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Gardeners' World

TV Show 1968 8.2/10 371 episodes
Documentary

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.

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Season 53 Episodes

Episode 1 EP 1
Episode 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…

Episode 2 EP 2
Episode 2

Gardeners’ World celebrates the snowdrop and visits one of the world’s largest collections, lovingly nurtured in a suburban back garden and…

Episode 3 EP 3
Episode 3

Join the Gardeners’ World team as they guide you through seasonal highlights from across the country visiting stunning gardens, meeting the…

Episode 4 EP 4
Episode 4

The Gardeners’ World team present seasonal highlights from across the country, visiting stunning gardens, meeting the gardeners and finding…

Episode 5 EP 5
Episode 5

The Gardeners’ World team present seasonal highlights from across the country, visit stunning gardens, meet the gardeners and find out thei…

Episode 6 EP 6
Episode 6

The team present seasonal highlights from across the country, visiting stunning gardens, meeting the gardeners and finding out their secret…

Episode 7 EP 7
Episode 7

The Gardeners’ World team present seasonal highlights from across the country, visiting stunning gardens, meeting the gardeners and finding…

Episode 8 EP 8
Episode 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…

Episode 9 EP 9
Episode 9

At Longmeadow, Monty plants out some tender plants, takes cuttings from herbs and sows carrots. From her garden in Devon, Carol Klein goes…

Episode 10 EP 10
Episode 10

Join Monty at Longmeadow for an indulgent, horticultural romp through the Gardeners’ World archives and a joyous riot of colour as the show…

Episode 11 EP 11
Episode 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…

Episode 12 EP 12
Episode 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…

Episode 13 EP 13
Episode 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 …

Episode 14 EP 14
Episode 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…

Episode 15 EP 15
Episode 15

At Longmeadow, Monty shows how to prune spring-flowering roses and makes successional sowings of vegetables to ensure continuous crops. Ad…

Episode 16 EP 16
Episode 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. …

Episode 17 EP 17
Episode 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 …

Episode 18 EP 18
Episode 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 …

Episode 19 EP 19
Episode 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 …

Episode 20 EP 20
Episode 20

At Longmeadow, Monty refreshes a container of overgrown herbs, plants alpines in a pot and revisits the shrub and perennial cuttings he too…

Episode 21 EP 21
Episode 21

With the summer garden in full swing, Monty shows how to stake dahlias, sows seeds of perennials and celebrates an abundant vegetable harve…

Episode 22 EP 22
Episode 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…

Episode 23 EP 23
Episode 23

At Longmeadow, Monty plans for next spring when he plants some early-flowering wildflowers and gives his recipes for the different compost …

Episode 24 EP 24
Episode 24

From giant gooseberries and growing the perfect sweet pea to flamboyant dahlias and plants pollinated by a single human hair, this week Mon…

Episode 25 EP 25
Episode 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…

Episode 26 EP 26
Episode 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…

Episode 27 EP 27
Episode 27

With autumn on the horizon, the seasonal planting of bulbs for spring-flowering begins at Longmeadow. Frances Tophill meets a gardener who…

Episode 28 EP 28
Episode 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…

Episode 29 EP 29
Episode 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 …

Episode 30 EP 30
Episode 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 …

Episode 31 EP 31
Episode 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…

Episode 32 EP 32
Episode 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…

Episode 33 EP 33
Episode 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…

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