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Last broadcast on Fri, 29 May 2009, 20:00 on BBC Two (except Wales) (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
Toby Buckland and Alys Fowler champion the great British bumble bee by exploring ways of making our gardens more bee friendly and planting nectar-rich plants.
Alys hands out some more of her thrifty gardening tips, while Toby gets busy planting choice clematis varieties.
Carol continues teaching her three keen amateur gardeners some more horticultural techniques; this week, her gardening class features 'tip cuttings'.
Joe Swift is on hand at Greenacre, sowing gourmet squash varieties in the 'Dig-In Garden', and continues to help a young couple to demystify garden design and empower themselves to build the back garden of their dreams.
Plants featured
Agastache ‘Firebird’
Ajuga reptans ‘Catlin’s Giant’, Bugle
Aquilegia ‘Hensol Harebell’, Columbine
Aquilegia longissima, Longest-spurred columbine
Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’, Wormwood
Bowles’s mint
Chervil
Chives
Cirsium rivulare ‘Atropurpureum’
Clematis integrifolia, Clematis
Clematis montana var. rubens, Clematis
Clematis ‘Pamiat Serdtsa’, Clematis
Clematis Rebecca, Clematis
Coriander
Echinops bannaticus, Blue globe thistle
Echium pininana, Giant viper’s bugloss
Echium webbii
Erysimum ‘Bowles’s Mauve’, Perennial wallflower
French tarragon
Geranium antipodeum ‘Pink Spice’
Hesperis matronalis var. albiflora, Sweet rocket
Lavandula x chaytoriae ‘Sawyers’, Lavender
Mentha nemorosa var. alopecuroides, Bowles’s mint
Monarda ‘Cambridge Scarlet’, Beebalm
Origanum vulgare ‘Aureum’, Golden marjoram
Parsley
Penstemon ‘Alice Hindley’
Penstemon ‘Purple Bedder’
Rosmarinus officinalis, Rosemary
Salvia officinalis ‘Purpurascens’, Purple sage
Sedum ‘Herbstfreude’ (Autumn Joy)
Tanacetum coccineum ‘Robinson’s Rose’, Pyrethrum
Thymus ‘Silver Posie’, Thyme
Tomato ‘Gardener’s Delight’
Verbena bonariensis
Top 10 bee plants
1 Agastache
2 Ajuga, Bugle
3 Cirsium rivulare ‘Atropurpureum’
4 Echium
5 Echinops, Globe thistle
6 Erysimum ‘Bowles’s Mauve’, Perennial wallflower
7 Monarda, Beebalm
8 Sedum
9 Tanacetum coccineum, Pyrethrum
10 Verbena bonariensis
Techniques Featured
Planting a lavender hedge
Taking penstemon cuttings
Planting up a bee border
Laying a path
Clematis planting
Growing tomatoes in growbags
Planting up a herb container
Gardens visited
Glenis Dyer
British Clematis Society
Elm Close
Binton Road
Welford-on-Avon
Warwickshire CV37 8PT
Tel. 01789 750793
Open for the National Garden Scheme & by appointment for groups of 10 or more. See NGS website for further details: http://www.ngs.org.uk/gardens/gardenfinder/garden.aspx?id=8613
Angela & Alban Bunting
Spindle Cottage
Binegar Green
Binegar
near Bath
Somerset BA3 4UE
angela@spindlecottage.co.uk
Open by appointment only
Useful websites
British Clematis Society
http://www.britishclematis.org.uk/index.htm
Bumblebee Conservation Trust
http://www.bumblebeeconservation.org/
Gardeners’ World Live
http://www.bbcgardenersworldlive.com/
Credits
- Presenter
- Toby Buckland
- Presenter
- Carol Klein
- Presenter
- Joe Swift
- Presenter
- Alys Fowler
Broadcasts
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Fri 29 May 200920:00
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Fri 29 May 200920:00
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