Episode 14
It鈥檚 almost summer solstice, the longest day of the year, and Frances Tophill is gardening at Damson Farm, a magical garden set in the glorious Somerset countryside.
It鈥檚 almost summer solstice, the longest day of the year, and Frances Tophill is gardening at Damson Farm, a magical garden set in the glorious Somerset countryside. There's a beautiful wildflower meadow, a productive edible garden and naturalistic ornamental planting to inspire. The designer shares many of Frances鈥檚 passions - growing plants for purpose and creating wildlife-friendly spaces - and at this time of the year, there鈥檚 plenty to get on with.
Carol Klein shares her growing experience and favourite plant combinations to guarantee colour in beds and containers all summer long. Adam Frost meets a grower who has adapted her garden to cope with serious annual floods thanks to a clever choice of plants and innovative design. And the plants don't just survive, they thrive!
There鈥檚 also a visit to an Aladdin鈥檚 cave of a garden in Watford to meet a gardener who can鈥檛 resist a junkyard buy to add to her collection.
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