Flowering Passions: Pots at Powis Castle, Wales.

Anna Pavord visits the majestic Powis Castle near Welshpool to find out the secrets behind the equally regal container displays. This includes footage of legendary National Trust head gardener Jimmy Hancock. c.1991.

[@kristianhickson-booth72]

Love watching this video, Jimmy was my mentor for well over 20years. My time at Powis working with Jimmy on the containers and borders gave me my horticultural foundations on understanding the relationship between plants, colour and foliage. Those days of mixing the compost will never be forgotten.

[@Bow-to-the-absurd]

The good old days. Remember family buying anna' border book in the late 80's

[@nacht98]

most of these combinations are now out of fashion...still looks beautiful

[@alpuck1]

Anna Pavord is only 50 years old here..