Episode 8
In Adam Frost鈥檚 garden, he gives his tips on lawn repair, grows some unusual vegetables and plants a seasonal container. Meanwhile, Advolly Richmond brings us up to date in her history of lawns.
In Adam Frost鈥檚 garden, he gives his tips on lawn repair, grows some unusual vegetables and plants a seasonal container.
Advolly Richmond brings us up to date in her history of lawns by exploring the trend for ever more sophisticated machinery in the quest for the perfect sward for sport and recreation. Frances Tophill travels to Devon, where she meets an enthusiast who grows a variety of vegetables which, once planted, return year after year.
In Essex, we visit a back garden bursting with over 100 different types of clematis, and in Worcestershire, we are given a tour of a national collection of spring-flowering elder. And we share more gardens sent in by our viewers.
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Repairing a lawn
Duration: 03:50
Designing a container with shade-loving plants
Adam created a container with plants that enjoy dappled shade.听
These are the plants that he included:
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Dryopteris stewartii
Semiaquilegia ecalcarata
Epimedium 鈥楢mber Queen鈥�
Streptopus amplexifolius
Dryopteris sieboldii
Thalictrum ichangense 鈥�Purple Marble鈥�
Polystichum setiferum 鈥楶濒耻尘辞-顿别苍蝉耻尘鈥�
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Adam Frost |
| Presenter | Advolly Richmond |
| Presenter | Frances Tophill |
| Production Manager | Janelle Backes |
| Series Producer | Sharon Fisher |
| Executive Producer | Gary Broadhurst |