Let’s talk about gardening tools - any must-haves? Also catmint – you can cut it down and a few weeks later, it’ll flower again." Instead, they love anything from the daisy family, as they’ve got big, open flowers. "I’m not fond of double flowers, simply because they don’t feed insects. It makes other plants look great and mixes brilliantly with hardy geraniums." For beauty, I love cosmos and, for drama, I love dahlias, while, for scent, you can’t beat a rose! I also like Alchemilla mollis, or lady’s mantle, which has a froth of lime-green flowers. I also absolutely adore Astrantias they are stalwart perennials and get bigger and better every year. "There’s a wonderful quote by Margery Fish: ‘When in doubt, plant a geranium.’ That’s a good maxim. Mind you, some people would find my garden a bit too lush!" And try to make sure the ground is covered with plants - who wants to look at bare earth anyway? My garden is so densely planted that the plants themselves act as a mulch. If you’re planting anything, just make sure it’s well watered, both at planting time and for the next couple of weeks afterwards. We mulched furiously in the spring, both with compost and leaf mulch. "I’d recommend having water butts everywhere, and mulching is essential. It’s when you are able to enjoy it, as a lot of things are looking their very best and they’ve still got their freshness."ĭo you have any tips for keeping gardens looking luscious during the summer months? "Yes, I love my garden at this time of year. Is summer one of your favourite seasons of the gardening calendar? The idea is that this is something people could do, even if they’ve got very little space." We’ve filled it with all sorts of plants that we’ve grown from seeds and cuttings. I had some old sleepers that had been used as seats, so we made it from them. What’s new at Glebe Cottage that we should look out for? But we concentrate on the ones people can grow." There’s so much variety within each family, from annuals, perennials, shrubs, trees, and even some bulbs. We talk about the benefits of those plants, and have a look at some white foxgloves which we’d grown as seed in the last series. You’re turning the spotlight on a different plant family in each episode, aren’t you?Ĭarol says: "Yes, in the first episode we explore a family with an awful name -Scrophulariaceae - which includes foxgloves and verbascum. Here Carol shares more about this latest series. The six-parter will see her share tips and tricks on how to make the most of outdoor areas, no matter how big or small the space. (Image credit: Channel 5) More from Carol Klein on her gardening tips, favorite summer plants and flowers, plus her series highlights. Carol has plenty of tips for keeping gardens blooming in the summer months.
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