Pennod 4 Pobl a'u Gerddi

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-Konichiwa.

-What we have here

-is a pair of false teeth.

-A brewery in the corner.

-A brewery in the corner.

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-We can run around here.

-What a view. It belongs more

-to Africa than West Wales.

-Costa del Betws.

-Everyone loves it.

-Be kind to me, lads.

-It's in the Good Food Guide

-for molluscs.

-Llandudno Junction...

-..a busy town which developed

-around the railway station.

-Maybe not the ideal place

-to attract enthusiastic gardeners...

-..but the location

-hasn't prevented Allan Evans...

-..competing at the highest level...

-..and creating

-a very special garden.

-This garden

-is a rural, fertile creation...

-..created on a patch

-right next to the street.

-It wasn't created just to look good,

-though.

-Allan's delight is competing.

-Judging by the certificates

-in his shed, he's done quite well.

-It started in the small shows

-when I was 16 years old.

-I competed in the Conwy Show

-with my Chrysanths.

-I achieved some success

-and people were encouraging me...

-..to compete in larger shows.

-I taught myself how to do it.

-These days, only one flower attracts

-Allan's eye when he's competing.

-It's the Dahlia, a flower with

-pompoms of all shapes and sizes.

-Allan's dedicated almost

-all the garden to growing them.

-I don't think I've seen

-a more colourful picture in my life.

-This flower is Gwyneth.

-It's an orange flower.

-Further on,

-you can see Taratahi Ruby.

-Next to that one, a Kilburn Glow.

-It has a yellow centre.

-That's a great one to grow.

-This is a Dorothy Rose Ball Dahlia.

-As you can see,

-it grows to the heavens.

-It's a wonderfully colourful flower.

-One of nature's wonders -

-the way those little cups open up.

-It takes two or three days

-from where they are now...

-..for them to fully open up.

-Which one is your favourite?

-Which one is your favourite?

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-Weston Spanish Dancer.

-It's yellow and red.

-The cactus?

-The cactus?

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-Everyone likes that one.

-The Weston Pirate is dark red.

-That's right next to it.

-You can grow different types

-in the garden.

-Some people like to grow them

-in small borders.

-That's different to the way

-I grow them, to compete in shows.

-I've never grown a Dahlia.

-If anything could convince me

-to grow them, it's that one.

-That's perfect.

-It's easy to grow too.

-It's easy to grow.

-Would you like some lessons?

-I'll need lessons, definitely.

-Allan could have another rival

-in no time.

-Competing in the larger shows

-requires a lot of work.

-Dahlias are tubers.

-We transfer the tubers

-to the glasshouse, dry them out...

-..and keep them dry until January.

-They start sprouting small cuttings.

-We take the cuttings

-from those plants...

-..and plant them in June.

-There we go, lads, I hope

-you'll grow ready for the shows.

-Be kind to me, lads!

-It's good that you gave up working.

-You don't have time

-for anything else.

-That's true.

-I don't know where the day goes.

-I don't know

-where I found the time to work.

-As well as being driven

-by the healthy competition...

-..Allan's ambition is to be part

-of the National Garden Scheme...

-..to share his garden and skills

-with others.

-They want us to open every year and

-invite people for tea and a chat.

-I think it's great

-that people can come here...

-..to socialise and support us.

-They can see the colours and

-what we can do in a confined space.

-They can take that home with them

-and use the skills and ideas.

-There's no secret

-to showing flowers.

-You learn your skill and craft

-as you move on.

-If you can share it, great.

-Within days, Harrogate will host

-the year's most important show.

-Allan hopes it will be

-a successful show for him.

-First, he has to choose Dahlias

-of the required standard.

-It's important they fit

-through this ring.

-That's perfect today.

-Tomorrow, those heads

-might start to come through...

-..and they won't fit

-through the ring.

-It would be disqualified in the show

-in that section.

-There are larger flowers there.

-They're worthless now.

-You can't use them?

-You can't use them?

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-No, they wouldn't get through.

-This is a wonderful flower.

-It's not just a case

-of checking them here.

-They could swell in the car.

-By the time you reach the show,

-they could be too big.

-There are Dahlias this big?

-There are Dahlias this big?

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-The Bryn Terfel Dahlia!

-There is a Bryn Terfel.

-Bryn Terfel will be grateful

-of such a big flower.

-It's like him, a giant!

-Accuracy to a hair's breadth

-is crucial when competing.

-Allan dedicates

-all his spare time and soul...

-..to his obsession for his garden.

-It's a worker's garden.

-We don't get much time to enjoy it.

-We do have two chairs in the garage.

-We bring them out,

-sit in them and eat ice creams.

-Sometimes, a bottle of wine.

-Those times are seldom indeed.

-A lot of work

-has gone into this garden.

-That's important,

-but I do enjoy competing.

-You strive for perfection

-but you want to raise the standard.

-You want to improve. I don't know

-when the improvement ends.

-I don't know where it ends.

-Does it end?

-Does it end?

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-I don't think so.

-You've not reached a point...

-..when you've seen a flower

-and said, "That's it.

-"That's the perfect flower."

-No, not yet,

-but I was thinking to myself today.

-There will be a day where

-I won't want to compete anymore.

-That will be my pinnacle.

-If I finish, it'll be on a pinnacle.

-I've got to go on a high!

-It was a successful season for Allan

-with eight firsts and two thirds.

-I don't think

-he'll put his feet up any time soon.

-Llanelli is a town in South Wales

-with a beautiful coastline.

-In the 19th century,

-it was an industrial town...

-..nicknamed Tinopolis because

-it produced tin on a global scale.

-These Victorian terraced houses

-are a throwback to that time.

-It's not a place

-you'd associate with nature...

-..but Stuart has created

-a beautifully natural haven...

-..behind his terraced house.

-Stuart Blackmore

-has always lived in Llanelli.

-That hasn't prevented him

-creating a wonderful garden...

-..and surroundings to attract

-all kinds of wildlife.

-A palmate newt.

-It has no spots under its head.

-This is the male, you can see!

-His delight in nature

-isn't confined to the garden.

-It makes its way

-all the way into his house!

-Let's sit down.

-You can have the kingfisher.

-Cheers. Lovely.

-Since I was a child, I've been

-interested in plants, animals...

-..and nature in general.

-When I moved here,

-it was rectangular...

-..and the path led to the road.

-Families in terraced houses

-grew vegetables to feed the family.

-I pulled the path up and designed

-a new path through the middle.

-I dotted plants all around

-and added plenty of colour.

-I don't like mowing lawns.

-My garden is filled with plants.

-Lawns take up too much room.

-No corner of this little garden

-is without a flower or plant...

-..growing in it.

-It's easy to forget

-that you're in a town.

-It's a packed garden.

-It is packed. The plants

-grow tall at this time of year.

-The roses are in full bloom.

-Roses are your chief delight.

-I love roses, yes.

-I didn't think I could grow them

-at first because the soil was light.

-It was extremely fine.

-Since I've been growing

-old-fashioned roses...

-..the David Austin roses...

-..they've flourished.

-It's a sea of colour -

-yellow, white and pink.

-There are different shades of pink.

-I wanted yellow on that side,

-red on this side...

-..but nature

-is very ill-disciplined!

-I'm the same when I'm gardening!

-It looks much better than my garden!

-Seasonal planting

-of various plants...

-..offers plenty of interest

-in the garden from season to season.

-The garden is home to a variety

-of birds and wildlife.

-40 different types of birds

-have been spotted in this garden.

-The black redstart...

-..and common birds

-such as the house sparrow.

-One wildlife creature that Stuart

-doesn't welcome in his garden...

-..is the snail.

-The problem is everything

-is so tightly packed.

-Snails abseil down

-from one plant to the next...

-..however many obstacles

-are in their way.

-There are so many of them.

-They're a plague.

-They eat all the daisy family.

-I've given up

-growing Michaelmas daisies.

-They don't stand a chance here.

-Having faced every challenge

-developing a small urban garden...

-..Stuart decided to publish a book,

-A Cottage Garden in Town.

-Friends told me that I'd

-created something special here.

-It's a confined space.

-They told me I should write down how

-I did it and developed the garden.

-I wrote the book after retiring.

-Writing it gave me so much pleasure.

-It allowed me to record some

-wonderful Welsh names for flowers.

-I want to grow as many plants

-as I can in this garden.

-This garden is a collection

-of plants.

-It's not something

-that was designed.

-The garden is a reflection

-of my interests...

-..but not so much of my personality.

-I think I'm a more formal character

-but the garden is very informal.

-I like being out in the garden.

-I can't imagine living somewhere...

-..where I can't walk out

-into the natural, green world.

-It's like an extra lung for me.

-It's a wonderful garden. You've

-packed so much into one small strip.

-It is small and it is packed.

-I like it. It's my garden.

-It suits me.

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-The Gower Peninsula.

-An area of extreme natural beauty.

-A corner of Wales packed

-with beaches, rural villages...

-..and close-knit communities.

-At the far end of the peninsula...

-..is the picturesque village

-of Llanmadoc.

-What ties the people

-of Llanmadoc together...

-..is their love for their gardens.

-So much so, they open them

-to the public one weekend a year.

-The added bonus to that...

-..is having this wonderful backdrop

-included in the entrance fee.

-The village has opened its gardens

-for almost 20 years.

-It's an occasion

-to socialise, admire gardens...

-..and raise money for charities.

-Roger and Menna are two

-of the primary coordinators...

-..of Llanmadoc and Cheriton

-Open Gardens.

-Their garden is part of the scheme.

-How are you? How are you, Roger?

-Nice to meet you. Come in.

-You were expecting me!

-The most we've collected

-on the day is 8,000.

-Since we started,

-we've raised 100,000.

-That's a lot of money.

-A lot of money and about

-9,000 visitors during that time.

-How many gardens are here?

-We have 12 gardens this year.

-You can almost include the coastline

-in your garden.

-The view from the house

-is wonderful.

-Our location in Llanmadoc

-places us under the Gulf Stream.

-From here down to Llanrhidian,

-the temperature is warmer.

-We sit here in sunshine...

-..watching wind and rain the other

-side of the estuary, so we're lucky.

-What did the garden look like

-when you first arrived?

-Nothing!

-Nothing!

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-Nothing at all?

-Everything's changed year on year.

-The borders get bigger,

-new borders come in.

-Which flowers do you like growing?

-Which flowers do you like growing?

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-My favourite is Agapanthus.

-I like the lavenders

-and the lilies behind.

-They're wonderful.

-Tell me about the pond.

-Tell me about the pond.

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-I'd always wanted fish.

-We built this in 2000.

-It's a millennium pond.

-It was too big so I knocked

-half of it down five years ago.

-I get some problems with water

-seeping out every now and then.

-If I have more problems,

-it'll be a his and her Jacuzzi.

-Who gets the biggest one?

-Menna. Always.

-Make sure the neighbours

-can't see you!

-As well as the flower garden,

-Roger has his own vegetable patch.

-It's a small section.

-The potatoes come up soon

-and then I'll plant some cabbages.

-Why do you grow so many onions?

-Why do you grow so many onions?

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-I enjoy growing onions.

-I showed onions years ago,

-they'd grow to 5-6lbs.

-Each?

-Each?

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-Yes, each.

-They're about

-two and a half pounds now.

-People like seeing the onions

-on Open Gardens day.

-There's a shed with a chimney on it

-over there.

-For the winter, and when Menna

-wants to do something.

-Close the door, light the fire,

-everything's alright.

-You could install an oven.

-We do cook curries in winter.

-We sit in the shed and drink wine.

-It's lovely and warm.

-You have this view too.

-You've been successful

-in competition.

-The village has won the Swansea

-In Bloom competition many times.

-We entered and won

-the Best Garden competition once.

-We were happy to win it once.

-Once you reach the top,

-there's no need to try again.

-This is a garden to enjoy and

-Llanmadoc's residents do the same.

-Apart from Randolph who's a slave to

-the garden but enjoys every minute.

-This couldn't be a more different

-garden - it's just vegetables.

-The only use for a garden

-is vegetables!

-In the winter, we grow potatoes,

-sweetcorn and French beans.

-In September, the pigs come in

-and stay there until December.

-They prepare the land for you.

-They prepare the land for you.

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-They're better than rotovators.

-What do you do with all this veg -

-do you eat it all?

-Most of it, yes.

-I have a large family.

-Four families, myself and my wife.

-If any vegetables are left over...

-..we sell them

-and donate the money to charity.

-Your whole family helps out.

-They also help me eat it!

-I learnt the skills

-from my father...

-..in his allotment.

-Now I'm passing it on to my family.

-You've retired now.

-You've retired now.

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-Retired?

-Retired? You're joking.

-I've finished paid work.

-I don't have any spare time

-on my hands and I'm happy with that.

-That's good to hear.

-Let's head down to the orchard.

-To be honest, the orchard

-has had a very successful year.

-This is nice.

-It's wonderful.

-It's a secret place.

-It's a secret place.

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-A great place to sit.

-For the first time this year.

-How many apple trees do you have?

-We have eight here.

-There are plums and cherries

-on the other trees.

-Those are eating apples.

-There are lots of apples

-on the trees.

-There's a plentiful supply

-of natural water.

-This idea of a gardening family...

-..you're the godfather.

-I'm the frontrunner.

-They're interested

-but they're busy too.

-One day, they'll follow me.

-In the garden all week.

-You also have three fields.

-There's plenty of room to extend.

-That's right.

-Next year, you'll have acres of veg.

-Acres of veg!

-All the gardens of Llanmadoc

-are different.

-Some are classical and formal...

-..while others are less formal.

-Sian Griffiths' garden cafe

-is at the other end of the village.

-This is the end

-of the garden pilgrimage.

-Apart from the fact

-I can see Llanelli...

-..I could imagine seeing wildebeests

-and elephants on these plains.

-It's very different

-to the other gardens we've seen.

-It was a farm, initially,

-and the house was a barn.

-This was a field -

-it was in such a state.

-It's taken years

-to get it to this condition.

-Last year,

-we decided to open a cafe.

-It's on the path to the beach.

-We see ornithologists and walkers.

-Does the tide come in this far?

-It comes in quite far.

-It's like a lake in front of you.

-I need a boat

-to take me to Llanelli.

-Trees grow out of the lake.

-They're dying.

-When the tide comes in,

-at high tide...

-..it's incredible.

-I think the garden is somewhere

-where you should relax...

-..at the end of your working day.

-You can socialise with friends.

-We have a pizza oven

-and the pizzas are delicious.

-I love spending time out here.

-With that view,

-there's no reason not to.

-Why do you think that residents here

-took to gardening so readily?

-Everyone in the community

-loves their gardens.

-We live in a special place and the

-view from every garden is different.

-We all want to raise money

-for charities.

-Who decides

-which garden hosts the open day?

-No-one decides.

-If you want to open up, you can.

-Is there competition between you?

-Is there competition between you?

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-No, no, no, no. There's no point.

-Not for me -

-I'm the only one doing it.

-I win that competition.

-Where veg is concerned,

-Randolph's not wrong.

-In Llanmadoc, every garden is a

-reflection of the village's people.

-The gardens are beautiful

-and bring everyone together...

-..which is so important

-to the whole community.

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