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June 28, 2014 With the garden growing before his eyes, Monty has plenty to be getting on with at Longmeadow. In preparation for beautiful late summer grass borders, he fills the gaps that the diseased box hedges have left with grasses he has raised from seed. Joe casts his designer’s eye over a city garden in […]
June 21, 2014 With the Wimbledon tennis championships just around the corner, Joe meets the gardening team responsible for the spectacular floral displays at this world-renowned event. Carol is in Cornwall meeting a couple that grow a huge range of gloriously scented honeysuckles from all over the world. She compares our native varieties with the Mediterranean […]
June 14, 2014 Carol and Joe are at Gardeners’ World Live in Birmingham. Joe casts an expert eye over the spectacular show gardens, while Carol focuses on the delights of the floral marquee. Meanwhile, Monty catches up with various tasks at Longmeadow to ensure that his garden stays in tip-top condition all summer long.
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June 7, 2014 Monty and the team celebrate the start of summer as they indulge in the stunning array of colour and scent beginning to take over our gardens. Carol continues her celebration of great plants and the people who champion them – in this episode she’s at Glendoick near Perth enjoying their wonderful collection of […]
May 31, 2014 Monty offers advice on what to do with spent tulips and shares some tips on how to make the perfect herb garden, There’s an interview with Carrie Thomas in Swansea, who holds the National Collection of aquilegias, and celebrate all that this theatrical, delicate flower has to offer. Carol is with new gardeners […]
May 20, 2014 With the growing season well and truly underway, Monty turns his attention to planting out his sweet peas and sowing sweetcorn. Carol returns to Gloucestershire to help first-time gardeners Dan and Dominique plant up their new border in the style of a cottage garden, and we meet newsreader Sophie Raworth, to find out […]
May 10, 2014 This programme comes from the renowned RHS Malvern Spring Festival, otherwise known affectionately as the plants and people show. Monty Don gets an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the impressive displays, plants and show gardens on offer. Meanwhile, Carol Klein seeks out this year’s show stoppers in the fabulously scented floral marquee and Joe […]
May 6, 2014 This episode starts with a look at different types of palms, especially hardy varieties that grow well in the UK. Geoff then moves on to his raised beds, discussing different types, and ways to construct and maintain them. There’s a visit to Biddulph Grange, looking at one of the National Trust’s most recent […]
April 26, 2014 Carol visits eminent plantsman Keith Wiley at his garden in Devon, which celebrates the exquisite dog’s-tooth violet. Keith is passionate about these unsung woodland plants, Rachel visits the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh to take a look behind the scenes at their world-renowned collection of alpines and find out what it takes to […]
April 19, 2014 The long Easter weekend offers lots of opportunities to really get cracking in the garden. Monty has suggestions for beautiful climbers that thrive in shady spots and gets on with planting up his vegetable garden. Carol returns to help first-time gardeners Dan and Dominique, and guides them in what to look for at […]
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