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Episode 9

Episode 9 of 31

An exclusive look at the RHS Malvern Spring Festival with Monty Don. Carol Klein seeks out the fabulously scented floral marquee while Joe Swift checks out the show garden designs.

The programme comes from the renowned RHS Malvern Spring Festival, otherwise known affectionately as the plants and people show.

Monty Don gets an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the impressive displays, plants and show gardens on offer.

Meanwhile, Carol Klein seeks out this year's show stoppers in the fabulously scented floral marquee and Joe Swift gets an inside track on the motivation and inspiration behind some of the stunning show garden designs.

29 minutes

Bluebell garden featured

Bluebell garden featured

David & Angela Judge
Shuttifield Cottage
Birchwood
Storridge
Worcestershire
WR13 5HA

The wonderful bluebells in David and Angela’s garden are at their peak right now. If you’re in the area and fancy paying them a visit, they’re open this weekend for the National Gardens Scheme. Please click on the link below for more information about opening times.

(www.ngs.org.uk)

Jobs for the weekend: Weed your borders

Now is the perfect time to do some handweeding in your borders. This means getting down on your hands and knees and pulling out what you don’t want. If you’re not sure what is a weed and what isn’t, leave the seedlings to grow on a bit longer and deal with them then.

(www.rhs.org.uk)

Jobs for the weekend: Support peas

It’s important to stake peas before they get all tangled. Brushwood is the traditional thing to use, but any twiggy prunings will do the job or even netting.  As long as you have plenty of material for the growing tendrils to entwine, they’ll happily support themselves.

(www.rhs.org.uk)

Jobs for the weekend: Deadhead daffodils & tulips

Although daffodils and tulips are fading fast now, it’s important to allow the foliage and stems to die back naturally over the next few weeks. It’s tempting to cut them back as they look so ugly, but resist the urge if you can! It’s a good idea to cut off the old flower heads, however, to avoid energy being wasted in the production of seed.

(www.rhs.org.uk)

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Monty Don
Presenter Carol Klein
Presenter Joe Swift
Series Producer Christina Nutter
Series Editor Liz Rumbold

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