Eggleston Hall Gardens Videos
Showing all videos from January, 2013 
Snow clearing
Snow clearing. Robert loves machinery, and is currently in a state of near ecstasy with all the snow.....only tempered by the fact that, as a...
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Some unusual garden features (contains a little vulgarity)
A look at some unusual garden features from August 2013. I hated them at first, but have come away thinking that these earthwork type structures...
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A couple of nice climbers
These climbers are always worth a look if your thinking about a climbing plant for an old shed or wall for example. The clematis tangutica...
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Hostas; Whirlwind; Niagra Falls; and Twist of Lime
Three fine Hostas...
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Matteuccia struthiopteris
A look at the beautiful "Shuttlecock" or "Ostrich Plume" fern
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The Wall...An added bonus for the nurseryman.
A description of the wall and its uses at Eggleston Hall Gardens.
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Brian working? Surely not?
I had to lay down after viewing this little film. Nothing really of horticultural interest, but worthy of a place on the site for its...
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A Dutch Garden (contains course language)
A visit to Ascot House and a nose through their Dutch Garden. Lovely place, lacking in toilets but plenty of bushes if your quick.
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Hedgehog Hollies
A look at two little male hollies with the added interest of unusual spines on the leaves.
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Witch Hazel Part 1
A look at Hamamalis pallid....a yellow Witch Hazel
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Witch Hazel Part 2
A comparison of some different coloured Witch Hazels.
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Picea abies Fastigiata....
A Christmas tree with an erection....who ever heard of such a thing. A hardy and interesting conifer and highly suitable as a statement or accent...
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Hosta
A look at Hosta June and a few others including "Praying Hands"....One for the garden-geeks really! Note: I managed to get a bee sting on my...
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I am not a f***ing Holly
The wonderful Desfontania spinosa looks to all like a holly....in fact ive had arguments with people that insist it is......However, when it flowers all is...
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Eryngium "Silver Ghost" in my home garden
One of the best plants for bees and some other beneficial insects. Sometimes sold as Miss Willmott's Ghost or Silver Ghost. I prefer not to...
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Some Garden Flowers Bees choose
The end of the day is a wonderful time to study the flowers and their visitors. It's interesting to note when there is so much...
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By customer request **Helens display at Eggleston Hall Gardens**
Initially this video was meant as an instruction on overwintering Penstemons. However I became entranced by the morning and Helens display outside the garden shop...
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Trees at Eggleston Hall Gardens
A winter wander round the trees for sale at Eggleston Hall Gardens, plus an explanation on pruning for shape as in standard and half standard...
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An old Cherry story
A look at the visual and growth incompatibility between both rootstock and variety of an old cherry tree. You see this about quite often in...
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The Gardeners Robin
A gardeners companion in midwinter. Every year there is always one.......and I'm honestly not as simple as I sound.
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Metasequoia glyptostroboides "Goldrush"
A fine deciduous conifer, fresh golden leaves and lush growth make this highly desirable tree very gardenworthy. I developed something of a habit in recent...
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Cedar as Ground cover?......have you lost the plot?
The use of shrubs and some tree species as ground cover should, i feel, be more widely considered. Here I am showing you the potential...
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The Willow Gentian
The lovely Willow Gentian. A picture of loveliness in the late summer garden......
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Red Hot Poker (Kniphofia) division
A demonstration on summer Kniphofia divisions. A perennial favourite, though i'm not keen on the things. The importance of cutting back the leaves is explained.
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Semi-ripe cuttings; A very rough guide
Semi-ripe cuttings are simple, the late summer months provide a huge bounty of material from all the standard shrubs. On the nursery I never waste...
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First season with a "Top Bar" Beehive
Not an instructional video. A relaxed look at the working of a Top Bar beehive, a type becoming more popular in gardens because of its...
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Persicaria amplexicaulis "J S Caliente"...As ground cover.
A different ground cover, not particularly ground hugging, but covers well and works in very inhospitable conditions.
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Hosta "Invincible"...slug resistant because even molluscs have standards.
A look at a supposedly "Slug proof" hosta......and a personal opinion.
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Ilex maderensis Variegata...a rarer holly.
A quick look at a lesser known male holly and an explanation of maculate and marginate. It will pollinate both altaclerensis and aquifolium varieties/cultivars.
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Crocosmia Culzean Castle
A lovely pinkish tinged Crocosmia from Michael Wickenden at Cally Gardens in Dumfries. Michael is a genuine collector and traveller, one of the last plant...
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Brunneras; Mr Morse and Looking Glass (foliage)
A look at two fine and highly complimentary Brunnera varieties.
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Hydrangea aspera Villosa...A beauty in blue.
This is a wonderfully exciting plant to look forward to each year. Easy to grow and rewarding in return.
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Meadowbrite Pixie; A pretty little coneflower
A nice little Echinacea, colourful, long flowering, and easy. Who could ask for more?
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Agastache "Blackadder"
Wonderful plant from North America, introduced in its original form around 1826. Sometimes also called Anise or Fennel Giant Hyssop. The leaves are scented and once...
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Cotinus "Royal Purple" (not Purple cloak!)
A quick and simplistic look at the "Smoke Bush"...Cotinus coggygria "Royal Purple.....not Purple Cloak as I believe I called it in the film. Sorry, that's...
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The Holly and the Ivy...or clematis in this case!
A combination of Ilex cameliifolia and Clematis Ville de Lyon. I like to twist the odd clematis through shrub, obviously not a montana, alpina, or...
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Syringa emodii Aureovariegata...The Himalayan Lilac
The strong growth and foliage of Syringa emodii Aureo-Variegata makes an interesting and rare backdrop in the garden. A trouble free tree or large shrub...
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Cedrus atlantica Glauca Pendula
This short video was filmed at Ascot House in Buckinghamshire. The gardens are well worth a visit but open over a limited period in summer...
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Actea and Phlox combination
This is a nice combination. Although not a particular cheerleader for variegated plants, I find the clean lines of Phlox "Harlequin" rather attractive. I first...
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Acer palmatum "Autumn Glory"
A quick look at one of the finest maples for the garden.
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Sorbus commixta
The sorbus (Mountain Ash) are a lovely and much underused Genus of tree, although strictly speaking the Mountain ash are only really of the "Aucuparia"...
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Autumn colour on less common plants
Enter text…Not all colour is about Japanese Maples…..there are a thousand other plants whose colour is just as striking, just as dramatic, and often even...
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Frohberg...One to get your leg over
One of the strangest shaped conifers. I have always known this as Abies Frohberg, however I have recently been informed it is correctly classified as...
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Japanese Maples; Why the high cost?
A short explanation on why Japanese Maples are relatively expensive.
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Uvularia grandiflora
This is a lovely little woodlander from North America. Narrow bells of clear yellow flowers and smooth perfoliate leaves. ***Posh word alert*** perfoliate; The leaves are connected...
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Cedrus deodara
A highly dramatic and interesting form of Cedar deodora for the garden. ***Posh word alert*** deodara; Indian name for the deodar. (dee-oh-DAR-uh)
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Frilly Fanny
An out-take really....however the plant is non the less beautiful and something of a snatch at the price we sell them.
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A short summers evening wander/crown buds
This 10 minute video was thought binned, not least because I looked a twat, but also because the dogs caused nothing but trouble in the...
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Golden conifers; Cryptomaria Sekkan-Sugi & Picea Skylands
A look at two beautiful winter conifers of the golden forms.
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How to offload a bent Holly as a Christmas gift....
Sometimes its worth growing standard plants such as Bay or Holly with a twist or a curve in the stem. Not everyone has a suitable...
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Golden conifers; Pinus Gold Coin & Abies Golden Spreader
A further look at two Golden conifers that will brighten up the winter gardenscape.
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Cimicifuga (Actea) racemosa atropurpurea
A quick look at a late summer favourite. "Cimicifuga (actea) racemosa atropurpurea" in all its glory, though slightly faded due to the poor light this...
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Ageratina (Eupatorium) Chocolate & Robinia Frisia
A look at the combination of two delightful and relatively easily grown plants....The Robinia "Frisia" isn't always easy in cold area, but like most acacias...
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A little late summer colour
A quick nose about in a border to see what worth a very late summer look.
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Reversion in plants.
Using a Japanese maple as a subject, this is a good example how "reversion" can skew the outcome of a plant and the original intention...
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Young Japanese Maple stock
A look at some young Japanese maples beginning to develop their autumnal colours. These young plants will need another year or two before being made...
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