A bulb lasagne - part 6: kale and cardoon toppers
with ARTHUR PARKINSON
Lesson 18 of 51
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To add the finishing touches to your bulb lasagne, Arthur shows you how he layers kale and cardoons.
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A Bulb Lasagne - Part 6: Kale & Cardoon Toppers
To add the finishing touches to your bulb lasagne, Arthur shows you how he layers kale and cardoons and encourages you to do the same.
Arthur adds the cardoon first, loosening the root ball so any tulips that grow there can thrive. This is the reason he included little in the centre of the pot in the other layers.
He places the cardoon in a tiny hollow in the middle of the pot. Any plant you use needs to be firmly rooted. This will prevent it from being lifted out of the soil in the event of a frost.
Kale
Kale 'Redbor' grows rapidly. Seven different colours are going to be placed around the edge of the pot. These will be spaced approximately seven inches apart.
Reusing Plants from the Summer Show
You can reuse parts of the summer display. Arthur reused the Panicum elegans 'Frosted Explosion'. It helps to give the frost some shagginess and stops it from looking so tame. By letting things self-seed and hang around the place, you're more likely to get natural self-seeding.
Plant Directory
- Cardoon
- Kale 'Redbor'
- Panicum elegans 'Frosted Explosion'
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Arthur Parkinson
Horticulturist, writer and container gardening expert.
Named one of the most influential young UK gardeners by Architectural Digest, Arthur Parkinson is a gardener, florist and author with a penchant for growing flamboyant blooms and raising chickens. After studying horticulture at the Royal Botanical Gardens of Kew, Arthur went to work for plantswoman Sarah Raven at her farm in East Sussex to pursue his passion for growing cut flowers. He later became head gardener for the potter Emma Bridgewater, which inspired his first book, The Pottery Gardener. Arthur also co-presents the popular gardening podcast 'Grow, cook, eat, arrange' with Sarah Raven and regularly appears on BBC's 'Gardeners' World'.
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