THE National Collection of erythronium lilies at Greencombe Gardens in Porlock will feature in Friday's (May 18) edition of BBC Gardeners World.

Host Carol Klein and a BBC crew spent an entire day filming the erythronium collection at Greencombe on May 3.

A woodland garden and organic showpiece of international renown, Greencombe Gardens stretch along a sheltered hillside below the tree-covered slopes of Exmoor and offer visitors outstanding views over ancient fields onto Porlock Bay.

Moss-covered paths meander through a collection of shrubs and plants flourishing beneath a magnificent canopy of oaks, hollies, conifers and sweet chestnuts.

Camellias, rhododendrons, azaleas, maples, lilies, roses, clematis and hydrangeas all flower in turn among ferns, mosses and the garden’s four National Collections, which include polystichum ferns and spring-flowering dog’s-tooth violets (erythronium).

The garden is home to a champion English holly tree (ilex aquifolium), the largest and oldest in the British Isles.

For over 50 years, Greencombe has thrived using organic gardening methods, with a riot of birds and butterflies all around – and it is full of rare plants.

The garden opened on Easter Sunday, April 1 and welcomes visitors every day from 2pm to 6pm through the end of July. More information is available at www.greencombe.org.