Gardeners' World
Synopsis
Gardeners' World is a long-running BBC Television programme about gardening, first broadcast in 1968 and still running as of 2013. Its first episode was presented by Ken Burras and came from Oxford Botanical Gardens. The magazine BBC Gardeners' World is a tie-in to the programme. Most of its episodes have been 30 minutes in length, although there are many specials that last longer. The 2008 and 2009 series used a 60-minute format.
Season 53 Episodes
EP 1
It is the first day of spring and Monty has sharpened his tools in readiness to open the gardening year, accompanied, of course, by Nigel a…
EP 2
Gardeners’ World celebrates the snowdrop and visits one of the world’s largest collections, lovingly nurtured in a suburban back garden and…
EP 3
Join the Gardeners’ World team as they guide you through seasonal highlights from across the country visiting stunning gardens, meeting the…
EP 4
The Gardeners’ World team present seasonal highlights from across the country, visiting stunning gardens, meeting the gardeners and finding…
EP 5
The Gardeners’ World team present seasonal highlights from across the country, visit stunning gardens, meet the gardeners and find out thei…
EP 6
The team present seasonal highlights from across the country, visiting stunning gardens, meeting the gardeners and finding out their secret…
EP 7
The Gardeners’ World team present seasonal highlights from across the country, visiting stunning gardens, meeting the gardeners and finding…
EP 8
To help viewers make the most of bank holiday Friday, Monty has plenty of ideas of how to fill the rest of the weekend, from potting on see…
EP 9
At Longmeadow, Monty plants out some tender plants, takes cuttings from herbs and sows carrots. From her garden in Devon, Carol Klein goes…
EP 10
Join Monty at Longmeadow for an indulgent, horticultural romp through the Gardeners’ World archives and a joyous riot of colour as the show…
EP 11
If you have been growing tomatoes along with Monty, join him at Longmeadow as he shows how to pot them on to the next stage of their growth…
EP 12
At Longmeadow, Monty adds a variety of herbs that thrive in shade to the herb garden and adds summer annuals to the cottage garden. Nick B…
EP 13
At Longmeadow, Monty plants out tender vegetables for late summer harvests and gives tips on plants that thrive on a minimum of water when …
EP 14
Monty gives tips on growing tomatoes and has ideas of how to fill gaps in the garden once the flowers of spring are past their best. The t…
EP 15
At Longmeadow, Monty shows how to prune spring-flowering roses and makes successional sowings of vegetables to ensure continuous crops. Ad…
EP 16
At Longmeadow, Monty gives tips on how to keep the garden looking good as well as how to maintain the vegetable plot for continuous crops. …
EP 17
At Longmeadow Monty checks the progress of the potatoes he planted earlier in the year and recommends plants for dry shade under trees. We …
EP 18
Adam Frost is in his garden, bringing viewers up to date on how it has been developing over the summer, as well as giving plenty of advice …
EP 19
If you have been growing tomatoes along with Monty, he shows what you should be doing now that they have been planted out and gives advice …
EP 20
At Longmeadow, Monty refreshes a container of overgrown herbs, plants alpines in a pot and revisits the shrub and perennial cuttings he too…
EP 21
With the summer garden in full swing, Monty shows how to stake dahlias, sows seeds of perennials and celebrates an abundant vegetable harve…
EP 22
This week, Adam Frost is at home sharing his love of ornamental grasses, tackling the problem of building a patio on a slope and giving som…
EP 23
At Longmeadow, Monty plans for next spring when he plants some early-flowering wildflowers and gives his recipes for the different compost …
EP 24
From giant gooseberries and growing the perfect sweet pea to flamboyant dahlias and plants pollinated by a single human hair, this week Mon…
EP 25
Adam Frost is in his garden, catching viewers up on his new patio project and discussing his plans for the autumn. Arit Anderson travels t…
EP 26
At Longmeadow this week, Monty reaps a harvest from the vegetable garden, plants up a seasonal pot and gives a masterclass on how to make t…
EP 27
With autumn on the horizon, the seasonal planting of bulbs for spring-flowering begins at Longmeadow. Frances Tophill meets a gardener who…
EP 28
Join Adam Frost in his garden for a special programme celebrating some of the most glorious gardens the team have visited over the last few…
EP 29
At Longmeadow, Monty revels in the early autumn colour in his garden, reviews how the tomatoes he grew from a late sowing have got on this …
EP 30
As Autumn gets underway Monty gives advice on what plants need to be taken under cover now, what can stay out until after the first frosts …
EP 31
At Longmeadow, Monty prepares his pond for the season ahead, prunes a climbing rose and celebrates the garden as it moves into autumn. Ada…
EP 32
At Longmeadow, Monty shares his tips on how to feed the birds over the coming months, plants raspberries both in the ground and in a pot, a…
EP 33
In the final programme from Longmeadow this year, Monty harvests his pumpkins, plants bulbs in a pot and has plenty of jobs we can be getti…