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March 17, 2012 16th March 2012
With the official start of spring and Mothering Sunday only days away, Monty Don and the team look at the practical ways to achieve a better looking garden at this busy time of year. Monty is selecting and planting climbing roses at his garden in Herefordshire and gives plenty of advice on how to get them to thrive. He also gets on with some timely and essential border maintenance tasks that we could all be doing in our gardens this weekend.
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March 16, 2012 16th May 2009.
Jane Edmanson visits a couple whose property was devastated by the Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria’s Yarra Valley. Two months after the fires we share their experience as their garden restoration journey begins, find out what’s come back naturally and hear about their future plans. Tino Carnevale is in Pete’s Patch preparing, irrigating and planting the perfect strawberry patch, while Stephen Ryan chats about gardening through the drought with Kevin Walsh, water wise gardening expert. Also in this episode Jerry Coleby-Williams looks at the effects of salt water incursion on the garden, and shows us how to select and grow plants in these challenging conditions.
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March 15, 2012 8th October 2010.
Although the warm autumn colours are starting to light up the garden, the team are already thinking about scented plants for spring. Landscape designer And Sturgeon discovers an historic rooftop garden in Surrey, and theres ideas for wall shrubs to bring year round colour to the garden.
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March 15, 2012 Second series following farming novice Jimmy Doherty on his quest to get a living from the land.
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The business's expansion brings more problems, as members of staff show signs of discontent and the overheads keep rising. However, the looming Easter weekend offers the chance to make money in the shop, and the owners have been able to move into a comfortable cottage.
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March 14, 2012 9th May 2009.
Stephen Ryan meets Melbourne's Royal Botanic Garden Director, Richard Barley, to discuss why weed control in the home garden is critical to the Australian environment. John Patrick gives us his tips on how to design and build the ideal garden path, Josh Byrne looks at the diverse wetland plant species from the Swan River Coastal Plain while Leonie Norrington visits a rainforest-style garden near Darwin, notable for its collection of over 120 different species of rare and unusual palms.
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March 11, 2012 9th March 2012.
Gardeners' World returns for the start of the gardening year with Monty Don in the garden at his Herefordshire home, Longmeadow. As the charge towards spring gathers pace, Monty, along with Carol Klein, Joe Swift and Rachel de Thame, are preparing for the season ahead. They'll have a host of practical tips to help you grow better and will be seeking out the most inspiring gardens in the UK to visit.
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March 10, 2012 Series repack.
Jimmy Doherty, 27, has always dreamed of running his own farm. He completed his PhD on insects but is bored with academic life.
This is the story of how an Essex lad makes a bid to restore the British countryside and bring traditional food back to the public. People living in the city can buy into his dream as he renovates a crumbling farm to specialise in rearing a rare country breed.
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March 8, 2012 Stephen Ryan gets to work cleaning up his bamboo grove and demonstrates how to establish, maintain and control it, John Patrick demonstrates how to correctly prune a variety of hedges and Sophie Thompson builds a no fuss compost bin that almost anyone can make for little cost. Meanwhile Josh reinvigorates his dryland native verge garden by doing some critical autumn maintenance and planting.
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March 8, 2012 1st October 2010.
Special 'Grow To Show'.
The RHS Halls in Westminister, London, are home to one of the biggest events in the gardening calender - The Autumn Show. For eight months Joe Swift has been lovingly pampering and tending to his vegetables, in hope of reaching competition standard. This episode follows his quest to attain the coveted 'red card', the 'Best In Show' certificate.
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March 4, 2012 24th September 2010.
Autumn has officially begun, and for the gardener its a season to embrace, with warmth and moisture providing perfect growing conditions. Some of the highlights in this episode include Rachel discovering a a tropical paradise in Worcestershire, tips on grasses for lawns and borders, and stunning ideas for winter pots.
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