I enjoyed GW last night too. I suspect he was preaching to the converted in a lot of ways, but if it just encourages one person to either join a community garden or get into their own little patch then thats great.
Have to encourage the care givers too @Purplerain - doctors, community nurses, social workers etc. as well as the policy makers in councils, NHS and government. Gardeners spreading the word on their own tend to be treated with scepticism.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Not sure it was mentioned but he does move all his citrus into the greenhouse for winter.
The Meyer lemon is the hardiest variety but not hardy enough for most British winters as even that one doesn't like any frost. I have kept mine in an unheated but sheltered polytunnel in full sun over winter since I bought it and it's been fine but -8C outside is exceptional here and of short duration. A limquat and a yuzu have also done well.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Final episode of this year's series at 8pm tonight.
In the final programme of the series, Monty is in the jewel garden showing which plants need protection from the elements now and which ones can be left until after the first frosts. He also plants out berried shrubs to help feed wildlife in the winter, harvests pumpkins and shows how to make use of fallen autumnal leaves.
Carol Klein shows the planting partners still making an impact in the borders of the Bishop’s Palace and Gardens in Somerset, and Adam Frost is in the Cotswolds finding out about some surprising planting schemes designed with animals in mind.
Frances Tophill summarises her first season on her allotment in Kent and Rachel de Thame updates her containers to ensure that they give interest for the upcoming seasons ahead. And, earlier this year, Nick Bailey visited Forde Abbey and met its head gardener to learn about the secrets behind the success of the abbey’s acclaimed display of tulips.
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Does anyone know what kind of lemon tree was shown in Montys garden, and if it can be kept out all year?
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TP
The Meyer lemon is the hardiest variety but not hardy enough for most British winters as even that one doesn't like any frost. I have kept mine in an unheated but sheltered polytunnel in full sun over winter since I bought it and it's been fine but -8C outside is exceptional here and of short duration. A limquat and a yuzu have also done well.
In the final programme of the series, Monty is in the jewel garden showing which plants need protection from the elements now and which ones can be left until after the first frosts. He also plants out berried shrubs to help feed wildlife in the winter, harvests pumpkins and shows how to make use of fallen autumnal leaves.
Carol Klein shows the planting partners still making an impact in the borders of the Bishop’s Palace and Gardens in Somerset, and Adam Frost is in the Cotswolds finding out about some surprising planting schemes designed with animals in mind.
Frances Tophill summarises her first season on her allotment in Kent and Rachel de Thame updates her containers to ensure that they give interest for the upcoming seasons ahead. And, earlier this year, Nick Bailey visited Forde Abbey and met its head gardener to learn about the secrets behind the success of the abbey’s acclaimed display of tulips.
I don’t know if it was the fertiliser or the new white fence, but the berries on our cotoneasters in September were dramatically bright red this year.
Looking forward to the leaf mould and containers as they’re hot topics in my garden too.
Theres so much to do through autumn and winter I wish they’d find a way to carry on, even with a fifteen minute spot or weekly episodes online.