The Garden Log - Episode 7: Dystopian flower beds made easy!

Episode 7: Dystopian flower beds made easy!

11/15/17 • 18 min

This week’s special edition focuses on planting a spectacular, long flowering border to keep you radioactively warm all winter.

Plants used for this project:

Allium moly

Erigeron karvinskianus

x Heucherella ‘Kimono’

Hylotelephium spectabile 'Carl'

Gaura lindheimeri ‘Sparkle White’

Kniphofia ‘Toffee Nosed’

Mahonia eurybracteata ‘Sweet Winter

Sisyrinchium striatum

This week’s special edition focuses on planting a spectacular, long flowering border to keep you radioactively warm all winter.

Plants used for this project:

Allium moly

Erigeron karvinskianus

x Heucherella ‘Kimono’

Hylotelephium spectabile 'Carl'

Gaura lindheimeri ‘Sparkle White’

Kniphofia ‘Toffee Nosed’

Mahonia eurybracteata ‘Sweet Winter

Sisyrinchium striatum

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Episode 6: Social learning in squirrels, the Ipomoea report and dairy farming with Richard Burton

Another wander through the gardening week. In this episode it’s time to talk tulips. I tell the story of my Morning Glory and commiserate with a listener over his dismembered tiarella.

Next Episode

Episode 8: Compost leeching, Iris psuedacorus and psychological tips for leaf collection

Now back in England, hands firmly in the soil, head high in the clouds.

Its time to talk compost. Also, I'll be flagging some issues with Iris pseudacorus and conducting a survey of the flowering plants still braving the November chill.

As always, questions and feedback to [email protected]

@Bensgarden

Happy gardening!