Frances Tophill finds out what it takes to look after some of the world's rarest and most endangered plants as she goes behind the scenes at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. With the historic glasshouses currently undergoing renovation, Frances finds out how the staff are managing to move and care for such a vast and vital collection - when they’ve got the builders in! \n\nCarol Klein takes a sensory stroll through the gardens of Goldstone Hall in Shropshire. Buzzing with insects, this is a planting scheme that doesn’t just draw you in with its beauty but also its scent, texture and taste.\n\nSue Kent is at home in her garden tending to a few final jobs for the year. She also keeps the spirit of summer alive throughout the winter by cutting a few hydrangeas to dry for an indoor display.\n\nNick Bailey takes a trip to Thorp Perrow Arboretum in North Yorkshire to see the National Collection of Cotinus - one of the best shrubs for autumn colour. \n\nThere’s an orchid obsessive who pushes the boundaries by growing them outdoors over winter, and a professional magician gives a glimpse into the spellbinding world of auriculas. Plus an ingenious idea for recycling Christmas trees.
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Winter Specials 2024/25: Episode 4
There’s a distinctly festive feel at Longmeadow as Monty creates a Christmas container and pots up some wintersweet, one of the best scented shrubs for the colder months.\ ...
19-12-2024
BBC 2
Winter Specials 2024/25: Episode 3
Frances Tophill finds out what it takes to look after some of the world's rarest and most endangered plants as she goes behind the scenes at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. ...
12-12-2024
BBC 2
Winter Specials 2024/25: Episode 2
Adam Frost takes stock in his garden, and Rachel de Thame visits an inspirational garden full of vibrant perennials that really pack a punch.\n\nToby Buckland visits a garden ne ...
28-11-2024
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Winter Specials 2024/25: Episode 1
Monty Don and the team celebrate the changing seasons and the beauty of the gardening year in all its glory. \n\nColour and fragrance are even more valuable in winter, when the ...
21-11-2024
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2024: Episode 32
Monty plants a hawthorn hedge in the orchard, prunes a climbing rose and starts to plant tulips for next spring. He puts his dahlia tubers into storage and offers some timely ad ...
14-11-2024
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2024: Episode 31
Monty plants a rose against a shady wall, checks on the progress of his supermarket garlic that he’s growing in a container as an experiment, and plants out two other type ...
31-10-2024
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2024: Episode 30
Frances Tophill is back at Powderham Castle in Devon, where she puts the finishing touches to a new herb area. She prepares the vegetable beds for winter, planning for spring co ...
24-10-2024
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2024: Episode 29
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. He gets ready f ...
17-10-2024
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2024: Episode 28
With autumn well and truly under way, Monty shares his tips on how to get more for your money when buying perennials. Planning ahead for a vibrant spring display, he also create ...
10-10-2024
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2024: Episode 27
Frances Tophill is back at Powderham Castle in Devon. As well as planting up a new herb bed, identifying and collecting seedlings, dividing perennial plants and making a comfrey ...
03-10-2024
BBC 2
Winter Specials 2024/25: Episode 4
There’s a distinctly festive feel at Longmeadow as Monty creates a Christmas container and pots up some wintersweet, one of the best scented shrubs for the colder months.\ ...
19-12-2024
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2015: Episode 16
Plants that have a head for heights come under the spotlight this week. At Craigieburn Garden in the Scottish Borders, Gardeners' World discovers a unique collection of Himalaya ...
04-02-2018
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2018: Episode 19
The vegetable garden is at its peak and Monty takes a look at his harvesting and sees how his autumn crops are faring. He also gives tips on how to keep the garden looking its b ...
12-08-2018
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Compilations 2023: Episode 3
Monty Don grows a plant he’s never tried before – loofahs. He also celebrates some of his favourite tulip combinations and plants out crocosmia.\n\nJoe Swift visits ...
31-03-2023
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2023: Episode 14
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.\n\nIn North Yorkshire, Nick ...
14-07-2023
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2023: Episode 12
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.\n\nMeanwhile, ...
30-06-2023
BBC 2
Winter Specials 2023/24: Episode 1
Monty has advice on how to pot up one of the stars of the festive season - amaryllis.\n\nCarol Klein surrounds herself with colour and scent in Kent as she champions one of wint ...
15-12-2023
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2018: Episode 16
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 Charl ...
03-08-2018
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2018: Episode 14
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 goin ...
20-07-2018
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