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April 15, 2024 With summer in mind, Monty plants up a seating area filled with night-scented plants and divides an agapanthus, he also plants an ornamental quince against an East facing wall, and sows squash for an autumn harvest. Toby visits The Vann Garden in Surrey, designed by Gertrude Jekyll, a springtime botanical paradise, Sue is in her own garden in Swansea, as she makes a start on planting up her new hot border, and the programme explores the coastal garden of celebrated author Patrick Gale, and discover how he has transformed a farmyard into a writing oasis in Cornwall.
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April 15, 2024 With warmer days just around the corner, Adam Frost takes stock of his borders and plans ahead for some year-round interest. He also adds some soft fruit to his veg garden and gets some seed sowing under way. Joe Swift travels to Birmingham to meet an allotmenteer who is passionate about growing all things Italian, while Arit Anderson visits Charleston in East Sussex, designed as a living painting by artist Vanessa Bell, and there is a couple in West Yorkshire who laugh in the face of slugs and snails to successfully grow hundreds of varieties of hostas in their garden.
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April 13, 2024 To kick off the Easter weekend, Monty is refreshing the planting on the Mound, sowing seeds for cut flowers and planting out potatoes, Frances Tophill goes to Helmsley Walled Garden in North Yorkshire to revel in the spring colour and meet the volunteers who work there. Join a couple in Cornwall who have been gardening together for over half a century and visit the home of a passionate grower of house-plants in Surrey, while in rural Northamptonshire, Nick Bailey gets started on a garden design for his new ‘forever’ home.
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April 13, 2024 Sophie explains why she, and the bees, love the sensational salvia! Clarence combines native herbs and fruits in a container for a bountiful, potted pantry of bushfoods, Josh gives tips for working safely with potting mixes, and Millie retrofits the chook run with chic additions to give her girls more nutrition, exercise, and entertainment.
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April 13, 2024 Eco gardener Anna Greenland shares a composting masterclass and we explore a remarkable alleyway garden transformation.
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April 13, 2024 Josh rejuvenates his potted herbs by pruning, repotting, and fertilising, Jane investigates the latest novel crops being trialled at Melbourne University’s horticulture campus in Burnley, and Clarence renovates a tired tree. Also, Millie visits a designer garden where collaboration, creativity and inspiration led to a blossoming friendship and Jerry shares his Nan’s tips for preparing the perfect seed bed to give your crops the best start in life.
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April 13, 2024 Marcus starts his day by setting off to the Knepp in Horsham to learn all about different varieties of tomato in their impressive market garden. After taste-testing a few and picking up some tips and tricks, he heads back to the farm, where there’s lots to do, including rhubarb to be harvested and ducks to protect, and Marcus welcomes back local duck expert Tom. After losing some of his ducks to foxes, Marcus is determined to keep the rest safe, and Tom has some interesting and unexpected that involve introducing some noisy new arrivals. Farmer Stuart calls Marcus to help with a rather unusual task in the cow field.
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March 24, 2024 David Domoney shares essential garden tools for beginners, and Tayshan Hayden-Smith explores an inspiring community garden in Manchester.
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March 24, 2024 Costa devises a simple way to convert pots into water efficient systems that stay hydrated through dry spells, Josh talks to a gardener who was inspired by the native flora of her new WA home to create a beautiful, prolific, and wildlife-friendly space, and meet a collective of bee enthusiasts who are generating quite the buzz with their bee-based creativity.
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March 24, 2024 As the days are getting longer, Monty is busy preparing his dahlia tubers ready for planting, cutting back fuchsias and planting out shallots, and as an alternative to box topiary, he’s on a mission to champion privet. Sue Kent travels to Hidcote in Gloucestershire in search of some inspiration for her new hot border at home. Visit an abundant kitchen garden in Whitby, where the no-dig method yields an array of unusual veg. Plus, a gardener on the south coast who, despite 56mph winds, has created his own green oasis, where he challenges his plants to survive, and Carol Klein is in her own garden in Devon, where this year she will be sharing her passion for growing plants for free. She makes a start by sowing seeds for a brand new border.
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