Not Just a Garden

The first of the Gardeners' World 2024 Winter Specials! This week we join the wonderful Carol Klein at Forest Lodge Gardens in Somerset before heading over to Oswestry in Shropshire to enjoy an apple tree masterclass with Tom Adams, The Apple Man. Nick Bailey takes us to Bates Green Garden in Sussex and their Arlington Bluebell Walk, where we meet Emma Reece, head gardener. Ex-military man, Martin Jordan shows us his impressive Birdhouse Gourds on his allotment in Chepstow before we meet Emma Rabbitt, Annie Healy and Lorna Babb on their Dads Lane Allotments in Birmingham. Finally Adam Frost takes us to Borde Hill Gardens where we meet the garden's Head of Horticulture Harry Baldwin and learn a little about Plantsman Colonel Stevenson Clarke and his successors Andrewjohn & Eleni Stephenson Clarke and now Jay Goddard and Harry Stephenson Clarkel.Some links:Carol Klein's pink coat!Didriksons Nancy Parka Jacket Fuchsia https://www.magrigg.co.uk/didriksons-nancy-parka-jacket-fuchsia.html.htmlForest Lodge Gardenshttps://forestlodgegardens.co.ukTom Adamshttps://tomtheappleman.co.uk/Bates Green Gardenhttps://batesgreengarden.co.ukArlington Bluebell Walkhttps://www.bluebellwalk.co.ukMartin Jordanhttps://www.instagram.com/hanley_plotter_allotment/Martin's bookhttps://www.blurb.co.uk/books/882897-nahanni-river-trip-2009Dads Lane Allotments in Birminghamhttps://thebirminghamallotmentproject.co.uk/case-studiesBorde Hillhttps://bordehill.co.uk/More Not Just a Gardenhttps://notjustagarden.co.uk/

Episode 12 of Good Ol’ Chit-Chats is out now! This week we chat with Alex from Mitchell Flower Farm and travel from Kent to Chile and back again via Californian poppies that aren’t really Californian poppies, zombie eye infections and 1970s swing-seats.Some mentions from Alex, links to which can be found here: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/gardens/Garden designer, James Alexander Sinclaire Beth Chatto's Gravel GardenBreedon Golden Amber GravelCochoa near Vina del MarMore Not Just a GardenWebsite: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notjusta_garden/

The last of Gardeners' World 2024, boo. But we will be back to recap the winter specials starting next week, yay! First up, Arit Anderson takes us to Marchants Hardy Plants in East Sussex to chat with Henry Macaulay, their head gardener. We then meet Hafsah Hafeji at Aisgill Community Hub in Earls Court and see the fantastic work she does with her team of volunteers, including Shirley, Elaine, Leroy Douglas and Floyd. We join Sue Kent to meet Caroline Crocker at her place in Plymouth where she's transformed the topography of her garden and the planting in just one year. We see the incredible transformation of a disused polytunnel at St Andrews Healthcare in Birmingham and Marcin Ruta and Claire Page from Moss Clerks in Hawick lead us into the wonderful world of mosses. Some links:Alnwick Poison Plant Gardenhttps://www.alnwickgarden.com/the-garden/poison-garden/Watering Canshttps://www.charlies.co.uk/smart-garden-9l-watering-can-sage-green/Marchants Hardy Plantshttps://www.gardensillustrated.com/gardens/gardens-to-visit/marchants-nursery-profilehttps://www.marchantshardyplants.co.uk/Hafsah Hafejihttps://www.instagram.com/hafsahhafeji/Caroline Crockerhttps://www.instagram.com/duckgardenplantsandposies/St Andrews Healthcarehttps://www.stah.org/Moss Clerkshttps://mossclerks.co.uk/collections/moss-lawnsMore Not Just a Gardenhttps://notjustagarden.co.uk/

It’s series 2 of Good Ol’ Chit-Chats!🕺🏼 We kick off with the wonderful Tashi Dhondup from Stroud who tells us all about his dream garden. We hear about lotus plants, Himalayan meadows and how easy it is to grow cannas from seed. Tashi also tells us about the work he does with Tom Dawson and what an important role gardens and nature play in his life. Some mentions from Tashi, links to which can be found here: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/gardens/Tom DawsonPlant World Seeds, DevonMore Not Just a GardenWebsite: https://notjustagarden.co.uk/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/notjusta_garden/

A very soggy but fetching Adam takes us to Bury St Edmunds to Fullers Mill Gardens where we meet Garden Manager Gary Bean. Steve and Dawn Morgan in Barnstable, Devon show us around their beautiful sub-tropical garden and their impressive collection of passionflowers. Chris Burkett in Moreton in the Wirral shows us his garden of no less than 200 pots before Advolly gives us a talk on houseplants at Brodsworth Hall in Doncaster. Finally GP Susan Taheri in North Devon shows us the Growing Well gardens where we hear all about the benefits of patients being subscribed time in the garden.Some links:Silene stenophyllahttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/120221-oldest-seeds-regenerated-plants-science#Bernard Tickner and Fullers Mill Gardenhttps://www.gardenforum.co.uk/news/people/creator-of-fullers-mill-garden-bernard-tickner-dies-aged-93/Dawn and Steve Morganhttps://ngs.org.uk/gardens/32-allenstyle-drive-ex31/https://devonsubtropicalgarden.rocks/contact-us/Brodsworth Hallhttps://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/brodsworth-hall-and-gardens/Lord Howe Islandhttps://lordhoweisland-australia.com/about-lord-howe-island/lord-howe-island-facts/Growing Well Gardenshttps://growingwellgarden.co.uk/More Not Just a Gardenhttps://notjustagarden.co.uk/

Frances Tophill is at Powderham Castle again this week, with Rua and Jeanette, where she's planting tulip bulbs, digging up weeds, drying hydrangeas (by wetting them!) and cutting back rose root stock. Rachel de Thame is at Pettifers Garden in Banbury and talks to us more about the relationship between pollinators and flowers. Eddie Bailey (RhizoPhyllia) in Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire gives us a fascinating masterclass on compost, and finally Carol Klein is in her garden at Glebe Cottage, talking to us about collecting seeds.Some links:Powderham Castlehttps://www.powderham.co.uk/Frances Tophill and Ruahttps://www.instagram.com/francestophill/Frances' cardigan!https://www.plumo.com/products/Clytie-Cardigan.htmlPettifers in Banburyhttps://pettifers.comEddie Bailey at RhizoPhylliahttps://www.rhizophyllia.co.uk/about/Carol Klein's bookhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Hortobiography-Carol-Klein/dp/1529144248/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2U2F5LQZW47X8&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ChqZys4Z9dAR-wpSKU9ZZrlhWlzHJN_HHtEjjcyZQfOacP8r2Y8NSTJZJDZYeuyqfdLDC3XEa4NZC8PtxHegCg.lk5ucuxzCUDW6mLmStoUltIeEcCDGsi8o7CxXtGbUDo&dib_tag=se&keywords=hortibiography+carol+klein&nsdOptOutParam=true&qid=1729749252&sprefix=hortibio%2Caps%2C161&sr=8-1More Not Just a Gardenhttps://notjustagarden.co.uk/

Joe Swift takes us to Tom Hoblyn's beautiful 2.5 acre garden in Bury-St-Edmunds, Suffolk where we learn about chip-budding. Delia May West Ryder shows us around her incredible garden in Tiverton, Devon packed with dahlias galore, before Gavin in East Sussex shows us his impressive collection of miniature trees. Garden writer and journalist Jane Perrone shows us her beautiful houseplants, including the delicate String-of-Pearls and variegated Jade Tree, and Sue Kent is at her place in Swansea where she gives us a tour of her hot borders.Some links:Thomas Hoblynhttps://thomashoblyn.com/https://ngs.org.uk/gardens/mansard-house-ip31/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/sep/25/natural-swimming-pools-i-love-mine-but-try-telling-my-clients-thatDelia May West Ryder at Hone Hillhttps://www.instagram.com/honehilldreaming/Jane Perronehttps://www.janeperrone.com/Sue Kenthttps://www.instagram.com/suekentathome/More Not Just a Gardenhttps://notjustagarden.co.uk/

Rachel de Thame takes us to the beautiful Yeo Valley Organic Garden in Somerset to meet Professor Jane Memmott and Professor Daniel Robert from Bristol University to learn more about how plants interact with insects. We visit Tom Adkin and Giulia Consolandi at their Piccolo Plants Nursery in Branscombe, North Devon and they show us their fantastic collection of succulents. Maisie Bartlett takes us on a tour of her pretty and packed allotment and then Arit meets with Debbie Roberts and Ian Smith from Acres Wild Landscape and Garden Design who show her their 3-in-1 garden in Horsham, incorporating Mediterranean, Japanese and English garden styles. Finally we meet butterfly fantastic, Paul James Allen in Poole, Dorset, who talks to us about butterflies and caterpillars and which plants in his garden are the most attractive to them.Some links:Yeo Valleyhttps://www.yeovalley.co.uk/Prof Jane Memmotthttps://biologicalsciences.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2019/03/15/a-biography-of-professor-jane-memmott/Prof Daniel Roberthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAnfKEFFFKIPiccolo Plants Nurseryhttps://www.piccoloplantsnursery.co.uk/Acres Wild Landscape and Garden Designhttps://www.acreswild.co.uk/Paul James Allenhttps://pauljamesallen.comhttps://www.instagram.com/pauljamesmusicuniverseMore Not Just a Gardenhttps://notjustagarden.co.uk/