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March 12, 2016 As the gardening year gets underway at Longmeadow, Monty is tidying up his ornamental grass border, pruning roses and planning for summer scent. Joe Swift continues his series on trees when he gives tips on how to plant a tree for future success. Rachel de Thame follows a fragrant trail and explains how even the tiniest of flowers pack a punch in the perfume stakes, and, in the first of several visits, join the head gardener of Britain's most famous garden at Sissinghurst as he sets out his plans to restore it to its original vision.
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March 11, 2016 Tino's getting ready for the cooler months by preparing the soil for brassicas and planting broccoli, cauliflower, collards, and wasabi mustard greens, Sophie wants to ensure fauna in her garden doesn't go hungry, and showcases plants she uses to attract beneficial insects that act as pollinators and pest controllers, and Costa meets a Sydney gardener who has used unique plant textures and colour combinations to create a delightful harbourside garden. Also this week, Jerry explains the cause of white spots on spinach leaves and Tino answers the question of how often we need to sow carrot seed to harvest a continuous crop all year, while Jane makes tea from a range of herbs, including four types of mint, and four lemon-flavoured herbs. Angus shows how to treat clay soil with gypsum and liquid clay-breaker that will break down large clods of clay into smaller aggregates more quickly.
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March 10, 2016 (Repack)
Matt James demonstrates how you can transform your backyard into a garden to be proud of.
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March 10, 2016 (Repack)
An Entertaining Garden: Ian wants a space outside his townhouse for entertaining. Host Matt James transforms this long and narrow, empty backyard into the ultimate outdoor bachelor garden. Included in the design are plants that will be low-maintenance enough for inexperienced-gardener Ian to cope with.
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March 8, 2016 (Repack)
The Bush Tucker Man is the television name of Les Hiddins. A native Australian, Les has entered the popular consciousness through his TV series "The Bush Tucker Man".
His influence stems far wider than his series of Bush Tucker Man, with numerous awards for his research, writing and broadcasting. Part of Les' appeal is the typically Australian understated expertise and dry humour. Les is the genuine article - just watching him in action demonstrates few alive come close to matching his knowledge, understanding and intuitive feel for the bush and the natural world around him.
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March 8, 2016 Charlie Dimmock hosts a gardening series in which green-fingered volunteers turn patches of wasteland into gardens for the whole community to enjoy.
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March 8, 2016 (Repack)
S4C Wales 19 March 2015 - Welsh with embedded English subtitles
Chef Bryn Williams returns to present the cookery show, and in this series he gives vegetables centre stage. He demonstrates how to use the same vegetable to create a tasty three-course meal, beginning with carrots. He also visits a gardener who uses special growing techniques for competitions.
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March 6, 2016 Part 1of4 - Roses.
The rose has always meant so much to Britain - it is embedded in our history, our fairy tales and our hearts. Carol goes on a very British plant odyssey. To understand the origins of our most cherished garden flower, we need look no further than the hedgerow. Our native dog rose - Rosa canina - has changed very little in 37 million years. Its prickles, acting like tiny crampons, allow it to climb above other plants and protect them from being eaten. As a second line of defence, they even harbour bacteria to fend off hungry assailants. The Romans adored its simple flowers, but they adored densely-petalled mutations even more and soon began to develop these by taking cuttings.
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March 5, 2016 Spring is nearly upon us and Gardeners' World is back with a new series. As usual, Monty Don is at Longmeadow where he sets out his plans for the coming year. This week, Monty reviews the effects the winter weather has had on his garden.
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March 5, 2016 Matthew Wilson helps six couples tackle ambitious and dramatic gardening projects, following them for a year as they work through the seasons to achieve their dreams.
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