Pick up ideas for your garden from five stunning private gardens in a picturesque English country village. I'm often asked to recommend gardens to visit, and I always start by suggesting @ngsgardens the National Garden Scheme. They have some grand gardens but there are also 'group openings' which open a number of smaller private gardens in one place. Here are ideas from five gorgeous English country village gardens in Stanton, Gloucestershire. 00:00 Welcome 00:15 The National Garden Scheme: https://ngs.org.uk/ For Scotland see https://scotlandsgardens.org/ 01:16 Elaine and Kevin and their small beautiful garden 01:47 Colour inspiration from a smaller garden 02:05 Remove lower branches of trees to increase light and space for planting 02:14 Liz Philpott's large garden slopes up onto countryside 03:02 Making the most of plants in a larger space 04:05 A larger garden needs several seating areas 04:43 Look at the hard landscaping for tips when visiting gardens 03:12 There are 3 kinds of geranium in this border: Cantabrigiense, Macrorrhizum and Sirak 03:32 Close up of the border with birdsong (these are the birds that were singing while I was filming the border, although I have amplified the sound a little) 05:09 Jackie Jones-Parry's former farmhouse - the garden would have been part of the farmyard 05:36 Think about contrasting your trees 06:24 Climbers on buildings 07:00 Jenny's garden is a mix of formal parterre and relaxed planting 07:40 Jacqui Tucker's garden a mix of old and new, with expert planting and self-seeders 07:55 A mature tree adds character to your garden 08:30 Contrast formality with wildness 09:10 The tortoise garden 09:50 Garden trees - what you need to know before you prune!
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