Monty is deciding what needs keeping, what needs throwing out and what needs cutting back. Monty takes out the cosmos as it's done all it can and cuts back the lysimachia.
Monty is deciding what needs keeping, what needs throwing out and what needs cutting back. Monty takes out the cosmos as it's done all it can and cuts back the lysimachia.
Monty turns his attention to collecting fallen leaves. Monty regards these as a free harvest and shows us different ways to make leaf mould. Leaf mould is different to compost.
Monty turns his attention to collecting fallen leaves. Monty regards these as a free harvest and shows us different ways to make leaf mould. Leaf mould is different to compost.
Monty is in his pumpkin patch and is harvesting them. They store really well, they taste good and they're fantastic winter food, so he wants to make the most of what he's got.
Monty is in his pumpkin patch and is harvesting them. They store really well, they taste good and they're fantastic winter food, so he wants to make the most of what he's got.
Monty tells us it's an ideal time to plant bi-annuals for next year and, from his nursery beds, digs up Erysimum cheiri 'Blood Red', Wallflower plants which he's grown from seed.
Monty tells us it's an ideal time to plant bi-annuals for next year and, from his nursery beds, digs up Erysimum cheiri 'Blood Red', Wallflower plants which he's grown from seed.
Monty plants Mediterranean herb cuttings that he took in the summer in the greenhouse to overwinter, the extra warmth will give him a small supply over winter and it'll keep them out of the wet.
Monty plants Mediterranean herb cuttings that he took in the summer in the greenhouse to overwinter, the extra warmth will give him a small supply over winter and it'll keep them out of the wet.
In this special programme from the Royal Horticultural Society's gardens, Monty Don visits the RHS garden at Wisley in Surrey and Carol Klein visits Harlow Carr in North Yorkshire to get practical gardening advice from their experts.
In this special programme from the Royal Horticultural Society's gardens, Monty Don visits the RHS garden at Wisley in Surrey and Carol Klein visits Harlow Carr in North Yorkshire to get practical gardening advice from their experts.
Monty is in the Dry Garden and is cutting away anything that doesn't look good now because as a rule - if it doesn't look good now, it's not going to get any better over the coming months.
Monty is in the Dry Garden and is cutting away anything that doesn't look good now because as a rule - if it doesn't look good now, it's not going to get any better over the coming months.
For many gardeners, the beginning of September is the start of a new gardening season and, with this in mind, Monty recommends vegetables to sow now for winter cropping.
For many gardeners, the beginning of September is the start of a new gardening season and, with this in mind, Monty recommends vegetables to sow now for winter cropping.
Previously Monty had said that the risk of blight was very minor in a greenhouse. But low and behold, blight has swept through his greenhouse. He first shows his potato blight, the fungus which can turn potatoes to mush and completely defoliate them.
Previously Monty had said that the risk of blight was very minor in a greenhouse. But low and behold, blight has swept through his greenhouse. He first shows his potato blight, the fungus which can turn potatoes to mush and completely defoliate them.
Monty points out the colors between Dahlia 'Arabian Night' and the Cosmos sulphureus, Bright Lights and refers to his favorite plant at the moment, Angelica gigas, Purple angelica.
Monty points out the colors between Dahlia 'Arabian Night' and the Cosmos sulphureus, Bright Lights and refers to his favorite plant at the moment, Angelica gigas, Purple angelica.
Our gardens offer so much at this time of year - after all our work earlier in the year it is now rewarding us with beds full of blooms, vegetables and berries.
Our gardens offer so much at this time of year - after all our work earlier in the year it is now rewarding us with beds full of blooms, vegetables and berries.
Longmeadow is in full bloom, but Monty Don is keen to remind us that there is still time to sow some late vegetables, even if you are really short of space.
Longmeadow is in full bloom, but Monty Don is keen to remind us that there is still time to sow some late vegetables, even if you are really short of space.
In the Jewel Garden Monty feeds his containers and explains that if you want to encourage flowering you need a feed with a fertilizer that's high in potassium or potash.
In the Jewel Garden Monty feeds his containers and explains that if you want to encourage flowering you need a feed with a fertilizer that's high in potassium or potash.
At Longmeadow, Monty Don reveals how the garden has changed over the last four weeks. There has been a lot of rain but the garden hasn't suffered that much. He takes a look at the dahlias.
At Longmeadow, Monty Don reveals how the garden has changed over the last four weeks. There has been a lot of rain but the garden hasn't suffered that much. He takes a look at the dahlias.
Monty Don starts the program by turning his attention to the pond where he shares ideas on different types of water lilies and shows us how to plant Nymphaea
Monty Don starts the program by turning his attention to the pond where he shares ideas on different types of water lilies and shows us how to plant Nymphaea
This week Gardeners' World comes from the Malvern Spring show where Monty Don, Carol Klein and James Alexander Sinclair will bring us the very best that the show has to offer.
This week Gardeners' World comes from the Malvern Spring show where Monty Don, Carol Klein and James Alexander Sinclair will bring us the very best that the show has to offer.
It's Easter and the biggest gardening weekend of the year so even if you haven't yet dusted off your lawnmower there's plenty of advice and inspiration from large projects to tackling weeds.
It's Easter and the biggest gardening weekend of the year so even if you haven't yet dusted off your lawnmower there's plenty of advice and inspiration from large projects to tackling weeds.
