{"id":109951,"date":"2021-10-01T00:01:32","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T23:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stories.qvcuk.com\/?p=109951"},"modified":"2022-02-21T14:53:14","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T14:53:14","slug":"what-ive-been-up-to-this-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stories.qvcuk.com\/garden\/michael-perry\/what-ive-been-up-to-this-month\/","title":{"rendered":"What I’ve been up to this month"},"content":{"rendered":"
Hey everyone,<\/p>\n
Isn\u2019t it crazy? Summer seems to be lasting forever now\u2026 it\u2019s pretty good that it is, I think if the dull August weather had extended into September, we would all be grumbling\u2026<\/p>\n\n
I\u2019ve had another busy month, which started off in a field of hydrangea. After a trip up north, I stopped off at the National Collection of Hydrangea in Derby, and it was gorgeous. I particularly like the ice cream types.<\/p>\n\n
I\u2019ve also been out recording podcasts with Ellen again, and we visited a new vegetable trial ground. This was really interesting, as we got to taste some new vegetables, and see how they are being improved for better garden use.<\/p>\n\n
I was quite taken with the black tomatoes, but a bit disappointed to know that they are ripe when red, not black! They also had some gorgeous garden peas, with golden pods, and some purple ones with big flowers, just like sweet peas.<\/p>\n\n
We\u2019ve also been out to interview at Kiln Farm Nursery, in particular the apprentices. We are intrigued about how to get young people into horticulture, and suddenly realised that nobody actually speaks to young people, so we did!<\/p>\n\n
We also had a bit of fun filming some reels, have you heard of reels? They are short videos, and they can be really creative.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve been back down to London, into the ITV studios. We looked at houseplant trends, and we showed shelf plants, plants that don\u2019t need water, and a range of interesting flowering plants.<\/p>\n\n