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May 23, 2015 The complete RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2015.
May 16, 2015 As Monty's wildlife garden begins to take shape at Longmeadow, bees are very much at the forefront of his mind. He plants up a nectar-rich border that will attract all sorts of bees and other pollinating insects from spring right through to the autumn. Meanwhile, Joe Swift goes on a quest to find out more about the wonderful world of hanging baskets, starting with a visit to one of the country's leading growers.
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May 13, 2015 Joe Swift presents as six amateur garden designers compete for the chance to design and build a garden on Main Avenue at the Chelsea Flower Show 2015, a life-changing opportunity that can launch one designer's career.
In each episode they must design, build, shop for and plant a show garden in a different style. The designers have just four days and £1,500 to build beautiful cottage gardens in the grounds of Harlow Carr in North Yorkshire. They will need to impress RHS Judge James Alexander-Sinclair and gold medal-winning garden designer Ann-Marie Powell. At the end, one person will win judges' gold but one designer will be going home.
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May 11, 2015 Costa shows a couple of methods for bringing potted shrubs and trees back from the brink, Angus shows when and how to prune Gymea flowers and Jerry shares a straight-forward method to keep lawns bindii-free, and Tino shows his method for growing what he hopes will be an award-winning giant pumpkin at his local show. Then Jane visits a couple with a stunning historical Victorian house and garden they've planted over the last twenty years while Jerry shows a great way to nurture garden ecology, providing food for both beneficial and pest insects so they leave his food untouched.
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May 9, 2015 The team are at the RHS Malvern Spring Festival, which celebrates its 30th birthday this year. From the designs used in the show gardens to new and exciting plants in the floral marquee, Monty Don, Joe Swift, Carol Klein and Rachel de Thame are on the hunt for the very latest ideas we can all draw inspiration from for our own gardens.
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May 6, 2015 Autumn is approaching, and that can mean the perfect time for planting, so Toby takes the time to put in some winter bedding plants. Joe returns to his allotment after his holiday while Carol explains how to get more plants for free, and Alice is cutting back the meadow by the pond.
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May 3, 2015 Tino is planting one of the most useful groups of plants to winter vegetable gardeners - legumes, Josh explains the difference between mulch and compost and how to use them, and Costa drops in on an expert to find out how to preserve the autumnal glut with some delicious ideas for homemade pickles. Also Tino shows how to propagate and improve artichokes while Sophie shows the basics of keeping potted plants looking great.
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April 28, 2015 New presenter Toby Buckland tackles gardening jobs brought on by a wet summer, including dealing with clematis wilt and thinning out overgrown plants. Carol Klein looks at how to cope with a dry shady area under a stone wall, while Joe Swift adds new bulbs to a previously hidden area in the Spring Garden.
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April 25, 2015 Everything in the garden is shooting up, so it's time to lift and divide perennials, and Monty is doing just that with his ornamental grasses. And in a third trip to South Africa, discover where red-hot pokers grow in the wild and what it takes to keep them happy.
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April 19, 2015 Sophie shows how successfully growing winter vegetables is as easy as letting nature take its course, Josh shows how to keep your compost healthy and sweet, and Costa enjoys a little bit of tropical paradise in a garden in the heart of North West Sydney. Also Tino meets a native bonsai expert to explore his collection and gets some pointers on how to do it at home while Jane is planting spring bulbs in pots for a cracking display down the track.
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