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Spring Gardening

Spring gardening tips from the Beechgrove Potting Shed and a look at some of Scotland's gardens, presented by Carole Baxter.

Spring gardening tips from The Beechgrove Potting Shed and a look at some of Scotland's gardens presented by Carole Baxter.

Tune in to find out about sowing seeds, creating raised vegetable beds, growing dahlias, strawberries and much more. We'll also be revisiting a couple of episodes of Gemmell's Gardens from the 1980s where Alan Gemmell explores the Scottish gardens at Crarae and Branklyn.

5 hours, 30 minutes

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Thu 24 Feb 2011 00:30
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland

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Chapters

  • Beechgrove Potting Shed tips and questions from 1 March 2009

    Frieda Morrison and her panel provide information on pampas grass, soil, repairing a garden after winter damage, tomatoes and planting bare root trees.

    Duration: 26:05

  • Beechgrove Potting Shed tips and questions from 28 February 2010

    Mark Stephen and his panel tell us more about the wide variety of spring bulbs you can plant to bring colour to your winter ravaged garden.

    Duration: 16:09

  • Gemmell’s Gardens – Crarae

    In this 2004 episode from the series Gemmell's Gardens, Alan Gemmell takes a walk around the Scottish garden of Crarae on the shores of Loch Fyne.

    Duration: 13:59

  • Beechgrove Potting Shed tips and questions from 7 March 2010

    Nicola Singleton and her panel discuss sowing a lawn, hydrangeas, sowing seeds, rabbits eating bark, dogwood and herbaceous plants.

    Duration: 35:27

  • Beechgrove Potting Shed tips and questions from 8 March 2009

    Frieda Morrison and her panel featuring Donald McBean, Ian Young and Peter Timoney are discussing raised vegetable beds, clay soil, bees, winter plants, sowing seeds and strawberries.

    Duration: 28:54

  • Vanished Gardens – The Hercules Garden

    Mark Stephen visits the Hercules Garden at Blair Castle in Perthshire, to find out more about its history and restoration.

    Duration: 26:14

  • Beechgrove Potting Shed tips and questions from 14 March 2010

    Mark Stephen and his panel featuring Donald McBean and Ian Young with spring gardening tips and problem solving.

    Duration: 34:14

  • Beechgrove Potting Shed tips and questions from 15 March 2009

    We hear about snowdrops, potatoes and roses from Frieda Morrison and her panel.

    Duration: 18:11

  • Gemmell’s Gardens – Branklyn

    In this episode from 1983 Alan Gemmell visits Branklyn Garden in Perthshire which has been described as β€œthe finest two acres of private garden in the country”.

    Duration: 13:58

  • Beechgrove Potting Shed tips and questions from 14 March 2010

    Mark Stephen with experts Nicola Singleton and Jim McColl. On this programme we hear about compost, plum trees, grass growing and potatoes.

    Duration: 28:39

  • Beechgrove Potting Shed tips and questions from 22 March 2009

    Frieda Morrison's panel give tips on coping with bugs and disease, growing rhubarb and what varieties of strawberries to grow.

    Duration: 32:04

  • Walking Through Landscape – The Land

    Iain Stewart visits Glen Lui, in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park and learns that the area has long been a playground for visitors.

    Duration: 27:44

  • Beechgrove Potting Shed tips and questions from 28 March 2010

    Mark Stephen and his panel help listeners with dahlias, vegetable gardens and how to move ivy.

    Duration: 19:57

Broadcast

  • Thu 24 Feb 2011 00:30
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland