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January 3, 2019 The team explore the 23rd annual Malvern Spring Gardening Show, held at the Three Counties Show Ground in Worcestershire. This year the Malvern Spring Gardening Show is bigger and better than ever with 17 stunning Show Gardens and more plant nurseries in the Floral Marquee than Chelsea. Joe looks for advice and ideas for his allotment, whilst Carol is plant hunting in the Floral Marquee.
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January 3, 2019 For those who want truly Aussie decorations this Christmas, Jane explores some native plant alternatives to the traditional pine tree, Costa helps Millie build a creative cubby, using salvaged timber and planting it out with climbers so the birds and bees will enjoy it too, and Tino list his top five tips for keeping your garden and plants alive while you’re away on holiday over the summer.
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January 1, 2019 Jerry shares some tips on how to cope with summer heat in the garden, including working out when to water, how to keep crops happy and picking sun-smart plants in the first place, and Costa visits the home of acclaimed garden designer Paul Bangay, where he discovers a landscape inspired by a view and learns where Paul’s love of plants began.
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January 1, 2019 Tour the gardens of five finalists for the 2018 Gardener of the Year award, Costa calls in to visit 7.30 host Leigh Sales to see her new garden and offer some tips on how to solve problems facing a lot of inner-city gardeners, and Millie shows a smart way to make biodegradable seedling pots from newspaper, which can be planted directly into the garden.
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October 28, 2018 In the last programme of the series, Monty continues work on the water feature in his paradise garden and makes a start on the planting. He also has plenty of tips on how to protect tender plants over the winter as well as making use of a valuable seasonal resource - leaves. Nick Bailey gives advice on how to choose the right tree for small gardens, Adam Frost travels to Stockton-on-Tees to meet an eight-year-old with a passion for gardening and invention, while Carol Klein is at Hidcote Manor in Gloucestershire explaining the science behind autumn colour and revelling in the plants which produce the best seasonal display. We also celebrate the fruits of the season when we travel to Threave Garden in Dumfries and Galloway to see a kaleidoscopic show of berrying trees and shrubs, and we meet Wade Muggleton who has amassed a large collection of heritage apple varieties in his Shropshire garden.
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October 28, 2018 Meet former soldier Peter Rudland, who was seriously injured in a Black Hawk helicopter crash in Afghanistan but has found healing in his love of bonsai and cycling. Costa is joining thousands of other 'citizen scientists' in this year's Aussie Backyard Bird Count, and Millie shares her tips and insights for choosing the best possible punnet of seedlings to plant out at home.
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October 28, 2018 Millie shows how to transform a discarded pallet into a handy tool rack to hang in your garden shed and Jane visits gardener and chef Angie Chong and learns how to make vegetable dumplings from herbs and greens gathered from the garden.
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October 28, 2018 Jerry finds a cornucopia of interesting plants at Griffith University, curated by enthusiasts keen to promote local species using an app 'GroNative', Sophie meets a former soldier-turned-apiarist who has found solace and healing in beekeeping.
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October 28, 2018 Using a patch of unloved land and material saved from the tip, Millie builds a productive new no-dig garden bed. Jane meets chef Annie Smithers, who loves growing fresh produce for her restaurant so much she has upscaled to a mini market garden, and they cook a seasonal vegetable pie together, and Costa meets a garden designer whose own garden is inspired by the Japanese philosophy of wabi sabi, which sees beauty in imperfection.
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October 23, 2018 In the cottage garden, Monty is moving a rose which has outgrown its space, and in the vegetable garden he gives advice on what to plant now for spring. He also finds out more about the mysterious world of earthworms and discovers why they are vital for the garden. Catch up with Adam Frost as he shares his plans for his own garden and find out how it has fared over the summer, and Toby Buckland discovers a garden in Scotland where contemporary planting has been the solution to challenging climactic conditions. Flo Headlam visits a project where gardening has been prescribed by a doctor to help improve mental health, Joe Swift is at the Malvern Autumn Show meeting the competitors in this year's national giant vegetable championship, and we travel to a small garden in Kent transformed into an exotic jungle paradise full of foliage.
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