Episode 17
Gardening magazine. Joe Swift explores the Savill Garden in Windsor to see how the traditional rose garden has been reimagined into a contemporary design.
Earlier in the year, Monty put aside a patch of his garden to grow his own cut flowers, and this week he returns to assess the results and harvest his first crop of colourful blooms.
We pay a visit to an organic flower farm to find out how, from seed to harvest, the process of growing plays a large part in improving wellbeing, and Joe Swift explores the Savill Garden in Windsor to see how the traditional rose garden has been reimagined into a contemporary design.
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Duration: 03:11
Garden featured
If you fancy visiting the extraordinary rose garden Joe Swift went to see, here are the details. It's open every day of the week and should stay looking good throughout August and September.
The Savill Garden
Wick Lane
Englefield Green
Surrey TW20 0UU
Tel. 01753 860222
The Savill Garden (www.windsorgreatpark.co.uk)
Cut flower lady
Jo Wright is passionate about growing cut flowers and runs a very successful business selling organic blooms to the public. To maintain a constant supply of suitable material, Jo and her team are always sowing and planting a wide range of flowers and when asked for her top recommendations, Jo came up with the following:Â
Achillea filipendulina
Achillea millefollium
Achillea ptarmica 'The Pearl'
Alchemilla mollisÂ
Ammi majus
Bupleurum rotundifolium ‘G°ù¾±´Ú´Ú¾±³Ù³ó¾±â€™
Consolida ‘Giant Imperial
Mixed’
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Purity'
Moluccella laevis
Nicotiana ‘Lime Green’
Rosa The Generous
Gardener
Rosa Queen of Sweden
Salvia
viridis ‘M´Ç²Ô²¹°ù³¦³ó’
Scabiosa
atropurpurea ‘Tall
Double Mixed’
Scabiosa
caucasica ‘Issac House Hybrids’
Verbena
bonariensis
Veronica
spicata ‘Sightseeing Mix’
Zinnia
elegans ‘Purple Prince’
Zinnia elegans ‘Queen Red Lime’
(www.rhs.org.uk)
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Monty Don |
| Presenter | Joe Swift |
| Executive Producer | Paolo Proto |
| Series Producer | Chloe Rawlings |
Broadcasts
- Wed 20 Jul 2016 20:30
- Sat 23 Jul 2016 17:30
- Sun 24 Jul 2016 08:00
- Mon 25 Jul 2016 08:30