Step into a flourishing summer at Longmeadow! Discover expert gardening tips, wildflowers like foxgloves, and a behind-the-scenes look at transforming a new meadow.
In this episode of Gardener’s World, we return to a thriving Longmeadow and share essential summer gardening advice to keep your borders blooming into autumn. Learn how to extend the flowering season by deadheading perennials like alliums and geraniums, create vibrant displays with zinnias and cosmos, and manage common issues like leek rust in garlic. The show also explores a stunning national collection of foxgloves, revealing the diversity from wild Digitalis purpurea to rare perennial varieties, and offers practical advice on how to grow and care for them in your own garden.
Join Carol as she celebrates the beauty and history of foxgloves, and follow Joe as he visits renowned garden designer Dan Pearson’s ambitious new Somerset project, where wildflowers and ornamental plantings blend seamlessly with the countryside. You’ll see the creation of a new wildflower meadow at Longmeadow, packed with native plants to attract beneficial insects, and get hands-on tips for sowing meadow seeds, harvesting potatoes, pinching out tomato side shoots, and keeping roses in bloom. Whether you’re interested in naturalistic garden design, practical maintenance tasks, or simply want to enjoy the evolving landscape, this episode is full of inspiration for gardeners of all levels.
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Carol is so great! She's just so incredibly pleased with all the foxgloves, the seemingly myriad of varieties they come in, and how they come in all shapes and sizes. Her enthusiasm is really infectious! Now I want a foxglove, just so I can smile proudly at watching it grow and shine, just like Carol
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