卡蘿爾的大不列顛花園 卡蘿爾的大不列顛花園 S01E02

這四座是英國最偉大的花園之一 葡萄牙文化大廈 柏林 大迪斯特和格雷斯加特大廈 每座都有獨特的故事 就像進入另一個世界 跟隨我 卡洛克萊恩 在四季之旅的旅程中 體驗了他們的一年生活 我希望你能聞到香味 遇見他們所追求的人 有點像愛情 你無法… 幫助它 不 很快樂吧 我覺得這是一年中最棒的 探討他們如何發展的祕密 克里斯必須是蜥蜴 你必須說噗噗噗 你在做什麼 反映他們優美的設計 慶祝每個植物都很特別 注意顏色組織 這些邊緣是他們的絕佳基地 這些是偉大的英國花園 我等不及了 你可以嗎 這是約翰斯花園 在南斯塔弗吉爾的阿什沃 這是人生中 專注於種植獎牌植物的工作 當他決定創建花園時 他就知道會成為英國最偉大的 這必須是植物人生中最偉大的花園 它每年都長得美麗 我多年來都很喜歡這個地方 我期待每年都能看到它盛開 它是每個季節的花園 不斷發展 每個轉折都帶來新的快樂 每個植物 都是它最好的植物 約翰斯花園是我們最幸運的植物人 這個花園是由約翰斯·麥西組織的 他每個季節都會彈奏一首樂曲 現在是春天 花園充滿了生命的訊息 花朵在溫暖的光線下浸浴 而美麗的燈光也在閃耀 約翰斯花園覆蓋了三平方公尺 像一條絲綢似的在他家的背後 從廚房旁邊的花園 島嶼的椅子帶領你沿著湖流 另一側的草地 有長長的沙漠邊緣 在約翰斯私人的植物園後面 花園中心位於約翰斯的 印象深刻的沙漠和岩石 充滿飾物 樹木和美麗的草 在花園的遠處 是一片棕色的草地 約翰斯花園看起來像 一個有很綠的指甲的人 約翰斯,雖然有人說 有些人在嘴裡長著一個銅匙 但我總覺得他長著一個銅鼠 不一定是在嘴裡 你什麼時候開始 對花園有興趣? 我媽媽的父親和我祖父 他在我五歲時教我雙棘 這對一個五歲小孩來說 是一個很艱難的介紹 雙棘是嗎? 對,但他給了我獎項 他給了我獎項 獎項是最好的雙棘 我還保存著 今天很特別 獎項和52銅獎項 都影響了約翰斯的花園事業 他的父親在1960年 當時的枯萎,蜻蜓和蜻蜓 全都是熱潮 約翰斯對花園的興趣盛開 阿什維德餐廳長大了 但現在對約翰斯來說 花園是他絕對欣賞的 在春天,我可以看見為甚麼 牠們在唱歌 蜻蜓從濕漉漉的櫃子裡 白色的蜻蜓把頭頂高 在花園的盆栽裡 蜻蜓在表演 你稱之為甚麼? 我們稱之為破壞花園 這是我們每年重新種植的幾個區域 所有東西都在盆栽裡 春天的開始 對,春天,花園的盆栽都在盆栽裡 所以這是一個真正的窗戶 是的,純粹是戲劇 純粹是戲劇,但很有趣 除了破壞花園和植物植物 蜻蜓和蜻蜓都聚集在一棵飾物園 完整的花園 感覺好像一直都存在 這肯定是最美麗的花園 這是花園最老的部分 雖然大部分花園只有19歲 但這棵花園大約30歲 花園已有四十年歷史 這棵三公里的花園 就像一片森林 但John有很大的計劃 這棵花園完全是平地 當我們把土掘出來 就變成了一棵石棺花園 這是在英國很多小花園都做過的 是的,絕對是 掘出泡泡,放在旁邊 就變成了一棵石棺花園 雖然是同樣的原則 掘出泡泡,放在旁邊 但這棵花園並不是放在旁邊 這是一幅美麗的藝術作品 John的花園是為了創造完美的生態 為了種植和展示自己最優秀的植物 他的春天花園很美麗地展示它們 這就是你走進花園時看到的 它會說,來吧,是春天 你看看 我認為一旦種植這棵花園 它們每年都會出現 所以一場如此令人印象深刻的表演 你可以在自己的花園製作 一無所有 最後,花朵就會消失 當它們消失後,就把它們摘下 把老花都摘下 但讓棵葉滲入花朵裡 這樣花朵就會越來越多 我相信John後來會有很多其他的甜點 但現在它們已經被控制了 春天也會看到 這棵花園的花朵 在冬季期間閃耀著 推動一場決賽 老花園是John的英雄之一 這個美麗的展示 只是John種植的小小的老花園 很多人都種植老花園 但這些卻是另一回事 這就是Creme de la Creme 是由來自多年的慎重種植 從一棵到另一棵,保持紀錄 然後繼續種植 結果就成了這個美麗的系列 我覺得很可愛,真是個好主意 只要找到任何一棵,用水補充 把它們移動,就能維持很多日子 冬季期間 我會知道John如何給老花園 最佳的開始 但在此之前 我會獲得我自己的私人觀賞 關於John的種植熱情 這必須是世界上最佳的收藏 真是太棒了 有點像愛情 你無法… 幫助它 不 我來到南斯塔夫特區的Ashwood Nursery John Massey獲得獎項的私人花園 他的三公尺花園是我最愛的 今年我每個季節都獲得機會欣賞它 我想在花園裡 你會想要一件有趣的東西 每個年度的一天 這是這個禮儀 讓John花了37年的時間 去收藏、種植和養殖植物 花園就像一間畫廊 展示只有最佳的東西 John欣賞的花園 是由小夥伴欣賞的 他們分享了他們對花園的熱情 以及他們精彩的春天植物 John 這必須是世界上最佳的收藏 真是太棒了 春天來臨時獲得的植物 都是柔軟柔軟的 真是令人欣賞 很多人問 為甚麼會選擇某種植物 我認為他們選擇了你 他們選擇了你 我覺得有點像愛情 你無法… 幫助它 不,你無法解釋為甚麼 它只是一個吸引力 春天植物屬於蝴蝶 它們生長在森林裡 世界各地有許多不同的植物 John做了他的任務 尋找所有植物 你去過哪裡尋找植物 我去過歐洲很多地方 我去過韓國、中國、喀什丹 當然還有日本 我覺得它們是花園的中心 歐洲花園植物 是我們花園裡最可靠的種類 但還有其他種類 值得嘗試的 這棵植物是花園裡最優秀的 這棵是Millstream Merlin 這絕對是人生第一次見到的愛 你知道嗎 但它是一棵很好的植物 春天的John的花園 是用來製作這些小花朵的 粉紅色、藍色和白色的花朵 最重要的是泡沫 在森林裡,它們長在極低的地方 大約45度 所以它們自然就能清理掉水分 無論如何,它們都會跑掉 這是種植物的祕密,對吧 就是要給它們適當的環境 我覺得很刺激 在森林裡長大 但你會學到很多 只是在森林裡看到這些植物 我是一個很無聊的人 我不會夢想要去某個地方 那裡不長葡萄 這是你對旅行員說的話嗎 對 只要那裡有葡萄 我就會去 在履歷表上,對,絕對是 John無法抵擋任何他喜歡的植物 他的植物園很難維持在阿斯比克 在植物園的邊緣 一個新的範圍取得了真正的意義 你的植物園有很多不同的範圍,對吧 對 但它還在發展,對吧,John 是的 那是一場夢 我有一位非常年輕的男孩 Adam… 他是這裡的總園長 他在這裡住了三年 可惜他在9月29日睡著了 但他的歷史還在這裡,對吧 是的 因為他種植了很多葡萄 我也不知道 但我覺得植物園 應該沒有其他能治癒的東西 John是一個靠近靈魂的人 所以Adam的死 在他人生中留下了巨大的空隙 這個植物園成為了一個寺廟 一個寶貴的回憶 但也充滿了未來的構思 時鐘在前進 沒有任何東西比這個植物園更活躍和清新 我們踏入夏天的美景 這個春天植物園充滿了所有的光芒 這是一個不可思議的分別 就像在一個不同的地方 一切都在發芽 一切都在這張牀上爆發 整個地方都充滿了顏色 深紅的蕾絲 活躍的蜂蜜 和優雅的茉莉花 畫出了悠閒的夏天景色 在5月和6月的激烈炎炎之下 7月的植物園活躍了 夏天的景色、聲音和氣息 這棵荊棘的邊緣 最亮的星星之一 它充滿了蝙蝠 這棵荊棘是沙亨的早花 雖然不是早花 但它充滿了花朵 花朵充滿了蜜蜂 牠們是蜜蜂 你可以聽到整棵蜜蜂在咬 如果你仔細觀察 每棵蜜蜂都會去到一個特定的花朵 牠們在牠的邊緣周圍活躍 在這棵荊棘裡活蹦亂跳 在這過程中 牠們充滿了蜜蜂 如果你仔細觀察 當花朵變得新鮮 牠們會變成金黃色 慢慢地 這些小小的花朵 會從根部散開 而不是一朵花朵 而是數百朵 你看 在春天 你可以看到這棵荊棘 它被固定在一個圓環 一個絕對的圓環 它是這棵荊棘站出來的 但現在 它就消失了 在這個奇妙的荊棘下 它是一棵荊棘的主人 羅蘭 它從這裡到地面 幾乎像是水一樣 它非常流暢 這棵荊棘的細節是無數的 當這個顏色的螢光鏡 與草綠混在一起 在羅蘭的花園中 效果是美妙的 很美妙 你看 真是太美妙了 在這麼美好的夏天 你覺得如何? 它就像是水水水 我感覺 我感覺自己在錯過某些東西 如果我沒有用手術 把它固定在螢光鏡上 但這棵荊棘看起來 非常綠色 非常有信心 每次我們用水浸泡 我們給它淡淡的液體供應 讓它繼續生長 這棵荊棘的花園 多麼繁榮 它們就在這裡 無論是浪漫的荊棘 還是驚人的荊棘 約翰的花園 充滿了夏天的星星 約翰非常憎恨荊棘 他無法種出足夠的荊棘 但他們在這裡做得非常好 當然 他們得到正確的照顧 他們需要的照顧 正確的照顧和正確的位置 這裡需要的就是荊棘 但你必須保持它們充滿水分 特別是夏天 它們充滿礦物質 任何人都可以把它們種植 這是玻璃荊棘 你會看到它們的美麗紅色根 荊棘很快就變成粉紅色 它不是玻璃荊棘 它是玉米荊棘 有點像法國菜 有點像法國菜和果子 我喜歡它們變成粉紅色 我覺得我最欣賞的地方 就是這裡有這麼美麗的組織 因為它們會投入自己 它們不會混合其他荊棘 對,它們… 它們會把花園打亮 對,它們會 John,你看起來比之前更高興 我有些令人驚訝的消息 我認識了一位出色的農夫 他叫Nigel 太棒了 我知道 他有甚麼優點嗎 他絕對厲害 他像一部分家庭 他很適合 他很好,因為他告訴我 當我四處走來走去 我只會思考壞事 他說,對,沒問題 但你也要享受… 慶祝壞事 有很多事情要慶祝 花園看起來很棒 但我知道現在不僅僅是你 不,從來沒有 從來沒有 我們一直是一個很棒的團隊 John養植植物和人 他的能力令它們成長 新來的農夫Nigel 開始在15平方公尺的 Birmingham Botanical Garden 你好,Nigel 你好,Carol 但Ashwood缺乏的地方 是它的風格 我從來沒有看過 這麼小的蕨 但我從來沒有看過 外面的蕨 我認為很多時候 人們看到蕨 他們會在家的廚房窗戶 看到蕨 但如果你可以找到一個地方 能提供早上的陽光和下午的陰影 你就可以嘗試 和這些南非植物 靠近家裡 John總是喜歡推動邊緣 做一些新事物 所以這絕對是新事物 我每次都要捉弄自己 我這麼幸運 可以在這麼棒的花園工作 我不會稱之為工作 因為這樣太好 不,你必須稱之為工作 否則你不會得病 就這樣吧 在柏林的花園 有時會為遊客開放 為慈善捐錢 總是有工作要做 在破壞的花園 春光被夏日的美麗替代 這整個區域都改變了 我們在春天就在這裡 純粹是戲劇 尤其是這個 這必須是 說到令人印象深刻 在夏天的花園 給你一個真實的聲明 在這個樣子的花園 我覺得這是一個很棒的方法 但我想 任何人都可以嘗試 對,在陽光充沛 泥土,純粹的泥土 你可以混合泥土和石頭 還有雨水 或渡河水 如果你只是有一個本地渡河 對,如果你只是有一個 在你花園的下方 誰不會呢 儘管夏天的溫度充沛 John和他的團隊 都把這個花園保持在 完美的狀態 你真的覺得 這就是真正的Zenith 你看這個美麗的邊界 在我後面 但你等待 春天來臨 一切都將被改變 這個煙燻的樹木將會變成 亮麗的紅色 雀鳥將會出現 小的藍色和白色的星星 而這些草 正在為你提供 一個美妙的秋天展示 我真的等不及了 你可以嗎 前往Gravetide Manor 探索一座 這系列的美麗花園 作為兩人的留宿 困在Sussex的郊區 你將在兩晚 出發前 綠質的 將有機會 和一位花園團隊的成員 在地邊遊覽 而為了慶祝 在地面的廚房花園 你也會享受 三課和七課的午餐 在酒店的 米其林風格的餐廳 因此 你必須接受機會 發信息 Garden 65555 或寫上你的名字和電話號碼 Garden P.O. Box 7557 Darby DE 1 0NP text cost 2 pounds plus 1 message at standard network rate lines close at midday on the date shown on screen and 3 working days later for postal entries for rules go to channel5.com forward slash win autumn, for many it's a favourite season with its misty light and rich fruitfulness and just look at the autumn scene at Ashwood this garden is in party mood grasses shift and scintillate and not to be outdone there are plenty of joyous autumn blooms John is a plantsman par extraordinaire and you just knew that his garden wasn't going to disappoint in the autumn quite the opposite it's excelling itself packed with colour, with light, with movement just look at this sweeping border with these glorious grasses they look so brilliant with the sun shining through them it just lifts your spirit lightens your mood celebrates the season in the spring the border close to the house was home to a host of daffodils but now its autumn display has a distinctly retro feel one of the most wonderful things about John's garden is that it shows his versatility in using plants he grows all sorts of things but everything he grows he seems to specialise in so it's not a question of being a jack of all trades, a master of none he really goes into each kind of plant and he uses them all beautifully look here at this lovely chrysanthemum you've only to reach down and smell a chrysanthemum close your eyes and you just know it's autumn it is the smell of autumn this is tapestry rose and in the middle a little pale one called Clara Curtis it's just perfect and it will be for weeks and I don't usually like yellow and pink together but there's an exception to every rule and with this cornice behind touched with pink and this great swathe of chrysanthemums in the front I think it's just a perfect combination John has carefully planned his garden so there's something to enjoy in every season Now, during the autumn the front garden provides a feast for the eyes and for the wildlife and on the menu, crab apples and mountain ash I've never been in this bit of the garden before because you're always so anxious to go down there and see what's happening I thought it was to see me That's what I mean, really But it's magical, John I do love this time of year when sort of all the plants are saying Hey, you know, you haven't seen me all year but look at me now Look what we've done That's it Amongst the elegant, slender trunks of white birches John's planted a mouth-watering selection of trees ripe to be enjoyed whatever the size your plot might be I think sorbets are terrific plants for small gardens, don't you? They're great You can get some very narrow ones I love that autumn spire With the bright orange berries Oh, that's out of this world And the foliage, it just grows I mean, our native one the berries are sort of orangey-red, aren't they? But I always find that the birds will take those berries first Yeah, there's definitely Can I say the word of pecking order? But when we had We had a flock of 150 waxwings here And you could get almost as close as we are And they filled the garden With this happy chattering And they started off on crabs first Then the sorbets And then the odd cotoneaster And things like that But I'm sure you're right But even between one genus They'll go for the red and orange And then they'll move on to the pinky ones maybe And then finish off with the white ones For dessert And that means that visiting birds Like those waxwings I mean, that's unusual But field fairs and redwings love them, don't they? All winter long Well, they'll often get really territorial over a tree And anything else that's coming nearby is out Creating a garden that benefits Both wildlife and we humans Is hugely important We can admire their lovely appearance While the birds feast on the delicious fruit This is, to my mind, by far the best yellow fruiting crab It's Comtesse de Paris Comtesse de Paris? Comtesse, yeah Oh, wonderful I love the way this particular tree It's just such a perfect kind of shape You can just imagine it in a small context Can't you? In a little garden The beauty with crabs Is you can prune them any time of the year And so we usually do a winter prune To get the basic shape There's crabs for every garden Yeah, absolutely One of the great things about crab apples Is that they're edible too, isn't it? They're not just beautiful Well, I know some friends of mine They love crab apple jelly And there's that one down there Malus jelly king But the problem with the ones That are usually the most edible They drop first It's the ones that aren't edible that last And give you the interest So I'm a bit of a humbug there, I suppose It depends whether you like eating them Or you just want to admire them for the longest time Both, I think Signs of the changing season Can be admired throughout this immaculate garden Grasses and autumn flowering perennials Have come into their own Whilst these liquid amber trees Offer us the true essence of autumn It does have the best colour leaves And the most varied, aren't they? The most diverse What I love as well is When they fall onto the grass They still look equally as beautiful But I bet you don't let anybody Clear these up No, I definitely don't I just love them falling on the hedge Or on the pots even They decorate everything, don't they? They do, yeah And every single one's Slightly different It is, isn't it? Unique And they hold this fabulous colour through And they're with the stem Ah, just sensational Yes I love them And I think the child in all of us Just can't resist Crunching our way through them Especially with the trifle of new plants For the autumn border I can remember looking up here And it was just a great expanse of lawn And then there were these lovely cylindrical shapes And big topiary shapes in the trees But there's nothing else here at all No Most of it's been planted in the last couple of weeks Like the sorbus and the topiary were planted Probably 15 years ago This new border has been built up in layers Trees at the back, shrubs in the middle And in the foreground, flowering plants These nerines are a real autumn showstopper So what's the idea of putting the cyclamen in here, John? Well, I thought it'd give a nice foliage tapestry On the bottom And it's funny When I was clearing over the back there this morning The nerines were growing through the cyclamen foliage And I thought, wow, that's nice Perfect Perfect inspiration Well, this is it I just love the silver foliage I thought it'd go well with some of these lovely nerines Tell us about your leaf mold, John Well, we've worked all last year's leaf mold in here We've used a bit of old manure And we've used a seaweed fertilizer Because the foxes and the dogs won't dig after it Great OK, I forgot the watering can, didn't I? Just give me a second It'd be a good idea because it is quite dry, isn't it? Right, it is People talk about enthusiasm being infectious But it truly is It'd inspire even a non-gardener to pick up a trowel and have a go And he sees the beauty in everything And he explains everything so brilliantly Everything's a story And everything makes sense too But in a beautiful way I utterly love them This is quite pleasant, isn't it? It is What is it about autumn that you really love? I love it that all the plants All the trees and shrubs All of a sudden change their appearance And it changes every day But don't you think It's a season that in some ways It's slightly melancholic But in other ways It's incredibly joyous Yes To be honest, if you ask me What was my favourite time in the garden I'd always say today Today Because I'm alive And you're enjoying it There's always so much to see But I think one of the things about autumn Is that at one moment You feel everything's going down But the other You know that everything's going to Everything's getting ready, isn't it? That's it To live through the winter And then to appear again in the spring But it's like one last really Let's have a party You just feel like dancing Into this corner of the garden At this time of year It's just so glorious And golden and glowing It's happy and joyous And it's all because of the plants That are in here Which John selected perfectly And it also emphasises The gradual change that you get Between the summer and the autumn It's a very gentle transition So in the background You've got this great big fuchsia Green still dripping With its purple and red flowers And then all this soft aruncus Golden and glowing And then this lovely millennia This one's transparent And it is You can see right through it And into the winter beyond FOR THE CHANCE TO WIN A TWO NIGHT STAY FOR TWO AT GRAVETIDE MANOR IN THE PICTURESQUE SUSSEX COUNTRYSIDE INCLUDING A GARDEN TOUR AND TWO MEALS IN THE MICHELIN STARRED RESTAURANT TEXT GARDEN TO 65555 OR POST YOUR NAME AND PHONE NUMBER TO GARDEN P.O. BOX 7557 DARBY D.E. 1 0N.P FOR RULES GO TO CHANNEL5 DOT COM FORWARD SLASH WIN GOOD LUCK AS THE GREAT GARDENER CHRISTOPHER LLOYD SAID IF A GARDEN LOOKS GOOD IN WINTER IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO LOOK GOOD ANY DAY OF THE YEAR AND ASHWOOD CERTAINLY LIVES UP TO THAT SENTIMENT SNOWDROPS AND CYCLAMEN TAKE THE SPOTLIGHT IN THE LOW WINTER SUN BUT BEHIND THE SCENES ONE COLOUR IS WORKING HARDER THAN ALL THE OTHERS I MEAN WHEN YOU LOOK ACROSS THERE HOW MANY DIFFERENT SHADES OF GREEN CAN YOU SEE YEAH AND GREEN'S SO EASY TO WORK WITH ISN'T IT NO FLOWER AROUND YOU BUT GREEN AND WHITE YOU CAN'T GO WRONG LIKE WITH THE SNOWDROPS IT'S NATURE'S COLOUR ISN'T IT IT IS HERE IN THE ROCKERY IT'S THE EVERGREENS THAT REALLY STAND THE TEST O THE CHANGING SEASONS I'VE ALWAYS LOVED CONIFERS AND TO ME THEY'RE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF A WINTER GARDEN I DON'T THINK YOU CAN HAVE A WINTER GARDEN WITHOUT THEM NO BUT HERE THEY JUST LOOK SO APT DON'T THEY IN THIS SORT OF SETTING THESE PLANTS ARE USUALLY SELF-SUFFICIENT BUT OTHER TREES LIKE THIS CHERRY MAY NEED A BIT OF TIDYING UP THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE ALWAYS DOING IN A GARDEN ISN'T IT CUTTING CERTAIN THINGS BACK TO SHOW OFF SOMETHING ELSE TO ME THIS IS WHY I FIND THE GARDEN IN WINTER SO EXCITING THAT YOU CAN SEE ALL THE SHAPES OF EVERYTHING AND ALL WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS SHOW THEM OFF AT THEIR BEST BUT KEEP IN MIND CHERRIES SHOULD HAVE THEIR MAIN PRUNING IN LATE SUMMER IT'S ALMOST LIKE HELPING THE TREE BE WHAT IT WANTS TO BE THAT'S IT AND KEEPING THE SCALE IN THE GARDEN A GARDEN ISN'T A MUSEUM IT'S GOT TO KEEP EVOLVING IF IT'S NOT GROWING IT'S GOING BACKWARDS ISN'T IT IT'S DYING EXACTLY AND PRUNING AT THE RIGHT TIME YOU KNOW NOT TO TAKE OUT A BIG LIMB NOW AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR BUT THESE SMALL LITTLE SHOOTS LIKE THIS JUST TO CLEAN UP THE ACTUAL SHAPE OF THE TREE YOU CAN DO AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR I'M GOING TO DISAPPEAR BACKWARDS YES IT'S CALLED LIMBO PRUNING I'VE GOT YOU IF YOU'VE GOT ME I'VE GOT YOU BABE THIS ATTENTION TO DETAIL IS WHAT KEEPS THE TREES AND SHRUBS LOOKING SPLENDID IN ALL SEASONS PLANNING FOR THE YEAR AHEAD IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF ANY GARDENING YEAR THIS LOVELY LITTLE TRIANGULAR BED HERE IS WHAT DRAWS YOUR EYE AND IT'S A FOCAL POINT AS YOU WALK ALONG THE LAWN YOU CAN SEE IT FROM MILES AWAY AT THE MOMENT IT'S JUST FULL OF SNOW DROPS BRIGHT, BRILLIANT WHITE LITTLE DAINTY CYCLAMEN WITH THESE SPLASHES OF VIBRANT JEWEL-LIKE COLOUR AND THEN HELIBORES AND THE FRONDS OF A FRILLY FERN THIS IS A BRILLIANT EXAMPLE OF WINTER PLANTS BEAUTIFULLY COMBINED AND IT'S TYPICAL OF JOHN'S PLANTING AND HIS PHILOSOPHY HE JUST ENSURES THAT CONSTANTLY ONE THING IS TAKING OVER FROM ANOTHER SO THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING WONDERFUL TO SEE JOHN KNOWS THE RIGHT PLANT FOR THE RIGHT PLACE IN EVERY SEASON HEPATICAS IN SPRING HYDRANGEAS IN SUMMER AND NOW IN WINTER HELIBORES ARE THE SPECIES HE CELEBRATES MOST THEY'RE FABULOUS IN THE GARDEN THEY HAVE A HARD FROST THEY COLLAPSE DOWN TO THE GROUND AND THEN SOON AS THE SUN COMES THEY LIFT UP AGAIN THESE ARE LOVELY CLUMPS I FEEL HELIBORES ARE VERY HUNGRY PLANTS SO WHEN WE PLANT THEM WE ALWAYS WORK A LOT OF OLD MANURE MUSHROOM COMPOST ANYTHING ORGANIC ANYTHING ORGANIC IN UNDERNEATH THEY START TO CREATE THE NEW FLOWER BUDS SORT OF WHEN THE LEAVES START TO FLATTEN OFF JULY, AUGUST TIME AND THAT'S WHEN WE GIVE THEM AN EXTRA BIT OF FEED A BOOST BUT BASICALLY THEY'RE IRREPRESSIBLE, AREN'T THEY? THEY ARE IT'S JUST LIKE SUNSHINE EVERYWHERE IT IS, ISN'T IT? A BIT LIKE HAVING YOU AROUND WHATEVER THE SEASON WHICHEVER THE PLANT ASHWOOD HAS BEEN A DELIGHT AND WITH JOHN FOR COMPANY IT'S A JOURNEY I'LL NEVER FORGET JOHN'S GARDEN NEVER STOPS MOVING FORWARD BUT AT THE SAME TIME HE ALWAYS REMEMBERS THE INSPIRATION AND VALUE OF THE PAST I KNOW IT'S A BIG QUESTION, JOHN BUT WHAT DOES YOUR GARDEN REALLY MEAN TO YOU? IT'S MY LIFE YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S THE REASON FOR BEING ALIVE YEAH AND YOU KNOW IT'S WONDERFUL SHARING YOUR GARDEN WITH PEOPLE BUT IT'S ALSO WONDERFUL YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN YEAH AND YOU'VE GOT A GLASS OF WINE IN YOUR HAND AND YOU SUDDENLY SIT DOWN AND THEN YOU NOTICE SOMETHING THAT NEEDS DOING BUT YOU KNOW, IT IS IT'S... AND I HOPE WHEN I'M NOT HERE THAT THE GARDEN WILL CONTINUE IN MY OWN MIND WE'VE CREATED SOMETHING WHICH I LOVE AND THE THING THAT YOUR GARDEN'S GOT MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE IS THIS GREAT BIG BEATING HEART YEAH, I THINK YOU CAN... WHEN YOU WALK INTO A GARDEN YOU CAN TELL IF IT'S... IF IT'S LOVED AND FOR ALL OF US WHO VISIT YOU KNOW, WE FEEL IT'S... WE FEEL IT'S OUR GARDEN YEAH SO THANK YOU I'VE BEEN IMMENSELY LUCKY IN VISITING JOHN'S GARDEN IN EVERY SINGLE SEASON OF THE YEAR IT'S BEEN A JOY IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL IT'S SUCH A PLEASURE THIS IS A GARDEN THAT'S BEEN CREATED BY A PASSIONATE PLANTSMAN WHO'S ENTIRELY SELF-TAUGHT EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT HE LEARNS FROM EVERYBODY AND EVERYTHING HE SEES EVERY PLANT MEANS SOMETHING HERE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT IS ACCESSIBLE ATTAINABLE BUT AT THE SAME TIME IT'S HUGELY INSPIRATIONAL THAT'S WHY JOHN'S GARDEN IS ONE OF BRITAIN'S GREATEST GARDENS