Gardeners' World Season 56, Episode 1: Episode 1

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Episode 1

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.

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Episode 2

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.

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Episode 3

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.

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Episode 4

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.

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Episode 5

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.

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Episode 6

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 has planted his plot with a wonderful array of fruit and nuts, and there's a gardener in Gloucestershire who is potty about the 500 pot plants she has designed specially to produce a floral firework display.

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Episode 7

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.

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Episode 8

To mark the coronation weekend, this episode celebrates the people who give up their time to help others. Adam Frost 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 tomato.

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Episode 9

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 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.

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Episode 10

Monty is busy planting out tropical gingers and sweetcorn and direct sowing beans. Joe Swift visits a stunning walled garden in Denbighshire, and Rekha Mistry shares the secrets of growing aubergines.

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Episode 11

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.

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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. 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 North Yorkshire.

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Episode 13

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.

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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. 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.

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Episode 15

Monty gives a masterclass on rambling, climbing and shrub roses. Carol Klein immerses herself in the plants for her show garden at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival. 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.

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Episode 16

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 our very own Carol Klein. Over the past 3 months we’ve been following Carol on her journey to create a very special garden, and in this programme we’ll be celebrating all of Carol’s efforts and revealing the end result.

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Episode 17

This episode comes from the biggest horticultural event in the north – the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park. Joe Swift and Frances Tophill reveal the latest in garden design, as well as bringing plant perfection from some of the best nurseries and growers in the country. Joe shows us how to turn the smallest of spaces into a green haven, and Frances looks at the best plants to cater for nocturnal pollinators. Also, Nick Bailey shines a botanical spotlight on begonias, and Toby Buckland visits a community in Liverpool who have regenerated their streets through collective gardening.

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Episode 18

Monty harvests his spuds and sows seeds for autumn veg. He also shows how to get plants for free by taking cuttings. Adam Frost meets a couple who’ve spent decades creating a garden on the exposed chalk hills of the Yorkshire Wolds. Sue Kent is busy refreshing her garden to extend the colour and interest into late summer and autumn. There are the windswept challenges faced by the gardeners working in an extraordinary location on a cliff edge in Penzance, as well as a gardener in Sussex who has taken the idea of outdoor living to a whole new level. Plus more of the films that have been sent in by viewers.

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Episode 19

A celebration of people who are growing their own, from vegetables to flowers, across the UK. At Longmeadow, Monty shares tips and advice on how to get the most out of the bargain plants available at this time of year. He also looks at how some of the tropical plants have coped with 2023's weather. Joe visits an extraordinary community food growing project in Bristol. There's a grower who pushes the boundaries and shares his innovative ideas on how to create a productive allotment all year round. Rachel meets a remarkable cut flower grower who started her own flower farm with no prior knowledge of growing at all. And on the west coast of Scotland, a couple have restored a run-down walled garden into a beautiful and bountiful plot despite the remote and harsh terrain. There's also a couple who have creatively restored a walled garden filled with flowers, fruit and vegetables.

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Episode 20

Frances Tophill is in her very first garden for a summer catch-up and an update on her progress since moving in. She’s excited to share a brand new structure designed especially for her compact plot, and there’s trouble afoot at her allotment when she visits for a tidy-up. Adam Frost meets a kindred spirit who explains how gardening saved his life. In the Cotswolds, Advolly Richmond showcases one of the finest examples of gardening in the arts and crafts era. There's a visit to Mr Pelargonium (not his real name!), an oracle on this colourful and versatile plant, and to a man who has revolutionised his back garden with a perennial meadow. Plus more of the films that have been sent in by viewers.

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Episode 21

Monty plants for pollinators in the Wildlife Garden and trims his box topiary cones. He also takes succulent leaf cuttings and continues the summer veg harvest. Carol Klein visits stunning Italian-influenced gardens in Gloucestershire. Rekha Mistry reveals the latest triumphs and disasters in her new garden in the Peak District. There's a couple whose garden is designed around their devotion to moths and butterflies, and a shared garden in London whose owners have divided the space to suit the needs of all the properties that use it. Plus more of the films that have been sent in by viewers.

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Episode 22

Monty shows us how to take cuttings from herbs and prunes summer raspberries. He also plants daylilies and gives topiary Nigel a timely trim. Adam travels to Whitstable on the Kent coast to see how gardeners cope with the wild, wet and windy weather. There's another look at York Gate in Leeds, where Frances discovers unusual and diverse plant combinations created by the head gardener. Champion community gardener Tayshan Hayden-Smith goes to Somerset to see how an inspirational gardener has created a pioneering allotment space for local children to experience the joy and magic of gardening. Also, there's a gardener who loves to salvage and upcycle a range of unusual objects and make them a feature in his garden, as well as a grower who is devoted to daylilies.

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Episode 23

With autumn just around the corner, Adam Frost takes stock of his garden and plans ahead for some late-season interest under the supervision of Ash the cat. Frances Tophill visits a garden in Kent where the plants provide a non-stop buffet for insects, while Nick Bailey travels to Cornwall to revel in the glory of hardy palms. There's a chef-turned-gardener who loves to grow all manner of unusual tasty crops. And there’s a visit to a sloping garden in Swansea for some top design tips. Plus more of the amazing films that have been sent in by viewers.

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Episode 24

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. And he also gives a timely guide on how to collect and save seeds. Toby discovers an eco-home in Rye which has been cleverly designed to incorporate a unique garden, with wildlife in mind. Errol Reuben Fernandes visits The Hepworth Garden in Wakefield, an inclusive public space which has become an oasis for local people and pollinators. There is a singer-songwriter who gains inspiration from her garden sanctuary, an immersive space full of colour, texture, and form. And the team visits a gardener who has created an exotic and tropical paradise in his Yorkshire garden. Plus more of the amazing films that have been sent in by viewers.

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Episode 25

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. He also harvests his sweetcorn, and gives advice on looking after flowering house plants over winter. Adam Frost discovers an inspiring project in Manchester that is breathing new, green life into the city’s industrial past. Frances Tophill visits a nursery in Kent that is brimming with colourful salvias. Nick Bailey explores a garden in Herefordshire that integrates its stunning countryside setting into its design. We meet a gardener in Southampton who’s garden has played a vital role in his physical and mental wellbeing. And we visit a garden in Nottinghamshire which weaves it’s owners cultural heritage into its planting designs.

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Episode 26

In a special programme coming from York Gate in Leeds, Adam Frost, Rachel de Thame and Frances Tophill celebrate a garden for all seasons and tackle some seasonal jobs for September. In London, there's a head gardener who fell in love with horticulture at a very young age, while plantsman Jamie Butterworth pays a visit to the magnificent walled garden at Scampston Hall. There’s a man with a lifelong passion for breeding hibiscus, and a gardener who is determined to grow as much produce as possible in her rented property.

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Episode 27

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. Monty plants garlic and onions, adds camassias to his Bog Garden and plants bulbs in pots for spring. He also transplants foxgloves and tidies up his strawberry bed for winter. Joe Swift visits a gravel garden in Kent, where the gardener has used plants which can withstand very little watering whilst maintaining colour and texture all year round. Tom Brown travels to RHS Garden Bridgewater in Salford to see their plant trials and explores the criteria as to how plants gain an award of garden merit. There's a look at the benefits of permaculture to both people, and wildlife, in a kitchen garden in Hertfordshire, and more films sent in by viewers.

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Episode 28

It’s apple harvest time, and Monty shares tips on what to do with windfalls before planting a container to give a colourful boost for winter insects. Adam Frost visits a designer who has overcome extreme weather conditions and difficult terrain to create the garden of her dreams. Nick Bailey meets two landscape designers pushing plants to their limits to see how they cope in extreme conditions. Sue Kent harvests some interesting crops from her garden, including daikon radish and almonds, before planting a spring flowering climber in her new-look seating area. A passionate plantsman shows us around his coastal garden sanctuary which has a rich array of drought loving plants. And there's a gardener whose garden has become a place of solace and hope.

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Episode 29

Frances Tophill has an autumn catch-up in her new garden as she assesses the tomatoes in her upcycled greenhouse. She also has work to do on her allotment with perennial vegetables to rejig before heading to a specialist nursery to buy plants for her revamped pond. Rekha Mistry shares her successes and failures in her new vegetable garden in the Peak District. Errol Reuben Fernandes heads to a contemporary garden in the centre of Wakefield that’s bringing a community together. In London, there's a plantaholic who has turned his backyard into a botanic garden, and in Devon, there's a head gardener looking for different ways of coping with our changing climate. Plus more of the films that have been sent in by viewers.

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Episode 30

Monty replants his bearded iris in the Dry Garden, clears the greenhouse ready for winter salad crops and harvests quince. As part of his big Cottage Garden revamp, he transplants a shrub to the orchard and shows how to save money by collecting and storing seed from plants around the garden. Arit Anderson explores some of the arguments, both for and against, artificial grass. Toby Buckland discovers a rich and tranquil Japanese-themed garden deep in the beautiful Welsh countryside. There's a look at the garden of Andrew Clifton, who repurposes and recycles a whole variety of materials to create a beautiful ‘secret garden’ in Nottingham. Plus gardeners Steve Edney and Louise Dowle, who have created a whole border of plants whose structure and forms not only create a striking winter scene but from which they harvest new seed every year. And there are more viewers' films.

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Episode 31

With Halloween approaching, Monty takes stock of his pumpkins and squashes, plants up alpines and shows how to divide a large fern to create new plants. Adam Frost and Advolly Richmond visit Hever Castle in Kent to learn more about the fascinating history and grand garden design, created by a man wealthy enough to build whatever he wanted. Frances Tophill visits the gardens of the oldest Franciscan friary in Britain, where all the plants are grown for a practical purpose. Nick Bailey travels to Newcastle to celebrate chrysanthemums, and there's a man growing a plethora of fruit and veg on a rooftop car park in Stockport.

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Episode 32

Monty continues with his revamp of the Cottage Garden by planting bare-root roses and starts preparing for winter. He also sows broad beans and plants tulips in pots for a colourful display in spring. Adam Frost visits a challenging garden built on an exposed slope high above Coniston Water in the Lake District. Joe Swift takes in a stunning garden in East Sussex, admiring not only its magnificent array of water features but also its rich display of plants. There's a tropical paradise in a back garden in Surrey, as well as a garden newbie in North Yorkshire who has transformed the back of her rented house into a cornucopia of fruit and veg. Plus more films sent in by viewers.

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