Spring Gardening with Carol Klein

At Glebe Cottage in Devon, the expert introduces viewers to the Dog's Tooth Violet, with its distinctive upturned flowers. Carol explains how to care for them so they thrive, multiply, and provide a wonderful spring display year after year.

At Glebe Cottage in Devon, the most regal of all the summer bulbs are the regalia lilies, and now is the time to plant them. Many buy them as expensive cut flowers, but Carol reveals how to grow them from bulbs. She also explains the best ways to sow beetroot and brassicas.

Carol is planting onions in her veg garden, and she shows viewers the first shoots of her ornamental allium bulbs, which she planted in pots last autumn. In the greenhouse, there's also a progress report on some of the seeds sown so far this season.

Carol reveals the differences between English and Spanish bluebells, and explains how to rid your garden of this good-looking but thuggish competitor to ensure our lovely native species has a fair chance. The presenter also ensures pond wildlife can get safely in and out of the water.