Gardeners' World

Monty Don reviews the effects the winter weather has had on his garden.

Toby and the team begin to transform a muddy field into the nation's new back garden.

Toby and the team launch the Dig In campaign, encouraging the nation to grow its own grub.

Gardening magazine. Toby starts planting up the new 'twilight garden'.

Toby works on the pond and Carol reveals her final three proteges for gardening school.

The team are at the 24th annual Spring Gardening Show in Malvern, Worcestershire.

Carol Klein's apprentices tackle root cuttings of garden favourites.

Spring is nearly upon us and Gardeners' World is back with a new series. As usual, Monty Don is at Longmeadow, reviewing the effects the winter weather has had on his garden. Carol Klein visits a Welsh hillside garden and delves into the botany of bulbs with a couple who have used a scientific approach to plant their garden with the earliest of spring flowers. It is the perfect time of year to plant trees and Joe Swift gives us his guide to choosing the best ones for our gardens. And there is a glimmer of hope for gardeners who have had to cope with copious amounts of rainfall this year when we visit a garden which, last year, was brought back from the brink of destruction with spectacular results.

As the gardening year gets underway at Longmeadow, Monty is tidying up his ornamental grass border, pruning roses and planning for summer scent. Joe Swift continues his series on trees when he gives tips on how to plant a tree for future success. Rachel de Thame follows a fragrant trail and explains how even the tiniest of flowers pack a punch in the perfume stakes. And, in the first of several visits, we join the head gardener of Britain's most famous garden at Sissinghurst as he sets out his plans to restore it to its original vision.

As part of his planning for summer, Monty begins to sow annual climbers and gets started on tidying and mulching his borders. In the last of Joe Swift's series on trees, he learns how and when to prune them, and why. We meet clematis enthusiast Mike Brown, whose collection fills his garden with colour all summer long, and amongst the brutalist architecture of London's Barbican, Nick Bailey, head gardener of the Chelsea Physic Garden, discovers a hidden tropical oasis.

The first big gardening weekend of the year gets underway with Monty dividing perennials and giving plenty of tips for how we can kick-start the garden for the season ahead. As millions of bedding plants are poised for planting in our pots and borders, Joe Swift visits a major grower to find out how they are produced and what drives the demand. Rachel is at a garden centre to find the top plant trends this Easter, and we travel to Devon to get some expert advice on looking after orchids from specialist grower Sara Rittershaus.

Monty gets to work in his wildlife garden, preparing for early pollinators.

Monty starts a new project: a cutting garden.

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 and Nellie, in the first episode of the series. Monty reflects on how Longmeadow has fared during an extraordinarily wet winter and gets going on a few essential tasks to get the garden into gear for the seasons to come. With the popularity of houseplants gaining huge momentum, Frances Tophill visits RHS Wisley to find out how to look after the myriad types of indoor plants now available to gardeners. For more container inspiration, the episode introduces an enthusiast who has a passion for plants in pots and curates a display of over one thousand in her Somerset garden.

Gardeners’ World celebrates the snowdrop and visits one of the world’s largest collections, lovingly nurtured in a suburban back garden and Monty gives tips on what to do once they have finished flowering. At Longmeadow it’s time to get dahlias into growth and, for inspiration, last summer we visited a field full of dahlias in Sussex to get tips from a professional grower. Nick Bailey revels in the beauty of magnolias and Monty has plenty of jobs for us all to be getting on with this weekend.

Join the Gardeners’ World team as they guide you through seasonal highlights from across the country visiting stunning gardens, meeting the gardeners and finding out their secrets of success. And we join Adam Frost in his garden to bring you inspiration for your garden along with all the essential gardening jobs for this weekend

The Gardeners’ World team present seasonal highlights from across the country, visiting stunning gardens, meeting the gardeners and finding out their secrets of success. Adam Frost is in his garden providing inspiration and discussing all the essential gardening jobs for this weekend.

The Gardeners’ World team present seasonal highlights from across the country, visit stunning gardens, meet the gardeners and find out their secrets of success. Monty, Nigel and Nellie are at Longmeadow, discussing the weekend's gardening jobs.

The team present seasonal highlights from across the country, visiting stunning gardens, meeting the gardeners and finding out their secrets of success. At Longmeadow, Monty, Nigel and Nellie discuss the essential gardening jobs for this weekend.

Monty welcomes spring at Longmeadow with plenty of changes in the garden to share. As well as getting on with some essential pruning, he lifts and divides perennials, starts sowing chillies and begins growing this year’s vegetables. Last autumn, Joe Swift travelled to Swansea to join Sue Kent and find out about her new plan to grow vegetables on her allotment. There's a meeting with a passionate gardener at Clumber Park in Nottinghamshire who curates a national collection of over 100 different varieties of rhubarb, and in Leeds there's a look at how a shady back yard has been transformed using containers and lots of ingenuity. There's also another chance to join Carol Klein as she shares the highlights of the plants that shine out in winter at Bressingham Gardens in Norfolk, followed by some of the films that have been sent in by viewers.

With the clocks going forward this weekend, there’s an extra hour of gardening to enjoy. Monty makes the most of this as he begins to sow dahlia seeds for summer flowers, reveals a new project and shows what to plant now in the vegetable garden. Adam Frost is in his own garden as he extends the planting in his gravel garden and reveals his plans for the coming year. Meanwhile, there's a passionate grower in north London who has filled her home with cacti and succulents. Last year, Frances Tophill met ecologist and professor of biology Dave Goulson, who has planted his garden with the conservation of insects in mind. And there's a second chance to meet Poppy Ocotcha as she discusses how she utilises every available space to grow vegetables on her barge.

It’s the Easter weekend, which means extra time to get out and enjoy the garden. At Longmeadow, Monty plants out sweet peas for summer colour, gives advice on what to use for mulching borders and has plenty of ideas for jobs to get on with this long weekend. Carol Klein is at RHS Rosemoor to revel in the floral spring sensations that epitomise the season. In Scotland, JJ Chalmers explains how important his local park was in helping both his physical and mental rehabilitation and there’s a look back at how Nick Bailey transformed his back garden in one season, from a blank space into a colourful and productive oasis. Plus enter the world of the daffodil show to find out what serious enthusiasts do to produce the perfect bloom, followed by some of the films that have been sent in by viewers.

Monty adds self-sown ornamental grass seedlings to the paradise garden, Advolly Richmond explores the extraordinary history of lawns and Adam Frost explores the front gardens in a London street.

Monty gives advice on what to plant under shrubs and roses, Carol Klein celebrates a spectacular display of tulips and Kate Bradbury takes us through the first stages of creating a wildlife garden.

Monty takes us through the next steps of chilli seed growth and plants out some of the evergreen cuttings he has propagated. There’s also plenty to be getting on with in the vegetable garden, including planting beans. Joe Swift gets some garden design and planting inspiration when he visits a shady courtyard garden in London, and from Dorset, there's expert advice from a woman who grows chillies from all over the world. In central Wales, there's a gardener whose back garden has been planted to remind her of her childhood home in Jamaica, while Nick Bailey finds out about what can be done about an annoying pest which is spoiling box hedges. Our viewers have also been busy with their own hints and tips from their gardens.

At Longmeadow, Monty embarks on an exciting new project, sows perennial seeds and gives a tree planting masterclass. Adam Frost visits a garden in Suffolk, where an imaginative selection of evergreen planting creates structure and interest all year round, and Frances Tophill celebrates a national collection of cyclamen in a garden on the edge of Dartmoor. At Exbury Gardens in Hampshire, we meet the head gardener who shares his love of camellias, and we visit an extraordinary garden in Kent inspired by the famous borders at Great Dixter. Viewers also share what they have been getting up to in their gardens.

With spring just around the corner, Monty makes a start on his bog garden and demonstrates how to divide perennials and get plants for free. Rachel de Thame visits a garden in Kent, a labour of love where meticulous planning, discipline and precision have cleverly extended the season, and Arit Anderson plants up a seasonal container inspired by the colours of spring. We meet an allotmenteer in north west London who loves to experiment with growing unusual and heritage vegetables to use in her cooking, and a couple of plantaholics with a passion for rare and unusual plants show us around their garden, created on the site of a former nursery in Cambridgeshire. Viewers also share their gardening exploits.

Monty gets stuck into some seasonal jobs at Longmeadow. Nick Bailey heads to Bodnant Garden in north Wales to find out how the team are tackling the recent storm damage and what new planting opportunities have been created. Frances Tophill meets a couple new to gardening who have created a garden that is both productive and ornamental in a long, narrow plot at their home in Somerset. GP Amir Khan shares the health benefits of gardening and spending time in green spaces at his wildlife friendly garden in Leeds. In Lincolnshire, meanwhile, we visit a grower who champions the hollyhock, as custodian of the national collection of this cottage garden favourite. Viewers also share what they’ve been up to in their gardens.

In this week’s episode, Monty gets involved in more seasonal tasks at Longmeadow. Carol Klein celebrates the spring highlights at Beth Chatto’s Gardens in Essex, and Toby Buckland is in Cornwall to meet a gardener who fell out of love with gardening but has recently rediscovered his passion for plants through texture and sound. We meet a gardener in South Yorkshire who is fanatical about ferns, and we discover there is an alpine for any aspect on a visit to a garden in Hampshire. Gardeners’ World viewers also share what they have been up to in their gardens.

Monty continues planting up perennials in his recently extended orchard beds and begins a redesign in the dry garden. Toby Buckland explores the impressive collection of heritage daffodils at Cotehele in Cornwall, and we visit JJ Chalmers at home in Scotland as he gets stuck into some seasonal jobs. A couple in Birmingham share their experimental garden, which has been curated like a living art gallery with cacti, ferns and air plants at the heart of its design. With over 600 plants in her collection, we visit a passionate pelargonium grower in Hertfordshire. Gardeners’ World viewers also share what they’ve been up to in their gardens.

It’s the Easter bank holiday, and at Longmeadow, Monty turns his attention to planting up his new bog garden, sows cucumber and melon seeds and continues with changes to the dry garden. Adam Frost heads to a beautiful walled garden that is both ornamental and productive in West Sussex. It’s the first visit of the year to Sue Kent’s garden near Swansea as she reveals news about an exciting new project. In Lancashire, we meet a national collection holder of hepatica, and a houseplant enthusiast shares his passion for indoor gardening. Gardeners’ World viewers also share the joy that their gardens bring them.

Monty and the team return with a celebration of spring. There’s been plenty going on over the winter and lots of new projects in the garden to share. As well as getting on with some essential rose pruning, Monty plants clematis and rocket, cuts back grasses and makes a start on sowing annuals for colour this summer. Carol Klein visits Colesbourne Gardens in Gloucestershire to revel in their vibrant displays of spring colour. There's also a skateboarding gardener who has created a haven for wildlife - and herself - in her forest garden in Sheffield.

As plants begin to show their early growth, Monty gets plenty of plants for free when he demonstrates how to make the most of herbaceous perennials. He also cuts back pelargoniums that have overwintered in the greenhouse and makes a start on sowing vegetables. Nick Bailey shares plans for his new garden in Cambridgeshire and shows us how to create a container garden ideal for those on the move.

With spring gaining momentum, Adam Frost gets to work on his veg plot and plants his first lot of potatoes. He introduces roses to his borders, and in a quest to increase biodiversity, has a radical plan for his lawn. Joe Swift meets a garden designer who, facing the challenge of two awkward, adjoining plots, transformed them into wonderful, cohesive spaces. And Rekha Mistry demonstrates how to grow the perfect onion from seed and has a go at growing cotton.

Monty adds some interest to the spring garden. He also sows peas and shallots, has some thrifty tips for petunias, and plants lilies in pots. Carol Klein visits Mothecombe Gardens in Devon, which has been designed specifically for pollinators, with swathes of nectar-rich daisies and lavender. Arit Anderson joins a group of young carers at a community garden in West Sussex, where they go for respite, friendship and fun. Plus more of the films that have been sent in by viewers.

Monty prepares for late spring and summer, sowing poppies and planting cornflowers for colour and interest in the paradise garden. He also harvests rhubarb and shares tips on moving shrubs. Toby Buckland revels in some fabulous spring planting on a visit to the magnificent landscaped gardens of Melbourne Hall in Derbyshire. Rachel de Thame meets a passionate dahlia grower who was once a florist working at the White House for the Obamas. Plus more of the films that have been sent in by viewers.

Frances Tophill reveals some exciting news. After years of dreaming, she finally has her very own garden and can’t wait to share her plans and get to grips with bringing this compact space to life. Toby Buckland meets a man who has planted his plot with a wonderful array of fruit and nuts, and there's a gardener in Gloucestershire who is potty about the 500 pot plants she has designed specially to produce a floral firework display.

Monty and the team are back, full of the very best practical tips and advice for all gardeners of all levels.

As the days are getting longer, Monty is busy preparing his dahlia tubers ready for planting, cutting back fuchsias and planting out shallots.

To kick off the Easter weekend, Monty is refreshing the planting on the Mound. Frances Tophill goes to Helmsley Walled Garden in North Yorkshire to revel in the spring colour.

Adam Frost takes stock of his borders and plans ahead for some year-round interest. Joe Swift travels to Birmingham to meet an allotmenteer who is passionate about growing all things Italian.

With summer in mind, Monty plants up a seating area filled with night-scented plants and begins preparations to sow a new lawn. He also takes dahlia cuttings and sows squash for an autumn harvest.

Monty is repairing turf, sowing sweetcorn and planting pots for evening fragrance this summer. Adam travels to Dublin to meet musician Adam Clayton in his garden.

Monty has had a busy winter at Longmeadow and shares exciting new plans to transform the borders in the Jewel Garden. He plants up pots for early colour, shows how to move a clematis and sows veg for the year ahead.

Monty makes the most of the longer days as he continues the rejuvenation of his Jewel Garden borders. Joe Swift meets a group of neighbours championing their front gardens.

Monty is busy adding herbaceous perennials to the revamped Jewel Garden – but before planting, he has good advice on how to plan a border.

Monty plans displays bursting with colour and scent, shares some of his favourite foliage to create a tapestry of texture in shade, and plants new and tasty soft fruit.

Adam Frost is in his garden, revealing what he has in store for the coming season. He takes stock of his ornamental veg garden and adds some bulbs to a border.

Easter is a busy weekend for gardeners, and Monty continues the big revamp of his Jewel Garden at Longmeadow.