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April 6, 2012 6th April 2012.
It's Easter and the biggest gardening weekend of the year; the team give plenty of advice and inspiration - from large projects to tackling weeds. At Longmeadow, Monty is getting started on the vegetable plot, where he recommends a palette of potatoes for delicious summer crops. He also returns to his newly created pond, where he is showing how to conceal the liner with an attractive edge.
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April 3, 2012 29th October 2010.
The frosts are arriving thick and fast, so if you have any tender perennials still in the garden its time to lift them or lose them. Alice shows how to grow fresh greens all winter long, and Carol celebrates the very best of autumn colour.
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March 31, 2012 31st March 2012.
New host Costa introduces an inspirational community project which will be the cornerstone of Gardening Australia for the year. He will transform his nature strip into a productive and playful garden for the whole street to use and enjoy. He kicks it all off by bringing the community together to build a no-dig vegie garden. Jane visits a gardener in a bay-side suburb of Melbourne who has spent over fifty years creating her lush and colourful oasis in almost pure sand.
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March 31, 2012 30th March 2012.
With the garden growing apace, Monty shows us how we can take advantage of the new growth of all sorts of perennials, and begins by taking cuttings from emerging Delphiniums in his border and also from a pot grown plant. He also demonstrates the best way of planting Clematis against a wall to ensure a profusion of summer flowers, keeps on top of the seasonal seed sowing and explains why, at this time of year when growing space and plant protection is at a premium, a coldframe can be an essential bit of kit for any gardener.
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March 28, 2012 22nd October 2010.
With chillier days approaching, colour is starting to fade from the garden and structural plants come to the fore. There's ideas centered around adding evergreens to borders to add winter interest. Theres a look at some of the mysteries of the orchid family, and its judgement day for the giant pumpkin.
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March 26, 2012 30th May 2009
John Patrick assesses the successes and failures in his community veggie plot, and plants winter crops - carrots, garlic and onions. Sophie Thomson shows us how choose indoor plants and what to do to keep them looking good throughout the year and Stephen Ryan has a chat with sustainable gardening expert, Elaine Shallue, to find out what it means to have a sustainable garden, and how to create one.
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March 24, 2012 23rd March 2012.
As the clocks move forward, the longer days of spring are welcomed by every gardener. It's a busy time in the garden and the longer daylight hours present a great opportunity to get on with larger gardening projects. Weather permitting, Joe will join Monty in his garden to get to grips with lining his newly created pond giving plenty of advice for anyone wanting to use water in the garden.
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March 23, 2012 Every serious fell-walker, and many a less-energetic Lake District fan, knows about the famous Wainwright Walks and the ubiquitous little handbooks with their reverent commentaries and sparse route-maps. For such folk, and many more who simply love dramatic countryside, this series encapsulates all the rugged beauty of the region and the effort needed to reach the most advantageous viewpoints, admirably transformed into something that can be enjoyed, over and over, from the comfort of an armchair.
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March 20, 2012 15th October 2010
Along with shorter days and falling temperatures come changes in the garden. That means a myriad of glowing colours and.... golden pumpkins. There are ideas for plants that are coming into their own right about now, an insect friendly design project perfect for a shady spot, and a look at the most expensive fruit in the world - probably.
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March 19, 2012 23rd May 2009.
Sophie Thomson explains the adaptations of drought tolerant plants, which ones are the best for dry climates and how to grow and maintain them. Stephen Ryan demonstrates a unique way of propagating shrubs and climbing plants like the Chilean Bell Flower, and Jerry-Coleby Williams shows us how to grow strong and healthy trees from seed. Also, Leonie Norrington visits Australia’s most significant collection of the world’s Boabs in Darwin.
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