Gardeners' World
Gardening show packed with good ideas, tips, advice from experts and timely reminders to get the most out of your garden, whatever its size or type.
Gardening show packed with good ideas, tips, advice from experts and timely reminders to get the most out of your garden, whatever its size or type.
With a new season in the garden to look forward to, Monty revisits some inspirational stories from across 2025.
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After a busy winter, Monty plants up pots for early colour, shows how to move a clematis and sows veg for the year ahead. Adam Frost visits Ventnor Botanic Garden on the Isle of Wight.
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Monty makes the most of the longer days as he continues the rejuvenation of his Jewel Garden borders. Joe Swift meets a group of neighbours championing their front gardens.
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Monty is busy adding herbaceous perennials to the revamped Jewel Garden – but before planting, he has good advice on how to plan a border.
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Monty plans displays bursting with colour and scent, shares some of his favourite foliage to create a tapestry of texture in shade, and plants new and tasty soft fruit.
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Adam Frost is in his garden, revealing what he has in store for the coming season. He takes stock of his ornamental veg garden and adds some bulbs to a border.
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Easter is a busy weekend for gardeners, and Monty continues the big revamp of his Jewel Garden at Longmeadow.
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As spring continues, Monty plants up the Mound in a gorgeous palette of blues and yellows. Frances Tophill enjoys a stunning display of wisteria at a National Collection for plant heritage in Surrey.
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In this special edition, Joe Swift and Rachel de Thame are in the North Wessex Downs spending the day at Malverleys, a stunning garden transformed in just 14 years.
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Gardeners' World comes from the spectacular RHS Malvern Spring Festival in Worcestershire. Adam Frost and Sue Kent explore show gardens bursting with clever ideas and creative planting.
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As the days lengthen and the garden bursts into life, Monty is busy planting foxgloves, sowing cosmos for cut flowers and planting out his tomatoes.
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With summer approaching, Monty is changing things up and infusing some drama into his Jewel Garden pots. Arit Anderson meets a gardener in Suffolk championing the ‘grown not flown' movement.
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Monty is busy in the cottage garden. As the roses begin to bloom, he's inserting a colourful splash of underplanting to add floral icing to the upcoming display.
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The team head to Birmingham for one of the highlights of the horticultural calendar - the annual Gardeners' World Live event.
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It's almost summer solstice, the longest day of the year, and Frances Tophill is gardening at Damson Farm, a magical garden set in the glorious Somerset countryside.
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Longmeadow is exploding with summer colour, and Monty is potting up scented pelargoniums for their fragrance. Meanwhile, Toby Buckland visits horticultural gem Stockton Bury Gardens in Herefordshire.
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Gardeners' World comes from the world's largest annual flower show, the spectacular RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival.
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Gardeners' World has exclusive access to a brand new flower show at RHS Wentworth Woodhouse in South Yorkshire.
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Monty is checking how the garden is coping with the dry summer, and in the veg garden, this means making choices on which plants to water and which to leave.
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After the intense heat of high summer, Adam Frost is cooling off in his garden with the addition of a recycled water feature for wildlife.
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Monty is summer-pruning his trained fruit, sowing some hardy annuals and is planning ahead for winter in the veg garden. Meanwhile, Jamie Butterworth visits RHS Garden Bridgewater in Salford.
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Monty is cutting back in the Cottage Garden to make room for annuals, harvesting tomatoes and taking sage cuttings in the Herb Garden.
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With a bank holiday weekend to look forward to, Adam Frost has a few things to be getting on with in the garden
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Monty takes salvia cuttings in the Jewel Garden, Adam Frost visits a ceramicist in Kent, and Joe Swift heads to an organic flower farm set up as a social enterprise.
As summer starts to make way for autumn, Monty is harvesting sweetcorn, taking stock of his plants in pots and pruning summer-fruiting raspberries.
Monty has plans for interest and colour in his garden next year, from adding a rose to the new Dog House to planting daffodil bulbs and sowing sweet pea seeds.
Frances Tophill is back at Damson Farm in the Somerset countryside to revel in the atmosphere and abundance in an autumn garden.
Monty has plenty of ideas to make the most of the season - from creating new plants for free by dividing herbaceous perennials to planning a dazzling spring display by sowing iris bulbs.
As the autumn light bathes Longmeadow, Monty is harvesting pumpkins in time for Halloween, adding a berberis to his orchard border and planting out strawberries.
It's an exciting week at Longmeadow as Monty makes a start on his new woodland garden. Advolly Richmond looks at the history of Gertrude Jekyll, and Carol Klein revels in the displays at RHS Rosemoor.
Frances Tophill is back at Damson Farm, lending a hand with autumn jobs in the garden. Nick Bailey explores the science of how sun-loving plants must adapt to survive and thrive in the shade.
At Longmeadow, Monty is full steam ahead creating a new woodland garden from scratch. Adam Frost celebrates the drama, versatility and reliability of ornamental grasses.
With winter fast approaching, Monty has dahlias to lift and store, leafmould to make, and tulips and wallflowers to plant in pots. He also takes root cuttings from a favourite herbaceous perennial.
Toby Buckland discovers how a garden near Bath has managed to marry its wild surroundings with its rich industrial past.
To help bring a welcome splash of colour to these dark winter days, Monty looks back at some seasonal highlights where the plants and the passionate people who grow them take centre stage.
Monty looks back at some of the remarkable gardeners shining a light on how people can grow their own nutritious food fresh from the garden.
With a new season in the garden to look forward to, Monty revisits some inspirational stories from across 2025.
Monty and the team are back, full of the very best practical tips and advice for all gardeners of all levels.
As the days are getting longer, Monty is busy preparing his dahlia tubers ready for planting, cutting back fuchsias and planting out shallots.
To kick off the Easter weekend, Monty is refreshing the planting on the Mound. Frances Tophill goes to Helmsley Walled Garden in North Yorkshire to revel in the spring colour.
Adam Frost takes stock of his borders and plans ahead for some year-round interest. Joe Swift travels to Birmingham to meet an allotmenteer who is passionate about growing all things Italian.
With summer in mind, Monty plants up a seating area filled with night-scented plants and begins preparations to sow a new lawn. He also takes dahlia cuttings and sows squash for an autumn harvest.
Monty is repairing turf, sowing sweetcorn and planting pots for evening fragrance this summer. Adam travels to Dublin to meet musician Adam Clayton in his garden.
Adam Frost continues to develop his new woodland border, ably assisted by Ash the cat. Frances Tophill travels to Buckinghamshire to explore a beautiful garden called Wind in the Willows.
Monty expands the planting on the mound and prepares for a summer display in the cottage garden. Nick Bailey explores a garden that combines historic charm with modern design.
Gardeners' World comes from the RHS Malvern Spring Festival, where Arit Anderson and Joe Swift explore show gardens packed full of ideas and discover the newest varieties of plants and flowers.
Monty is busy moving his tender succulents outdoors and makes a start on planting up his new cut flower beds. In North Yorkshire, Frances Tophill visits the gardens at Newby Hall.
With summer feasts in mind, Monty reveals a new outdoor eating area he has been working on. Carol Klein visits a spectacular garden in Oxfordshire where the borders are filled with colourful annuals.
Monty reveals his plans for planting up pots in his cottage garden. Sue Kent visits a unique garden in Carmarthenshire situated around a wooden house on stilts.
The team are Birmingham-bound for one of the highlights of the horticultural year - the annual Gardeners' World Live event.
Frances Tophill is at Powderham Castle in Devon. She spends the day there with her good friend Jeanette, who has been transforming part of the walled garden into a productive growing space.
The roses are in full bloom at Longmeadow as Monty tackles some emergency pruning needed on one of his favourite crab apples.
In a special programme, Gardeners' World comes from the RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival.
The team are in Cheshire, at the biggest horticultural event in the north, the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park.
Monty is getting the garden ‘holiday ready', planting phlox and cutting back plants that have finished flowering. Carol Klein shares tips on how to increase the stocks of flowering bulbs and tubers.
As the garden starts to hit its mid-summer peak, Monty prunes his philadelphus and takes cuttings. Sue Kent assesses her summer borders and takes wallflower cuttings.
Adam Frost gets on with a few timely tasks at home in his garden. He also shares his top tips on how to build a green roof on a log store.
Gardening show packed with good ideas, tips, advice from experts and timely reminders.
With September just around the corner, Monty's thinking ahead to next year and makes a start on adding foxtail lilies to his borders. And Rachel de Thame delves into the extraordinary world of bees.
Monty continues his preparations for next year by getting some daffodils in the ground, while Frances Tophill visits pioneering horticulturist Josh Sparkes at his experimental plot in Devon.
In a special programme from Norfolk, Arit Anderson and Adam Frost go behind the scenes at East Ruston Old Vicarage to discover how this beautiful garden was created.
Planning ahead for next year, Monty plants camassias and cyclamen for a spring display and sows hardy annuals into his cut flower beds, whilst in the veg garden he plants out strawberries.
Monty gives his top tips on how to keep lawns looking their best throughout autumn, tidies up the pond, and plans ahead for a colourful spring display by potting up hyacinths.
Frances Tophill is back at Powderham Castle in Devon. Carol Klein visits a garden brimming with colour, and Joe Swift meets a young couple who've transformed their urban space into a green oasis.
With autumn well and truly under way, Monty shares his tips on how to get more for your money when buying perennials.
It's apple harvest time, so Monty collects some of his windfalls to juice, plants a shrub in the Cottage Garden, and pots up amaryllis bulbs for Christmas.
Frances Tophill is back at Powderham Castle in Devon, where she puts the finishing touches to a new herb bed and prepares the vegetable beds for winter.
Monty plants an early flowering clematis along a very shady wall, checks on the progress of his supermarket garlic and plants out two other types of garlic to overwinter outdoors.
Monty plants a hawthorn hedge in the orchard, prunes a climbing rose and starts to plant tulips for next spring. Sue Kent meets a gardener who has radically transformed the topography of her plot.
Monty and the team return with a celebration of spring. There's been plenty going on over the winter and lots of new projects in the garden to share. As well as getting on with some essential rose pruning, Monty plants clematis and rocket, cuts back grasses and makes a start on sowing annuals for colour this summer.Carol Klein visits Colesbourne Gardens in Gloucestershire to revel in their vibrant displays of spring colour. There's also a skateboarding gardener who has created a haven for wildlife - and herself - in her forest garden in Sheffield.At RHS Hyde Hall in Essex, Adam Frost discovers which plants will be best suited to the changing climate. Also, there's the remarkable story of a family who bought a botanic garden in Scotland on impulse, and more of the films that have been sent in by viewers.
As plants begin to show their early growth, Monty gets plenty of plants for free when he demonstrates how to make the most of herbaceous perennials. He also cuts back pelargoniums that have overwintered in the greenhouse and makes a start on sowing vegetables.Nick Bailey shares plans for his new garden in Cambridgeshire and shows us how to create a container garden ideal for those on the move. Frances Tophill discovers more ways to use cut flowers as she visits a florist in Dorset.Sue Kent has plenty to do to start the growing season in her Swansea garden as she creates a white border and experiments with an unusual way to grow container vegetables. And Rachel de Thame celebrates the majestic hellebore.Plus more of the films that have been sent in by viewers.
With spring gaining momentum, Adam Frost gets to work on his veg plot and plants his first lot of potatoes. He introduces roses to his borders, and in a quest to increase biodiversity, has a radical plan for his lawn.Joe Swift meets a garden designer who, facing the challenge of two awkward, adjoining plots, transformed them into wonderful, cohesive spaces. And Rekha Mistry demonstrates how to grow the perfect onion from seed and has a go at growing cotton.Plus more of the films that have been sent in by viewers.
Monty adds some interest to the spring garden. He also sows peas and shallots, has some thrifty tips for petunias, and plants lilies in pots.Carol Klein visits Mothecombe Gardens in Devon, which has been designed specifically for pollinators, with swathes of nectar-rich daisies and lavender.Arit Anderson joins a group of young carers at a community garden in West Sussex, where they go for respite, friendship and fun.Plus more of the films that have been sent in by viewers.
Monty prepares for late spring and summer, sowing poppies and planting cornflowers for colour and interest in the paradise garden. He also harvests rhubarb and shares tips on moving shrubs.Toby Buckland revels in some fabulous spring planting on a visit to the magnificent landscaped gardens of Melbourne Hall in Derbyshire. Rachel de Thame meets a passionate dahlia grower who was once a florist working at the White House for the Obamas.Plus more of the films that have been sent in by viewers.
Frances Tophill reveals some exciting news. After years of dreaming, she finally has her very own garden and can't wait to share her plans and get to grips with bringing this compact space to life.Toby Buckland meets a man who's planted his plot with a wonderful array of fruit and nuts. There's a gardener in Gloucestershire who is potty about the 500 pot plants she's designed specially to produce a floral firework display.In west London, a community champion is growing a range of unusual produce in the heart of an urban jungle. And there are also more inspiring viewers' videos.
Monty is busy planting umbellifers and making some changes to the dry garden. He also sows peas and pots his dahlias.Carol reveals exciting plans for an ambitious show garden she's designing for the RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival. And with a ban on peat in compost on the way, Arit investigates what that means for the industry and gardeners alike.In Lytham St Annes, there's a gardener who grows so much veg on his allotment, he gives it away to friends and neighbours. Plus the garden of a professor who takes a scientific approach to gardening for wildlife.Also, there are more of the films that have been sent in by viewers.
To mark the coronation weekend, this episode celebrates the people who give up their time to help others. Adam visits a walled garden in Somerset to meet a group of volunteers who are gardening alongside those who need help to transform their lives.At Longmeadow, Monty creates two different planting schemes for pots for shady spaces, transplants grasses in the jewel garden, and plants out his favourite varieties of tomatoes.Rachel revels in the superb seasonal displays of azaleas in Shropshire.As peat-based composts for gardeners will be banned in 2024, Arit finds out what's being done about the peat used in container-grown plants.Plus a husband-and-wife design team who are about to create their first garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, and a gardener with a passion for tulips who loves to create colourful displays. And there are more of the films that have been sent in by viewers.
A special programme from the first big flower show of the season – the RHS Malvern Spring Festival. Rachel de Thame and Nick Bailey explore show gardens packed full of ideas and discover the newest varieties of plants and flowers that are hot off the potting bench.There are the herb specialists from Gloucestershire who believe that edibles are just as important as ornamentals in the garden, and a nursery famed for its foxgloves that also has an impressive collection of tree peonies.Toby Buckland celebrates spring colour at Aberglasney Gardens in Carmarthenshire, and Arit Anderson spends the day with a charity group that gives horticultural work experience to vulnerable people and those with learning difficulties.
It's a good time to get tender plants in the ground now the risk of frost has passed. Monty is busy planting out tropical gingers and sweetcorn and direct sowing beans.Joe Swift visits a stunning walled garden in Denbighshire, designed and planted by owners who love to recycle and repurpose as much as they can.Rekha Mistry shares the secrets of her success for growing aubergines on her London allotment.There's a re-visit to farmer turned nurseryman Barry Proctor as he makes final preparations for his first RHS Chelsea Flower Show.And to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week, journalist Rosie Kinchen explains how horticulture helped her deal with postnatal depression.Plus, more of the films that have been sent in by viewers.
Monty creates colourful planting schemes with trailing plants. He also plants out cabbages in the vegetable garden and shares a clever tip for dealing with your spent tulips.Toby Buckland revels in the superb displays of roses at Mount Ephraim Gardens in Kent. And there's a return visit to the Linn Botanic Gardens in Argyll and Bute, where owner Matthew Young gets some sage advice about the precious and rare trees in his collection.Carol Klein visits a nursery that is growing thousands of plants for her show garden at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival. Sue Kent discovers heirloom vegetable varieties that are easy to cultivate and harvest at the Heritage Seed Library in Warwickshire. And there's a passionate houseplant enthusiast who has created an indoor garden in her living room.Also, more of the films that have been sent in by viewers.
This episode features Ramona Jones, who was diagnosed with autism in her twenties and discovered how she can find her true identity when she's in the garden.Meanwhile, Monty makes some changes to his pots in the Jewel Garden, harvests gooseberries and plants out squash.Adam Frost checks out a wonderful arts and crafts garden in Leeds and finds much to inspire and surprise. Rekha Mistry reveals her brand new garden in the Peak District and begins to make plans for this challenging plot.Plus a National Collection of eryngiums, whose owners think sea hollies are misunderstood, and more of the films that have been sent in by viewers.
The team are Birmingham-bound for one of the highlights of the horticultural year - the annual Gardeners' World Live event. Monty Don, Arit Anderson, Adam Frost, Sue Kent, Carol Klein, Joe Swift, Rachel de Thame and Frances Tophill bring us the best the gardening world has to offer.From design inspiration in the show gardens to the latest plants and flowers in the floral marquee, they meet expert growers who share their passion for cacti and hydrangeas as well as gain tips on how to design with foliage and create a garden that offers both an abundance of food and a feast for the eyes.
With summertime at its peak, Adam plans to extend the season with plants for evening scent and shares the results of his wild meadow turf experiment.In North Yorkshire, Nick Bailey discovers the range of floral beauty of Cornus kousa, the dogwood tree. Toby Buckland visits a back garden near Milton Keynes with seven ponds.There's a lady in Gloucestershire who loves to share her garden passion with friends. And with RHS Flower Show Tatton Park approaching, there's a visit to a grower as they prepare for the event.Plus more of the films that have been sent in by viewers.
Monty gives a masterclass on rambling, climbing and shrub roses. He also plants out tender annuals in the jewel garden, and with hot, dry summer days ahead, shares tips for water saving and harvesting.With the Hampton Court Garden Festival just around the corner, Carol Klein is at home immersing herself in some of the plants she's growing for her highly ambitious show garden.Wildlife champion Kate Bradbury discovers a fascinating array of moths in her garden and shares tips on how to encourage these intriguing night-time pollinators into our gardens.There's also a gardener who has a passion for roses and a couple in Worcestershire who spend their life growing miniature fuchsias. Plus more of the films that have been sent in by viewers.
In a special programme, Gardeners' World comes from the RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival.Arit Anderson, Toby Buckland and Adam Frost reveal the latest in floral fashions and share highlights of the show gardens and floral marquee. This year's RHS Hampton Court iconic horticultural hero is Gardeners' World's own Carol Klein. Over the past three months, the programme has been following Carol on her journey to create a very special garden, and here celebrates all of Carol's efforts and reveals the end result.
This episode comes from the biggest horticultural event in the north – the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park, where Joe Swift and Frances Tophill reveal the latest in garden design.
Monty harvests his spuds and sows seeds for autumn veg. Adam Frost meets a couple who've created a garden on the exposed chalk hills of the Yorkshire Wolds.
A celebration of people who are growing their own, from vegetables to flowers, across the UK.
Frances Tophill is in her very first garden for a summer catch-up and an update on her progress since moving in. Meanwhile, Adam Frost meets a kindred spirit who explains how gardening saved his life.
Monty plants for pollinators in the Wildlife Garden and trims his box topiary cones. Carol Klein visits stunning Italian-influenced gardens in Gloucestershire.
Monty shows us how to take cuttings from herbs and prunes summer raspberries. Adam travels to Whitstable on the Kent coast to see how gardeners cope with the wild, wet and windy weather.
With autumn just around the corner, Adam Frost takes stock of his garden. Frances Tophill visits a garden in Kent where the plants provide a non-stop buffet for insects.
Monty plants bulbs in pots, including hyacinths and daffodils. He shares tips and advice on what to do when apples and pears have been affected by diseases such as canker and brown rot.
This week, Monty considers a revamp of his Cottage Garden, divides perennials to get new plants for free and plants bulbs in pots for spring.
At York Gate in Leeds, Adam Frost, Rachel de Thame and Frances Tophill celebrate a garden for all seasons, and tackle seasonal jobs for September. In London, cameras follow a head gardener who fell in love with horticulture at a young age, while plantsman Jamie Butterworth visits the magnificent walled garden at Scampston Hall.
A catch-up with three sisters in Dorset to discover how their fallen-down greenhouse turned into an opportunity to transform part of their garden.
It's apple harvest time, and Monty shares tips on what to do with windfalls.
Frances Tophill is in her new garden, assessing the tomatoes in her upcycled greenhouse, while Rekha Mistry shares her successes and failures in her new vegetable garden.
Monty replants his bearded iris in the Dry Garden, Arit Anderson explores the arguments for and against artificial grass, and Toby Buckland discovers a Japanese-themed garden in the Welsh countryside.
With Halloween approaching, Monty takes stock of his pumpkins and squashes. Adam Frost and Advolly Richmond visit Hever Castle in Kent to learn more about its grand garden design.
Monty continues with his revamp of the Cottage Garden by planting bare-root roses. Adam Frost visits a challenging garden built on an exposed slope in the Lake District.
Monty and the team bring a bit of colour to these dark winter days by looking back at some seasonal highlights of Gardeners' World.
Monty and the team celebrate the dawn of another gardening year by revisiting some recent Gardeners' World highlights.
Monty and the team bring a welcome splash of colour to the depths of winter by looking back at some Gardeners' World highlights.
In the last of four compilations, Monty Don plants out sweet peas, and Frances Tophill meets a grower looking at alternative ways to use cut flowers. Sue Kent goes in search of heritage veg that are easy to cultivate, and Nick Bailey visits a garden in Herefordshire designed to make the most of its glorious rural setting.
Monty and team share the best practical gardening advice, meet passionate plantspeople up and down the country, and provide inspiration with visits to some of the UK's most remarkable gardens.At Longmeadow, Monty embarks on an exciting new project, sows perennial seeds and gives a tree planting masterclass. Adam Frost visits a garden in Suffolk, where an imaginative selection of evergreen planting creates structure and interest all year round, and Frances Tophill celebrates a national collection of cyclamen in a garden on the edge of Dartmoor.At Exbury Gardens in Hampshire, we meet the head gardener who shares his love of camellias, and we visit an extraordinary garden in Kent inspired by the famous borders at Great Dixter. Viewers also share what they have been getting up to in their gardens.
With spring just around the corner, Monty makes a start on his bog garden and demonstrates how to divide perennials and get plants for free.Rachel de Thame visits a garden in Kent, a labour of love where meticulous planning, discipline and precision have cleverly extended the season, and Arit Anderson plants up a seasonal container inspired by the colours of spring.We meet an allotmenteer in north west London who loves to experiment with growing unusual and heritage vegetables to use in her cooking, and a couple of plantaholics with a passion for rare and unusual plants show us around their garden, created on the site of a former nursery in Cambridgeshire. Viewers also share their gardening exploits.
Monty gets stuck into some seasonal jobs at Longmeadow.Nick Bailey heads to Bodnant Garden in north Wales to find out how the team are tackling the recent storm damage and what new planting opportunities have been created. Frances Tophill meets a couple new to gardening who have created a garden that is both productive and ornamental in a long, narrow plot at their home in Somerset.GP Amir Khan shares the health benefits of gardening and spending time in green spaces at his wildlife friendly garden in Leeds. In Lincolnshire, meanwhile, we visit a grower who champions the hollyhock, as custodian of the national collection of this cottage garden favourite.Viewers also share what they've been up to in their gardens.
In this week's episode, Monty gets involved in more seasonal tasks at Longmeadow.Carol Klein celebrates the spring highlights at Beth Chatto's Gardens in Essex, and Toby Buckland is in Cornwall to meet a gardener who fell out of love with gardening but has recently rediscovered his passion for plants through texture and sound. We meet a gardener in South Yorkshire who is fanatical about ferns and we discover there is an alpine for any aspect on a visit to a garden in Hampshire. Gardeners' World viewers also share what they have been up to in their gardens.
Monty continues planting up perennials in his recently extended orchard beds and begins a redesign in the dry garden.Toby Buckland explores the impressive collection of heritage daffodils at Cotehele in Cornwall, and we visit JJ Chalmers at home in Scotland as he gets stuck into some seasonal jobs.A couple in Birmingham share their experimental garden, which has been curated like a living art gallery with cacti, ferns and air plants at the heart of its design. With over 600 plants in her collection, we visit a passionate pelargonium grower in Hertfordshire. Gardeners' World viewers also share what they've been up to in their gardens.
It's the Easter bank holiday, and at Longmeadow, Monty turns his attention to planting up his new bog garden, sows cucumber and melon seeds and continues with changes to the dry garden.Adam Frost heads to a beautiful walled garden that is both ornamental and productive in West Sussex. It's the first visit of the year to Sue Kent's garden near Swansea as she reveals news about an exciting new project. In Lancashire, we meet a national collection holder of hepatica, and a houseplant enthusiast shares his passion for indoor gardening.Gardeners' World viewers also share the joy that their gardens bring them.
Monty continues his revamp of the dry garden, repots succulents and plants up a window box ideal for a shady spot.Adam Frost goes back to basics and gives advice for viewers who are starting a garden from scratch, and Frances Tophill visits a garden in north London which has growing produce sustainably at its core. We meet a gardener in Manchester who has combined his love of pottery and plants, and an aeonium enthusiast from Shropshire shares her collection of over 300 varieties.There's also another chance to see what Gardeners' World viewers have been getting up to in their gardens.
Monty plants tender perennials, including salvias and gingers, in the Jewel Garden, brings his citrus plants out from their winter protection and plants primulas in his new bog garden.As tulip season reaches its glorious peak, Rachel de Thame visits a dazzling display of this spring favourite at a garden in Gloucestershire, and Joe Swift checks out a pub garden with a difference in East Sussex.We meet a gardener who loves to experiment on his allotment in Bristol and a GP in north London with a passion for growing citrus plants. There's also another chance to see what Gardeners' World viewers have been getting up to in their gardens.
Gardeners' World comes from the RHS Malvern Spring Festival. Adam Frost and Arit Anderson reveal the highlights of the show gardens and this year's must-have flowers and plants on display in the Floral Marquee.We meet a pond plant specialist in Lincolnshire who is exhibiting at the festival for the first time, and in the run-up to the show, we visit a family nursery with a passion for the jewel-like auricula.Carol Klein celebrates the range of blossom on show at this time of year at Batsford Arboretum in the Cotswolds, and in Worcestershire Nick Bailey revels in one of the stars of the early summer garden – the peony.
There's been a huge surge of interest in houseplants over the last couple of years, so Frances Tophill and Nick Bailey celebrate the joys of indoor gardening in a special programme from Oxford Botanic Garden.Rachel de Thame visits a nursery in Devon which specialises in growing the ever-popular orchid. We meet an interior designer in London, whose use of houseplants at home has allowed him to reconnect with nature. A self-confessed plantaholic gives us a tour of the indoor jungle he's created at home in Worcestershire, and we meet a gardener in Manchester who gardens on his balcony 18 floors up.We also look at the latest trends and must have houseplants of the moment, giving the best practical advice on how to care for houseplants and showing how to grow your own for free.
Monty shows the range of vegetables that can be easily grown in containers if you are short on space, moves ornamental grasses and sows zinnias.Nick Bailey gives us an insight into the bearded iris in Buckinghamshire, and Sue Kent shares an update on the progress of her first ever show garden, destined for the Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival.We meet a gardener in Lincolnshire with a passion for tropical plants, and there is another chance to see what Gardeners' World viewers have been getting up to in their gardens.
In this week's Gardeners' World, Monty Don shows how to get the best from tomatoes planted in grow bags, demonstrates how to divide agapanthus, and we catch up on developments in the recently revamped dry garden.Adam Frost shares the progress at his new plot and tackles planting in a shady border against a north-facing wall. Frances Tophill meets a couple in Worcestershire who've created a garden inspired by their travels around the world.We visit an allotmenteer in Lancashire who has a productive and bountiful harvest of vegetables all year round. In Cornwall, we meet a window cleaner on a mission to champion trees, and more Gardeners' World viewers share the joy that gardening brings them.
Monty turns his attention to the containers in the jewel garden, plants courgettes and clematis and checks up on his bees.Arit Anderson meets a woman on a mission to green up unloved and neglected outdoor spaces in west London, and Nick Bailey continues his journey through the world of the iris - this time turning his attention to Siberian and water irises.We also meet a gardener in Somerset who has created the cottage garden of her dreams, and more Gardeners' World viewers share the joy their gardens bring them.
The team head to Birmingham for one of the highlights of the horticultural calendar - the annual Gardeners' World Live event.Monty Don, Arit Anderson, Nick Bailey, Adam Frost and Rachel de Thame inspire us with the best design tips from the show gardens and explore the wealth of plants on offer in the floral marquee. We catch up with Frances Tophill, who has designed and created her very first show garden, and we also meet expert growers who share their passion for penstemons and hydrangea.
Monty plants out annuals in the jewel garden, adds agapanthus to the mound and finds a new home for his pelargoniums.Adam Frost visits an innovative kitchen garden at the Tottenham Hotspur training centre in north London, which provides fresh produce for its players, coaches and staff.In Wiltshire, Carol Klein is at a glorious garden which employs clever use of curves, circles and spheres in its evergreen planting. Plus a gardener in Leicestershire who loves her high maintenance garden and more Gardeners' World viewers sharing what they've been getting up to in their gardens.
Monty plants out sweetcorn, checks in on his container veg and creates a display with fuchsias.Nick Bailey visits a nurserywoman and gardener in Cheshire who uses perennials as the stars of the garden to provide interest throughout the year. With only a few weeks to go, Sue Kent shares an update on the progress of her first ever show garden, destined for the Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival. And there's a gardener in Somerset who couldn't live without roses in her garden.Also tonight, more Gardeners' World viewers share what they've been getting up to in their gardens.
This week, in a special programme, Gardeners' World comes from the RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival. Adam Frost, Carol Klein and Joe Swift reveal the highlights of the show gardens, meet the designers and growers and share the season's must have flowers and plants on display at the biggest flower show in the world. We also catch up with Gardeners' World presenter Sue Kent, who has designed and created her first ever show garden.
Monty is back at Longmeadow, getting stuck into some seasonal jobs.Arit Anderson and Nick Bailey present highlights from RHS Flower Show Tatton Park in Cheshire. They share the latest design advice from the show gardens and the must-have plants of the season from the flower-filled floral marquee.Also, Carol Klein salutes the floral glories of high summer when she visits a garden in Somerset, and we meet another tree champion as we continue our celebration of the Queen's Green Canopy.
Monty shows how to deal with drought, takes fuchsia cuttings and demonstrates how to summer prune fruit trees.Advolly Richmond reveals the important role that trees have played in gardens throughout history on a visit to Longleat. There's also a catch-up with three sisters in Dorset who developed a love of gardening during lockdown - this time, they plant up two beds, one for sun and one for shade.Also, there's a look at a national collection of heleniums in Berwickshire, and more Gardeners' World viewers share what they've been getting up to in their gardens.
Monty sows rocket, harvests chillies and tomatoes, and demonstrates how to take semi-ripe cuttings.Adam Frost shows how his new garden is shaping up, Frances Tophill meets a head gardener in south London where gardening sustainably in response to climate change is high on the agenda, and there's a self-confessed plantaholic in her flower-filled garden in Kent.The celebration of the Queen's Green Canopy continues with a visit to a tree champion in Worcestershire who holds the national collection of gingko biloba, and more viewers share what they've been getting up to in their gardens.
Monty undertakes more seasonal jobs at Longmeadow. Arit Anderson meets a garden designer in Somerset who has worked in harmony with nature to create a garden on a former brownfield site, and Rachel de Thame explores the London garden of hairstylist Sam McKnight.A grower from Suffolk shares her obsession with tomatoes, and there's a gardener who has created a Japanese-inspired garden at his home in Bristol.And more viewers share what they've been getting up to in their gardens.
As summer marches on, Monty gets stuck into more seasonal jobs at Longmeadow. Adam Frost revels in the range of produce growing in a Victorian walled kitchen garden in Somerset, Joe Swift visits a garden in West Sussex that has been completely redesigned to make the most of views over the South Downs, and The Repair Shop's resident horologist Steve Fletcher shares his passion for gardeningWe also meet a gardener from Lancashire who loves growing clematis, and Gardeners' World viewers share what they have been getting up to in their gardens.
This week's episode comes from Adam Frost's garden.Arit Anderson discovers a paradise garden in Cambridge which has become a focal point for the local community, and Frances Tophill shares the joy of collecting and saving heirloom vegetable seeds on a visit to Pembrokeshire.There's a passionate grower in Somerset who has a unique take on companion planting in his productive plot, and in Wolverhampton there's a gardener who, through clever design and planting, has transformed a long narrow plot into a magical space to get lost in. Also, more Gardeners' World viewers share what they've been getting up to in their gardens.
Adam Frost and Advolly Richmond celebrate the horticultural genius of William Robinson in the gardens of his former home, Gravetye Manor in Sussex.Fresh off the back of her success at Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival, Sue Kent gives her own garden some TLC and creates a special container display using small pots. There's also a passionate grower in London who uses every available space in his garden to grow a vast range of vegetables, and in Manchester is a gardener who is inspiring his local community after transforming the alley behind his house into a floral paradise.
In this special episode, Rachel de Thame and Arit Anderson explore the role gardeners can play in having a positive impact on wildlife in their gardens, allotments and communal green spaces.Nick Bailey meets an entomologist on a mission to change our perceptions of common garden pests, Kate Bradbury shows how she gardens in harmony with wildlife on her allotment, and there's a look at a city garden where the wildlife is flourishing.Ther's also meet a gardener in Kent who wants to share her plot with as many creatures as possible, and viewers share the joy that wildlife brings to their gardens.
After a short break, Monty's back at Longmeadow. With a change of seasons, he demonstrates how to prune summer fruiting raspberries, divides perennials and plants daffodils and hyacinths in containers.Carol Klein visits a glorious walled garden in Shropshire, where self-seeding plants have been used to great effect. The celebration of the Queen's Green Canopy continues as JJ Chalmers heads to North Yorkshire to meet two people for whom trees have played a significant role in their lives. There's also a couple who have created a tropical garden paradise in Lincolnshire.In south London, a gardener shares the huge array of unusual vegetables she's been growing on her allotment, and Gardeners' World viewers share what they've been getting up to in their gardens.
Monty plants garlic, demonstrates how to divide crocosmia and sows ornamental grass seeds.Adam Frost visits Lowther Castle in the Lake District and finds out about its garden restoration project, Toby Buckland meets a passionate gardener in Devon who has created and nurtured her garden over the last sixty years, and a dahlia enthusiast in Cheshire shares the joy of drying her blooms.In Bristol is a garden where the wildlife takes centre stage, and more viewers share what they've been getting up to in their gardens.
Adam Frost shares the progress that's been made in his garden. Frances Tophill heads to the beach to reveal what gardeners can learn from the coastal plants which have evolved to cope with more extreme conditions. She also meets a head gardener in East Sussex who's experimenting with drought tolerant plants in our ever-changing climate.There's a tree champion in Gloucestershire who has planted and cared for hundreds of fruits trees on a mission to revive lost orchards, and a wildlife gardener in Bristol with a passion for birds. Also in the programme, more viewers share what they've been getting up to in their gardens.
Monty plants mahonia for winter colour and scent, demonstrates how to take salvia cuttings and introduces a special addition to Longmeadow.Toby Buckland visits an allotment in Bristol to find out how gardening is helping to improve the quality of life for people with dementia and their carers. Advolly Richmond explores the origins of the historic Japanese Garden at Cowden in Clackmannanshire.There's a back garden in Leeds which has been transformed into a tropical oasis, and a grower in Ceredigion shares her passion for salvias. Also, more viewers share what they've been getting up to in their gardens.
Monty starts work on revamping the writing garden, plants crocus bulbs and harvests pumpkins.Frances Tophill visits a unique plant conservation centre responsible for preserving key historical plants, and Rekha Mistry collects and saves seed from her allotment while revealing the surprising results of her veg growing experiments.A man in Bath has a love of trees that has led to him creating an arboretum in his garden, and in Staffordshire, a gardener with a passion for plants shares her plot, which is brimming with pots and containers.Also, more viewers show what they've been getting up to in their gardens.
Monty plants a mix of white flowers in the writing garden, demonstrates how to prune a climbing rose and reviews what's been happening in the vegetable garden.Adam Frost celebrates seasonal colour on a visit to a garden in Essex, and Sue Kent pots up allium bulbs in readiness for spring and replants a tricky border with lavender she's grown from cuttings.A gardener in Surrey shows an exotic oasis in his back garden, inspired by travels abroad, and a grower in Ceredigion shares her passion for salvias. Also, more viewers detail what they've been getting up to in their gardens.
Monty harvests his loofahs, plants tulip bulbs in pots, gives a masterclass in making leafmould and reflects on the gardening year.Carol Klein joins a special autumn colour tour at the National Arboretum in Gloucestershire, an indoor gardener shares their passion for terrariums, and from north Somerset comes a look at the work involved in creating a spectacular autumnal display from seasonal produce.Also, more viewers share what they've been getting up to in their gardens.
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Monty Don welcomes spring at Longmeadow with plenty of changes in the garden to share. As well as getting on with some essential pruning, he lifts and divides perennials, starts sowing chillies and begins growing this year's vegetables. Plus, Carol Klein shares the highlights of the plants that shine out in winter at Bressingham Gardens in Norfolk.
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Monty Don makes the most of the clocks going forward as he begins to sow dahlia seeds for summer flowers. He also reveals a new project, and shows what to plant now in the vegetable garden. Adam Frost extends the planting in his gravel garden and reveals his plans for the coming year.
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It's the Easter weekend, which means extra time to enjoy the garden. Monty plants out sweet peas for summer colour and gives advice on what to use for mulching borders.
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Monty adds self-sown ornamental grass seedlings to the paradise garden, Advolly Richmond explores the extraordinary history of lawns and Adam Frost explores the front gardens in a London street.
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Monty gives advice on what to plant under shrubs and roses, Carol Klein celebrates a spectacular display of tulips and Kate Bradbury takes us through the first stages of creating a wildlife garden.
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Monty takes us through the next steps of chilli seed growth, Joe Swift gets some design inspiration from a courtyard garden and Nick Bailey finds out about an annoying pest spoiling box hedges.
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At Longmeadow, Monty gives us a masterclass on growing Mediterranean herbs, plants lily bulbs for summer scent, and in the vegetable garden, he begins to sow seeds for salad root crops.
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In Adam Frost's garden, he gives his tips on lawn repair, grows some unusual vegetables and plants a seasonal container. Meanwhile, Advolly Richmond brings us up to date in her history of lawns.
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Monty plants out his tomatoes and shows us what we can feed our plants. Arit Anderson looks into the use of peat in the horticultural industry, and Sue Kent show us her progress on her allotment.
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Monty adds flowers to act as pollinators and creates an alpine trough. Adam Frost helps comedian Susan Calman with her garden, and Nick Bailey shows us a simple way to attract wildlife.
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Monty Don gives advice on plants to use for foliage with tropical proportions. Plus, Arit Anderson continues investigating the use of peat, and Carol Klein explores Oxford Botanic Garden's euphorbias.
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Arit Anderson and Frances Tophill introduce a special Gardeners' World from Wakehurst, Kew's wild botanic garden in Sussex. They not only explore the gardens but also meet the gardeners, joining in on their planting projects and finding out more about the UK's largest conservation project, the Millennium Seed Bank.There's also a houseplant enthusiast whose passion for monstera has taken over most of the rooms in his flat in Cheltenham, and in London, we visit the garden of a designer who has made the most of the limited space in his outdoor courtyard - but who still finds room for the odd weed or two. And in Cornwall, we discover a gardener with a unique approach to planting meadows by combining edible and ornamental plants.
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At Longmeadow, Monty turns his attention to containers, planting them up for drama and summer colour in the jewel garden and showing us how to repot citrus plants.In Hampshire, Joe Swift meets the designer of an award-winning contemporary garden to explore the techniques and the plants she has used to seamlessly integrate both house and garden. Meanwhile, we catch up with the three extraordinary sisters from Dorset who we met last year to find out about a whole new growing project they have started.In Cheshire, we visit a garden where lack of space has not deterred the gardener from packing it full with tropical plants, and in Staffordshire, we get expert growing tips from the holder of a national collection of one of summer's most delicate flowers, the angel's fishing rod. We also find out what our viewers have been getting up to in their gardens.
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As midsummer approaches, it's the perfect time for Monty to place succulents outside at Longmeadow, as well as planting out dahlias and tender vegetables.Carol Klein visits Trebah Garden in Cornwall, where she finds plants which can add early summer pazazz to our borders. Nick Bailey is at RHS Wisley to look at a variety of shrubs that can be used as alternatives to traditional box hedging.We travel to the seaside in Kent to meet a group of gardeners who have transformed an unloved public space, and in Wales, we find a garden packed with unusual and prehistoric plants.
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We join Adam Frost in his garden, where he will be giving tips on laying turf, planting succulents and adding perennial plants to his kitchen garden to grow as cut flowers.Joe Swift travels to Marwood Hill Gardens in Devon to explore plants that thrive in moist conditions, and in Buckinghamshire, we uncover the story of a hidden collection of iris accumulated over a period of 45 years. In Midlothian, we visit a nursery where the Himalayan blue poppy is a speciality, and Frances Tophill meets a florist who has a passion for growing cut flowers on her allotment.
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Adam Frost adds tall plants for shady conditions to his borders, shows how to make a window box for growing vegetables and herbs and gives tips on how to grow plants successfully in peat-free compost. Nick Bailey visits Kew Gardens to explore their collection of ferns and cameras return to the urban garden of Kate Bradbury to find out how she ensures that visiting wildlife is kept well fed throughout the summer months. Plus, the Isle of Man garden where a range of exotic plants are thriving in the microclimate on the island and a nurseryman in Kent with a passion for hydrangeas.
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We are back with Monty at Longmeadow this week, where he catches up with all his summer jobs in the border and the vegetable garden.Carol Klein gets inspiration for planting combinations when she explores the garden rooms at Cothay Manor and Gardens in Somerset, and Arit Anderson goes to RHS Wisley to find out about their research into the variety and function of the different slugs and snails found in our gardens.We celebrate an iconic summer flower when we travel to Staffordshire to meet a family who specialise in growing a huge variety of sweet peas.
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At Longmeadow, Monty gives a masterclass on the summer pruning of fruit, has advice on maintaining ponds, and plants up a pot to give colour and interest to last into the autumn months.Adam Frost travels to Brodsworth Hall in South Yorkshire to meet a head gardener who has been set the challenge of restoring the gardens to their 19th-century glory, and we meet a young couple at a nursery in Devon to find out about plants that thrive around water.In Essex, we visit a gardener who loves vibrant colours and changes her plants to suit the season, and in Cornwall, Frances Tophill finds out how one couple manage to maintain a garden situated on a very steep slope.
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Monty gets going on a new planting project, gives advice on planting for east- and west- facing borders, starts reaping summer vegetables and sows seeds for autumn harvests.Sue Kent finds inspiration for her own garden when she explores the glorious Aberglasney Gardens in Wales, while Nick Bailey travels to Scotland to investigate a disease which is affecting trees and shrubs in both woodlands and gardens.We meet a gardener in Kent who fills every space in her garden with the different textures, colours and shapes of foliage, and we visit a school in West Yorkshire where their garden has been planted for the benefit of wildlife and bees.
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Monty is at Longmeadow, keeping on top of seasonal maintenance as well as enjoying the plants of high summer.Adam Frost travels to Sissinghurst Castle Gardens to view a new area of the garden which was inspired by a visit to the Greek island of Delos, and in Berkshire we find out how one enthusiast keeps her garden full of interest in every season of the year.In West Sussex, we get tips on producing the perfect dahlia from a grower with over 50 years of experience, and we travel to Kent where we meet a gardener with a passion for colourful containers. We also get plenty of inspiration and tips from our viewers' gardens.
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In a special programme, Carol Klein and Nick Bailey celebrate gardeners throughout the country who have created some truly unique gardens and made every space count.Carol meets a couple in Dorset whose garden is full of inspirational features, and Nick is in his own city garden, giving his design and gardening tips for making the most of limited spaces. Frances Tophill travels to the Isle of Man to find out how a community of gardeners copes with extremes of weather, while Joe Swift is in Cardiff visiting an extraordinary water-filled front garden.In Sheffield, one man's garden is given over to homes for wildlife and we visit a beautiful garden in Essex, the restrained colour palette of which conveys a sense of romance and tranquillity. And, of course, there is plenty of inspiration from our viewers' own gardens.
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Monty welcomes a special guest, the Duchess of Cornwall, to Longmeadow, where she shares her love of gardening.Also in this programme, Monty carries out some seasonal maintenance on the mound, demonstrates how to plant a fragrant lavender hedge and catches up on the progress of his aubergines and chillies in the greenhouse.Nick Bailey visits Knoll Gardens in Dorset and gives his tips on the tall perennials which give a burst of colour in borders towards the end of the season, when other flowers have started to fade. JJ Chalmers heads to the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and discovers the vital role it plays in the local community. And we get plenty of inspiration and tips from our viewers' own gardens.
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Monty is at Longmeadow, enjoying the colours of late summer in the garden. He also has plenty of tips to keep gardeners busy over the bank holiday weekend.Adam Frost, Carol Klein and Frances Tophill get an exclusive preview of Gardeners' World Live at the NEC, where they explore the show gardens and floral delights on offer.We also meet an inspirational gardener who lost her sight as a child and shows us around her garden in Leicestershire, and we visit a couple in Lincolnshire who are passionate about ferns.We also get plenty of inspiration and tips from our viewers' own gardens.
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Monty is at Longmeadow with plenty of seasonal advice to keep us busy and our gardens colourful.Will Young shows us around his south London courtyard garden and reveals why it has become an absolute joy in his life, and Joe Swift helps him create some seasonal pot displays for sunny and shady spots.We also visit an inspirational garden in Essex filled with beautiful summer flowers, and its owner explains why it has become increasingly important for her health and wellbeing. And we get plenty of ideas and tips from our viewers' own gardens.
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As we head into autumn, it's time for Monty to get some shrubs in the ground and plan ahead for spring with some bulb planting.Meanwhile, Frances Tophill joins Sue Kent on her allotment near Swansea to find out how her growing year has been.We also meet a man in Bedfordshire to learn about his passion for salvias and pay a visit to a beautiful garden in Gwent, where a sloping garden has been transformed. And, as always, we share some of our favourite films sent in by viewers.
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We join Adam in his garden for a seasonal catch-up. Toby Buckland gives timely tips on summer and autumn maintenance for your borders, and we join singer-songwriter Billie Marten as she shares her passion for growing vegetables.In North Yorkshire, we meet a couple who have developed a colourful garden on a sloping site, and we also catch up with more viewers' gardens.
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With autumn fast approaching, Monty is preparing the borders for the change of seasons and looking ahead to spring.Adam Frost and Advolly Richmond visit a glorious historic garden in North Yorkshire - Scampston Hall. Advolly will be delving into its fascinating history whilst Adam immerses himself in the design. He reveals how it has changed over the years and meets the head gardener, who is the current custodian of the garden.We also visit an allotment in Warwickshire without a vegetable in sight. And we get lots of ideas and suggestions from our viewers' own gardens.
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In a special programme, Monty and the team celebrate the wonder of trees and explore the vital role they play in our gardens and the wider landscape.Toby Buckland visits a tree project in North London which is all about engaging children with nature, growing and sustainability, while Nick Bailey gives us his ultimate guide to the top trees for your garden.We visit a ground-breaking project in Staffordshire, which is using living experiments to monitor the crucial part trees play in mitigating climate change, and Arit Anderson finds out how planting more trees can support both humans and the planet.
Monty is back at Longmeadow, getting stuck into more seasonal tasks.Joe Swift heads to Houghton Lodge Gardens in Hampshire renowned for its walled kitchen garden and heritage fruit collection.We visit Rachel de Thame's garden, where she's been experimenting with growing different and unusual cut flowers. She's joined by floral artist and designer Hazel Gardiner as they both create their own unique flower arrangements.Plus lots of ideas and suggestions from our viewers' own gardens.
In the final episode of the series, Monty is preparing for spring colour and sowing broad beans. Adam Frost meets the head gardener at Broughton Grange in Oxfordshire to find out how he manages the garden to ensure that it connects with the wider landscape. Toby Buckland visits Sue Kent's garden near Swansea to help out with autumnal maintenance, we head to Norwich and the National Collection of Muscari, and in Nottinghamshire a couple share their bright ideas for a shady woodland garden. Also, there are lots of suggestions from our viewers' own gardens.
The green-fingered team guides team enthusiasts through seasonal highlights from across the country visiting stunning gardens, meeting the gardeners and finding out their secrets of success. Monty Don and faithful hounds Nigel and Nellie are at Longmeadow to bring inspiration as well as outline all the essential gardening jobs for this weekend. Co-presenter Rachel de Thame visits stunning gardens, meeting the gardeners and finding out their secrets of success.
The green-fingered team guides team enthusiasts through seasonal highlights from across the country visiting stunning gardens, meeting the gardeners and finding out their secrets of success. Monty Don and faithful hounds Nigel and Nellie are at Longmeadow to bring inspiration as well as outline all the essential gardening jobs for this weekend. Cameras also travel the UK, visiting stunning gardens, meeting the gardeners and finding out their secrets of success.
Rachel de Thame reviews the progress of her new kitchen garden, and begins planting out peas and sowing flower seeds. Nick Bailey shows how to make an easy cold frame for storing precious plants and seedlings, and Joe Swift meets Will Young, whose new-found love of gardening was key to his recovery from mental health problems.
From her garden at Glebe Cottage in Devon, Carol Klein goes back to the basics of propagating plants by demonstrating how to take cuttings. There is also an interview with Advolly Richmond, whose love of garden history is reflected in her own garden, and she shares her passion for a flower with a surprising past. Joe Swift has a large plant in his London garden that is due for some timely remedial work, and the team travels to Brighton to visit a garden packed with exotic plants grown in raised beds and containers.
With lockdown affecting new filming, Monty Don is at Longmeadow to take an indulgent, horticultural romp through the Gardeners' World archives. From delphiniums to clematis, irises, orchids and dahlias expert growers share their passion along with hints and tips. Plus, Carol Klein visits a garden in Shropshire where she discovers picture perfect plant combinations, Adam Frost travels to the Cotswolds and finds out what happens when plants are brought together with imagination and daring and Nick Bailey offers a guide to the world of Britain's favourite flower -- the rose.
Monty Don reveals how to pot tomatoes on to the next stage of their growth. He also pots up tender vegetables and plants containers for summer colour. Adam Frost enjoys the seasonal plants in his garden and shares plans to transform a part of his plot into a seating area using a few logs and plants. Arit Anderson fills a range of imaginative containers with a variety of plants, while Frances Tophill explores spring flowering trees and their benefits for bees. Plus, how one man has designed his home around his love of houseplants.
At Longmeadow, Monty Don adds a variety of herbs that thrive in shade to the herb garden and adds summer annuals to the cottage garden. Nick Bailey has taken a rare opportunity to design his town garden from scratch and gives tips on how to plan and lay out a path, while Carol Klein celebrates the hardy geranium and the abundance of varieties that give masses of colour to the summer garden. Plus, the programme finds a Wolverhampton couple who have created a garden full of mystery and imagination.
At Longmeadow, Monty Don makes space in the writing garden for plants that will flower later in the season and plants out tender vegetables for late summer harvests. Cameras revisit Frances Tophill's allotment to join her as she demonstrates an unusual method of reducing weeds and also catch up with a gardener in Wales who has dedicated years to breeding some very special varieties of rhododendrons. Plus, Joe Swift heads to Devon to find out about the design and planting challenges faced when creating a coastal garden.
Monty Don gives tips on growing tomatoes and has ideas of how to fill gaps in the garden once the flowers of spring are over. Joe Swift visits the small city garden of an interior designer where some unusual plants have been used to add an element of surprise to the outdoor space, while in Kent Arit Anderson meets a community whose members have all been prescribed gardening as part of their recovery from physical and mental illness.
At Longmeadow, Monty Don shows how to prune spring-flowering roses and makes successional sowings of vegetables to ensure continuous crops. Adam Frost gives tips helping plants cope with drought conditions and shows how to save precious water. The programme meets two sisters from Dorset who have discovered a new love of gardening, supported in their efforts by many followers on social media, and in Bognor Regis visits a gardener who has used unusual materials and bargain plants to create her own dream garden. Plus, Frances Tophill heads to Hertfordshire to meet a couple of brothers whose gardens are designed with wildlife in mind and in.
Monty Don adds plants that give shelter to insects and invertebrates to his wildlife pond, plants up a summer display in a pot and gives tips on planting celery. From her garden in Devon, Carol Klein gives a comprehensive guide to getting plants for free, turning her attention to climbers like honeysuckle and clematis. In Brighton, cameras return to Kate Bradbury's garden to see how the once barren plot is being used by wildlife. Plus, from the archives, Rachel de Thame's visit to Gloucestershire's Kiftsgate Court Gardens, where she heard about the three generations of female gardeners who have made their mark there.
At Longmeadow, Monty Don checks the progress of the potatoes he planted earlier in the year and recommends plants for dry shade under trees. There are water-saving tips from a water scientist in Somerset who uses a variety of techniques to save as much water as possible in her own garden and advice from a head gardener in Dorset, dedicated to growing plants for their aromatic properties both in leaf and flower. Plus, Nick Bailey on summer-flowering clematis and Arit Anderson meeting people planting up the Birmingham canal sides.
Adam Frost brings viewers up-to-date on how his garden has been developing over the summer as well as offering advice on looking after and growing hydrangeas. In Devon, Toby Buckland shares tips on dealing with damaged shrubs, tree pruning and transplanting perennials, while Frances Tophill travels to West Sussex to meet a gardener and professor of biology whose garden has been planted with the conservation of insects in mind. Plus, a second chance to see Carol Klein's in-depth profile of a national collection of hydrangeas at Darley Park in Derby.
Monty refreshes a container of overgrown herbs. Arit Anderson travels to Kent to meet a designer who is placing sustainability and the environment at the heart of the gardens she designs.
With the summer garden in full swing, Monty shows how to stake dahlias, sows seeds of perennials and celebrates an abundant vegetable harvest.
Adam Frost shares his love of ornamental grasses. In Margate, the team visit a man who has come up with a unique way of using a shed roof to grow vegetables.
At Longmeadow, Monty plans for next spring when he plants some early-flowering wildflowers and gives his recipes for the different compost mixes he uses to take successful cuttings.
From growing the perfect sweet pea to plants pollinated by a single human hair, Monty celebrates the plant passions of some of the extraordinary people that we have met over the last few years.
Adam Frost is in his garden, catching viewers up on his new patio project and discussing his plans for the autumn.
Adam Frost travels to York to meet a couple who took on 20 acres of land and filled it with flowers.
The seasonal planting of bulbs for spring-flowering begins at Longmeadow, and Frances Tophill meets a gardener whose allotment is filled with both traditional and exotic vegetables.
Join Adam Frost in his garden for a special programme celebrating some of the most glorious gardens the team have visited over the last few years.
Monty revels in the early autumn colour in his garden, and in Scotland, Fish, from rock band Marillion, gives a tour of his garden and reveals how it has helped his mental health.
Monty plants garlic and gives advice on autumn lawn care. Joe Swift visits Kate Garraway in her London garden to discuss how it has been a sanctuary over recent months.
At Longmeadow, Monty prepares his pond for the season ahead and celebrates the garden as it moves into autumn. Adam Frost gives ideas and inspiration for a winter display of containers.
At Longmeadow,Monty Don shares his tips on how to feed the birds over the coming months, plants raspberries both in the ground and in a pot, and makes a start on lifting his tender salvias. Joe Swift visits a nurseryman in Essex who loves to experiment with ornamental grasses, and Arit Anderson meets Fergus Garrett, head gardener at Great Dixter, to discover how the planting and garden management have increased biodiversity. The programme also features a Staffordshire couple with a fondness for Japanese maples and a man whose love of dahlias has taken over his back garden in Stockport.
In the final programme from Longmeadow this year, Monty harvests his pumpkins, plants bulbs in a pot and has plenty of jobs we can be getting on with over the coming weeks.
Monty Don and his team of horticultural experts return to offer viewers at home more gardening tips, including advice on how to plant spring flowering perennials for instant impact.
Monty Don recommends varieties of seeds to sow now for months of summer colour, and with conifers enjoying a revival, also plants up a pot to give interest all year round.
Monty Don takes the next step in planting up his new Paradise Garden, and provides some timely inspiration for planting up a spring pot as a Mothering Sunday present.
Monty Don inspects the annual climbers he has been growing from seed, plants out sweet peas and recommends perennial plants that can be grown from seed now for late summer colour.
Monty Don gets going with a new planting project as well as giving plenty of tips on getting lawns and plants into tip-top condition for the season ahead.
Monty Don makes a start on getting some tender vegetables underway, recommends plants which thrive with very little water and gives tips on the spring maintenance of houseplants.
Adam Frost gets to grips with planting up his gravel garden with spring colour, sows some unusual vegetables and starts work on a new project.
At Longmeadow, Monty Don plants out his tomatoes, continues work in his paradise garden and reveals plans for a new project. Plus, a trip to the Malvern Spring Festival.
Monty Don gets going on a new project as he begins planting a colour-themed, fragrant border and he offers on successional planting in the vegetable garden. Nick Bailey begins his ultimate guide to growing clematis, while Arit Anderson visits a new, free, public roof garden in London, which soars above the city space below. Plus, Carol Klein travels to Arundel Castle in West Sussex where alliums are taking centre stage and Joe Swift finds out about the restoration of one of country's most historic woodland gardens.
At Longmeadow this week, Monty Don turns his attention to the tender annuals he has grown from seed, including climbers and sunflowers and plants out beans for a bountiful summer harvest. Nick Bailey celebrates the rhododendron, one of our most colourful spring flowering shrubs and, on the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, there's a feature on the Second World War veteran who has planted an orchard for peace to commemorate those who lost their lives during the war. Carol Klein, Frances Tophill and Joe Swift travel to Derbyshire to focus on the floral highlights from the RHS Chatsworth Flower Show.
Monty Don and the team focus their attention on the loss of wildflower habitats in the UK and the part that gardeners can play in averting the resulting loss of wildlife. In Lincolnshire, Adam Frost finds out how crucial meadows are to supporting the ecosystem, Arit Anderson visits East Sussex to discover the results of a recent wildlife survey carried out in the gardens there and Nick Bailey travels to Staffordshire where meadows are being grown in gardens for the benefit of wildlife. Plus, Carol Klein identifies plants that can help increase insect and bird populations.
Monty Don demonstrates how to produce a medley of vegetables from a small space. He also lifts and divides irises and adds spires of summer colour to his borders. Frances Tophill visits an allotment on the Isle of Man where plants are grown and harvested as ingredients for cosmetics, while Adam Frost is in Northamptonshire finding out about the design and planting at Cottesbrooke Hall. Plus, an interview with a woman whose passion for bees is inspiring young beekeepers at a school in Huddersfield.
Monty catches up on jobs to keep the garden looking good all summer long. Adam Frost visits Sledmere Gardens in Yorkshire, where the borders have been planted with specific colour schemes in mind.
Monty advises on essential summer pruning and adds French beans to the vegetable garden. The programme also meets a gardener in Hertfordshire who combines her love of cottage garden plants with tropical plants and visits a garden in Kent where pots are the stars of the summer show.
As Longmeadow radiates colour in the height of summer, Monty Don takes a range of cuttings to get plants for free and also shows how best to prune lavender. Carol Klein visits a garden in Devon to revel in its eryngiums, while the programme also meets a passionate gardener and his partner in Wiltshire who use their garden as inspiration for art.
With the bank holiday weekend looming, Monty Don has plenty of inspiration for gardeners from planting for late summer colour to tidying up herbs and pruning soft fruit. Nick Bailey concludes his journey into the clematis world by looking at the late summer-flowering varieties and the programme travels to Devon to meet a retired biology teacher with a passion for houseleeks.
At Longmeadow, Monty Don adds some ornamental grasses to his borders for late summer impact and gives advice on how to look after pumpkins for a bountiful autumn harvest. Adam Frost discovers a colourful garden in Gloucestershire where hardy, tender and tropical plants jostle for space in both borders and containers, while Frances Tophill visits an allotment in north London where the main harvest is flowers for floral displays.
Adam Frost gives advice on how to prune overgrown evergreen shrubs and adds to his borders to create height. Rachel de Thame shows how to maintain containers and refresh with plants that will extend the display into autumn, and there's a feature on a gardener whose frequent absences from home have influenced the design and planting of his garden.
A new gardening year begins at Longmeadow and Monty reveals his new plans for the year as well as taking stock of any winter damage. As well as seasonal hints and tips he is embarking on a mission to reduce the use of plastic in his garden and starts by exploring alternative containers to use for seed sowing.
Monty makes plans for a bumper harvest of fruit when he adds raspberries to his fruit garden and gives advice on how to plant bare-root trees. Carol Klein explores one of the unsung heroes of the spring border, the Daphne. Joe Swift has designs on brightening up dull and uninteresting spaces with pots full of colour that can be planted now.
At Longmeadow, Monty Don is making plans for the summer, so he starts dahlias and other tender perennials into growth and sows annual climbing plants to light up his borders with colour. Frances Tophill visits The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh to meet an expert on the most exotic plant of the tropical border, ginger. Plus the team explore one of the most colourful perennials of the summer in the Isle of Wight, visiting a garden which is filled with daylilies.
It is the busiest gardening weekend of the year and Monty has plenty of ideas and inspiration, from planting summer bulbs to sowing perennials. Carol Klein profiles the bravest and most colourful of spring flowering plants when she delves into the botany of the hellebore and we travel to Sheffield to visit a garden crammed full of colour and new ideas.
There is a full hour of gardening from Longmeadow this week and Monty gets to grips with a new project, beefs up his borders by dividing perennials and celebrates spring flowering shrubs.Frances Tophill is growing vegetables this year on an allotment and this week she begins to prepare her plot and, if your shed is chock full of out-of-date seeds, old compost, dirty pots and rusty tools, Nick Bailey has lots of hints and tips on how to get everything shipshape for the season ahead. Adam Frost explores a tropical garden in Dorset and meets a man who is passionate about growing unusual and exotic plants from seed, we travel to Suffolk to meet a woman who collects and grows a wide range of bellflowers and Carol Klein profiles the best of the season's flowers - this week it is the camellia.
There is a full hour of inspiration as Monty works in his vegetable garden sowing seeds for a bountiful summer, grows some more unusual vegetables and recommends varieties of summer bulbs to plant in the spring. Mark Lane creates a floral celebration in a container and shares his recommendations for great planting partners for seasonal colour. Flo Headlam joins the arborists at Westonbirt Arboretum to find out how they manage their incredible collection of trees from around the world. Adam Frost meets a couple who have recently moved into a new-build house to show them step by step how they can transform their awkwardly shaped garden on a very small budget. Nick Bailey is out and about enjoying that most seasonal of flowers, the daffodil. Plus Monty reveals the first of the finalists in the Every Space Counts competition.
Despite the slow awakening of the garden this year, there are still plenty of jobs to be getting on with and Monty begins to divide ornamental grasses and plant up a colourful alpine trough. He also gives advice on what to do with containers which are past their best and what to sow in the vegetable garden at this time of year. Nick Bailey travels to Shropshire to respond to a cry for help from a viewer whose border has become a tangle of shrubs. The show catches up with Frances Tophill's progress on her shared allotment in Bristol, as she begins to prepare the beds for sowing her first crops. Arit Anderson explores the future of gardening in our cities when she visits an extraordinary high-rise building in Milan which has been designed as a living forest. Plus the garden of the second finalist in our Every Space Counts competition is revealed.
Monty Don plants herbaceous perennials for summer colour and gives advice on how to care for carnivorous plants. Carol Klein, Joe Swift and Adam Frost explore the showground at the RHS Malvern Spring Festival and bring us the best from the floral marquee and the show gardens.
Carol Klein's plant of the season is the delicate but easy to grow dog's tooth violet, Joe Swift travels to the Trelissick garden in Cornwall to meet a very special garden volunteer, and Adam Frost returns to Leicestershire to monitor the progress of the new-build garden.
With summer on the horizon, Monty is planting up pots for summer colour as well as giving his box hedging a seasonal cut. Frances Tophill checks on the progress of crops on her shared allotment. Mark Lane is in Suffolk where he gives advice on the elements of successful woodland planting design and Nick Bailey travels to a garden in Cheshire to answer a viewer's query about how to plant up a rocky area of their garden. Plus a visit to a Worcestershire garden where the owner has created a garden with a tropical twist and the final garden in our Every Space Counts competition is revealed.
It is warm enough for all the tender plants to go out into the garden now and at Longmeadow Monty finds places in his borders for bananas and dahlias, whilst in the vegetable garden, courgettes and tomatoes are planted out.We pay a visit to the RHS Chatsworth show in Derbyshire where Nick Bailey, Carol Klein and Joe Swift explore the showground to bring us the best of the plants and show gardens that the exhibitors have to offer. Adam Frost is in London where he finds plenty of tips on how to bring tiny garden spaces to life, and we review the finalists' gardens in our Every Space Counts competition and open the vote.
The team head to Gardeners' World Live this week to bring you the highlights in plants and design.Adam Frost and Joe Swift take a close look at all the show gardens for fresh ideas as well as inspiration, Mark Lane finds planting ideas around the showground, and Carol and Nick explore the floral marquee. We also meet the designers whose innovative ideas have resulted in a show garden made from scrap iron and junk shop finds, go behind the scenes to visit the nurseries who bring their best specimens to the show, meet a woman who has travelled from the Isle of Skye with her plants and reveal the winner of our Every Space Counts competition.
At Longmeadow Monty celebrates the midsummer glory of roses in all their forms, plants some statuesque shrubs in pots for year-round interest and deals with a pesky rabbit problem in the veg patch.Carol Klein revels in one of our most flamboyant seasonal flowers - the peony. Adam Frost finds inspiration for his own garden from the wild flowers that grow near to his Lincolnshire home, and Arit Anderson takes a look into gardens of the future when she visits a garden in Derbyshire designed to capture and use rainwater. Flo Headlam gets involved with a community project that can totally transform a garden in a single day, and we visit an iris enthusiast in Gloucestershire who is attempting to collect all the varieties created by one of her ancestors.
As the borders at Longmeadow hit their stride, it is time to take stock of what is looking good and what needs replacing. Monty shares his tips on how he keeps his displays going all summer long. There is plenty to do on the vegetable plot too, and things are looking promising in the fruit garden.Adam Frost meets an extraordinary woman who runs a community project in the centre of Birmingham, while Frances Tophill catches up with her allotment. Joe Swift travels to Devon to a garden which has been designed around a challenging landscape, and Nick Bailey visits the restored Temperate House at Kew Gardens.
Monty catches up with maintaining his pond and gives advice on planting water lilies. He also gives tips on how to grow and plant herbaceous clematis as well as harvesting potatoes.If you don't know your hybrid teas from your hybrid musks then Nick Bailey begins his guide to demystifying roses. Arit Anderson takes a trip on a canal boat to find out how volunteers are bringing plants and wildlife back into the city of Birmingham, Mark Lane gives his guide on how to get the cottage style look into your garden, and Adam Frost takes a tour of Woburn Abbey to explore the restoration of its Humphrey Repton landscape.We also meet a woman who, in her 70s, transformed two acres of derelict swamp behind her semi-detached home in Mancheser.
Whether there is a heatwave or a downpour, this week Monty has plenty of jobs to be getting on with, from pruning and propagating to planting pots. Adam Frost meets Prince Charles in his garden at Highgrove to talk about the issue of biosecurity, an issue which is of great concern to him and which could have a big effect on our gardens and landscape. Adam also talks to the prince's head forester to find out what gardeners can do to help.Carol Klein profiles one of our summer stunners for both borders and containers - the agapanthus - and we catch up with Frances Tophill on her shared allotment. We also meet a gardener whose passion for planting has spilled out from his garden onto the roundabout outside his house.
At Longmeadow Monty is planting bulbs in pots and around the garden for an explosion of spring colour. Carol Klein travels to Yorkshire where she takes a close look at the enormous colour range and form of a late season perennial, the salvia. Mark Lane is in Oxfordshire looking at how ornamental grasses can be used in planting design to create exciting combinations. Arit Anderson gets to grips with growing concerns about the use of plastics in the horticultural industry, and we find out from environment minister Michael Gove about any future plans for controlling its use and improving recycling.
Frances Tophill makes a final visit to her shared allotment and joins in with the festivities at their annual show. Adam Frost visits the RHS garden Wisley, where he meets the curator to find out which plants have fared well and which plants have suffered during the hot, dry summer.
Monty tackles three seasons of gardening this week when he makes additions to his spring garden, gives advice on how to dry and preserve herbs for winter and plants up a container to give interest from now until spring. Carol celebrates one of the plant successes of an extraordinary summer - the canna.
In the cottage garden, Monty moves 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.
In the last programme of the series, Monty Don 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.
Monty kicks off the gardening year from Longmeadow as he shares his tips for pruning, planting up pots for spring colour and sharing his plans for the coming year. At Packwood House, the extraordinary herbaceous borders come under Adam Frost's scrutiny as he finds out how they have been planted for maximum colour and impact. Over the series, Carol Klein shares with us some of her heroes of gardening, the people who have impacted the way we garden for the last 50 years. She begins with Beth Chatto.
Monty Don is mulching the borders in preparation for spring and potting up dahlias for the year ahead.Carol Klein celebrates her plant of the month - the daffodil - while Frances Tophill is brushing up on her horticultural skills as a volunteer at Andromeda Botanic Gardens in Barbados.As part of the programme's 50th anniversary, Nick Bailey reveals the plant he thinks has had the most impact on British gardens over the last half century.
Monty starts his plans for his revamped courtyard garden when he plants bare root trees and gives advice on climbers which will thrive on east-facing walls. Nick Bailey explores the strange world of lichens and finds out how these plants grow and thrive on trees, wood and stone, and Frances Tophill meets the enthusiastic gardeners of Barbados who fill their gardens, however small, with colour, foliage and world-class flowers. And as part of the programmes 50th anniversary, Flo Headlam reveals the plant she thinks has had the most impact on British gardens over the last half century.
This week at Longmeadow, Monty begins a brand new project when he starts a new soft fruit garden. He also plants new potatoes and divides herbaceous plants in the jewel garden. Frances visits an extraordinary tropical garden in Barbados which was developed from a collapsed cave, and we meet Chris Baines, a legend of gardening for wildlife, in his own small town garden. And as part of the programme's 50th anniversary, Mark Lane offers his choice of the plant he thinks has had the most impact on British gardens over the last half century.
Monty gives his advice on the best apples and pears to grow in small spaces when he begins to plant up his new fruit garden and gets on with planning for colour when he plants summer flowering bulbs. As April gets underway, Carol Klein chooses the humble primrose as her plant of the month, and we meet a couple from Yorkshire who have a passion for growing fruit and have filled their garden with over 100 fruit trees. And as part of the programme's 50th anniversary, Joe Swift makes the case for his Golden Jubilee plant, the one he thinks has had the most impact on British gardens over the last half century.
Monty brings you a full hour of gardening for the Easter weekend. From sowing summer vegetables and soft fruit planting to propagating and pruning, as well as jobs to tackle over the long weekend, there is plenty of inspiration. If your gardening plans only extend to tidying up the lawn, Nick Bailey gets to grips with an unpromising patch of grass and gives his tips on how achieve a luscious lawn, we return to Adam Frost's garden as he starts to transform a herbaceous border and gives his advice on how to rid borders of bindweed and we meet Roger Butler, who grows over one hundred varieties of hydrangea at his nursery in Kent. Carol continues her series on her gardening heroes when she visits Waterperry Gardens to find out about the legacy of Beatrix Havergal, Frances Tophill selects her Golden Jubilee plant and Flo Headlam visits a garden centre in Manchester which is run by the local community.
Monty Don continues work in his courtyard, where he gives advice on plants which thrive on shady walls, sows root crops in the vegetable garden and catches up on work in his cottage garden.Joe Swift pays a visit to a small-town garden to find out how an interior designer has transformed her outdoor space, and gives tips on how to bring elements of design into back gardens. The team meet Charles Dowding who, since the 1980s, has pioneered the practice of 'no dig' organic gardening. Plus Flo Headlam showcases her golden jubilee plant.
Monty gets to work in the cutting garden, plants his tomatoes and brings pots of citrus out of the greenhouse and into the garden for the summer.Carol Klein visits another of her gardening heroes, Penelope Hobhouse, and finds out about her lifetime of making grand gardens and how she has now created a low-maintenance haven for herself filled with foliage and colour in her small Somerset garden.We meet Gill Bagshawe, who has filled her plot in the Peak District with raised beds to grow as many different cut flowers as she possibly can. And Alan Power extols the virtues of the Japanese maple as his choice of plant for the Golden Jubilee award.
There is a full hour of gardens and gardening from not only Longmeadow but also the RHS Malvern Spring Festival. Monty gets going on planting herbs in his new herb garden and gives advice on how to divide and move ornamental grasses, while Nick Bailey demonstrates a simple and easy way of making a pond. We meet the queen of herbs, Jekka McVicar, as she builds a herb garden at the Malvern Show and join Carol Klein, Joe Swift and Frances Tophill as they bring us the best from the floral marquee and show gardens. And Adam Frost explains why he has chosen a rose as his Golden Jubilee plant.
There is work to be done around and in the pond this week and Monty also begins planting out his dahlias. Adding zing to the month of May is the euphorbia and Carol Klein visits Oxford Botanic garden to view their extensive collection. Mark Lane is in Hackney finding out how a car wrecker's yard at the side of a Tudor National Trust property has been transformed into an award-winning garden used by the local community, while Adam Frost explains how to plant for structure in his herbaceous border. Rachel de Thame visits a garden which has opened to the public every year for 90 years for charity as part of the National Gardens Scheme, while Nick Bailey is in Devon, where he discovers how a pond plant has now escaped into the countryside and is invading waterways. And we reveal the final candidate for our Golden Jubilee plant and open the vote.
Monty gives advice on herbs which will grow happily in shade and has an unusual choice for his summer containers - bananas. Earlier this year, Monty paid a visit to Chatsworth House to find out about the history of the extensive grounds and gardens and also about the challenges of putting on its first RHS flower show.Flo Headlam visits a school where gardening is high on the curriculum and Nick Bailey shows us how we can build a pond in a weekend. We also meet the head gardener who manages a garden situated on a barge and discover how and what plants thrive in such extraordinary conditions.
Joe Swift, Carol Klein and Adam Frost bring an exclusive look at the brand new RHS Chatsworth Flower Show. We meet leading designer Jo Thompson as she prepares her show garden with a difference. In the Floral Pavilion, Carol finds pioneering plants that have shaped the gardens of today and garden designer Arit Anderson looks to the future - meeting the team behind a garden built for the changing climate. Back at Longmeadow, Monty provides the ubiquitous jobs for the weekend.
Gardeners' World celebrates its 50th anniversary with a full hour of gardening from Gardeners' World Live at the NEC. Monty kicks off the party and is joined by the whole team, who explore all the show has to offer. Joe Swift and Adam Frost take a look at the show gardens and meet garden designer David Stevens, who has created a garden showcasing 50 years of changing trends in our back yards. Carol Klein is in the floral marquee looking at the plants which have defined the decades, while Rachel de Thame, Flo Headlam, Alan Power, Nick Bailey and Mark Lane explore the show features including the Gardeners' World-themed borders and other floral displays. Monty and Alan Titchmarsh meet to talk about their experiences as the nation's head gardener and Mary Berry reveals the winner of the golden jubilee plant award.
Monty Donadds a touch of the exotic to the damp garden by planting a tree fern and protects his new soft fruit garden from feathered predators with netting.Carol Kleinselects hardy geraniums as her June Plant of the Month, Flo Headlam visits a church garden in Lewisham that feeds both the mind and body, while Nick Bailey gets a fascinating insight into parasitoid wasps and their positive impact on our gardens. Adam Frost continues to explore the intricacies of innovative garden design by looking at a small town garden in London, and we meet the husband-and-wife team behind the glorious, 25-year-long restoration of West Dean Gardens in Sussex.
Rachel de Thame joins Monty in Longmeadow and adds more medicinal planting to the herb garden, especially those that the bees love.
At the height of summer, it is time to ensure that fruits and vegetables are given attention to ensure maximum cropping. Monty gives advice on the summer pruning of fruit trees, as well as showing how to get the best from tomatoes and chillies. He also recommends plants which will carry on flowering into autumn.Carol Kleinmeets one of her gardening heroes, Roy Lancaster, and joins him as he reminisces on his life and explains his passion for plants. Nick Bailey is on the trail of some more alien invaders to our gardens, and we travel to Wales to meet a chef who has taken on a field in which to grow vegetables. Monty pays a visit to an extraordinary garden in Berkshire and we continue our 50 year celebrations when Rachel de Thame reflects back on how we used to garden 50 years ago.Joe Swiftand Flo Headlam begin an exciting new project to celebrate our golden anniversary when they help a community create a garden in Wiltshire.
There are plans for propagating and planting at Longmeadow this week when Monty Don plants up a new bed of irises and takes pelargonium cuttings. Nick Bailey brightens up a dull and shady space at the side of a terraced house and gives advice on plants that will thrive, Carol Klein pays the first of two visits to West Yorkshire to meet a couple whose outstanding planting has resulted in a garden full of late summer interest, and Joe Swift takes a close look at a sloping and shady town garden to find out how the owner has designed this difficult space. The programme also meet a gardener in Dorset who took on the challenge of an overgrown coastal garden to create an Italianate idyll, and take an in-depth look at one of the most colourful of summer stalwarts - the pelargonium.
Monty Don gives advice on how to cut and maintain hedges as well as giving ideas on growing fruit in pots. Carol Klein chooses varieties of late-flowering clematis as her plant of the month, Nick Bailey travels to the southern tip of Cornwall to seek out a plant which escaped from our gardens and is now threatening rare and native plants, and Adam Frost uncovers the secrets of successful planting combinations in an Oxfordshire garden. Mark Lane joins the enthusiasts who have lovingly restored a walled garden in Warwick as they open their gates to the public for the first time, and we visit a garden in Yorkshire where foliage and not flowers are of paramount importance.
As Monty starts to bring in the tastiest of the summer harvest, he is planning for the months ahead as he gives advice on what to sow now to keep the crops coming up to the end of autumn. He also plans for next spring when he gives tips on saving money by propagating perennials. Carol Klein visits a lady who is losing her eyesight and helps her organise her confused borders and to give her recommendations of plants which will be a feast for her senses. Joe Swift takes a close look of the design of a contemporary country garden and Nick Bailey travels to an Essex village to meet a bunch of enthusiastic villagers who are using their gardens to help in the revival and preservation of the historic Pemberton roses. Arit Anderson meets a gardener who is looking to the future in the design and planting of his extraordinary garden and we pay a second visit to Wales to catch up with Shaish Alam to find out how his crops have been faring in his newly planted field.
As well as propagating succulent plants, Monty revisits his container vegetable garden, gives advice on how to get a good crop of pumpkins and gets out and about when he meets Jake Hobson, one of the UK's leading cloud pruning and topiary experts. Adam Frost looks at a newly planted garden at RHS Hyde Hall in Essex, which has been designed to display both hardy and exotic vegetables, Rachel de Thame visits a garden in Wiltshire where vibrant colours are the key to the success of its summer borders and we meet two enthusiasts in Manchester who have a passion for air plants. And Flo Headlam returns to Potterne to check on the progress of the new community space and to join the local residents as they get to grips with building and planting the garden.
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.
Monty shows us how to harvest and store potatoes at Longmeadow and 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 ahorticultural dynasty, who have 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.
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.
Monty Don plans for next year, while Adam visits a community allotment in Manchester where growing food is providing solace and support to refugees.
Monty Don plans for next year's fruit harvest when he adds gooseberries to the fruit garden he planted earlier in the year. He also divides and moves herbaceous perennials and advises on the best bulbs to plant now for cut flowers next year. Frances Tophill meets a couple who have filled their garden with tender plants and devised a meticulous method of protecting them over the winter, and we catch up with Adam Frost in his own garden when he gives design tips on placing and planting trees. Nick Bailey explores a myriad of colour in leaf, bark and berry when he travels to Bluebell Arboretum in Leicestershire, and Arit Anderson is in Yorkshire, where she finds out about a project using innovative techniques for producing food. We also visit Warwickshire to look at their collection of hardy chrysanthemums and to see how they can bring much-needed late colour into our gardens
As October progresses and nights become colder, Monty advises on what plants need protection and how to protect tender plants over the coming months. Carol Klein celebrates ornamental grasses as her plant of the month, Adam Frost travels to Peterborough to find out about the work of a Children in Need project for disadvantaged and vulnerable children and Nick Bailey gives a step-by-step guide on how to build a cold-frame for a budget price. We visit Mark Diacano in Devon, who shows us how to grow our own szechuan pepper, and we go to Surrey to talk to an enthusiast who grows thousands of South African succulents in his back garden in Surrey.
In the last programme of the series, Monty has ideas for pots which will remain colourful throughout winter, gives tips on how to protect tender banana plants and harvests pumpkins. Frances Tophill helps a viewer whose overgrown pond needs some renovation, Adam Frost visits a garden in Nottinghamshire where the season of winter highlights its design, and we celebrate one of the up-and-coming winter flowers, the snowdrop. We visit great grandmother Eunice Mcghie, who, at 83, still teaches gardening to young people in her back garden in Handsworth, Birmingham, while in Hampshire we meet twins Stuart and Ian Paton, who are hoping to break the world record this year with their giant pumpkin.
Spring is nearly upon us and Gardeners' World is back. As usual, Monty Don is at Longmeadow where he sets out his plans for the coming year. This week, Monty reviews the effects the winter weather has had on his garden.Carol Klein visits a Welsh hillside garden and delves into the botany of bulbs with a couple who have used a scientific approach to plant their garden with the earliest of spring flowers.It is the perfect time of year to plant trees and Joe Swift gives us his guide to choosing the best ones for our gardens. And there is a glimmer of hope for gardeners who have had to cope with copious amounts of rainfall this year when we visit a garden which, last year, was John Buckland Wright rought back from the brink of destruction with spectacular results.
In this episode, Monty begins to sow annual climbers and gets started on tidying his borders. Joe Swift learns how and when to prune them, and why. Nick Bailey, head gardener of the Chelsea Physic: Garden, discovers a hidden tropical oasis.
In the first big gardening weekend of the year, Monty divides perennials and gives plenty of tips for how we can kick-start the garden for the season ahead. Elsewhere Joe Swift visits a major grower to find out how bedding plants are produced and what drives the demand. Rachel is at the garden centre to look for the top plant trends this Easter.
For the first time this season, Monty gets to work in his wildlife garden to ensure that there are plenty of plants in flower for early pollinators. Carol Klein meets Stuart Donachie, who has embraced every planting opportunity in his shady garden in Herefordshire, and Frances Tophill invites viewers to grow easy summer vegetables along with her as she trials varieties for taste and productivity at RHS Rosemoor.
Monty starts a new project - a cutting garden - and gives advice on what to grow to provide plenty of cut flowers for gorgeous summer bouquets. We visit Cumbria to meet Jack Gott, who has been passionate about that most flamboyant of flowers, the dahlia, for more than 40 years and has over a thousand plants in his garden. James Alexander-Sinclair celebrates a harbinger of spring, the ephemeral cherry blossom, at Alnwick Castle in Northumberland.
Monty gets his new vegetable garden underway by making raised beds. He also offers advice on how to cut back herbs. Nick Bailey marks the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare when he investigates the fact and the fiction behind the bard's potions and poisons at the Chelsea Physic Garden, and we visit Pashley Manor in East Sussex to unearth the story behind the planting of over 25,000 tulips.
Monty visits the RHS Malvern Spring Festival where he is joined by Carol Klein and Chelsea gold medal winner Adam Frost. With over 70 floral displays on show, Monty is on the lookout for scented plants to take back to Longmeadow, Carol advises on plants to buy for problem places in the garden and Adam Frost takes a tour of the show gardens to find the best take-home design tips.
As the growing season picks up a pace, Monty is sowing vegetables and planting out the scented plants which he brought back from the Malvern Spring Festival. Carol is delving into the hedgerows and rooting at the bases of walls, fences and trees as she begins her journey to investigate why plants thrive in challenging conditions and we return to Sissinghurst to find out about the changes Troy Scott-Smith is making to the world famous white garden.
At Longmeadow, Monty's focus is on summer when he plants up containers for colour in the Jewel Garden. He also turns his attention to overcrowded ornamental grasses which, now they are beginning to put on growth, need to be split and replanted. Continuing her search for finding the right plant for the right place, Carol takes a close look at why plants survive in the cracks and crevices of walls and gives her recommendations for garden plants that will thrive in similar conditions. Zephaniah Lindo takes a trip to Wales to meet a fellow primula enthusiast.
This week we are celebrating the work of the army of volunteers who keep gardens up and down the country looking their best for visitors. Frances Tophill continues her vegetable trials at RHS Rosemoor in Devon when she plants out her allotment with the help of RHS volunteers and we visit the Bodnant Garden in north Wales to find out how the volunteers there guide visitors through the world-famous Laburnum Arch. Back at Longmeadow, we catch up with Monty's progress in his cutting garden and, now that plants are growing apace, he gets on with seasonal maintenance tasks in the Jewel Garden.
Tender vegetables, bedding plants and bees are the focus of Monty's gardening at Longmeadow as he plants out squashes and scented annuals and harvests honey. Adam Frost is in London looking at how small spaces in the metropolis can be utilised to make gardens for wildlife, food and relaxation; and we visit north Wales to meet a man with a passion for prehistoric plants.
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Monty is reaping the rewards of the summer when he begins to harvest crops from the vegetable garden and gives tips on extending the flower season in the borders.Carol takes a trip to the seaside to discover why some plants thrive despite being assaulted by salt-laden winds and we make a final visit to Sissinghurst to catch up with Troy Scott-Smith and see the changes that have been made to the garden.
Monty demonstrates that it is not too late to start growing vegetables by showing which types to sow now, and he adds some summer colour to the Spring Garden by sinking plants in pots into the borders.A hosta National Collection holder shares the secrets of his propagating success, and Rachel de Thame pays a visit to the garden of theatre impresario Sir Cameron Mackintosh.
Gardening magazine. Earlier in the year, Monty put aside a patch of his garden to grow his own cut flowers, and this week he returns to assess the results and harvest his first crop of colourful blooms. We pay a visit to an organic flower farm to find out how, from seed to harvest, the process of growing plays a large part in improving wellbeing, and Joe Swift explores the Savill Garden in Windsor to see how the traditional rose garden has been reimagined into a contemporary design.
As summer gets into full swing, there is plenty for Monty to be doing at Longmeadow, and this week he gets to grips with summer pruning as he tackles his espaliered pear trees. Nature's bounty is very much in evidence at Lord Rothschild's garden at Waddesdon Manor, where we get an exclusive look behind the scenes, and Joe Swift ponders ways of putting a contemporary twist on traditional bedding plants.
Now that rambling roses have finished flowering, Monty turns his attention to pruning and tying in new growth for a good display next year. On the 20th anniversary of the death of Geoff Hamilton, Adam Frost returns to the famous Gardeners' World location, Barnsdale, to pay tribute and to revisit some his own early gardening memories. And there is a visit to the garden of a sweet pea enthusiast in Abergavenny, for her top tips for growing the best blooms.
Whether you are staying at home or going away on holiday, Monty has plenty of tips for how to keep the garden looking good and remaining productive during August. Joe Swift pays a visit to the Northumberland garden of Chris Mullin who, after over 20 years as a member of parliament, has turned his attention to the renovation of his walled garden. And National Trust head gardener Alan Power catches up with the transformation of Shakespeare's New Place garden in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Now that birds are no longer nesting in hedges, it is the time to get them looking trim and neat and Monty has plenty of tips on how to cut them so that they grow well.Alan Power visits Croome Park in Worcestershire to discover more about one of the first great landscapes of Capability Brown, and we visit a couple in Gloucestershire whose ornamental grass garden was inspired by the Far East.
With the bank holiday ahead, there is plenty of opportunity to catch up with some essential jobs in the garden and Monty gives a masterclass on how to look after and prune soft fruit to ensure maximum production next year.Frances Tophill is at RHS Rosemoor, where she is catching up on her vegetable trials which she started earlier in the year, and Alan Power visits Hestercombe Gardens in Somerset to find out more about the discovery of a long lost gladiolus, which was originally included in the planting plans of Gertrude Jekyll over 100 years ago.
Gardening magazine. Monty is at Longmeadow catching up with some seasonal jobs, and also gets out and about for an inspiring visit to the longest herbaceous border in the world. Adam Frost lays out plans for his new garden in Lincolnshire, while newcomer Flo Headlam visits a small city front garden in Liverpool to get underway with her mission to green up Britain's grey spaces. Nick Macer will be in Sheffield, exploring the ways in which Britain's climatic conditions can be exploited for growing some surprising plants, and Carol Klein is in Devon, getting to grips with some of the members of the extraordinary buttercup family, which include clematis and delphiniums.
Gardening magazine. In another full hour of gardening, Monty is at Longmeadow giving advice on how to deal with unruly roses, taking cuttings of herbs and planting a new tree. Carol Klein continues her series on plant families, exploring some of the most popular relations of the rose, and we pay a visit to an orchard in Worcestershire to find out how enthusiasts are caring for one of the rose family members - the plum. Nick Macer is in London visiting a town garden where two different microclimates offer very different planting opportunities. Adam Frost reveals his plans for his new garden, while Flo Headlam is in the heart of Bristol, transforming unpromising grey spaces into vibrant green. And Jane Moore meets a gardener in Torquay who has designed and planted his garden with thousands of plants which reflect areas of the world from Asia to the Mediterranean.
Gardening magazine. Monty adds some autumn flowering asters to his borders, as well as refreshing his strawberry beds with new stock. Carol Klein continues her series on plant families and this week, she takes a close look at one of the largest plant families in the world, the daisy family. Nick Macer is in Essex where he discovers a garden where cacti are grown to monstrous proportions due, in part, to its microclimate. Garden doctor Nick Bailey is in Berkshire, where he provides a remedy for a patch of dry shade in a small back garden, while Jane Moore visits two tiny gardens on the sunny and shady side of the same street in Bristol. And Adam Frost begins the first of his design projects in his new Lincolnshire garden.
Gardening magazine. Monty starts to tidy up the garden for autumn and reviews this year's display in the jewel garden. Carol Klein looks at the Apiaceae family, which includes not only stalwart and wildlife-friendly plants but also edible roots, and we pay a visit to a giant vegetable grower who is hoping to break the world record with his carrots. Adam Frost's designs begin taking shape when he starts to build raised beds for his contemporary kitchen garden, while Nick Bailey travels to a suburban garden in Windsor to tackle overgrown climbers and shrubs. Jane Moore discovers an exuberant garden and gardener whose small space is packed with plants, and Nick Macer discovers a garden in Ireland where the climate resembles an Atlantic rainforest.
Gardening magazine. Monty catches up with seasonal jobs at Longmeadow this week when he divides some perennials and plants alpines for spring colour. He also travels to Dublin to meet Helen Dillon to find out why she is planning to leave her world-famous garden after decades of honing it to perfection. In Scotland, Joe Swift begins his quest to find out why we should rekindle our love for rock gardens, while Frances Tophill perches precariously on a cliff in Cornwall as she joins a couple who have created a garden in extreme conditions. Adam Frost continues his progress on designing his garden in Lincolnshire and Flo Headlam transforms a shady and neglected front garden in London. And garden designer Mark Lane shares his passion for colour in his garden in Kent.
Gardening magazine. After months of nurturing the plants in his garden, Monty reaps a harvest of a different kind when he investigates how productive his bees have been at making honey. Joe Swift visits the world famous Chatsworth House in Derbyshire to explore the history of its monumental 19th-century rock garden and to see how a more contemporary version compliments the original design. Frances Tophill explores the challenges of gardening on the edge of a Scottish loch, while Flo Headlam is in Birmingham, transforming a city rooftop. Adam Frost continues with the transformation of his Lincolnshire garden, Alan Power spends a day with the head gardener at the Bishop's Palace in Wells, and Zephaniah Lindo is in Yorkshire, looking at research into how light can be manipulated to change the way plants grow.
Gardening magazine. There is a visitor at Longmeadow this week when Rachel de Thame lends Monty a hand as he refreshes his dry garden with plants that will thrive in tricky growing conditions. Monty also visits a national collection of vines to search out the best varieties for growing outdoors. Frances Tophill travels to the heart of Wales to meet a couple who have carved out a garden 1000 feet above sea level and Joe Swift visits Chelsea gold medal winner and stonemason Martin Cook to see how he uses contemporary rock sculpture within his Buckinghamshire garden. Garden doctor Nick Bailey offers intensive care to some neglected patio pots, while Adam Frost gets to work on renovating his rose pergola and laying paths in his kitchen garden. Alan Power visits Marks Hall arboretum in Essex, spending a day with the head gardener to find out what it takes to manage a landscape populated with trees.
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