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April 14, 2019 Monty Don turns his attention to the annual climbers he has been growing from seed as well as planting out sweet peas. He also gives his recommendations on perennial plants which can be grown from seed now for late summer colour, then visit a small jungle garden in Runcorn that is bursting with colour that defies the UK’s unpredictable climate, and we meet a couple from Norfolk who transformed an uninteresting space into a garden full of tropical plants enhanced by scrap metal objects washed up on the nearby coastline.
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April 14, 2019 Tino enjoys the amazing transformation in some of his favourite Autumn deciduous trees, Jane shows some safe ways to deal with snail pests without resorting to poison! Jerry has some great tips on how to diversify the edible greens you’re growing in your garden, while Sophie visits the bushland home of one of Australia’s iconic critters to learn how to build a bungalow for bandicoots.
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April 7, 2019 Clarence drops in to one his favourite public gardens dedicated to growing spectacular Grevilleas. Josh shares some tops tips for treating pot plants with water repellent soil.
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April 7, 2019 Sophie constructs a lizard friendly area to encourage local lizards to make a home in her habitat corridor, and Josh visits the home collection of a native carnivorous plant expert, to learn how WA is a hot spot for these hungry plants.
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April 7, 2019 In this week’s Gardeners' World, Monty Don turns his attention to the pond at Longmeadow. He adds a splash of colour to the planting with some perennial springtime favourites, as well as giving advice on pond maintenance which can be carried out now without disturbing wildlife. Nick Bailey travels to Lincolnshire to meet a family of daffodil growers who are celebrating a hundred years of growing one of our most iconic spring flowers, and we meet a woman in Somerset who is passionate about peonies and shares her tips on on how to grow them in borders and in pots.
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March 30, 2019 Monty Don gets busy on the veg plot and takes the next step in planting up his new paradise garden. With Mothering Sunday around the corner, he also provides some timely inspiration for planting up a spring pot as a present. Catch up with Frances Tophill, who is thrilled to have her own allotment this year. She shares her plans for the season ahead and makes a start on getting it shipshape. Then pay a visit to the alpine house at RHS Garden Wisley to find out from the experts how they care for some of the smallest and most colourful spring gems.
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March 30, 2019 Sophie constructs a lizard friendly area to encourage local lizards to make a home in her habitat corridor while Josh visits the home collection of a native carnivorous plant expert, to learn how WA is a hot spot for these hungry plants.
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March 30, 2019 With the help of an expert, Sophie learns how to grow the ultimate native butterfly habitat in her garden, Tino plants parsnips at the patch and shares some tips for planting success, and there's seasonal advice on jobs to do in the garden this weekend.
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March 30, 2019 Costa meets an expert turf grower and gets the low down on keeping a lawn healthy and green, Millie gets stuck into some timely garden chores to prepare her patch for winter greens and other plants, and chef and guest presenter, Paul West is back! He returns to cook up a storm in a school’s kitchen garden where students spend a year focussing on the environment.
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March 23, 2019 As spring begins, it is not just the borders that need a boost - it is the wildlife too. Monty gives tips on what to do now, as well as planting a tree to provide a nectar source for bees and other insects. In Cornwall, Nick Bailey revisits a first love as he celebrates the fleeting beauty of one of the most ancient flowering plants. With champion-sized trees and goblet-shaped flowers, magnolias are one this season’s star performers, and meet a woman who has maximised the growing space available in her small garden and created her very own piece of prairie-inspired planting.
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