Eggleston Hall Gardens Videos
Swarming Bees in an English Garden
One of natures wonders, a good May swarm; A swarm in May is worth a load of hay, A swarm in June is worth a Silver Spoon, A...
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Apple Tree Pollination Explained
Apple Tree Pollination Explained is aimed to clarify the question of if a gardener need more than one tree and why. Most people do not...
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Sweet Peas....Tying onto canes
Tying up sweet peas has always been a pain...leave them and the lead shoots fall over under their own weight. On wigwams they eventually make...
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How to grow garlic in pots....A trial.
Having never been very successful with garlic culture, I decided to put the growing in pots to the test. Planted in late september this video...
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Propagating Primulas by Spring Division
A simple guide to spring division of Primula.....
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Big Plants on the Nursery.
How we handle larger specimens on the Nursery. Some are quite ball busting, others just need a little move upwards. Some gardeners are willing to...
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Re-potting a Standard Bay Tree + live out-take
This video is about Re-potting a Standard Bay Tree. The method also applies to any other large pot grown ornamental such as Buxus (Box) or...
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Acer Shishigashira and Ilex Dragon Lady
Acer palmatum Shishigashira and Ilex Dragon Lady
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Acer palmatum Arakawa (Rough Barked Maple)
This video is about Acer palmatum Arakawa (Rough Barked Maple)....Its not the most attractive bark to some, but very attractive to others.....I like it....I think!
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Acer palmatum Seiryu
Acer palmatum Seiryu is one of the only true upright dissected forms. It is quite superb as a garden plant but also works well in...
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Acer palmatum Red Pygmy
Acer palmatum Red Pygmy. one of the dwarfed and hardier of the linearfolium types....A little cracker.
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The Cost of Standard Hollies (Some Bad Language)
Standard Hollies are highly desirable plants. Good ones are few and far between, yet it is not the scarcity that drives the price, it is...
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Plantsmans Rock
A little autumnal fun before winter arrives.......
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Plants for Bees; October
A late September wander through the garden with Elizabeth as she films plants which, before saying their farewell to 2013, provide good food sources for...
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October at Plantsmans Corner
An October wander and poke about Plantsmans Corner as the plants say their farewell to 2013 with a final flourish.
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Hydrangea sargentiana and Acer griseum (Mothers & Daughters)
A look at mothers and daughters.....with regard to Acer griseum and Hydrangea aspera sargentiana that is.....two of the finest, most dramatic, hardy, and reliable plants...
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Shorts; Two 30 second films for BBC Newsnight
As requested, I have provided Newsnight my shorts!.... they must be dumbing down a flagship programme to want this kind of stuff! Anyway, I've adapted these...
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Crocosmias
A look at some lovely forms of Crocosmia. There are many more but I would consider these, with the exception of one, amongst the best.
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Flames, Fishing Rods, Ghosts and a Turtles Head!!
Some of the loveliest late summer flowers; Chelone, Eryngium, Tropaeolum, and Dierama all put in a show.
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Echinops; The Globe Thistles
The Globe thistles are amongst some of the most beautiful, long lasting, mid to late summer perennials. Highly prized and very effective in borders, especially...
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