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NJAG is back with Gardeners' World 24 recaps! Today in episode 16 we were taken on a tour of Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival with Arit and Nick, visiting some of the 34 show gardens. Sue Kent chatted to David Myhill who showed us his national collection of persica rose hybrids and Tom Massey introduced us to his Resilient Gardens mentees for the Pocket Planting feature. Charlotte and Fred Denne from Kent talked to us about wildflower farming and the importance of these flowers in our gardens and Arit took us on a tour of her RHS Peat-Free Garden.

We've posted a reel with the plant images and names on our Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@NotJustaGarden

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These are the plant names we collected this week:

Acer griseum

Pomegranate

Feijoa sellowiana

Stipa tenuissima – Mexican feather grass

Achillea

Salvias

Calamagrostis

Penstemon

Oenothera – evening primrose

Nepeta

Cornus

Salvia Amistad

Euphorbia x martini ‘Ascot Rainbow’

Alstroemeria – Indian Summer

Sambucus

Rosa persica hybrids

For your Eyes Only

Smiling Eyes

Eye Candy

Your Lovely Eyes

‘Alissar Princess of Phoenicia’

See you in Rosé

veronicastrum

Asteraceae

Helianthus

Rudbeckia

Echinacea

Cynara cardunculus

Inula

Dahlia

Artemisia

Allium Summer Drummer

Cornus kousa

Malus Toringo

Nasturtiums

Dahlias

Kale

Tree Spinach

Stipa pseudoichu

Euphorbia myrsinites

Iris chrysographes Black Form

Atriplex halimus

Scabious

Self-heal

Kidney vetch

Poppies

Wild carrots

Yarrow

Sainfoin

Viper’s bugloss

Yellow rattle

Corncockle

Amaranth

Chamomile

Mint

Fennel

Eucalyptus

Fern

Rhus

Agapanthus

Catananche

And here are some links:

Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2024

https://www.rhs.org.uk/shows-events/rhs-hampton-court-palace-garden-festival

Daniel Myhill

https://www.instagram.com/daniel_myhill/

The Rose Society

https://www.therosesociety.org.uk

Tom Massey

https://www.tommassey.co.uk/rhs-resilient-garden

Charlotte and Fred Denne

https://kentwildflowerseeds.co.uk/

Claire Basler's artwork

https://www.instagram.com/clairebasler/

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NJAG is back with Gardeners' World 24 recaps! Today in episode 15 we got to see how Nick Bailey's new garden in Northamptonshire is coming along and Bob Chambers gave some aphid advice from his veggie patch. Bryan and Linda Goodey wow'd us with their cactus knowledge from Cactusland at Southfield Nurseries and Adam took us to the Birmingham Botanical Gardens where Emily Hazel explained the huge renovation plans. Finally we went to Sheffield where "skipaholic" Rob King and his wife, Tess, and children, Lenny and Lola, showed us around their beautiful garden full of nooks and crannies.

We've posted a reel or on our instagram page here: https://www.instagram.com/p/C83uDzIqjjI/

These are the plant names we collected this week:

Rosa x damascena Ispahan rose

Crab apple – Comptesse de Paris

Rosa Emma Hamilton

Salvia Caradonna

Hydrangea

Sedum

Pittosporum Bannow Bay

Heuchera

Stipa tenuissima

Pheasant grass

Munstead Wood

Darcey Bussell

Bearded Iris

Sanguisorba - Crimson Queen

Martagon lily – Claude Shride

Verbena bonariensis

Chamaelobivias

Rebutia

Astrophytum

Stenocactus confusus

Pelecyphora aselliformis

Echinofossulocactus zacatecasensis

Ferocactus stainesii var. Pilosus

Oreocereus trollii – The Old Man of the Andes

Gymnocalycium horridispinum var. Orientale

Neoporteria multicolor, yellow-spined

Geranium phaeum

Dicksonia x lathamii – Tree fern

Victoria amazonica

Ceiba

Phyllostachys

Lavandula x intermedia Phenomenal

Artemisia – Powis Castle

Santolina chamaecyparissus – cotton lavender

And some links:

Nick Bailey

https://www.instagram.com/nickbailey365/

Bryan and Linda Goodey

https://cactusland.co.uk/main.php

https://www.lincsonline.co.uk/stamford/news/how-bryan-goodey-of-southfields-nurseries-in-morton-became-king-of-the-cacti-world-9067683/

Birmingham Botanical Gardens

https://www.birminghambotanicalgardens.org.uk/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=gmb

Rob King

https://gb.readly.com/magazines/modern-gardens/2023-03-15/640a7874f186ed127946fdef

https://www.instagram.com/mysheffieldgarden/

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NJAG is back with Gardeners' World 24, recaps! Today in episode 14 we spent time with Frances, Jeanette, Russ and Ru at Powderham Castle and Rekha chatted to head gardener Sean Harkin at the Inner Temple Gardens. Jo Stocking and Richard Bendall showed us their sunken garden in Warton, North Lancashire and Toby Buckland took us for a stroll through the sensational gardens of Wollerton Old Hall in Shropshire. Finally the Bonsai Oracle, Peter Chan, showed us how to manipulate a larch bonsai using aluminium wire.

We've posted a reel with the plant images and names on our Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@NotJustaGarden

or on our instagram page here: https://www.instagram.com/p/C8Tl13aq7qw/

These are the plant names we collected this week:

Liriodendron tulipifera

White valerian

Oxeye daisy

Persicaria Red Dragons

Erigaron

Foxgloves

Cardoons

Vitis

Rubarb

Gooseberries

Raspberries

Cherry

Pear

Apple

Fig

Lysimachia

Equisetum

Verbascum

Crocosmia Hellfire

Fennel

Prunella vulgaris – Selfheal

Thyme

Corsican mint

Muehlenbeckia

Galium odoratum – Sweet woodruff

Roses

Phlox

Paniculata Hydrangeas

Day lilies

Alstroemeria

Foxgloves

Veronicastrum

Verbascum

Delphinium

• Pericles
• Nimrod
• Faust
• Clifford Pink

Lysimachia

Achillea

Moroccan Mint

Chinese Juniper – Itoigawa

Larch

Siberian Iris

Erysimum Bowles’s Mauve – Wallflower

Lychnis coronaria

And some links:

Powderham Castle

https://www.powderhamweddings.co.uk/venues/

Inner Temple Gardens

https://www.innertemple.org.uk/estate-garden/the-inner-temple-garden/

Jo Stocking and Richard Bendall's sunken garden

https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/34389/briar-cottage

Wollerton Old Hall Garden

https://www.wollertonoldhallgarden.com

Peter Chan' Herons Bonsai Nursery in Surrey

https://www.herons.co.uk

and a Gardens Illustrated interview with Peter

https://www.gardensillustrated.com/gardens/gardeners/peter-chan-interview

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NJAG is back with Gardeners' World 24, recaps! Today we're looking at episode 13 where we visit the Gardeners’ World Live at the NEC in Birmingham. We saw the beautiful orchids presented by Zsuza from Spiceotic and it was inspiring to see the incredible community work carried out at The Growing Project in Digbeth with Jo Capper, Matthew Cox and Kieran Bird

We've posted a reel with the plant images and names on our Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@NotJustaGarden

or on our instagram page here: https://www.instagram.com/p/C8Tl13aq7qw/

These are the plant names we collected this week:

Achillea

Salvia Amistad

Pennisetum glaucum - Pearl millet

Abutilon

Sanvitalia

Agastache

Dactylorhiza orchid

Asperula hexaphylla

Helichrysum milfordiae – Milford everlasting flower

Eupatorium

Veronicastrum

Geum

Eringium

Ranunculus

Thalictrum

Acer

Tree ferns

Fatsias

Eucalyptus

sedum

Phacelia

Leucanthamum – Ox-eye daisy

Cow parsley

Plantains

Chiloschista

Schoenorchis scolopendria 

Phalaenopsis – Moth orchid

Dracula roezlii – monkey face orchid

Bulvophyllum numphopolitanum 

Porroglossum 

Masdevallia caudivolvula 

Geranium sanguineum ‘Album’ – White-flowered bloody cranesbill

Philadelphus

-      ‘Snowbelle’

-      ‘Belle etoile’

-      ‘Coronarius’

Allium schubertii ‘Arctic Snow’ – Schubert’s allium

Lynchnis coronaria ‘Alba’ – White-flowered rose campion

Buddleja ‘Summer Bird’ – Butterfly bush

Thunbergia alata ‘Orange and Red’ – Black-eyed Susan

Thunbergia alata ‘Tiger Eye’

Argyranthemum frutescens ‘Grandaisy Big Pink’

Agave

Hylotelephium (or sedum)

Osteospermum

Candelabra primulas

Primula vialii

Gillenia

Hosta

Tulbaghia violacea

Limonium

Cypress pines

Korean mint

Chard

Kale

Vietnamese coriander

And some links:

Gardeners’ World Live

https://www.bbcgardenersworldlive.com/gardening-media-press/

https://www.instagram.com/p/C8JtL6bNMJG/

The Growing Project

https://www.grand-union.org.uk/what-were-doing/the-growing-project

Dan Hartley Gardens

https://www.instagram.com/danhartleygardens/

https://www.danhartleygardens.co.uk/the-eco-oasis-show-garden-gwl-2024

Spicesotic Plants

https://www.spicesoticplants.co.uk

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NJAG is back with Gardeners' World 24, recaps! Today we're looking at episode 12 in which we Carol Klein teaches us more about propagating, we spend time with Chris Groves in Overbooks Gardens in Salcombe, Vicky Halliday gives us some tips on pineapples, Sue Kent takes us to Paula and Iain Davies' House on Stilts in Carmarthenshire and Lucy Skellorn shows us her national collection of irises.

We've posted a reel with the plant images and names on our Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@NotJustaGarden

or on our instagram page here: https://www.instagram.com/p/C8Bh0MBK5bf/

Here are the plant names we picked up:

Sweetpeas - Matucana and Cedric Morris

Pelargonium Decora Rose

Fuchsia magellanica var. molinae - Maiden’s blush fuchsia

Catmint

Puya chilensis

Coprosma Pacific Dawn

Armeria

Thyme

Verbena

Evening primrose

Aeonium Phoenix Flame

Rubber tree

Squash ‘Crown Prince’

Goat willow

Iris pseudacorus

Bistorta officinalis

Primula prolifera - candelabra primrose

Stachys and santolina

Cardoon

Baytree

Iris ‘Amas’

Iris ‘Caterina’

Iris ‘Mrs Alan Gray’

Iris ‘Loppio’

Iris ‘Charles Darwin’

Iris ‘Mrs George Darwin’

Iris ‘Mrs Horace Darwin’

Purple Sensation Alliums

Iris ‘Sir Michael’

Rosa multiflora carnea

And some relevant links:

Overbecks Garden

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/overbecks-garden/history-of-overbecks

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/overbecks-garden/things-to-see-and-do-at-overbecks-garden

House On Stilts, Rotten Pill Road, Ferryside, Carmarthenshire, SA17 5TN

https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/46067/house-on-stilts

Lucy Skellorn in Suffolk

https://www.gardensillustrated.com/features/skellorn-irises-iris-breeding

https://www.fosteririses.com

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NJAG is back with Gardeners' World 24, recaps! Today we're looking at episode 11 where we visit Aston Pottery Gardens with Carol and Lea Gardens with Pete Tye.

We've posted a reel with the plant images and names on our Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@NotJustaGarden

or on our instagram page here: https://www.instagram.com/p/C7vqdDjqGuD/

Here are the plant names we picked up:

Allium hollandicum ‘Purple sensation’

Iris sibirica

Bright Lights Cosmos

Blue Horizon Ageratum

Burning Embers French marigolds

Amaranthus Hopi Red Dye

Zinnia elegans ‘Purple Prince’

Red valerian and bedstraw

Forget-me-nots

Lesser Celandine

Stachys - Lambs Ears 

Red Campion, Cow Parsley, Irises

Miss Jessopp’s Upright rosemary

Salvia officinalis 

Lemon Thyme

Leucojum Summer snowflake

Orlaya grandiflora White laceflower

Lea Rainbow Rhododendron

Percy Wiseman Yakushimanum hybrid

Rhododendron cinnabarinum ‘Conroy’

Rhododendron ‘Nancy Evans’

Courgette ‘Romanesco’

Swift sweetcorn

And some relevant links:

Aston Pottery Gardens

Map of Garden

https://astonpottery.co.uk/gardens/

Can be visited as part of NGS:

https://ngs.org.uk/gardens/aston-pottery-ox18/

Farida and her seed-snails

https://www.instagram.com/faridasober/

John Walters and his wildlife garden in Devon

https://www.johnwalters.co.uk/

https://x.com/JWentomologist

Adam Frost and Chef's Table

https://www.instagram.com/adamfrostdesign/

Pete Tye at Lea Gardens in Matlock

https://www.leagarden.co.uk/

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NJAG is back with Gardeners' World 24, recaps! Today we're looking at episode 10 and we're back with Monty and Ned and visit some beautiful gardens in the UK

We've posted a reel with the plant images and names on our Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@NotJustaGarden

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Here are the plant names we picked up:

Aeoniums

Iris pseudacorus

Gunnera manicata

Rodgersia

Candelabra primulas

Primula japonica ‘Postford White’

Cornflowers Double Black

Cosmos

Ammi majus False bishop’s weed

Ammi visnaga Toothpick plant

Dahlia Totally Tangerine

Japanese maple, narcissi, tulips, cherry blossom, bluebells, cornflowers and ranunculus

Sweet Rocket 

Pea ‘Hurst Green Shaft’

Snakes head Fritillary 

Bluebells

Trillium recurvatum

Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’ 

Alstroemerias

Hardy cyclamen 

Panicum ‘Heavy Metal’

Prunus ‘Kanzan’

Wisteria

Falstaff Rose

Meconopsis ‘Lingholm’ Himalayan blue poppy

And here are some links mentioned and not mentioned:

The Laskett Show Garden

Newby Hall

Lawrence Wright: https://www.instagram.com/lawrencewright_/

Days of Dahlia

https://www.scotsman.com/news/grown-not-flown-cut-flowers-in-scotland-will-show-at-chelsea-4623157

Maria Billington in Scarborough

https://x.com/MariaSboro

Colin and Jenny Carr at Oak Cottage

NGS

Sasha York

https://sashinthegarden.co.uk

Daily Mail Article

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NJAG is back with Gardeners' World 24, recaps! Today we're looking at episode 9 where we visit the RHS Malvern Spring Festival.

We've posted a reel with the plant images and names on our Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@NotJustaGarden

or on our instagram page here: https://www.instagram.com/p/C65qVvhKGxS/

These are the plant names we collected this week:

Tulipa ‘Orange Balloon’

Geum borisii 

Iris Siberia

Iris Germanica 

Pachysandra and Tiarella

Ferns

Euphorbias

Foxgloves

Lamium, anemanthele and thalictrum

Galium odoratum

Aquilegia

Brunnera

Anthriscus Ravenswing 

Thalictrum ‘Black Stockings’

Geum ‘Tempo Rose’

Cornus

Sedge

Zantedeschia

Ragged Robin

Rodgersia

Euphorbia Miners Merlot and Tulip Rembrandt

Blue Diamond 

Purple Elegance

Dordogne

Amazing Grace and Antoinette

Ballerina Tulip and ‘Molly the Witch’ Peony

Tulipa ‘Uncle Tom’

Tulipa ‘Slawa’ 

Tulipa ‘Fly Away’

Bronze Carex

Campanula

Snake plants

Anthuriums

Philodendrons

Yuccas

Cleistocactus strausii

Huperzia

Solanum sp. ‘Ecuador’

Fittonia

Iris ‘Kent Pride’

And some links:

https://www.prolandscapermagazine.com/rhs-malvern-spring-festival-show-garden-medals-awarded/

Nurseries

Pheasant Acre

Hare Spring Cottage

Brogues Gate

East of Eden

Morton Hall Gardens

Charles Chesshire

Macmillan Legacy Garden

The Cotswold Garden

The Grand Appeal Garden

It doesn’t have to Cost the Earth

Eat, Drink and be Rosemary

Cement 2.0

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NJAG is back with Gardeners' World 24, recaps! Today we're looking at episode 8 and we're both quite taken by Nick's footwork!

We've posted a reel with the plant images and names on our Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@NotJustaGarden

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These are the plants names we collected this week:

Lathyrus odoratus ‘Black Knight’ Sweet pea

Tulipa ‘Queen of Night’ and ‘White Triumphator’

Anthriscus ‘Ravenswing’

Taxus baccata Common yew

Primula vulgaris

Primula veris

Tulipa aximensis

Papaver dubium subsp. lecoqi ‘Albiflorum’ Beth’s poppy

Tulipa ‘Peppermintstick’ and Camassia

Self-seeders: Fennel, cowslip, aquilegia

Alchemilla mollis

Lady’s Mantle, Erigerons, foxgloves, forget-me-nots, lavender, Fox-and-Cubs. Campanula

Verbascum ‘Dark Eyes’ Mullein

Geranium × johnsonii ‘Johnson’s Blue’

Lunaria annua ‘Corfu Blue’ Honesty

Polygonatum × hybridum ‘Betberg’ Solomon’s seal

Orlayas

Matthiolas

Helichrysum ‘Coco’

Pelargonium ‘Ardens’

Pelargonium ‘Voodoo’

Fuchsia arborescens

Tree fuchsia

Pelargonium sidoides

Dahlia Apricot Desire

Dahlia Heroine

Dahlia ‘Blue Bayou’

Crataegus persimilis ‘Prunifolia’ Broad-leaved cockspur thorn

Beetroot ‘Boltardy’

Tromboncino,

Tomato ‘Cuor Di Bue’ or Oxheart

And here are some links:

Water bottle watering

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpnFo-2iTMA

Arne Maynard, Clive Potter and Lewis O’Brien at South Wood Farm in Honiton, Devon

National Garden Scheme

https://www.arnemaynard.com/gardens/south-wood-farm/

Instagram

https://www.gardensillustrated.com/gardens/country/south-wood-farm-arne-maynard

Derry Watkins in Cold Ashton, Wiltshire

Instagram

www.specialplants.net 

Great British Life Magazine interview

Sarah Raven at Perch Hill Farm in East Sussex

https://www.sarahraven.com/courses-events/garden-open-days

Muddy Stilettos Interview

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NJAG is back with Gardeners' World 24, recaps! Today we're looking at episode 7 where we discuss the virtues of Man Ferns

We've posted a reel with the plant images on our Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@NotJustaGarden

or on our instagram page here: https://www.instagram.com/p/C6VsAvvqDqj/

These are the plants names we collected this week:

Salvia rosmarinus Miss Jessop’s Upright

Scots Lovage

Corsican Borage

Camassia 

Pea ‘Shiraz’

English bluebells

Narcissus ‘Ombersley’

Narcissus ‘Orange Trim’

Narcissus Ballistic 

Narcissus Tazettas 

Narcissus Pebble Mill 

Peony Molly the Witch

Disporum longistylum

Geranium phaeum ‘Springtime’ Dusky cranesbill

Podophyllum versipelle ‘Spotty Dotty’

Saruma henryi Upright wild ginger

Disporopsis pernyi

Epimedium x youngianum ‘Niveum’

Iris pseudacorus Common flag iris

Iris laevigata smooth iris

Iris Sibirica Siberian Iris

Bearded Iris 

Persicaria bistorta 'Superba'

Candelabra primulas

Matteuccia struthiopteris Shuttlecock fern

Dicksonia antarctica

Wisteria

African daisies

Colocasia

Zantedeschia

Agave mitis

Begonia grandis Claret Jug

Impatiens omeiana

Here are some other links mentioned:

Ken Harrop and his daffodils

https://www.tameside.gov.uk/Newsroom/Ken%E2%80%99s-prize-winning-daffodils-showcased-on-national-TV

Chris Miller and the work he does with Grow Cardiff

https://www.growcardiff.org/about-us/

Ron James' beautiful garden - Wind in the Willows - in Denham

https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/19619/wind-in-the-willows

Mike McMahon and Jewlsy Mathews and their Junglettes in Central London

https://www.mikemcmahonstudio.com/junglette

RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024

https://www.rhs.org.uk/shows-events/rhs-chelsea-flower-show

Gardeners' World Birmingham 2024 at the NEC, Birmingham

https://www.bbcgardenersworldlive.com/a-great-day-out-pp20-srcpaidga/?gad_source=1

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