Episode 5

Adam Frost is in his garden, revealing what he has in store for the coming season. He takes stock of his ornamental kitchen garden, adds bulbs to a border and sows some seeds to grow as cut flowers for a big family celebration in the autumn.

Rachel de Thame is at a nursery in the West Country, marvelling at the magnificence of the magnolia and meeting a grower who is passionate about perfecting them. And Advolly Richmond celebrates the golden age of the English landscape garden with a visit to one of the country’s finest examples, at Painshill Park in Surrey.

There’s a couple from Northampton who were so inspired by a trip to the rainforests that they recreated one in their back garden. And a breeder in Cornwall bewitched by crocosmia shares his expertise on how to grow them.