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September 24, 2017 It is the autumn equinox and, along with celebrating the season's apple bounty, Monty Don is planning for Christmas, planting bulbs to brighten dark winter days. He also gives advice on planting garlic for next year. Carol Klein celebrates the sedum, one of the autumn garden's highlights, Adam Frost gives us an update on the development of his Lincolnshire garden, and we travel to Gloucestershire to visit a garden which is a haven for moths and butterflies, and also catch up with Alan Power, who guides us through the summer work at Stourhead, and Shaish Alam winds up his growing season with a bumper harvest.
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September 24, 2017 Jane explores the fascinating new world of native Australian bonsai, Tino shows how to protect maples from aphids and Josh learns about an exciting and modern tool to help identify insect visitors in home gardens and Sophie visits a couple in the Barossa Valley who have thousands of roses in their beautiful collection.
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September 16, 2017 Monty's thoughts turn to spring as he gives his recommendations for bulbs to plant now that will thrive in pots and bring much-needed colour next year. Monty also shows how to prune summer fruiting raspberries. Frances Tophill travels to Norfolk to visit a gardener who, at 97, still gardens every day, Adam Frost takes a look at a new garden at RHS Wisley which has been planted up with tropical plants and Carol Klein is in Buckinghamshire helping a viewer who is struggling to find plants that will thrive in heavy clay soil. Alan Power guides us through seasonal spring highlights at Stourhead, and we visit a tiny garden in Essex which is packed with plants, ponds and seating areas.
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September 16, 2017 The Gardening Australia presenters answer commonly asked gardening questions, Costa takes Sophie to visit one of his favourite gardens - a community project in Darwin that grows food, skills and friendships, and Millie explains why it’s not always a good idea to remove caterpillars from plants. Guest presenter Carolyn Blackman visits a spectacular nursery and gives us her top tips for planting design while Jerry picks up a great tip on achieving perfect drainage for plants in any garden. Josh lends Millie a hand to build a frame for climbing plants that will create a beautiful small-garden screen.
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September 15, 2017 Barbara Flynn narrates this second visit to the gardens of Heligan, two years on from the original renovation. Although the scars have begun to heal, the wet summer of 1998 brought a threat to many of Heligan's rare and precious species. New faces join the gardening team, and the fate of many of Heligan's original gardening staff on the field of Flanders is revealed.
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September 9, 2017 At Longmeadow, Monty shows how to harvest and store potatoes. He also adds late summer colour to the cottage garden and prunes shrub roses. Carol Klein travels to Norfolk to meet Adrian Bloom, a member of a horticultural dynasty that has had a big influence on our gardens for the last 50 years. Adam Frost takes a close look at the design of an outstanding small garden in Abingdon, and Frances Tophill is in Scotland meeting a man who is passionate about potatoes. Joe Swift and Flo Headlam pay a visit to Potterne in Wiltshire to check on the progress of the community garden, and renowned plantswoman Helen Dillon joins Monty at Longmeadow.
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September 9, 2017 Tino springs into action in The Patch, explaining his secret to summer crop success including Australia's favourite, the tomato. Jane explores a collector's garden full of unusual, architectural beauties and gets his expert tips for growing them at home, Costa explores the stunning displays in The Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney, and discovers the power of the flower, and Jane is visiting a succulent collector who demonstrates how easy it is to propagate these hardy plants.
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September 2, 2017 Jerry visits a wildlife-friendly garden in the Brisbane suburbs designed with the resident wild and domestic animals in mind, Josh profiles two hard-wearing water-wise plants, and guest presenter Carolyn Blackman explores a small urban garden that’s full of great ideas on making small spaces seem larger. Costa helps a family plant an attractive blueberry hedge fringed with strawberries while Millie and Squid go hunting for the delicious and valuable underground fungus, the black truffle.
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September 2, 2017 As the plants in the jewel garden reach the peak of their late summer glory, Monty starts planning for the spring, planting ferns and advising on the care and maintenance of wildlife ponds. Carol Klein pays a second visit to Dove Cottage in Halifax to see the garden at its summer peak and to find out the secrets of its successful borders. Frances Tophill travels to Portsmouth to find a man whose passion for ferns has extended from his garden and onto his allotment, while Arit Anderson finds out that rubbish skips can be used to grow all manner of plants in an inner-city space. A Sheffield paramedic reveals how his passion for wildflowers has transformed an area around a busy ambulance station, and there is a look at the blooming of one of the world's largest water lilies.
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September 2, 2017 Dee Hart Dyke, one of Britain's best amateur gardeners, visits open gardens around the country and tries converting her daughter Miranda Hart to the joys of horticulture.
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