Eggleston Hall Gardens Potager May 2024

A short video from Eggleston, and one of many hopefully as Thomas, Lisa, Elizabeth, Helen and George go through the year in what is a very challenging climate for the horticultural industry and especially nurseries.

[@gigi3242]

George is an amazing knowledgeable teacher, so personable and at ease in front of a camera; good job whoever hired him. Sad face, no Thomas. Thanks for the video Malcolm, good to see Eggleston doing well.

[@dc0145a]

Thank you for sharing. Loved the tour with George - very knowledgeable.

[@stampinghippo7157]

WOW! For that amount of information GW would need three Friday nights! Thanks for taking us back to Egglestone and introducing George, which seems to be a very driven horticulturist/vegetable grower. Please, keep these videos coming.

[@Jiangmi25]

Loving all the info and the technical terms. Taking notes and thanking for making this video 🤓

[@TheWoodlandOrchard]

Fantastic to see more video from Eggleston. Your videos from there fuelled my interest in nurseries. Keep them coming from both sites!

[@pegsbarton6353]

I'll never forget my trip to Egglestone, it was amazing! The quality of the plants for sale, [at really reasonable prices too] and standing beneath that fabulous centuries old tree..I've forgotton what sort of tree it was, so sorry🤔and being served by the lovely Lisa! And Amelias studio...Amazing day we had! Wonderful strong plants too, a really great experience. In a beautiful setting, I hope to get back there some day though we've moved further south now so it's a full days travel to get there. So pleased you're doing these videos Malcolm, I feel it keeps me 'connected' to Egglestone. I spotted Thomas, John and of course Lisa on our visit...it was like seeing royalty!😆

[@user-fv8rn4gi3x]

Geroge literally just blew my head off with all those words and explanations what a clever lad! Thanks for the upload Malcolm it’s always nice to see and learn from this channel 👍🏻

[@CraigShortland]

That was brilliant. I really enjoyed that. Love your channel.👍

[@brianturbefield1858]

Great stuff ! George is a knowledgeable young man with a way of communicating. More please and I look forward to monthly re-visits. Thank you Malcolm for putting this together.

[@mrcogginsgarage7062]

An unexpected pleasure for which many thanks .

[@joshaw]

Great video, look forward to more from the Eggelston team Malcolm. Thanks, life is back to normal with Malcolm around more again.

[@laurapoore6451]

Oh, thank you good to see the nursery and Thomas everything is so beautiful

[@ourfloridagarden4191]

Love this idea.

[@BarryParker-tw8qu]

Great to meet George - we are all on a steep learning curve now !!!

[@catherinehenderson627]

Great video George has so much knowledge and really loves his work. I love to understand how and why we do things. Looking forward to seeing more of George

[@Gardeningoncursedground]

my sole is enriched by these vids. cheers malcolm.

[@alisonkirk5720]

Fab and wonderful to hear new words that we have never spoken alongside tall, handsome men that add an extra dimension to watching Eggleston 😊 keep up the great work Malcolm

[@sandeehess472]

Enjoyed this, thank you for sharing. Looking forward to seeing more of Eggleston videos along with your own Malcolm.

[@annmcdonald2442]

Thrilled to see Eggleston again and am looking forward to seeing George again in a month. You'll have to slot Thomas in there somewhere.

[@lindab1458]

Eggleston should hang on to George, he could be poached by the BBC because he would do a much better job at presenting Gardeners World than at present! So knowledgeable but comes over as a great personality 👍🏼😀 Loved this Malcolm, we still need plenty of you but is lovely to catch up at Egglestone too 👍🏼

[@plantsmanscorner128]

I would very much like to see both Thomas and George presenting Gardeners World. They make a very good pairing. Obviously they lack my subtle charm and smiley enthusiasm, and need to curb their language…..but these things can be learnt. Seriously, I think with a little encouragement from people on here we could make some great videos to set them on their way……Very best wishes…Malcolm

[@helenyoung8012]

Thank you, so much information, I wonder if he is into cooking too. Look forward to more from Eggleston.

[@TheCornishCottageGarden-bs5lf]

So much info in this vid 😊

[@jkr2951]

fabulous to see you making movies again ! love from kentucky

[@MDA-rs4uf]

I wondered about Clara and Thomas...I hope they are well...we got to know them pretty well over time....greetings to them both....m

[@mikesmith-yj3ih]

This has the makings of a good idea, keep it up (16 tablets £28 ) love to see Thomas and the gang again.

[@richardfleming6473]

Magnificent George. Think we can safely say you have passed your pottager practical with flying colours.

[@badbooks476]

Great video & lovely to see Eggleston

[@PamsMountainGarden]

Charming! Looking a bit less mown, mind you. It is a look I try to embrace as I am the person mowing things.

[@margarethughes3763]

Yes it would be good. I like your garden too.

[@alanbstard4]

good to see you again

[@sheilaackers3854]

Can't wait to see those climbing courgette 🤔

[@MDA-rs4uf]

I've heard that with allium they want to be quite shallow only the hair like roots want dirt around them , not the bulbs themselves. My uncle pulls the dirt away as it grows and his are beautiful...

[@plantsmanscorner128]

I’ve always grown them on the deeper side…mainly to stop bird pulling them out, especially sparrows dust bathing and others using the old brown stem of sets for nesting material….you can cut them back a bit, but they can also be attracted to the dried brown outer skins….this may have been a problem back in the day when there were many many times more songbirds….as a boy gardeners could catch 50 bullfinches a day in a bully trap….now you rarely see one….they were once a huge pest, especially of fruit farms….best wishes….Malcolm

[@lenaolivetti9366]

Agreed

[@Tara-sf7uu]

Do the roots of the stepover apples interfere with the roots of the vegetables along the edge of the veg patch?

[@petery6775]

what is that apple fence ? around each bed. how that variety called ?

[@joshaw]

Step over apples, Malcolm has great info in a video about managing. Need super dwarfing rootstock.

[@plantsmanscorner128]

They are just step over apples Peter….an ordinary maiden apple cut back to a height you want the boundary and pruned as a single tier espalier. it’s all in the pruning, and you can use any variety of apple you want but spur bearing as opposed to tip bearing varieties are best (which is most)…..maidens are cheaper and you can ask your nursery supplier or check online if spur or tip bearer. Best wishes…..Malcolm

[@petery6775]

@@plantsmanscorner128 thank you!

[@christinewarnaar-bates3494]

Thank you Malcolm …what a nice surprise … 2 videos in one week! I am a bit confused - Is Eggleston still a nursery? Is Clara working somewhere else now? She deserved a medal 😂

[@kalayne6713]

Clara was the original English Rose. I hope she is happy wherever she is. Same with Amanda and her poems. What a great group they were, but George is very knowledgeable. Quite the find. Thomas used to amaze me with HIS knowledge at such a young age.I even miss your salty humour, Malcolm. From Australia.

[@mariapascualy2598]

Loved the talk but it looks like the walkways and the place in general looks overgrown.As if it's not being kept up. But more visits with George would be great.

[@plantsmanscorner128]

Eggleston Hall and it’s estates are up for sale Maria…..have been for nearly a year. Once that happens, depending on the new owners, there will be only 12 months left. Many things are based on a 3 year cycle from propagation to saleable plant, so therefore the uncertainty means cutbacks and prioritising. As a nursery the income is derived solely from plants so they have to take precedence. These are very uncertain times for the whole horticultural industry, especially Eggleston with its remote location and not having other income streams like garden centres have. So if you have £3.5 million there is a good opportunity going!…..Best wishes….Malcolm.

[@mariapascualy2598]

@@plantsmanscorner128 So sorry to hear that.Hope the new owners are amenable to keeping the garden and nursery. And that the crew gets all the help they need. I have a wild yard but I was used to the formal garden feel of your place and was concerned....

[@fionamoriarty4050]

He made plants sound like maths totally lost to the point I fell asleep 🤔 Malcolm plain English 😂