It's all about holding onto the last of summer in Episode 4 of Big Garden Little Garden.

Claire arrives back from holiday in France to find her plants have flourished in the good weather at home. Geraldine gives an update on her dry garden and profiles the dependable and very pretty, Japanese Anemone.

They also help some listeners with their gardening conundrums and announce an exciting Seed Giveaway!

This episode's Plant Profile:

Japanese Anemones, also known as Anemone Hupensis, now called Eriocapitella.

Varieties:

1. Honouring Joubert
2. Serenade
3. Queen Charlotte
4. The Swan Series

Seeds Available for Giveaway

1. Opium Poppy
2. Nigella
3. Aquilega (actual ejits!)
4. Sweetpea

It's Dahlia season in this episode of Big Garden Little Garden, as Geraldine and Claire talk about growing Dahlias and the reasons why you should start growing them too.

There's also the usual catch up on what's been happening in their gardens, as well as more Spring Bulbs.

Here are some of their favourite Dahlias

1. Dinner Plates - Cafe au Lait, Shiloh Noelle
2. Pom Pom - (All the Joweys) e.g. Jowey Winnie, Jowey Paula, Jowey Nicky & many more., Downham Royal, Cornel Bronze, Purple Fox
3. Cactus - Nuit d'Ete, Hollyhill Spider Woman, My Loved, Park Princess
4. Waterlily - Onesta, Eveline, Bracken Ballerina

Time to start planning for Spring Colour.

In today's episode of Big Garden Little Garden we talk colour and how to use it to create show-stopping, displays of tulips.

We also catch up about jobs we've been doing in our gardens and discuss an interesting aspect to prolonging the length of the Antirrhinum cutting season.

As promised, Geraldine has listed some Tulip Recipes below to match the named colour combinations that Claire discusses in the podcast.

She has also included a list of Double Tulips (Claire's favourite), as well as some suggested links to help get you started with tulip planning and purchasing.

Enjoy!

Golden hour

1. Apricot Delight
2. Angel's Wish
3. Amazing Parrot
4. China Town
5. City of Vancouver
6. Blushing Impression

Berry Tones

1. Princess Irene
2. Havran
3. Couleur Cardinal
4. Black Bean
5. Ballerina
6. Lilac Perfection

Carnival

1. Mariette
2. Orange Marmalade
3. Crown Jewel
4. Rococco
5. Daydream
6. Ballerina

Cool and Crisp

1. Spring Green
2. Green Star
3. White Trumphator
4. Concerto
5. Exotic Emperor

Monochrome

1. Ballerina
2. White Trumphator
3. Any Lily Flowered Tulip

Double Tulips

1. Angelique
2. La Belle Epoch
3. Black Hero
4. Amazing Grace
5. Danceline

Suggested links:

https://www.mrmiddleton.com/

https://www.peternyssen.com/

https://www.tulipstore.eu/en/

https://www.farmergracy.co.uk/

What's in bloom this month in the garden and how best to prolong that summer beauty.