The Garden of Eaden: December 2024

Alan Titchmarsh says 'Grow these seven plants for flowers all winter' ga...

Let's be honest, winter can be a pretty bleak period when it comes to maintaining ornamental colour and interest in the garden. However there is some hope as gardening guru Alan Titchmarsh has provided us with his recommendation of seven flowering plants which will provide some longed for interest during these overcast winter months.

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Never Cut, Prune or Trim these Plants in Winter

When you are sent out to tidy up the garden there is always the temptation to work methodically through the borders making everything equally trimmed and tidy. However that would be a mistake because many of your commonly found plants have their flower bud already in place and any cuts will removed them to give you a deadly flowerless spring. So in this video English horticulturist give you the heads up on to which shrubs to should definitely keep clear of. So these are my plants not to cut in winter.

How to Sow, Grow and Germinate Sweet Peas from Seed - Lathyrus odoratus

Sweet peas have been a favourite of gardeners for almost two century's. And why wouldn't they be popular as they have a fantastic sweet fragrance and colourful blousy blooms. To find out how the best way to grow sweet peas English horticulturist Lorna gives us the benefit of her knowledge working at one the UK's Sweet Pea National collections in West Sussex.

Never make these mistakes growing or planting camellias!

Camellias are one of the most popular of the early season flowering shrubs however due to the cost of production, and limited availability of some of the more fancy hybrids and cultivars, they can be a bit pricing compared to other comparable plants. Now as tough and hardy as they are, there are a number of simple mistakes that can be made when growing Camellias which can result in your precious specimens from performing at their best. So in this video English horticulturist Simon goes through some of the most common.

Monty Don says 'Plant these Seeds and bulbs in December'

December has arrived and while the majority of gardens have been put to bed for the winter there are still jobs that can be done to help give you a better start for the new year. So in this video English horticulturist Simon checks out Monty Dons list of bulbs and seeds that he sows and plants in December.

What is the Largest, Tallest Bamboo in the World Which you can Grow in t...

The tallest bamboo in the world, Dendrocalamus giganteus (Giant Bamboo), but what is the largest tallest bamboo that you can grow here in the UK? Well that turns out to be the amazing Phyllostachys edulis. You can find out more but watch this video of our visit to Trebah gardeners which holds a fantastic display of winter hardy bamboos.

Tortoise Hibernation: How and when to hibernate your tortoise - Lorna th...

It is that time of the year when the weather has finally become cold enough to think about bringing the tortoises in for the winter. So in this video Lorna explains why she does it, when to do it and how she will be overwintering them this year.

Tropical Gardens UK: My Exotic Garden Destroyed!

We all knew this day would come. Just one sharp frost and you can say goodbye to all your hard works in the garden. Well, it can be if you have made the terrible decision of creating an exotic garden and then not put in any winter preparation to mitigate disaster!

So in this video English horticulturist Simon shows of the terrible remains of his tropical effect garden and what steps were taken to ensure that next years display has been saved.

How to Stop Your Christmas Tree from Dropping or Losing its Needles?

Most of us love a real Christmas tree, but the downside of some species is that they will lose their needles when brought inside the home. So in this video English horticulturist Simon explains some of the best ways in which you can help manage your Xmas tree needle drop so that at least some of them will still be in place on Boxing day.

Alan Titchmarsh says 'Sow these four plant seeds now or regret it!'

Alan Titchmarsh is one of England's best loved gardening presenters and so when he gives out advice, one should usually listen! In this video we discuss his most recent advice on which four plant types should have their seeds sown now. That way they have a chance to initiate germination in the spring by being planted before the freezing temperatures of winter can work its magic. So in this video English horticulturist Simon explains which these four plants groups are, why they need to be planted now and which plant in his opinion has been missed of the list!