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As many different
types of pollinators as we can,
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but, above all, bees.
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Now, over the last few weeks,
you've been sending us
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fabulous films of how
you've been using your gardens
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and how your gardens have been
helping you get through this
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extraordinary time
that we're all sharing.
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And we now visit a garden
not far from Adam, actually,
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in Stamford, in Lincolnshire,
where a couple of brothers share
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with us not just their love
of gardens
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but also their love of bees.
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Hello. I'm Douglas. And I'm Hamish.
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We would like to show you
around our bee-friendly garden.
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BEE BUZZES
Bees are very important,
because they pollinate
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most of the plant food we eat.
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It takes 12 bees in their
whole lifetime
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to make one teaspoon of honey.
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We inspect our bees every week
to make sure they're happy
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and healthy.
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We make sure that the queen is
laying eggs and they don't swarm.
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We think it's really
important to plant
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flowers in your garden for the bees.
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We have planted a row of foxgloves.
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And they absolutely love
the apple blossom.
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Here, we have left a corner
of our garden to go wild.
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We have planted
a few wild flower seeds,
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but now we just leave it
to do its thing.
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We think it looks really pretty.
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BOTH: Thank you, Gardeners' World,
for giving us lots of good ideas.
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Well, Douglas and Hamish are going
to go on to be great gardeners
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and great beekeepers,
and the way they're performing,
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great television presenters, too.
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That was fantastic.
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And there are a wide range
of plants that you can
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grow in your garden to attract bees.
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But do remember that
honeybees have short tongues,
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so, they can't reach into those
plants that have long tubes,
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whereas bumblebees can, and quite
a few other pollinators, too.
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But if you want to attract
honeybees, you need plants
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with nice, flat, open, simple flower
shapes, basically, daisy-shaped.
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And what I'm planting now
has got about the flattest,
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most simple face of all,
although it's really dramatic.
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And those are sunflowers.
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I always grow sunflowers in here,
not just for the bees
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but because I love them.
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Now, at the moment,
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the Jewel Garden is dominated
by this allium, Purple Sensation.
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But I want to get the sunflowers
in now, so that, as these die down,
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the sunflowers will grow up,
and we can keep the continuity
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going for us and for the bees
for as long as possible.
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Now, I've got a couple of
different varieties
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that I'm growing in
the Jewel Garden this year.
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The first one is Velvet Queen.
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And this has got a sort of
orangey, browny tinge to it.
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I grew this plant from seed,
and I will plant it
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into an open space, and just pop it
in the ground.
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And, at this stage, it doesn't
need support of any kind.
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If we can leave them
to grow unstaked for a bit,
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they grow nice and strong,
and it does help.
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Whereas, if you stake
them straight away,
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they never develop
such a strong stem.
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The other type which I'm growing
this year is Claret.
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This is another reddish -
as the name suggests - sunflower,
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and there are a number of different
varieties that will give you browns,
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caramels, marmalades, going
right through to a deep orange.
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And they all work just
as well for the pollinators.
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These will grow somewhere
between 6ft and 8ft tall.
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They tend to have smaller flowers,
but more of them.
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And if you keep deadheading them,
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they will produce flowers
until the end of summer.
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Then, we leave them so the birds
can pick away at the seeds.
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But it doesn't matter how
big a sunflower can grow,
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even the biggest is nothing like
as big as many of the flowering
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trees that are also really
good for pollinators and bees.
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And this time last year,
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Frances went down to Sussex
to have a look at some of the range
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of fabulous trees that have flowers
which are perfect for bees.
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The sound of bees is
the sound of spring...
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..as they make their way
from flower to flower,
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searching for the vital
food they need.
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And they do as a favour in return.
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It's been estimated that
one third of the food we eat
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relies on pollination by bees
and other insects.
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Even closer to home,
like here at Gravetye Manor,
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bees foraging for food in our
gardens pollinate our flowers and
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trees, providing us with a wonderful
variety of seeds and fruit.
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But there's a problem.
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As a result of habitat loss,
pesticide use, disease
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and intensive farming methods,
bee populations are in decline.
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One third of the UK's bees have
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disappeared over
the last ten years,
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making it more important
than ever for us
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gardeners to do our bit
to help with this issue.
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There's a wonderful, symbiotic
relationship
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between bees and flowers.
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Most people don't know, bees
need a balanced diet, like us.
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They forage for pollen and nectar.
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As they brush past the stamen,
pollen is transferred onto them.
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The bee then flies away with
the pollen attached to it,
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and this is deposited
on the next flower.
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The bee gets its meal,
the flower gets pollinated.
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By late spring, our flowerbeds
and borders are abuzz with bees.
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But there is another way that we can
provide them with the food that they
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need earlier in the season, and that
is by planting bee-friendly trees.
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The great thing about a tree
is that you can get
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so many more flowers on it
than your average garden plant.
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I mean, just take this Erica
arborea - this is a tree heather,
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and it is awash
with flowers for the bees.
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This is a really good
plant for any garden.
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It's so easy, it will
cope with drought and wind,
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so, for a problem spot,
this is the tree.
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And the lovely thing about this is
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it smells absolutely incredible
when you're up close to it.
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And it makes such a huge impact
from far back,
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but when you look closely, you can
really see that detail -
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fine, little red circles within it,
so, there's something for everybody.
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And, of course, plenty for the bees.
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Amelanchier lamarckii is very
familiar to us on Gardeners' World.
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That's because it's such a good
doer from a gardening perspective.
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Especially in a small garden,
it gives so much.
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It has lovely form,
beautiful blossom, beautiful fruits,
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and then fantastic autumn colour,
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especially if you
plant this in the sunshine.
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More importantly,
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the blossom offers a really good
early source of nectar for bees.
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And then the fruit
later is fantastic
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because the birds love the seeds.
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So, you could call it a win-win.
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There are 270 species
of bee in the UK,
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with the vast majority
being solitary bees.
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Different species
are more prevalent,
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depending on the time of
year and the temperature.
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Bumblebees tolerate
lower temperatures,
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while honeybees love
the warmer weather.
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BEE BUZZES
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BEEHIVE HUMS
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This is a tree that bees
absolutely love.
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It's called cercis, Forest Pansy.
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Now, it's a native to North America,
but, for a small garden,
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it's absolutely invaluable
because it has such
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a beautiful shape.
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This has lovely, big, purple,
heart-shaped leaves
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and pink flowers that are yet
to open on this.
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Just a few more days
and they'll be open.
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And the really unusual thing
about cercis is that
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it flowers on its bare branches.
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Now, it's believed that where
this evolved
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in the forests of North America,
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that meant that all kinds
of insects, not just flying ones,
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would have had access
to that nectar.
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So, it's something for all
the pollinators in our gardens.
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Pyrus salicifolia,
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so-called because it has willow-like
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or salix-like foliage,
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is a really undervalued tree,
but I can hear it buzzing already
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with bees and other insects
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so it's very valued by our wildlife.
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And they have these lovely
clusters of white flowers.
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But these open flowers
are really accessible
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to bees and pollinators.
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They'll turn into small,
inedible fruits,
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but birds really love them too.
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And, with silver foliage, it makes
a really lovely addition
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if you're planting a white garden.
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Now, I think they can suffer
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from some rather
insensitive pruning,
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but when you do it carefully
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and let the natural weeping
habit show,
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it can be an absolutely stunning
addition to any garden.
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This is also a fantastic tree
if you live in an urban area
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because it's very resistant
to air pollution,
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which makes it really good for us
and really good for the bees.
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Now, we're used to seeing bees
buzzing all over our orchards,
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but there are all kinds
of ornamental fruit trees
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that you can buy that do exactly
the same thing for pollinators.
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When you're picking them, though,
make sure they have single flowers
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because in double-flowering plants,
453
00:27:02,360 --> 00:27:04,080
those nectaries where the food is
454
00:27:04,080 --> 00:27:07,080
have been bred away and replaced
by petals.
455
00:27:07,080 --> 00:27:09,920
Now, this is an ornamental cherry
456
00:27:09,920 --> 00:27:12,880
called Tai-haku, meaning
big, white flowers.
457
00:27:12,880 --> 00:27:15,320
And you can see why.
They are double the size
458
00:27:15,320 --> 00:27:17,760
of the average cherry blossom.
459
00:27:17,760 --> 00:27:19,800
Probably better for a slightly
larger space
460
00:27:19,800 --> 00:27:22,800
because it will get quite tall,
a lot taller than this,
461
00:27:22,800 --> 00:27:24,440
and the spread is huge.
462
00:27:24,440 --> 00:27:27,400
But if you have the space,
plant one.
463
00:27:27,400 --> 00:27:28,880
The bees will thank you.
464
00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:33,200
It's important to remember that some
trees and plants
465
00:27:33,200 --> 00:27:36,480
are pollinated by the wind and other
types of insects,
466
00:27:36,480 --> 00:27:39,120
so, when choosing your tree,
check that yours is one
467
00:27:39,120 --> 00:27:40,760
the bees will enjoy.
468
00:27:45,600 --> 00:27:48,240
So, next time you're looking
for a new addition to the garden,
469
00:27:48,240 --> 00:27:49,960
spare a thought for the bees.
470
00:27:49,960 --> 00:27:51,760
Consider planting a tree
471
00:27:51,760 --> 00:27:55,400
that will give you structure,
flowers and maybe even some fruit,
472
00:27:55,400 --> 00:27:58,360
and be an invaluable source
of food for our bees.
473
00:28:16,600 --> 00:28:18,480
I do think that however
small your garden,
474
00:28:18,480 --> 00:28:20,640
there will be a flowering tree
475
00:28:20,640 --> 00:28:22,960
that you can fit in and enjoy,
476
00:28:22,960 --> 00:28:26,160
and they just add a floral dimension
477
00:28:26,160 --> 00:28:27,600
that is fabulous.
478
00:28:27,600 --> 00:28:31,600
A few weeks ago, I sowed some
Gardener's Delight tomatoes
479
00:28:31,600 --> 00:28:34,400
and suggested that if you hadn't
sowed tomatoes,
480
00:28:34,400 --> 00:28:36,360
that you should join in
and we'd do it together
481
00:28:36,360 --> 00:28:37,960
and I'd take you through the process
482
00:28:37,960 --> 00:28:40,680
so that, hopefully, we can all
share a really good harvest
483
00:28:40,680 --> 00:28:42,360
later on in summer.
484
00:28:42,360 --> 00:28:44,840
And I chose Gardener's Delight
because they're lovely to eat
485
00:28:44,840 --> 00:28:47,360
straight off the vine,
they're not difficult to grow,
486
00:28:47,360 --> 00:28:49,000
they tend to be quite robust,
487
00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:51,320
and also the seeds
are widely available.
488
00:28:51,320 --> 00:28:52,600
Now, these are mine,
489
00:28:52,600 --> 00:28:55,280
and you can see
that they've germinated
490
00:28:55,280 --> 00:28:57,960
and have developed
what's called the true leaf,
491
00:28:57,960 --> 00:29:00,880
which is the leaf
that looks like the parent.
492
00:29:01,880 --> 00:29:03,560
And as soon as they develop
a true leaf,
493
00:29:03,560 --> 00:29:05,760
they're ready for pricking out
or potting on.
494
00:29:05,760 --> 00:29:08,160
So, if yours look
anything like this,
495
00:29:08,160 --> 00:29:09,520
this is what you should do.
496
00:29:09,520 --> 00:29:12,520
So, a small pot and I'm just using
497
00:29:12,520 --> 00:29:14,480
a normal, peat-free potting compost.
498
00:29:15,600 --> 00:29:17,920
Hold it by the leaf always,
499
00:29:17,920 --> 00:29:20,400
and just cut around it
500
00:29:20,400 --> 00:29:21,880
to lift it out.
501
00:29:21,880 --> 00:29:24,800
And there you have a root ball
502
00:29:24,800 --> 00:29:27,760
on that little plant,
a really good root system.
503
00:29:30,000 --> 00:29:31,640
You drop it into the pot like that.
504
00:29:31,640 --> 00:29:33,200
Hold it steady.
505
00:29:34,240 --> 00:29:36,960
Put some soil around it. Now, I'm
not going to firm it in at all.
506
00:29:36,960 --> 00:29:39,640
Just gently shake it like that
507
00:29:39,640 --> 00:29:41,360
and put it to one side.
508
00:29:43,520 --> 00:29:46,880
And it is really important
509
00:29:46,880 --> 00:29:48,360
to get as much root as you can.
510
00:29:59,080 --> 00:30:02,480
And it's worth saying that if
you haven't managed to sow seed
511
00:30:02,480 --> 00:30:05,360
and this inspires you to grow some,
you may well be able to get
512
00:30:05,360 --> 00:30:08,040
young plants from a garden centre.
513
00:30:10,320 --> 00:30:13,520
And it doesn't matter if I slightly
bury the stem
514
00:30:13,520 --> 00:30:16,280
because new roots will develop
from it.
515
00:30:16,280 --> 00:30:19,640
And these are destined
for the garden, not the greenhouse.
516
00:30:19,640 --> 00:30:22,640
So I won't even think of planting
them out
517
00:30:22,640 --> 00:30:25,280
for another three, four weeks
518
00:30:25,280 --> 00:30:27,160
when the nights are nice and warm.
519
00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:31,240
There we go.
520
00:30:37,160 --> 00:30:39,520
So we'll put Gardener's Delight...
PEN SCRIBBLES
521
00:30:41,840 --> 00:30:44,200
Give them a good soak
522
00:30:44,200 --> 00:30:46,200
and these will go back
523
00:30:46,200 --> 00:30:47,960
into a protected environment.
524
00:30:47,960 --> 00:30:50,440
In my case, a greenhouse. If you've
got a cold frame,
525
00:30:50,440 --> 00:30:53,000
a windowsill, a porch,
526
00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:56,680
but it's important to do this now.
Don't leave them in the seed tray.
527
00:30:56,680 --> 00:30:58,400
The beauty of tomatoes
528
00:30:58,400 --> 00:31:00,200
and, in fact,
quite a few vegetables
529
00:31:00,200 --> 00:31:02,360
is that you don't need a lot
of space
530
00:31:02,360 --> 00:31:04,880
to get a really good harvest.
531
00:31:04,880 --> 00:31:08,040
And we've had a film
sent in from Hampshire,
532
00:31:08,040 --> 00:31:09,920
which is my own native county,
533
00:31:09,920 --> 00:31:13,120
of a gardener who's got an entire
vegetable garden
534
00:31:13,120 --> 00:31:14,360
on his balcony.
535
00:31:15,680 --> 00:31:17,320
Hi, I'm Bob,
536
00:31:17,320 --> 00:31:19,960
and you join me here on my balcony
in Southampton.
537
00:31:21,080 --> 00:31:24,640
I've always been keen
on gardening and growing my own veg,
538
00:31:24,640 --> 00:31:27,000
and that's exactly what my wife
and I started to do
539
00:31:27,000 --> 00:31:28,320
a couple of years back.
540
00:31:28,320 --> 00:31:31,920
Today, I just want to show you
a few tips and tricks
541
00:31:31,920 --> 00:31:34,080
to help make the most of the space
you've got,
542
00:31:34,080 --> 00:31:36,480
no matter how big or small it is.
543
00:31:36,480 --> 00:31:38,560
Firstly, think vertical.
544
00:31:38,560 --> 00:31:41,640
Make use of walls
and hanging baskets.
545
00:31:41,640 --> 00:31:45,080
Here on the balcony, we've got
tomatoes growing up one wall,
546
00:31:45,080 --> 00:31:48,040
and we've got peas
growing up another.
547
00:31:48,040 --> 00:31:51,400
We've also turned an old pallet
into a vertical herb garden,
548
00:31:51,400 --> 00:31:54,160
growing some herbs such as parsley,
549
00:31:54,160 --> 00:31:56,280
thyme and some mint.
550
00:31:57,720 --> 00:31:59,480
Secondly, experiment.
551
00:31:59,480 --> 00:32:02,840
This year, we're trying to grow
some potatoes in old shopping bags
552
00:32:02,840 --> 00:32:05,120
wrapped in hessian.
553
00:32:05,120 --> 00:32:08,080
We've also got some lettuce
growing in these planters.
554
00:32:10,560 --> 00:32:12,920
Finally, choose plants
that make you smile
555
00:32:12,920 --> 00:32:14,960
and bring you fond memories.
556
00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:16,800
But most importantly right now,
557
00:32:16,800 --> 00:32:19,000
make space for yourself.
558
00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:20,160
Cheers!
559
00:32:35,520 --> 00:32:37,760
I think that was inspirational, Bob.
560
00:32:37,760 --> 00:32:41,000
Really good to get as many people
as possible
561
00:32:41,000 --> 00:32:44,760
to grow some vegetables, regardless
of how little space you've got.
562
00:32:44,760 --> 00:32:47,920
Just be sure that A, you're allowed
to grow vegetables
563
00:32:47,920 --> 00:32:50,280
or any plants
on a balcony or roof space,
564
00:32:50,280 --> 00:32:52,160
and also just make sure
it's strong enough
565
00:32:52,160 --> 00:32:55,040
because the extra weight
of containers
566
00:32:55,040 --> 00:32:57,120
with water and plants
567
00:32:57,120 --> 00:33:00,720
may be more than
the structure will bear.
568
00:33:00,720 --> 00:33:03,680
Now, I love growing chillies.
I love eating chillies.
569
00:33:03,680 --> 00:33:06,600
And of course, chillies are a plant
that you don't need a garden for,
570
00:33:06,600 --> 00:33:08,360
you can grow them on a windowsill,
571
00:33:08,360 --> 00:33:12,240
and I keep mine indoors
all the time, but in a greenhouse.
572
00:33:12,240 --> 00:33:15,360
I have grown chillies outside,
but they never fruit as well.
573
00:33:15,360 --> 00:33:17,640
They love heat
and the more, the better.
574
00:33:19,160 --> 00:33:21,520
And the secret I've learnt
over the years
575
00:33:21,520 --> 00:33:23,440
of getting really good chillies
576
00:33:23,440 --> 00:33:28,320
is to encourage them to become
nice, big, strong plants
577
00:33:28,320 --> 00:33:29,720
early on in the year.
578
00:33:29,720 --> 00:33:31,480
So it's time to plant them on,
579
00:33:31,480 --> 00:33:34,320
and I'm putting them
into these terracotta pots.
580
00:33:34,320 --> 00:33:36,800
The terracotta means they don't
get too wet,
581
00:33:36,800 --> 00:33:39,080
and chillies hate sitting
in wet compost.
582
00:33:40,400 --> 00:33:42,840
They're big enough to get
a decent root system,
583
00:33:42,840 --> 00:33:45,680
but small enough to constrain them
584
00:33:45,680 --> 00:33:47,480
once they reach a certain size.
585
00:33:47,480 --> 00:33:49,680
And if they're feeling
a little bit stressed,
586
00:33:49,680 --> 00:33:52,720
that will trigger more flower
and fruit production,
587
00:33:52,720 --> 00:33:54,560
so the perfect balance.
588
00:33:54,560 --> 00:33:56,080
Need to put a crock in the bottom.
589
00:33:56,080 --> 00:33:59,600
Any ordinary compost that you grow
tomatoes in will be fine.
590
00:33:59,600 --> 00:34:02,560
This is a peat-free,
bark-based mix
591
00:34:02,560 --> 00:34:05,280
with a little bit of goodness
added to it.
592
00:34:05,280 --> 00:34:07,840
I'm going to put about a third-full
in the bottom.
593
00:34:09,160 --> 00:34:11,040
And this is a cayenne pepper.
594
00:34:11,040 --> 00:34:12,760
It's called Long Red Slim.
595
00:34:12,760 --> 00:34:15,400
Not too hot, but a little bit pokey.
596
00:34:15,400 --> 00:34:17,800
And depending on your taste,
you can get a chilli
597
00:34:17,800 --> 00:34:20,960
that will blow
the top of your head off,
598
00:34:20,960 --> 00:34:22,360
if that's what you want,
599
00:34:22,360 --> 00:34:25,440
or just slightly add
a touch of spice
600
00:34:25,440 --> 00:34:26,800
to whatever you're eating.
601
00:34:26,800 --> 00:34:29,120
And what you do is
don't take it out of the pot,
602
00:34:29,120 --> 00:34:31,040
but put it in like that.
603
00:34:32,600 --> 00:34:33,880
And then fill around it.
604
00:34:36,640 --> 00:34:38,400
It's a very good way of potting on.
605
00:34:41,880 --> 00:34:43,880
Smooth it so it's level
606
00:34:43,880 --> 00:34:46,920
and then just carefully lift it out
607
00:34:46,920 --> 00:34:48,640
and what you're left with
608
00:34:48,640 --> 00:34:52,440
is a space
exactly the size of the roots.
609
00:34:52,440 --> 00:34:54,760
So if I then
610
00:34:54,760 --> 00:34:55,920
take that out...
611
00:34:57,480 --> 00:35:01,360
And just pop it in
and it fits perfectly.
612
00:35:01,360 --> 00:35:04,480
And that way, I don't disturb
the roots in any way at all.
613
00:35:17,840 --> 00:35:20,480
Lift it out,
614
00:35:20,480 --> 00:35:22,400
pop it in.
615
00:35:22,400 --> 00:35:23,600
Easy-peasy.
616
00:35:25,400 --> 00:35:27,480
Still to come
on today's programme...
617
00:35:29,320 --> 00:35:32,640
..we visit the extraordinary
home of Jamie Song...
618
00:35:34,160 --> 00:35:36,920
..that is filled from floor
to ceiling
619
00:35:36,920 --> 00:35:38,080
with house plants.
620
00:35:41,040 --> 00:35:44,520
The ones that I like to hang
are the rainforest cacti,
621
00:35:44,520 --> 00:35:46,840
so it really makes you feel
like you're walking
622
00:35:46,840 --> 00:35:49,040
through a tropical rainforest.
623
00:35:50,200 --> 00:35:52,520
And I shall be planting out
dahlias for cutting
624
00:35:52,520 --> 00:35:54,480
and also planting my runner beans.
625
00:35:55,960 --> 00:35:57,280
Now, like all of us,
626
00:35:57,280 --> 00:36:00,600
Arit has spent more time at home
and in her garden
627
00:36:00,600 --> 00:36:03,480
than she normally ever does,
and this has meant
628
00:36:03,480 --> 00:36:06,360
not only having time for herself
in the garden,
629
00:36:06,360 --> 00:36:09,480
but also having time
to share it with her children.
630
00:36:14,240 --> 00:36:16,480
I bought this house in 2010,
631
00:36:16,480 --> 00:36:19,480
my first proper garden,
and like most people,
632
00:36:19,480 --> 00:36:22,760
I became obsessed to the point that
I made a career out of it,
633
00:36:22,760 --> 00:36:24,920
so I have a lot to thank this
garden for.
634
00:36:26,640 --> 00:36:28,400
Being away for work so much
635
00:36:28,400 --> 00:36:31,720
means I'm unable to spend as much
time as I would like to
636
00:36:31,720 --> 00:36:34,200
in my beloved space.
637
00:36:34,200 --> 00:36:37,760
But in these extraordinary times,
it has been a blessing for me
638
00:36:37,760 --> 00:36:40,600
to be able to spend more time
in the garden
639
00:36:40,600 --> 00:36:43,720
and, importantly, set
up a little kitchen area
640
00:36:43,720 --> 00:36:45,920
that I wanted to do
with the children
641
00:36:45,920 --> 00:36:47,800
for our container-grown vegetables.
642
00:36:50,800 --> 00:36:53,600
We've put the veg
in the long side return,
643
00:36:53,600 --> 00:36:56,200
which leads into our small
leafy garden,
644
00:36:56,200 --> 00:36:59,120
and the children have been
pretty keen to get growing.
645
00:37:01,400 --> 00:37:03,920
Hello, my name is Harvey.
I am nine years old
646
00:37:03,920 --> 00:37:06,520
and I live with my dad, Scott,
647
00:37:06,520 --> 00:37:08,480
and my stepmum, Arit.
648
00:37:12,040 --> 00:37:13,720
Well, what I've got here in my hand
649
00:37:13,720 --> 00:37:15,960
is one of my sunflowers that
I've been growing.
650
00:37:18,000 --> 00:37:21,480
I've also been growing watercress,
which I love...
651
00:37:22,560 --> 00:37:25,120
..and spinach, which I also
really like.
652
00:37:27,400 --> 00:37:30,640
Freya, my stepdaughter,
is a teenager
653
00:37:30,640 --> 00:37:33,960
and having shown little interest
in the garden up until now,
654
00:37:33,960 --> 00:37:36,840
even she's enjoying time outside.
655
00:37:36,840 --> 00:37:38,440
Hi, my name's Freya
656
00:37:38,440 --> 00:37:40,680
and I'm 14 years old.
657
00:37:40,680 --> 00:37:42,560
I've been planting
quite a lot lately.
658
00:37:42,560 --> 00:37:45,640
So, for example, I've been planting
potatoes,
659
00:37:45,640 --> 00:37:47,920
onions, cucumber.
660
00:37:49,760 --> 00:37:52,280
Growing vegetables was really lovely
661
00:37:52,280 --> 00:37:53,960
cos I've never done it before.
662
00:37:54,880 --> 00:37:58,240
When I planted the seeds, I didn't
expect them to grow so fast.
663
00:38:02,040 --> 00:38:05,360
I've always collected quirky
containers and I love a dolly tub.
664
00:38:07,120 --> 00:38:10,400
But even I didn't have enough
to create the potage-type feel
665
00:38:10,400 --> 00:38:12,960
for growing vegetables and flowers,
666
00:38:12,960 --> 00:38:14,760
so we've been recycling.
667
00:38:18,240 --> 00:38:20,160
Recently, I've been up
to our greengrocer,
668
00:38:20,160 --> 00:38:22,440
who has very kindly given us
these boxes
669
00:38:22,440 --> 00:38:24,880
that they're always just
throwing away,
670
00:38:24,880 --> 00:38:26,480
and using those for seed trays.
671
00:38:28,000 --> 00:38:30,720
We've used old compost bags
to line the crates,
672
00:38:30,720 --> 00:38:33,280
having punctured them
with a few drainage holes.
673
00:38:33,280 --> 00:38:35,440
And invention has been the order
of the day.
674
00:38:37,000 --> 00:38:39,160
It has been about going
around the home,
675
00:38:39,160 --> 00:38:41,320
thinking of ideas of
what we can use,
676
00:38:41,320 --> 00:38:43,640
anything we can get a plant
or a seed in.
677
00:38:45,600 --> 00:38:48,080
When it came to what veg to grow,
678
00:38:48,080 --> 00:38:50,960
the children chose the things
they like to eat most.
679
00:38:50,960 --> 00:38:52,640
Harvey is head of peas.
680
00:38:54,560 --> 00:38:56,320
I'm going to grow pea shoots.
681
00:38:57,720 --> 00:38:59,400
And the way I've prepared them
682
00:38:59,400 --> 00:39:02,400
is soaked them in water
for a few days.
683
00:39:02,400 --> 00:39:05,120
It helps speed up the germination
of the peas.
684
00:39:06,720 --> 00:39:09,840
Just get the peas,
scatter them around.
685
00:39:09,840 --> 00:39:11,240
You can grow them quite close
686
00:39:11,240 --> 00:39:14,600
because we're only going to use them
as small plants.
687
00:39:14,600 --> 00:39:17,360
They're also very high in
vitamin A, C and protein...
688
00:39:19,000 --> 00:39:20,440
..so very good for your health.
689
00:39:24,560 --> 00:39:27,000
I arranged them about
a penny-distance apart
690
00:39:27,000 --> 00:39:28,560
and pushed them in with my finger.
691
00:39:30,000 --> 00:39:32,400
I'm just going to scatter some
more soil
692
00:39:32,400 --> 00:39:35,160
on top of the pea shoots,
just to get a bit more coverage.
693
00:39:36,280 --> 00:39:39,760
And they should be growing
in a few weeks' time,
694
00:39:39,760 --> 00:39:42,680
and then, when I've finished
the scattering, I'll water them.
695
00:39:45,600 --> 00:39:46,960
As we know,
696
00:39:46,960 --> 00:39:49,560
peas are not Harvey's
only vegetable passion.
697
00:39:52,840 --> 00:39:55,440
When I first put in my watercress...
698
00:39:57,360 --> 00:39:59,200
..it was really small,
699
00:39:59,200 --> 00:40:01,240
but now it's been growing
really well
700
00:40:01,240 --> 00:40:03,640
and it's roughly about four times,
or even more,
701
00:40:03,640 --> 00:40:05,640
the size of it when it was first
put in.
702
00:40:07,880 --> 00:40:10,640
It normally grows
around slow-running streams,
703
00:40:10,640 --> 00:40:13,680
and what I have to do is water it
at least once a day
704
00:40:13,680 --> 00:40:15,560
because it's a really thirsty plant.
705
00:40:17,320 --> 00:40:19,080
I really like watercress.
706
00:40:19,080 --> 00:40:22,080
I sometimes eat it in salads
or just off the plant.
707
00:40:28,120 --> 00:40:30,680
Over in the very sunny seating area
708
00:40:30,680 --> 00:40:33,840
are our herbs, and Freya is adding
to the collection.
709
00:40:35,560 --> 00:40:37,280
What I'm planting in these crates
710
00:40:37,280 --> 00:40:40,440
are some thyme, sage and marjoram.
711
00:40:40,440 --> 00:40:42,600
The reason why I'm planting
it in the same crate is
712
00:40:42,600 --> 00:40:45,160
because they're all
Mediterranean plants
713
00:40:45,160 --> 00:40:47,640
and they like hot weather
714
00:40:47,640 --> 00:40:49,520
and they like well-drained soil.
715
00:40:54,640 --> 00:40:58,160
I'm putting parsley and chives
in a separate container
716
00:40:58,160 --> 00:41:00,240
as they like the same amount of sun,
717
00:41:00,240 --> 00:41:03,320
but both like a lot more water
so they'll be fine together.
718
00:41:05,560 --> 00:41:07,200
Even in this small garden,
719
00:41:07,200 --> 00:41:09,280
I am still getting
a bit of a look in.
720
00:41:10,960 --> 00:41:13,840
This tree stump
was an irresistible find.
721
00:41:13,840 --> 00:41:16,280
I've put holes in the pallet
that it's sitting on
722
00:41:16,280 --> 00:41:19,920
and I perforated a compost bag
to line inside it,
723
00:41:19,920 --> 00:41:22,560
and I think this viola will
really add to this corner.
724
00:41:25,320 --> 00:41:28,240
I do try to create little vignettes
where I can
725
00:41:28,240 --> 00:41:29,640
that work within the space,
726
00:41:29,640 --> 00:41:32,960
so here I'm under the canopy
of a little acer.
727
00:41:32,960 --> 00:41:35,480
I have got my lovely
pittosporum here,
728
00:41:35,480 --> 00:41:37,720
but it's creating sort of
light and shade,
729
00:41:37,720 --> 00:41:39,400
which means it's
almost woodland edge,
730
00:41:39,400 --> 00:41:41,680
so this log sits perfectly
731
00:41:41,680 --> 00:41:43,040
with the little viola coming in
732
00:41:43,040 --> 00:41:45,000
cos they're still going to get
enough light,
733
00:41:45,000 --> 00:41:47,760
and it just gives this little sense
of a little dell
734
00:41:47,760 --> 00:41:49,760
and I can pretend
that I'm in a woodland.
735
00:41:55,880 --> 00:41:58,880
This time has been quite special.
736
00:41:58,880 --> 00:42:01,800
It's meant that I've been able
to spend more time with the children
737
00:42:01,800 --> 00:42:05,200
and in turn, that's got them
out in the garden more.
738
00:42:05,200 --> 00:42:07,000
And I think it's been
really interesting
739
00:42:07,000 --> 00:42:09,080
seeing them tend to their plants,
740
00:42:09,080 --> 00:42:11,240
look at how their seedlings
are going.
741
00:42:11,240 --> 00:42:13,160
It just means
they've had a new involvement.
742
00:42:15,040 --> 00:42:16,880
I'm also blown away
743
00:42:16,880 --> 00:42:19,600
about how much they've researched
both the plants
744
00:42:19,600 --> 00:42:21,800
and how to grow their food.
745
00:42:21,800 --> 00:42:24,160
This family time has allowed them
746
00:42:24,160 --> 00:42:25,520
to connect with nature.
747
00:42:28,160 --> 00:42:30,520
I think one of the things that
I've taken away
748
00:42:30,520 --> 00:42:33,280
is that the garden will always be
749
00:42:33,280 --> 00:42:34,520
the place to be.
750
00:42:54,320 --> 00:42:57,440
I know that anybody who's
got a garden
751
00:42:57,440 --> 00:42:59,160
and used it over this period
752
00:42:59,160 --> 00:43:01,680
has realised what a treasure it is.
753
00:43:03,560 --> 00:43:05,280
Now, this is the Cottage Garden
754
00:43:05,280 --> 00:43:07,480
and we've got two cutting beds,
755
00:43:07,480 --> 00:43:09,360
and what that means is
756
00:43:09,360 --> 00:43:11,560
they are reserved exclusively
757
00:43:11,560 --> 00:43:13,280
for growing cut flowers.
758
00:43:13,280 --> 00:43:16,280
Now, I'm planting out some dahlias.
759
00:43:16,280 --> 00:43:17,800
I've just put in a David Howard,
760
00:43:17,800 --> 00:43:20,840
which has got wonderful
orange flowers
761
00:43:20,840 --> 00:43:22,360
and dark foliage.
762
00:43:23,800 --> 00:43:25,800
These haven't developed
763
00:43:25,800 --> 00:43:28,760
to a good size, and if I put this
in the Jewel Garden now,
764
00:43:28,760 --> 00:43:31,320
which is where I'd like to plant it,
765
00:43:31,320 --> 00:43:32,400
it would suffer terribly
766
00:43:32,400 --> 00:43:34,680
because it would be swamped
by its neighbours.
767
00:43:34,680 --> 00:43:38,040
And dahlia tubers
get bigger as they get older
768
00:43:38,040 --> 00:43:41,600
so by putting them in good,
rich soil,
769
00:43:41,600 --> 00:43:44,240
good spacing, plenty of light,
770
00:43:44,240 --> 00:43:45,880
then this will get bigger
771
00:43:45,880 --> 00:43:48,240
and who knows, next year,
it can go into the Jewel Garden.
772
00:43:53,120 --> 00:43:56,600
Now, this one is a variety
called Tamburo.
773
00:43:56,600 --> 00:44:00,680
Lovely, dark, intense red flowers.
774
00:44:00,680 --> 00:44:04,040
When you plant dahlias
and you intend them to stay outside,
775
00:44:04,040 --> 00:44:05,720
you need to plant them
good and deep,
776
00:44:05,720 --> 00:44:09,200
and that means that the tubers
don't get frosted.
777
00:44:09,200 --> 00:44:11,280
But these will be bought in
778
00:44:11,280 --> 00:44:13,120
once we get to October,
779
00:44:13,120 --> 00:44:15,480
so all I need to do
is to plant them
780
00:44:15,480 --> 00:44:17,480
the same depth as they are
in the pot.
781
00:44:17,480 --> 00:44:19,640
But if this was a tuber
782
00:44:19,640 --> 00:44:22,520
and I was planting it for the
winter,
783
00:44:22,520 --> 00:44:24,400
I could plant it that deep,
784
00:44:24,400 --> 00:44:26,400
nice and deep underground,
785
00:44:26,400 --> 00:44:28,200
and that will be protected.
786
00:44:28,200 --> 00:44:30,320
But that will go in there
like that.
787
00:44:30,320 --> 00:44:33,480
Now, I will water these well and
I'll make sure they don't dry out.
788
00:44:33,480 --> 00:44:35,600
And if you're growing dahlias
in a container,
789
00:44:35,600 --> 00:44:37,320
it is really important to keep them
790
00:44:37,320 --> 00:44:39,800
well-watered and well-fed.
791
00:44:39,800 --> 00:44:41,840
And I always use liquid seaweed,
792
00:44:41,840 --> 00:44:44,480
but a tomato feed will do
the job perfectly well.
793
00:44:46,200 --> 00:44:47,880
Now, if plants get old
794
00:44:47,880 --> 00:44:50,840
and look like they're not going
to perform,
795
00:44:50,840 --> 00:44:54,160
quite a few people give up on them
and chuck 'em.
796
00:44:54,160 --> 00:44:56,560
But you'd be surprised at how many
of those
797
00:44:56,560 --> 00:45:00,800
seemingly hopeless cases
can be revived.
798
00:45:00,800 --> 00:45:05,120
And we've been sent a film
from someone who has taken
799
00:45:05,120 --> 00:45:08,520
plant rescuing to a whole new level.
800
00:45:08,520 --> 00:45:10,400
Hi, I'm Sarah.
801
00:45:11,840 --> 00:45:15,840
I accidentally got into plant
rescuing about three years ago.
802
00:45:15,840 --> 00:45:18,040
I was at a local DIY shop
803
00:45:18,040 --> 00:45:24,200
and I saw a member of staff binning
orchids that had stopped flowering.
804
00:45:24,200 --> 00:45:27,200
So I was horrified. I was like,
"Stop! I'll take them,"
805
00:45:27,200 --> 00:45:30,280
so I took a load of orchids home
and they flowered again
806
00:45:30,280 --> 00:45:34,200
and I found it really rewarding
and since then, I've been on a
807
00:45:34,200 --> 00:45:41,520
mission to find as many plants as I
can before they get put in the bin.
808
00:45:41,520 --> 00:45:47,440
And that's how this happened
and I now have over 200 plants.
809
00:45:48,720 --> 00:45:54,360
I've also got three cats, a dog, a
husband and a daughter. Hello, Mog!
810
00:45:57,240 --> 00:46:01,440
This is one of the smallest
rooms in the house, tiny bathroom.
811
00:46:01,440 --> 00:46:04,000
Tropical plants obviously
love bathrooms
812
00:46:04,000 --> 00:46:06,600
because they've got some humidity.
813
00:46:06,600 --> 00:46:08,640
And I can show you this
lovely dracaena...
814
00:46:10,840 --> 00:46:14,920
..which I actually picked up from
the side of a road.
815
00:46:14,920 --> 00:46:18,560
It had been thrown out in a bin bag,
with no pot and no soil
816
00:46:18,560 --> 00:46:20,560
and it's totally recovered.
817
00:46:20,560 --> 00:46:23,080
Loves it in here, too.
Isn't it gorgeous?
818
00:46:46,360 --> 00:46:49,440
I have to say that Sarah's plants
looked incredibly healthy
819
00:46:49,440 --> 00:46:53,200
and it does show that a plant can
look as though it's on death's door
820
00:46:53,200 --> 00:46:55,920
and there's no chance of
rescuing it,
821
00:46:55,920 --> 00:47:01,600
and with a little bit of TLC, it can
burgeon back into glorious life.
822
00:47:01,600 --> 00:47:03,160
Good for her!
823
00:47:03,160 --> 00:47:08,840
I'm cutting back the spent flower
stems of the camassias.
824
00:47:08,840 --> 00:47:11,400
I want to take away the seed heads,
825
00:47:11,400 --> 00:47:15,440
so that the energy goes back into
the bulb for next year's flowering.
826
00:47:16,840 --> 00:47:19,880
And now they've gone, the attention
can go onto the hostas,
827
00:47:19,880 --> 00:47:22,120
which are looking really healthy.
828
00:47:22,120 --> 00:47:26,080
I suppose I get more letters
about hostas than anything else
829
00:47:26,080 --> 00:47:29,760
and it's always about how to
protect them from slugs and snails.
830
00:47:29,760 --> 00:47:33,840
It's two things.
The first is lots of predators.
831
00:47:33,840 --> 00:47:39,160
So, birds, mammals like hedgehogs
that will eat them, frogs, and also,
832
00:47:39,160 --> 00:47:42,600
if you've got strong,
healthy plants growing in good soil,
833
00:47:42,600 --> 00:47:45,000
they tend to be left alone.
834
00:47:45,000 --> 00:47:48,240
What slugs and snails like are
stressed plants,
835
00:47:48,240 --> 00:47:52,640
so look after the plant
and the chances are it'll be OK.
836
00:47:52,640 --> 00:47:55,320
Now, as well as the hostas
looking good, at the moment,
837
00:47:55,320 --> 00:48:00,000
this iris, this is Iris pseudacorus,
it is grown in the water,
838
00:48:00,000 --> 00:48:03,640
is at its best and although
the foliage is really dramatic
839
00:48:03,640 --> 00:48:08,040
and sword-like, I think
the flowers are beautifully elegant.
840
00:48:08,040 --> 00:48:11,280
Now, of course, to have your irises
growing in a pond
841
00:48:11,280 --> 00:48:14,800
and to have your predators eating
your slugs, you need a garden.
842
00:48:14,800 --> 00:48:17,160
And that's fine,
if you've got access to one,
843
00:48:17,160 --> 00:48:19,560
but a lot of people don't.
844
00:48:19,560 --> 00:48:23,520
That doesn't mean to say that you
can't have a collection of glorious
845
00:48:23,520 --> 00:48:28,920
plants and last year, we went
to visit the home of Jamie Song
846
00:48:28,920 --> 00:48:31,600
and his fabulous plants.
847
00:48:42,080 --> 00:48:45,640
The first thing I see when I come
up here to my indoor garden is
848
00:48:45,640 --> 00:48:51,000
that my plants have already
woken up before me.
849
00:48:51,000 --> 00:48:55,800
It's just like coming into a world
that's already alive.
850
00:48:57,480 --> 00:49:00,760
I love taking care of them
and this time you spend taking
851
00:49:00,760 --> 00:49:04,080
care of them is, for me,
a little bit like meditation.
852
00:49:04,080 --> 00:49:07,920
And when I watch a plant,
I can almost see the circle of life
853
00:49:07,920 --> 00:49:11,800
because, you know, when a leaf dies,
a new one comes out
854
00:49:11,800 --> 00:49:14,080
and it's just beautiful.
855
00:49:22,840 --> 00:49:24,440
For me, the most important thing
856
00:49:24,440 --> 00:49:27,440
when it comes to designing with
house plants is that you want
857
00:49:27,440 --> 00:49:30,080
the plants to thrive
because a sick plant,
858
00:49:30,080 --> 00:49:33,680
or a plant that's not doing well, is
not going to make you happy in the
859
00:49:33,680 --> 00:49:39,360
end, so I always place them where
they will thrive, and then, in terms
860
00:49:39,360 --> 00:49:43,080
of designing my indoor garden,
I do my best to create different
861
00:49:43,080 --> 00:49:47,440
heights, but I also like to mimic
nature a little bit.
862
00:49:53,080 --> 00:49:56,320
I've hung a lot of my plants
up in the air.
863
00:49:56,320 --> 00:49:59,920
The ones that I like to
hang are the rainforest cacti,
864
00:49:59,920 --> 00:50:02,400
the ones that are epiphytic
in nature,
865
00:50:02,400 --> 00:50:05,360
so they attach themselves to trees
and grow downwards.
866
00:50:08,000 --> 00:50:12,160
They have long leaves and such
unusual shapes, so it really makes
867
00:50:12,160 --> 00:50:16,400
you feel like you're walking
through a tropical rainforest.
868
00:50:24,120 --> 00:50:26,280
This is a neon pothos.
869
00:50:26,280 --> 00:50:30,560
In nature, a pothos would kind of
coil up a tree and climb
870
00:50:30,560 --> 00:50:34,960
so I decided to experiment
with making it a climbing plant.
871
00:50:34,960 --> 00:50:39,360
So I found these little plastic
clips that attach to the wall
872
00:50:39,360 --> 00:50:41,200
without damaging the wall,
873
00:50:41,200 --> 00:50:45,680
and I put the stems through the
clips to create this vertical garden
874
00:50:45,680 --> 00:50:49,400
and it's really become a focal point
of the living room.
875
00:50:49,400 --> 00:50:51,280
Everybody's so impressed by it,
876
00:50:51,280 --> 00:50:55,400
and people love to sit on the sofa
and take selfies here.
877
00:51:03,000 --> 00:51:06,480
So these are my mid-level
plants and they're actually
878
00:51:06,480 --> 00:51:08,000
my favourite plants.
879
00:51:08,000 --> 00:51:11,640
They're very special plants
that I like to keep close to me
880
00:51:11,640 --> 00:51:14,120
when I'm sitting on the sofa.
881
00:51:14,120 --> 00:51:16,240
This is the star of the show here -
882
00:51:16,240 --> 00:51:18,360
this Oxalis triangularis.
883
00:51:18,360 --> 00:51:22,720
It looks like 100 beautiful
purple butterflies
884
00:51:22,720 --> 00:51:23,960
and I'm so proud of it
885
00:51:23,960 --> 00:51:27,520
because when I got it a few
years ago, it was in a pot this big,
886
00:51:27,520 --> 00:51:28,960
about ten centimetres,
887
00:51:28,960 --> 00:51:32,560
and now it's possibly one
of the largest specimens
888
00:51:32,560 --> 00:51:33,760
in the country.
889
00:51:33,760 --> 00:51:37,320
And the special thing about it is
that all these little butterflies
890
00:51:37,320 --> 00:51:42,120
close at night and in the morning
when the sun comes out, they open
891
00:51:42,120 --> 00:51:44,480
and they actually
move towards the sun
892
00:51:44,480 --> 00:51:46,440
during the course of the day,
893
00:51:46,440 --> 00:51:49,480
and it's really one of my
favourites.
894
00:51:57,600 --> 00:52:00,920
The plants that I like to place
on the lower level directly
895
00:52:00,920 --> 00:52:04,040
on the floor are the ones
that have leaves facing up.
896
00:52:04,040 --> 00:52:08,240
So they look the best when you're
looking from above down at them.
897
00:52:13,280 --> 00:52:15,680
This is a Philodendron xanadu.
898
00:52:15,680 --> 00:52:19,320
I got it from a large
flat-pack furniture shop
899
00:52:19,320 --> 00:52:22,560
and it's been with me
for such a long time.
900
00:52:22,560 --> 00:52:24,680
I can't imagine living without it.
901
00:52:24,680 --> 00:52:26,920
A very interesting thing
about this plant
902
00:52:26,920 --> 00:52:30,800
is that when it was young,
the leaves were not serrated at all.
903
00:52:30,800 --> 00:52:34,560
But, as it aged, the shape
of the leaves changed and became
904
00:52:34,560 --> 00:52:36,200
more and more beautiful.
905
00:52:36,200 --> 00:52:41,080
And now each leaf looks
like a giant hand facing up.
906
00:52:41,080 --> 00:52:45,160
And for this plant, I actually
installed a mirror up high
907
00:52:45,160 --> 00:52:50,520
on the wall, so the sunlight gets
reflected onto this spot.
908
00:52:50,520 --> 00:52:54,640
And I just want to give it
as much sun as I possibly can.
909
00:53:04,520 --> 00:53:07,160
If you walk around my home, you see
a lot of repetitions
910
00:53:07,160 --> 00:53:09,280
in colour, in texture, actually.
911
00:53:09,280 --> 00:53:12,000
And I have orchids
dotted around the room.
912
00:53:12,000 --> 00:53:14,840
It's like there's birds
singing into each other
913
00:53:14,840 --> 00:53:18,520
and it just gives this cohesiveness,
if you will.
914
00:53:21,040 --> 00:53:23,720
Just like a painting
needs a frame,
915
00:53:23,720 --> 00:53:27,160
I believe every plant
needs its own pot.
916
00:53:27,160 --> 00:53:31,560
One of my favourite plants is my
jewel orchid or Ludisia discolor.
917
00:53:31,560 --> 00:53:34,760
I love its black velvety leaves.
918
00:53:34,760 --> 00:53:38,120
It flowers year after year
in December or January
919
00:53:38,120 --> 00:53:40,640
and I found this perfect
pot for it
920
00:53:40,640 --> 00:53:43,720
and it has a zigzagging black
pattern that goes so well
921
00:53:43,720 --> 00:53:46,160
with the lines on the leaves.
922
00:53:49,120 --> 00:53:51,400
I feel like if you only have plants
that you love
923
00:53:51,400 --> 00:53:54,720
and you put them in pots that you
love, the stands that you love,
924
00:53:54,720 --> 00:53:58,480
and you combine them with the art
that you love,
925
00:53:58,480 --> 00:54:01,200
it's a winning combination.
926
00:54:01,200 --> 00:54:03,800
Everyone should have house plants.
927
00:54:19,040 --> 00:54:21,120
Well, I agree about house plants.
928
00:54:21,120 --> 00:54:22,840
But if you've got an outdoor garden,
929
00:54:22,840 --> 00:54:26,520
the greatest luxury you can possibly
have is an asparagus bed.
930
00:54:27,640 --> 00:54:31,120
And certainly it's one of those
plants that gives you a relatively
931
00:54:31,120 --> 00:54:33,800
low return for a big investment.
932
00:54:33,800 --> 00:54:37,640
You put a huge amount of effort in
and time and a certain amount
933
00:54:37,640 --> 00:54:40,280
of trouble and you don't
get much back.
934
00:54:40,280 --> 00:54:42,800
But what you do get back is lovely.
935
00:54:44,040 --> 00:54:46,280
I'm cutting under the soil.
936
00:54:46,280 --> 00:54:48,600
Obviously, you want
nice, thick sprues
937
00:54:48,600 --> 00:54:52,400
and if you've got a good, healthy
plant that's really vigorous,
938
00:54:52,400 --> 00:54:53,680
that's what you'll get.
939
00:54:53,680 --> 00:54:56,400
Some of the thinner ones,
it's either because the plant
940
00:54:56,400 --> 00:54:58,760
is a bit exhausted or you were
cutting too often
941
00:54:58,760 --> 00:55:01,880
or maybe it's just a bit too dry
or hasn't got enough nutrition.
942
00:55:01,880 --> 00:55:03,960
But drainage is the key.
943
00:55:03,960 --> 00:55:07,520
Drainage and sunshine
and you won't go far wrong.
944
00:55:07,520 --> 00:55:10,160
They do say that you shouldn't cut
your asparagus until the water
945
00:55:10,160 --> 00:55:14,280
to cook them in is already boiling
and then they have a freshness
946
00:55:14,280 --> 00:55:16,840
that is heaven.
947
00:55:16,840 --> 00:55:21,200
Well, life is not all luxury,
I'm afraid.
948
00:55:21,200 --> 00:55:23,520
Here are some jobs for you
this weekend.
949
00:55:35,480 --> 00:55:39,040
As we go into June, it's time
for the Chelsea Chop.
950
00:55:39,040 --> 00:55:42,000
This doesn't mean cutting back
those plants that are finished,
951
00:55:42,000 --> 00:55:45,440
but reducing the height
by about a third to a half
952
00:55:45,440 --> 00:55:48,680
of perennials that have not
yet flowered.
953
00:55:48,680 --> 00:55:53,560
This will produce stronger, shorter
plants with lots of side shoots
954
00:55:53,560 --> 00:55:55,880
and therefore lots more flowers.
955
00:56:01,280 --> 00:56:05,480
At this time of year, the soft,
fleshy growth of broad beans
956
00:56:05,480 --> 00:56:09,400
coincides with the life cycle
of the black bean aphid.
957
00:56:10,640 --> 00:56:12,440
So, to reduce the aphid,
958
00:56:12,440 --> 00:56:17,360
remove the food by taking out the
top few inches of your broad beans.
959
00:56:17,360 --> 00:56:19,680
And this will also
concentrate energy
960
00:56:19,680 --> 00:56:21,720
into the growing bean pods below.
961
00:56:27,640 --> 00:56:32,400
Fill the gaps left by spring flowers
as they come to an end with annuals
962
00:56:32,400 --> 00:56:34,920
both tender and hardy.
963
00:56:34,920 --> 00:56:37,920
If you haven't sown them yourself,
you can buy them by the tray.
964
00:56:37,920 --> 00:56:40,840
Put them in the ground now
while the soil is warm
965
00:56:40,840 --> 00:56:44,120
and they will grow and flower
very quickly.
966
00:56:54,400 --> 00:56:57,360
These are the Scarlet Emperor
runner beans
967
00:56:57,360 --> 00:56:59,920
that I sowed just three weeks ago
968
00:56:59,920 --> 00:57:02,640
and actually they've been ready
to plant out for a week,
969
00:57:02,640 --> 00:57:03,880
but I didn't want to risk them.
970
00:57:03,880 --> 00:57:07,920
So now that I think the last
chance of frost has gone
971
00:57:07,920 --> 00:57:11,040
here at Longmeadow, it's safe to get
them out.
972
00:57:11,040 --> 00:57:12,920
And I'm planting them
973
00:57:12,920 --> 00:57:16,880
one plant to the base of each
of these bean sticks.
974
00:57:16,880 --> 00:57:20,040
And there's no reason why
you can't grow them in a border
975
00:57:20,040 --> 00:57:21,960
as well as a veg plot
976
00:57:21,960 --> 00:57:25,440
as long as they've got something
to cling to.
977
00:57:25,440 --> 00:57:28,720
And these are very decorative
plants as well as being delicious.
978
00:57:30,400 --> 00:57:34,040
Now, the reason why the ground is
slightly raised is because I added
979
00:57:34,040 --> 00:57:36,880
lots of garden compost
underneath them.
980
00:57:38,280 --> 00:57:41,360
They do like moisture
at their roots.
981
00:57:41,360 --> 00:57:44,640
So if you put plenty of
organic matter in,
982
00:57:44,640 --> 00:57:48,880
that will preserve the moisture
even if the top inch or so is dry.
983
00:57:50,760 --> 00:57:53,840
In the old days, they would put
old newspapers in the ground
984
00:57:53,840 --> 00:57:56,000
which acted as a sponge.
985
00:57:57,320 --> 00:57:59,760
As well as giving these
a really good soak,
986
00:57:59,760 --> 00:58:02,960
I will tie them in because for
the first few weeks they need
987
00:58:02,960 --> 00:58:06,200
a little bit of extra support,
but once they get going,
988
00:58:06,200 --> 00:58:11,040
these will twine around
the supports, grow good and strong,
989
00:58:11,040 --> 00:58:15,000
and make two curtains of
really good green foliage,
990
00:58:15,000 --> 00:58:19,120
those lovely red flowers
and, of course, the hanging beans,
991
00:58:19,120 --> 00:58:20,920
which are so good to eat.
992
00:58:20,920 --> 00:58:22,720
Right, now I'll plant the rest,
993
00:58:22,720 --> 00:58:24,760
but I'm afraid I'll do that
after you're gone
994
00:58:24,760 --> 00:58:27,920
because we've run out of time today.
995
00:58:27,920 --> 00:58:32,360
But I'll see you back here
at Longmeadow next week.
996
00:58:32,360 --> 00:58:34,800
Until then, bye-bye.
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