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A walk around Calke Abbey
Clip 3 - How the walls benefit the garden and how the beds are used
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Audio producer Dave Kitto chats to head gardener Steve Biggins	Steve & Dave in the vegetable garden at Calke
In the vegetable gardens there are four main plots, homes to groups of legumes, root crops, brassicas and miscellaneous crops. Herbs are abundant at Calke and when the Harpur Crewes were resident there was vinery for desert grapes at the back. Bell jars are used to protect and improve the flavour of the rhubarb.
How the walls benefit the garden & how the beds are used ....
A well manicured hedge delineates beds and paths with a swathe of vibrant greenery	The plaque in front of these leeks says "Mr. Lyons leeks"
Rhubard jars	Calke's gardens are well maintained

Calke Abbey is home to an abundance of herbs
This greenhouse sits in a semi shaded area - perfect for growing more tender plants
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