Episode 10
Monty Don begins planting out dahlias, Carol Klein visits Oxford Botanic garden and Mark Lane finds out how a car breaker's yard has been transformed into an award-winning garden.
There is work to be done around and in the pond this week and Monty Don also begins planting out his dahlias. Adding zing to the month of May is the euphorbia and Carol Klein visits Oxford Botanic garden to view their extensive collection. Mark Lane is in Hackney finding out how a car breaker's yard at the side of a Tudor National Trust property has been transformed into an award-winning garden used by the local community, while Adam Frost explains how to plant for structure in his herbaceous border.
Rachel de Thame visits a garden which has opened to the public every year for 90 years for charity as part of the National Gardens Scheme, while Nick Bailey is in Devon where he discovers how a pond plant has now escaped into the countryside and is invading waterways. And we reveal the final candidate for our Golden Jubilee plant and open the vote.
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Carol鈥檚 euphorbias
There鈥檚 nothing like an acid-green euphorbia to add a bit zing to your garden at this time of year. And Carol Klein loved seeing them in all their glory at The University of Oxford Botanic Garden. They've had their National Collection since 1983 and grow over 100 different species. If you鈥檙e in the area and fancy a visit, here are the details.
The
University of Oxford Botanic Garden
Rose
Lane
Oxford
OX1
4AZ
Tel.
01865 286690
(www.botanic-garden.ox.ac.uk)
Breaker鈥檚 Yard
Mark Lane鈥檚 trip to Sutton House in Hackney was an inspiration. It鈥檚 hard to believe how a car breaker's yard at the side of a Tudor house could have been transformed into such a quirky, award-winning garden, but designer Daniel Lobb somehow managed to pull it off! If you鈥檙e ever in London, go along and see for yourself. Entry to this part of the property is free.
Breaker鈥檚
Yard
2
& 4 Homerton High Street
Hackney
London
E9
6JQ
Tel.
0208 986 2264
(www.nationaltrust.org.uk)
Ramster Hall
As Rachel de Thame discovered, the rhododendrons and azaleas at Ramster Hall are a feast for the eyes in May and June. The whole garden explodes with colour and it鈥檚 a great place to visit if you feel like treating yourself to a day out. It鈥檚 been open for the National Garden Scheme every year without a break for the last 90 years, one of only two gardens in the country to do so.
Ramster
Hall
Petworth
Road
Chiddingfold
Surrey
GU8
4SN
Tel.
01428 654167聽
(www.ngs.org.uk)
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Monty Don |
| Presenter | Carol Klein |
| Presenter | Mark Lane |
| Presenter | Adam Frost |
| Presenter | Rachel de Thame |
| Presenter | Nick Bailey |
| Production Manager | Mandy Knight |
| Series Producer | Sharon Fisher |
| Executive Producer | Paolo Proto |