Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

Episode 28

Episode 28 of 30

Gardening magazine. After months of nurturing his plants, Monty reaps a harvest of a different kind when he investigates how productive his bees have been at making honey.

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 we meet a Staffordshire couple who have developed a fondness for filling their garden with acers.

1 hour

Scottish loch garden

2 Durnamuck
Little Loch Broom
Wester Ross
IV23 2QZ

If you’re planning a holiday in Scotland next year, then you might be interested to know that Sue Pomeroy and Will Soos will be opening their garden for Scotland’s Gardens in August and September. For more details, check out the link below nearer the time.

2 Durnamuck (www.scotlandsgardens.org)

Japanese maple garden

Ray and Michele Blundell will be opening their garden in aid of charity on Sunday 6 November, so if you fancy seeing their amazing collection of Japanese maples, then here’s their address.

Wild Thyme Cottage
Woodhouse
Barton-under-Needwood
Burton-on-Trent
Staffordshire
DE13 8BS

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterMonty Don
PresenterAdam Frost
PresenterFlorence Headlam
PresenterAlan Power
PresenterJoe Swift
PresenterFrances Tophill
Series ProducerChloe Rawlings
Executive ProducerPaolo Proto

Broadcasts

  • Fri 7 Oct 201620:30
  • Sat 8 Oct 201617:00
  • Sat 8 Oct 201617:30
  • Sun 9 Oct 201608:00
  • Thu 13 Oct 201608:00