Episode 5

Spring gets into its stride and Longmeadow is bursting into life. Monty Don prepares for the summer by sowing hardy annual seed directly into the spring-warmed soil.

Monty also introduces us to the walled garden, an intimate family space where is doing some timely lawn repair and pruning frost-damaged figs.

Carol Klein visits a garden that embraces art, design and architecture. The Gibberd Garden in Harlow is considered one of the most important postwar gardens in the country, a space where sculpture and plants compliment each other perfectly. Carol delights in the diverse instalments and plentiful vistas, and gets lots of wonderful inspiration from the spaces.

Joe Swift tackles a gardening dilemma that many lovers of exotic plants have been struggling with as a result of the severe winter. He travels to Walsall in the Midlands to help a gardener whose beloved cordylines have been devastated by disease.