An eco-friendly garden that looks like a classic, traditional garden
Carol Bruce's book, In Nature's Slipstream, and her method of creating a resilient, beautiful home garden that doesn't need watering, dead-heading or fertilising. Tried and tested in her own garden, Old Bladbean Stud, over 20 years, she reveals how - from the concept of 'gardenhood' to self-seeding perennials.
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00:00 Welcome
00:25 To visit Carol's garden, Old Bladbean Stud, see https://www.oldbladbeanstud.co.uk/
01:48 In Nature's Slipstream: https://amzn.to/3QOe5nP
02:33 Harnessing the natural processes of nature
02:48 Named varieties of plants are clones
04:27 First work out your 'constraints'
05:47 The size of the garden and how much time it takes
05:54 What makes a garden feel like a garden - the essence of 'gardenhood'
10:58 'The absolute key' as to why this system works
14:00 The difference between shrubs, perennials and annuals
14:42 How to adapt Carol's system to your own garden
17:12 Grow your perennials from seed to get genetic diversity
19:17 20+ self-seeding plants video • 20+ Self-Seeding Plants That Do All The Wo...
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