From the Archive: Microclimate

Gardeners' Question Time by BBC

Aug 21, 202642:04Games & Hobbies

Kathy Clugston delves into the GQT archive to explore one of Britain’s most intriguing gardening phenomena: microclimates. Travelling across the British Isles, the programme uncovers how local conditions shape what garde...

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