Episode 19

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Episode 19 of 30, Gardeners' World, 2009/2010

Duration: 30 minutes

The stunning naturalistic planting at Trentham Gardens in Staffordshire proves the inspiration for the team to look at Greenacres' own prairie border. Toby is planning ahead - preparing the border for early spring by planting bulbs and looking at plants that can be propagated at this time of year.

Joe's returned from Trentham with some new ideas on plant combinations and how we can adapt them in the Greenacre borders.

It's also time to add alliums into the garden so there's a chance to find out all you need to know about them from experts at the Royal Horticultural Society.

Carol's in her Devon garden celebrating the perfect flowers to grow for late summer colour - asters and rudbeckias.

And it's time to meet the third finalist in the BBC Gardener of the Year competition as the judges visit them in their own garden and put their gardening skills to the test.

  • Plants featured

    Allium cernuum (Nodding onion)
    Allium christophii (Star of Persia)
    Allium schubertii (Schuberts garlic)
    Allium sphaerocephalon (Drumsticks)
    Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' (Chinese fountain grass)
    Echinops ritro 'Veitch's Blue' (Globe thistle)
    Nectaroscordum siculum (Sicilian honey garlic)
    Pennisetum alopecuroides (Purple fountain grass)
    Rudbeckia fulgida var. deamii (Deam’s coneflower)
    Sedum 'Red Cauli'

  • Places visited

    RHS Garden Harlow Carr
    Crag Lane
    Harrogate
    HG3 1QB
    01423 565418
    Open 9.30am-6pm

    Trentham Gardens
    Stone Road
    Trentham
    Staffordshire
    ST4 8AX
    01782 646 646
    Open 9am – 6pm

Credits

Presenter
Toby Buckland
Presenter
Carol Klein
Presenter
Alys Fowler
Producer
Louise Hampden
Producer
Rosemary Edwards

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