Episode 1

Frances Tophill returns to Damson Farm near Bath for the first of four winter special programmes, aiming to inspire people to get out into the garden during the coldest months and look forward to warmer days ahead. She gets stuck into a multitude of jobs – mulching veg beds, taming a Japanese wineberry and taking holly cuttings – and has a go at making some damson gin.

Advolly Richmond explores an English country garden designed by an American whose exquisite romantic planting was tinged with high society scandal. Nick Bailey gets more than he bargained for in a contemporary garden that’s been cleverly designed to blend seamlessly with its medieval ruins. And in Derby, Sue Kent shares her passion for hydrangeas and learns how to get the best out of them.

There’s an Australian gardener who, 30 years ago, moved to the other side of the world just so she could grow the plants she had fallen in love with. Plus a grower in Cornwall who has become captivated by the evergreen hues of houseplants.