Gardening on Loch Ness, new potatoes and perennial kitchen herbs
Discovering the links a Loch Ness garden has with the Falkland Islands, the top five perennial herbs we could all try cultivating at home and a seasonal recipe for new potatoes.
Nicola Singleton and the team help you get the most from your growing space. This week they visit Abriachan Garden Nursery on the banks of Loch Ness and discover the links it has with other corners of the globe...
Garden owner Don Davidson describes how he came to be gardening in the Falklands and New Zealand, the growing challenges they faced there and how it compares with gardening in the Highlands of Scotland. Plus, how many varieties of primula can you squeeze into one garden nursery?!
Gardening expert Carole Baxter explains why herbs are so good to grow if you’re short of space and suggests the top five perennial herbs we should all have a go at cultivating.
Chef Neil Forbes demonstrates a simple recipe to make the most of this week’s seasonal ingredient – new potatoes.
And Nicola rounds up the gardening jobs we should be tackling this week.
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