Episode 2
Monty makes plans for a bumper harvest of fruit when he adds raspberries to his fruit garden. Carol tavels to Bodnant Garden to celebrate the delights of the late winter border.
It is the prime time for bare-root plants and Monty makes plans for a bumper harvest of fruit when he adds raspberries to his fruit garden and gives advice on how to plant bare-root trees. He also gives tips on what we should be doing now to get our gardens ready for spring.
Carol Klein travels to Bodnant Garden in Conwy to celebrate the delights of the late winter border. If you are yearning for warmer weather and your garden currently lacks interest, Joe Swift has designs on brightening up dull and uninteresting spaces with pots full of colour that can be planted now.
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Joe鈥檚 spring containers
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Joe鈥檚 spring containers
If you didn鈥檛 get round to planting up any spring containers last autumn, it鈥檚 not too late to have a go now. All you need is some multi-purpose compost, a decent sized pot and a good selection of colourful plants. Here鈥檚 a list of what Joe used.
Pot
1
Skimmia
japonica
鈥楻耻产别濒濒补鈥�
Euphorbia
martinii
Carex
oshimensis
鈥楨verillo鈥� (Japanese sedge)
Polyanthus
(dark
red & pale yellow)
Hedera
helix
鈥榁ariegata鈥� (Variegated ivy)聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽
Pot
2
Drimys
lanceolata
(Mountain pepper)
Carex
howardii
鈥楶hoenix Green鈥�
Primula
denticulata
(Drumstick primula)
Polyanthus
(mauve)
Cyclamen
coum
Anemone
blanda 鈥榃hite
Splendour鈥�
Winter garden featured
The beautiful winter garden Carol went to visit in North Wales is in its prime right now. Packed full of colourful plants in winning combinations, it is a sight to behold. Here are some of the plants that caught Carol鈥檚 attention on the day.
Pinus
mugo
鈥榃inter Gold鈥�
Erica
carnea f.
alba 鈥楽pringwood White鈥� (Heather)
Acer
x
conspicuum 鈥楶丑辞别苍颈虫鈥�
Leucothoe
axillaris
鈥楥urly Red鈥�
Bergenia 鈥楬elen Dillon鈥�
Euonymus
fortunei
鈥楽ilver Queen鈥� (Spindle)
Cornus
sericea
鈥楩laviramea鈥� (Golden-twig dogwood)
Cornus
alba
鈥楰esselringii鈥� (White dogwood)
Cornus
alba
鈥楽ibirica鈥� (Siberian dogwood)
Cornus
sanguinea
鈥楳idwinter Fire鈥� (Dogwood)
Arbutus
x andrachnoides
(Hybrid strawberry tree)
Ribes
laurifolium
(Laurel-leaved currant)
Bodnant is open year-round and if you鈥檙e a member of the National Trust or RHS, you鈥檒l get in for free.
Bodnant
Garden
Tal-y-Cafn
nr
Colwyn Bay
Conwy
LL28 5RE
Tel. 01492 650460
(www.nationaltrust.org.uk)
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Monty Don |
| Presenter | Carol Klein |
| Presenter | Joe Swift |
| Executive Producer | Paolo Proto |
| Production Manager | Michael Rogers |
| Series Producer | Sharon Fisher |