On tonight's programme Toby will be visiting RHS Wisely to get some tips on planting exotic plants and some inspiration for Greenacre. He will also show the steps involved in planting water lilies. You can find out more about the care of water lilies in our gardening guides.
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Arggh this rain. Boo to this rain. Be gone to this rain.
I've been saying this for days. In between bouts I go out and gather the slugs off the lettuce throwing them (rather hopefully) back onto the compost. I pick the courgettes and long for the taste of sun. I thank god for cucumbers, safe reliable cucumbers soaking up all this rain.
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This week I went down to Greenacre to take some pictures to share with you all. Greenacre is looking extremely beautiful at the moment and considering it's only five months old the progress is breathtaking. Transforming a bare patch of land into a creative space has been an exciting challenge for Toby and the team, but from the pictures below I'm sure you'll agree they are succeeding.
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Everyone at GW HQ is just as disappointed as you all to be off air for another two weeks. But we can help you out on the blog with a few tips to keep your garden blooming:
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Things don't seem to be any quieter for me at the moment. I've been zooming between Hampton Court, the allotment and am off up to Tatton Park next week and Greenacre the week after. I'm really looking forward to going to Greenacre as I haven't been there for a while and want to see what's changed and how the planting areas have filled out.
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How good a gardener do you think you are? Put down your trowels for a moment and pick up a pen for a chance to be crowned Gardener of the year 2009! The application process couldn't be more straightforward: simply and print off the application form, fill it in, attach four pictures to reflect your gardening and return it all back to us before midnight on the 29th July.
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There's only one certainty in gardening - every year is different from the last.
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Even though we've been off air for Wimbledon over the last couple of weeks, as always we've been working very hard in preparing an action packed show for next Friday.
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