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March In Bloom – Primrose
The primrose is native to Britain; it is the quintessential flower of March and Easter time, especially in Devon, where the hedgerows brim with their bright early blooms. They are the perfect edge-of-woodland flower and easy to grow from seed.
The Seed Site – about primroses -
April In Bloom – Tulips
Carol adores tulips but her soil conditions are not ideal, heavy, slightly acidic clay, so she grows hers in pots. Not only do they grow strongly but they also can be placed around the garden just as they come into finest bloom.
Top tulips awarded the RHS AGM -
Hot Borders – Niwaki, Cloud pruning.
‘Nawaki’ is the Japanese art of cloud-pruning. Jake Hobson, an expert in the art, sculpts Carol’s serpentine box hedge in the Hot Borders to reflect and echo the soft curves of the landscape beyond the garden.
Jake Hobson - cloud pruning -
Potting Shed - Sowing first seeds.
There’s an excitement about sowing the first seeds of the year. Each tiny seed holds within it all the hope for the seasons yet to come. Fine seed like Nicotiana can be sown into trays and larger seed like, Cerinthe, can be sown into individual cells.
RHS Seed sowing advice -
Woodland Garden - Planting amelanchier 'La Paloma'
Carol’s much loved Astelia succumbed to winter frosts. Its removal creates a planting opportunity. Perhaps one of the finest small trees for any garden is Amelanchier, Snowy mespilus, from North America. Carol chooses the ‘La Paloma’( the dove) variety.
Wikipedia - about Amelanchier -
Woodland Garden -Trillium chloropetalum.
It has taken Carol seven years to grow her trilliums from seed. They love moisture and shade so are perfect for growing in woodland though they do not like waterlogged conditions.
RHS Trilliums info -
Brick Garden - Dividing perennials.
Congested clumps of perennials can become weak and die-off in the centre. Lifting and dividing every two or three years not only ensures plant health and vigour, it increases stock numbers at the same time.
RHS Dividing perennials
Credits
- Series Producer
- Tricia Lawton
- Presenter
- Carol Klein
- Director
- Mark Scott
- Producer
- Mark Scott
- Executive Producer
- Gill Tierney
- Executive Producer
- Sarah Moors
