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Showing all videos from May, 2013 

Lunaria rediviva

Posted 29th May, 2013

A look at an attractive form of the perennial honesty....bees seem to like it as well as people.

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A Touch of Spring

Posted 29th May, 2013

An early morning walk around Eggleston Hall Gardens before the customers start arriving and I have to hide away in the potting shed. There is...

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Rheum atropurpureum

Posted 29th May, 2013

This is a highly dramatic strain of Rheum.....I have yet to see one the like, apart from those that have been propagated from this the...

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Acer Corallinum and Corylus Red Majestic

Posted 29th May, 2013

Two fine plants; Acer palmatum Corallinum is a stunning spring drama queen, beautiful, showy, yet hard to please and highly temperamental if not given all she...

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Smilacena racemosa

Posted 23rd May, 2013

A lovely woodlander for a shady or semi shady place, preferably with a good moisture level. Can be followed by scarlet berries in certain years...

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Pollination of Stepover Apples 2013

Posted 22nd May, 2013

Two walks along the stepover apple paths and an explanation of pollination groups. This is the strangest year I've ever experience for weather and continual...

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Cornus nuttallii Portlemouth

Posted 16th May, 2013

A lovely select and rather excellent form with large creamy white bracts. Originating from the gardens of Dr Barker from Portlemouth near Salcombe in Devon...

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Simple layering using Daphne blagyana

Posted 16th May, 2013

A look at layering a Daphne blagyana using a method that can be extend to the propagation of many other plants. http://www.egglestonhallgardens.co.uk/videos/simple-layering-update-amp-out-takes-occasional-coarse-language.html

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Meconopsis and Mother-in-Law

Posted 14th May, 2013

How to divide Meconopsis grandis and do as your told.

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Leucojum aestevum...(Summer Snowflake)

Posted 12th May, 2013

A look at the so called "Summer Snowflake" (Leucojum aestevum)......We have already had a beak at the "Spring Snowflake" (Leucojum vernum) on another video.

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Resident artists at Eggleston Hall Gardens 2013

Posted 11th May, 2013

Our two resident artists for this year are Olwen Williams and Victoria Bellas-Carter. It is a pleasure to have them working in garden cottage....and quite amazing...

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Amalanchier canadensis

Posted 11th May, 2013

A look at one of the loveliest of trees. Easy in almost any location or garden, giving interest with spring blossom, spring foliage, fruit, and...

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Plants in the Pipeline

Posted 9th May, 2013

As nurserymen we always think a year or three in the future. It is not a job for the impatient person....It is strange I have...

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A look at me 'Stiffy'....

Posted 8th May, 2013

They are amongst my favourite garden plants. Larch are not just beautiful coniferous trees for growing in shelter belts and plantations, they also have a...

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New season Japanese Maples

Posted 8th May, 2013

Some fine spring colour after a devilishly long winter. A look at the drama of Japanese Maples in Spring......it's not just about the autumn colour.

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Delphinium crown buds update

Posted 8th May, 2013

How the propagation of Delphinium crown buds worked out. This is an update of the original Delphinium propagation video.....

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