from Arley Hall Gardens with Geoff Hamilton and Mary Spiller
Head gardener Tommy Acton has worked here since he was a boy, and has a fund of knowledge that is useful in every type of garden. He deals particularly with care of roses, maintenance of the famous herbaceous border, and has some firm views on the pros and cons of compost.
Produced by JOHN KENYON BBC Birmingham
Book, Gardeners' World Cottage Garden, £4 75, BBC videobooks and lasertision videodiscs, Mr Smith 's Vegetable Garden (bbcv 1000). Mr Smith 's Flower Garden (bbcv 1001) and Mr. Smith's Indoor Garden (bbcv 1002) from retailers 9 GARDENING: page 69