Episode 2
Gardeners鈥� World celebrates the snowdrop and visits one of the world鈥檚 largest collections, nurtured in a suburban back garden and Monty gives tips on what to do once they have finished flowering.
Gardeners鈥� World celebrates the snowdrop and visits one of the world鈥檚 largest collections, lovingly nurtured in a suburban back garden and Monty gives tips on what to do once they have finished flowering.
At Longmeadow it鈥檚 time to get dahlias into growth and, for inspiration, last summer we visited a field full of dahlias in Sussex to get tips from a professional grower.
Nick Bailey revels in the beauty of magnolias and Monty has plenty of jobs for us all to be getting on with this weekend.
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Growing dahlias
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Steve Owen's snowdrops
It鈥檚 easy to appreciate the beauty of snowdrops when viewed through the eyes of Steve Owen, a National Collection holder of Galanthus. It would not be hard to be inspired to grow them after seeing the huge number he has and we were very privileged to visit his garden.聽 Steve was also kind enough to share some of his favourites and suggested a couple of easy varieties for the beginner galanthophile.
Galanthus
nivalis
鈥楲ydiard Diana鈥�
A
rare snowdrop, it took 12 years for Steve to acquire, with not a trace of green
on its petals.
Galanthus
nivalis
鈥楽now White鈥檚 Gnome鈥�
A
tiny snowdrop, one of the newest in Steve鈥檚 collection.
Galanthus
nivalis
'Savill Gold'
A
tricky snowdrop to grow, Steve has finally managed to get it to flower after a
14 year wait.
Galanthus
nivalis
鈥楩ee Clochette鈥�
聽A beautiful little snowdrop from France whose name means fairy bell.
Galanthus 鈥楾reasure Island鈥�
A
rare and expensive snowdrop with golden colouration.
Galanthus 鈥楪inns鈥� Imperati鈥�
Steve
recommends this as a more affordable variety to grow with silimar habit to
鈥楾reasure Island鈥�.
Galanthus
elwesii var.
monostictus 'Rogers Rough'
A
snowdrop from Kent, we will let you draw your own conclusions about the name!
Galanthus
woronowii
A
strong growing Russian snowdrop which is particularly good for beginners.
Galanthus 鈥楶addy鈥檚 Ketton鈥�
An
Irish weeping form of snowdrop that has been around for many years.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Monty Don |
| Presenter | Nick Bailey |
| Series Producer | Sharon Fisher |
| Executive Producer | Gary Broadhurst |
| Production Manager | Janelle Backes |