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Monty and the team are back with a new series, full of the very best practical tips and advice for all gardeners of all levels. Monty’s been busy at Longmeadow over the winter, and there are lots of new projects in the garden to share. As well as planting summer bulbs in pots, he’ll be getting some sweet peas underway and adding some space-saving fruit to his veg garden. Adam Frost visits a stunning Japanese garden that has undergone a major restoration to return it to its former glory. And there's a gardener who has recycled and repurposed lucky finds from her local tip to create a beautiful garden packed with peaceful seating areas. Frances Tophill discovers how a disused council depot site in Liverpool has been transformed into a green oasis. And we travel to the Peak District to explore a walled garden full of seasonal planting that makes the most of its spectacular setting.
As the days are getting longer, Monty is busy preparing his dahlia tubers ready for planting, cutting back fuchsias and planting out shallots. And as an alternative to box topiary, he’s on a mission to champion privet.
Sue Kent travels to Hidcote in Gloucestershire in search of some inspiration for her new hot border at home.
We visit an abundant kitchen garden in Whitby, where the no-dig method yields an array of unusual veg. Plus, a gardener on the south coast who, despite 56mph winds, has created his own green oasis, where he challenges his plants to survive.
And Carol Klein is in her own garden in Devon, where this year she will be sharing her passion for growing plants for free. She makes a start by sowing seeds for a brand new border.
To kick off the Easter weekend, Monty is refreshing the planting on the Mound, sowing seeds for cut flowers and planting out potatoes. Frances Tophill goes to Helmsley Walled Garden in North Yorkshire to revel in the spring colour and meet the volunteers who work there. We join a couple in Cornwall who have been gardening together for over half a century and visit the home of a passionate grower of houseplants in Surrey. While in rural Northamptonshire, Nick Bailey gets started on a garden design for his new ‘forever’ home.
With warmer days just around the corner, Adam Frost takes stock of his borders and plans ahead for some year-round interest. He also adds some soft fruit to his veg garden and gets some seed sowing underway. Joe Swift travels to Birmingham to meet an allotmenteer who is passionate about growing all things Italian, whilst Arit Anderson visits Charleston in East Sussex, designed as a living painting by artist Vanessa Bell. There's a couple in West Yorkshire who laugh in the face of slugs and snails to successfully grow hundreds of varieties of hostas in their garden. Plus a head gardener who, in his mid 20s, is juggling the management of not one but two arts and crafts-inspired gardens in Somerset.
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. Toby Buckland visits The Vann Garden in Surrey, a springtime botanical paradise designed by Gertrude Jekyll. Sue Kent is in her own garden in Swansea as she makes a start on planting up her new hot border. There's a look at the coastal garden of celebrated author Patrick Gale and how he has transformed a farmyard into a writing oasis in Cornwall. Plus an enthusiastic collector who can’t get enough of geums, a colourful and easy to grow perennial. And there’s a chance to see another film sent in by viewers.
Monty is repairing turf, sowing sweetcorn and planting pots for evening fragrance this summer.
Adam travels to Dublin to meet musician Adam Clayton, from the rock band U2, who, when not playing bass guitar, prefers to spend time in his garden - especially when his precious collection of camellias, magnolias and rhododendrons are in full flower.
There's a visit to Arundel Castle in West Sussex to marvel at their stunning tulip display, whilst in Devon, Carol continues to show how everyone can grow plants for free - this time through division.
Plus a delphinium lover near Bristol for whom the colours of plants are much more important than their names.
Adam Frost continues to develop his new woodland border, ably assisted by Ash the cat. He also gets to work on his veg plot and has a few tips on how to get the best out of the native bluebell. Frances Tophill travels to Buckinghamshire to explore a beautiful garden appropriately called Wind in the Willows. And Rekha Mistry prepares for the season ahead in the Peak District. There's a champion grower in Manchester whose life is dominated by daffodils. Plus a couple who have created their own slice of paradise on a balcony in north London, which they plan to showcase at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
Monty expands the planting on the mound, gathers self-sown seedlings and prepares for a summer display in the cottage garden. After a long wet spring, it’s finally time to get some seeds sown in the veg garden. Nick Bailey travels to Devon to explore a stunning garden that combines historic charm with modern design. And Arit Anderson visits Sarah Raven to discover her new dahlias, perfect for pollinators. There's an allotment gardener in North Yorkshire whose plot has become a sanctuary, and a visit to award-winning nurserywoman Derry Watkins to explore her garden and reveal her return to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show after an absence of 25 years.
In a special programme, Gardeners’ World comes from the first big flower show of the season – the RHS Malvern Spring Festival. Arit Anderson and Joe Swift explore show gardens packed full of ideas and discover the newest varieties of plants and flowers that are hot off the potting bench. We meet the nursery owners from Devon making their Malvern debut, hoping to inspire others with their pollinator-friendly display of peat-free perennials, and visit a house-plant specialist from Hertfordshire who has tips on how to revive, rather than replace, ailing plants. Nick Bailey visits a garden in East Sussex that has been lovingly restored using a carefully composed planting scheme full of colour and imagination, and Rachel de Thame celebrates spring colour at Morton Hall in Worcestershire, a garden that has spent years perfecting the art of planting tulips to best effect.
Monty is busy moving his tender succulents outdoors and makes a start on planting up his new cut flower beds. He’s also on a mission to grow Himalayan poppies in a shady border which have a reputation of being difficult to grow. Adam Frost travels to Leicestershire to meet a couple who have created a garden boasting a year-round display of bulbs, tubers and corms. And there’s a passionate gardener who gave up a busy city life to create the garden of her dreams from scratch. In North Yorkshire, Frances Tophill visits the gardens at Newby Hall to marvel at their display of candelabra primulas. Plus a visit to a mother and daughter team just south of Glasgow as they prepare to make their debut at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show with a dazzling display of dahlias.
With summer feasts in mind, Monty reveals a new outdoor eating area he has been working on and gets started by planting up a delicious pot of herbs. Now that any threat of frost has past, he also plants out tender plants to give months of colour. Carol Klein visits a spectacular garden in Oxfordshire where the borders are filled to the brim with colourful annuals, while Adam Frost explains the concept behind his forthcoming show garden at Gardeners’ World Live. There’s an artist in Devon who has spent the last 25 years nurturing his garden for the benefit of wildlife. Plus a unique collection of rhododendrons cared for by three generations of the same family in Derbyshire.
With summer just around the corner, Monty reveals his plans for planting up pots in his cottage garden, shares tips on how to start your own topiary from scratch, and in the veg garden, gets some pumpkins in the ground. Sue Kent visits a unique garden in Carmarthenshire situated around a wooden house on stilts. Designed with an artistic eye, it’s a haven for wildlife with a magnificent pond as its centrepiece. Carol Klein also continues her masterclass on how we can all grow plants for free, and this time she’s taking cuttings. In a sub-tropical garden in Devon is the rare horticultural treat of a Puya chilensis in flower. And in Suffolk, there's a gardener who holds a National Collection of bearded iris created by her great-great-grandfather.
The team are Birmingham-bound for one of the highlights of the horticultural year - the annual Gardeners’ World Live event. Monty Don, Nick Bailey, Adam Frost, Sue Kent, Carol Klein and Frances Tophill will all be on hand to bring the best the gardening world has to offer. There is design inspiration for even the smallest of spaces, plus big ideas on display in the show gardens, and all the latest trends and must-have plants and flowers in the floral marquee. There's an expert grower sharing her passion for orchids and a visit to a community project tackling green deprivation in the inner city, and Adam Frost reveals his headline show garden, which offers an abundance of edibles as well as being a feast for the eyes!
