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THE LIVING WALL
This feature shows the types of plants suited to growing vertically in a sunny position, a shady spot and those plants perfect for attracting bees and butterflies into a garden. At the end of the show each wall is being dismantled, transported to a local school and re assembled where each will grow on and fully develop.
Plants in the shady wall:
Monty brought primroses and pulmonarias from Longmeadow to add to the wall.
At the beginning of the show the shady wall was planted up with:
Bleeding heart ( Lamprocapnos spectabilis)
Bleeding heart white flowered (Lamprocapnos spectabilis ‘Alba’)
Bugle (Ajuga reptans Black Scallop)
'Dreamcatcher' (Chaenorhinum origanifolium)
Common polypody (Polypodium vulgare)
Dryopteris filix-mas ‘Barnesii’
Dryopteris filix-mas ‘Linearis Polydactyla’
False goat’s beard (Astilbe vars.)
Fuchsia magellanica ‘Riccartonii’
Gold -edged plantain lily (Hosta fortunei var. aureomarginata)
Golden shield fern (Dryopteris affinis)
Hart’s tongue fern (Asplenium scolopendrium)
Heuchera ‘Marmalade’
Japanese shield fern (Dryopteris erythrosora)
Lady’s mantle (Alchemilla mollis)
Lesser periwinkle (Vinca minor)
Plantain lily (Hosta ‘Francee’)
Plantain lily (Hosta ‘Patriot’)
Plantain lily (Hosta ‘Wide Brim’)
Viola ‘Boughton Blue
Plants in the sunny wall:
Carol brought Sanguisorba officinalis ( Burnet) to add to the sunny wall.
At the beginning of the show the sunny wall was planted up with:
Balkan clary (Salvia nemerosa ‘ Sensation White’)
Balkan clary (Salvia nemerosa ‘Sensation Blue’)
Blanket flower (Gaillardia x grandiflora ‘Granyel’)
Border carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus)
Cotton lavender (Santolina chamaecyparissus)
English lavender (Lavandula angustifolia ‘Hidcote’)
English lavender (Lavandula angustifolia ‘Munstead’)
False heather (Cuphea hyssopifolia)
Hebe ‘Mrs Winder’
Perovskia ‘Blue Spire’
Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Miss Jessopp’s Upright’)
Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis Prostratus Group)
Shrubby bindweed (Convolvulus cneorum)
Tree germander (Teucrium fruiticans)
Plants in the wildlife wall:
Rachel brought Echium vulgare to add to the wildlife wall.
At the beginning of the show the wildlife wall was planted up with:
Anthemis tinctoria ‘Sauce Hollandaise’
Daylily (Hemerocallis ‘Stella de Oro’)
English lavender (Lavandula angustifolia ‘Hidcote’)
English lavender (Lavandula angustifolia ‘Munstead’)
Glossy abelia ( Abelia x grandiflora)
Ice plant (Sedum spectabile ‘Iceberg’)
Masterwort (Astrantia major ‘Primadonna’)
Red valerian ( Centranthus ruber)
Scabiosa ‘Pink Mist’
Sea holly (Eryngium Miss Willmott’s ghost)
Wall spray (Cotoneaster horizontalis)
Visitors brought many plants and Rachel spoke with visitors about white ragged robin Lychnis flos-cuculi ‘ White Robin’ and Astrantia major subsp. involucrata ‘Jumble Hole’. -
SHOW GARDENS WITH JOE
Joe Swift looked at the following show gardens:
For a full list of gardens and awards
The ‘Inside-out’ Garden designed by Daniel Gee ( awarded a Silver Gilt medal)
When in Drought garden designed by Ray Williamson and Marney Hall (awarded a Silver medal). Joe looked at Iris ‘Jane Phillips’; Leptospermum scoparium ‘Charmer’ and Salvia haemotodes ‘Indigo’.
Joe also looked at:
Naturalistic designed by Harry Rich ( awarded a Silver medal) and Growing a fairer future designed by Andy Waro and Drew Markou ( awarded a Silver Gilt medal and most creative small garden award) -
RHS FLORAL MARQUEE WITH CAROL KLEIN
The RHS Floral Marquee is crammed with nurseries producing some of the best plants available to gardeners.
Carol looked at plants that are the essence of June and paeonies caught her eye. Carol looked at:
Paeonia ‘Flame’
Paeonia lactiflora 'Immaculée'
Paeonia ‘Blaze’
Anchusa azurea ‘ Loddon Royalist’
Gladiolus byzantinus
Dianthus barbatus ‘oeschberg’ or Sweet William
Cirsium heterophyllum
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RHS FLORAL MARQUEE WITH MONTY DON
Monty talked with Anne Godfrey from Daisy Roots Nursery, Hertford about her new plant at the show, Astrantia ‘Celeste’. The plant came from a chance seedling and Monty looked at other plants in the RHS Floral Marquee that can be grown from seed.
Monty spoke with Vicki Newman from Craig House Cacti about how easy it is to raise new cacti plants from seed. -
WILDLIFE GARDENING WITH RACHEL de THAME
Wildlife is a trend at the show this year and many of the show gardens have a naturalistic design.
Rachel also spoke with Kate MacRae, or WildlifeKate to her friends, from Lichfield, Staffs. about some of the products available at the show catering for the wildlife in the garden. -
LIVING WALLS WITH JOE SWIFT
Joe visited established living walls in London and spoke with garden designer Adam Shepherd about the importance of using walls where ground space is at a premium.
At the show Joe looked at how living walls can be produced and some of the different products available to gardeners who want to produce a living wall. -
PROPAGATION MASTERCLASS WITH CAROL KLEIN
Carol visited the plant crèche in the RHS Floral Marquee to see the trends in plant buying at the show, and also to advise show visitors the best way to propagate new plants from their new acquisitions.
Carol looked at:
Deschampsia flexuosa 'Tatra Gold' (Wavy hair grass) and showed how to propagate by splitting the clumps to produce smaller plants.
Streptocarpus ‘Sweet Melys’ (Cape primrose), a houseplant that can be propagated by detaching a leaf, cutting into sections across the leaf veins and rooting in gritty compost. -
JOE SWIFT AND ANDY STURGEON
This year the RHS are running a new show garden competition at the show – open to both keen gardeners and established garden designers. Chelsea Gold medal winner Andy Sturgeon has been at the helm of the competition, and the four winners of the competition have built gardens at the show. Each designer had the same £8,000 budget and a list of the same materials to choose from.
On your Marks, Get Set, Garden!
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JOBS FOR THE WEEKEND:
Tomatoes are growing rapidly at this time of year and side shoots should be removed to ensure all water and nutrients are channeled into the main plants and developing fruit.
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JOBS FOR THE WEEKEND:
Seedlings grow quickly and should be moved on when true leaves develop. Plants growing in plugs can be planted when the root system fills the available plug space but before the roots become congested and the compost runs out of nutrients.
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JOBS FOR THE WEEKEND:
You are not the only one waiting for the strawberries to ripen – birds are quick to pounce as soon as the fruits start to redden. To prevent any losses, net the plants and developing fruits now, ensuring the netting is pulled taught.
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FAVOURITES AT THE SHOW
You can’t take everything you like at the show home with you, so Monty, Rachel, Joe and Carol all chose their favourite item at the show:
Rachel chose rusty spiral plant supports, Joe chose a charcoal maker and Carol went for Anemone narcissiflora (Narcissus-flowered anemone)
Monty found Zantedeschia ‘Golden Nugget’ (Calla Lily) totally irresistible and plans to plant near his pond at Longmeadow.
Credits
- Series Producer
- Liz Rumbold
- Presenter
- Monty Don
- Presenter
- Carol Klein
- Presenter
- Joe Swift
- Presenter
- Rachel de Thame
- Producer
- Louise Hampden
More expert gardening advice
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