You might think of gardening as an intrinsically green activity, but our verdant hedges and lush lawns can cause some very dirty habits. In an eye-opening interview, low-carbon gardening expert Sally Nex gives the lowdown on how ditching petrol power tools is important for the health of both gardeners and our planet. gesneriana), T. bakeriĬontributors: Humaira Ikram, Sally Petitt, Samuel Brockington, Fiona Davison Species tulips: Tulipa turkestanica, T. linifolia, T. cornuta (also known as T. Selected varieties mentioned: 'Florosa', 'Evergreen', 'Apricot Beauty', 'Angelique', 'Queen of Night', 'Abu Hassan', 'Black Hero'.
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Plus historian Fiona Davison tells the tale of how tulip mania shaped the history of Europe and gripped the Ottoman Empire to deadly effect. Garden designer Humaira Ikram shares her favourite varieties and ways of using them, and we head to Cambridge University Botanic Garden to discover a unique collection of species tulips and talk about their origins. there's more to the humble tulip than you might think. And as the nights draw in, now is the perfect time to get planting these spring favourites. Useful links: ► Read more about the kitchen garden at Tottenham Hotspur FC ► The Garden magazine ► Food Behind Bars ► Edible Estates ► RHS Flourish Fundįrom smuggled wealth hidden in the pockets of 17th-century refugees to imperial beheadings and long treks up freezing, desolate mountainsides. Plus we meet Sophie Vincent of Food Behind Bars – a charity that's trying to improve the lives and diets of prisoners through growing food and Greig Robertson from Edible Estates in Edinburgh, an organisation creating neighbourhood plots to bring fresh food to disadvantaged communities. Our resident gardening guru Guy Barter heads to north London to check out his award-winning kitchen garden at the club's grounds. Just a few short years took Kuda Chimbudzi from asylum seeker to superstar gardener, growing healthy fruit and veg for the Premier League footballers at Tottenham Hotspur FC. Meet the Premier League gardener (18 Nov) RHS Garden Wisley Flower Show - 6–11 September 2022.RHS Garden Rosemoor Flower Show - 19–21 August 2022.