Part of a seasonal series based on the wonderful gardens of Chanticleer.
Sue Milliken and Kelly Dodson of Far Reaches Farm and Far Reaches Botanical Conservancy in Port Townsend, Washington USA, share their passion for choice shade perennials.
C.hris gives us another one of his insights into this most remarkable of gardens
The Midwest's leading perennial grower shares a lifetime of experience in using perennials.
Noel looks at the spontaneous vegetation that crops up in our gardens and plantings.
The Director of Horticulture at the renowned Garden in the Woods, outside Boston, argues that gardens must provide ecological resources and functionality as well as aesthetics. He discusses a range of issues in plant selection, native v. non-native and genetic diversity as opposed to cultivars. This is a key issue in creating plantings with genuine ecological functioning.
Rental for 30 days is, mostly, $15, £12 or €13 approx) through the Vimeo on Demand service. This requires that you sign up to Vimeo, but this is an absolutely minimal inconvenience (and they won’t bother you with marketing). Video length is usually around an hour.
Suffolk is one of the driest counties in the UK yet for a large part of the year, Tom’s woodland is underwater.
The experimental dry meadow at West Dean in Sussex, made by Tom Brown and his team is still in its early stages, but looks likes it going to be a great success.
Dan Hinkley, the renowned Washington State plantsman, describes the creation of his second great garden, Windcliff,
Tom is in conversation with Noel about the perennials he uses.
In gardens and public spaces the sustainability of planting design is ever more important.
The art of setting out perennials in larger planting schemes by the world's leading garden and planting designer.
Professor Nigel Dunnett of the renowned Department of Landscape at the University of Sheffield outlines his vision of naturalistic planting for urban areas.
Imogen Checketts and Kate Dumbleton run a planting design business near Carcassonne in South-West France.
Often overlooked by landscape architects, landscape management is as crucial as the design process for a project to be successful.
Make more of garden visiting this year, through this webinar led by Katy Merrington, Cultural Gardener at The Hepworth Wakefield.
The potential of creating diverse plant communities and important habitats by freeing yourself from the yoke of top soil are huge.
A look at composing, managing and caring for meadows, meadow plantings and flowering lawns within garden settings.
Harald Sauer's work as a planting designer and public greenspace manager is attracting plenty of attention in Germany.
Hanna Packer, an experienced creator of gardens in her own right, is one of those trusted by Piet Oudolf to help in the implementation of his plans in New York and the US North East.
Elliott, is Head Gardener for a Tom Stuart-Smith designed garden in Scotland.
Ecology based Maintenance Regimes for Perennial Style Plantings, with Cassian Schmidt
Peonies are among the finest but also the most exuberant flowers in the garden, and they are not so easy to combine with other perennials.
Chris talks about the unique character, philosophy and working methods of this very special Pennsylvania garden.