Gardeners' World is a long-running BBC television programme about gardening that continues to this day. The first episode was filmed in 1968, presented by Ken Burras and came from Oxford Botanical Gardens. Most of the episodes of the show are 30 minutes long, though there are many specials that last longer.
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Monty shows the changes he has made to his garden over the winter as he tackles some timely pruning tasks and shows the best way to lay a new path. Carol is out and about in Oxfordshire celebrating snowdrops staggering diversity. Rachel pays a visit to Cambridge Botanic Garden, which has one of the country's most popular winter gardens.
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s46e02March 15, 20132013-03-1520:30⌄
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Monty explains his passion for roses as he plants some bare root varieties in the Jewel Garden at Longmeadow. The show also features a visit to the magnificent formal rose garden of Hever Castle in Kent. Monty offers advice on the best type of mulch to use for particular garden and planting conditions. Carol is enjoying the seasonal spectacle and scent of her mahonias and describes their exotic and dramatic history.
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s46e03March 22, 20132013-03-2220:30⌄
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Monty shows how to get ready for spring and summer with tasks in his damp garden and around the pond. Joe offers a master classes on planting design by offering tips on how to create a tropical green oasis. Carol plants a viburnum that will give spring colour to her garden.
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s46e04March 29, 20132013-03-2920:30⌄
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Monty is cutting back his grass borders as Easter approaches. Joe offers his top tips for creating a natural garden, while Carol is in Cornwall looking for a garden full of spring colour.
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s46e05April 5, 20132013-04-0519:30⌄
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Monty attempts to show how to plant pots of bulbs for fabulous summer colour. Carol takes a look at native celandines which grace our hedgerows and woods at this time of year. Rachel shares her passion for rare plants looking at a relative new comer to spring gardens, the hepatica.
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s46e06April 12, 20132013-04-1219:30⌄
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Monty pays the RHS Garden Wisley in Surrey a visit to learn from the the experts how easy alpines are to grow. Carol attempts to help Britain in Bloom volunteer Michael Welsh, who is determined to bring colour to the former colliery town of Easington. Joe ewnjoys an early taste of summer colour at the National Botanic Garden of Wales.
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s46e07April 19, 20132013-04-1919:30⌄
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Monty looks for signs of spring in his garden at Longmeadow hoping that he will finally be able to plant his potatoes. He also creates an alpine trough. Carol takes a look at native celandines which can be found on hedgerows and woods at this time of year.
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s46e08April 26, 20132013-04-2619:30⌄
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Monty Don plants a vine to grow dessert grapes and also takes a look at ones that can be grown outside as well as in a greenhouse. Carol takes a look at the Trillium grandiflorum. Rachel takes a look arounds a suburban, hidden garden with charms all of its own.
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s46e09May 10, 20132013-05-1019:30⌄
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This week the show comes from the Malvern Spring Gardening Show at the Three Counties Showground. Monty , Joe and Carol are behind the scenes where they meet the garden designers and the nursery men and women who make this event so special.
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s46e10May 17, 20132013-05-1719:30⌄
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Monty deals with some seasonal jobs at Longmeadow and plants clematis in his cottage garden. Rachel dvisits the world's biggest flower garden in Holland. Carol looks for some early plant hunters, responsible for the glorious selection of magnolias brought to these shores.
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s46e11May 31, 20132013-05-3119:30⌄
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Monty works on a new raised seating area, surrounded by wild flowers. Carol pays Battsford Arboretum a visit in the Cotswolds. Monty also plants beans and courgettes in the vegetable garden.
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s46e12June 7, 20132013-06-0719:30⌄
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Monty offers some top tips for creating new herbaceous perennials as he fills the gaps in his cottage garden. Carol continues her plant hunter series with a visit to Minterne House in Dorset.
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s46e13June 14, 20132013-06-1419:30⌄
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As summer gets underway at Longmeadow, Monty does some timely tasks in his vegetable garden and flower beds. Carol visits a cottage garden which holds the national collection of cultivated forms. Sir Frank Williams explains why he is opening his garden at Inholmes as part of the National Garden Scheme Festival Weekend.
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s46e14June 21, 20132013-06-2119:30⌄
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With summer now well underway, there's plenty to be getting on with in the garden at Longmeadow. Monty makes sure that the garden remains beautiful all summer long. Joe pays a visit to a garden transported to Britain from Japan around a hundred years ago.
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s46e15July 19, 20132013-07-1919:30⌄
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Monty begins to work on his new wild flower garden at Longmeadow and gets to taste the first new potatoes of the year. He also shows how a radical chop of some border plants now can rejuvenate them for later in the year.
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s46e16July 26, 20132013-07-2619:30⌄
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Monty is trying to make sure that his plants are making the most of the warmth and light. Carol finds out more about flowering dogwoods.
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s46e17August 2, 20132013-08-0219:30⌄
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Monty reminds the viewers that there is still time to sow some late vegetables and shows how easy it is to grow salad in a pot. Carol is in Norfolk to take a look at the delights of the bearded iris.
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s46e18August 9, 20132013-08-0919:30⌄
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In a Summer of Wildlife special episode, Monty takes a look at the secret life of his garden. Carol takes a look at a plant family both popular with bees and butterflies.
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s46e19August 16, 20132013-08-1619:30⌄
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Monty looks ahead to the future as he propagates a range of plants to guarantee a great display next summer. Carol celebrates a vibrant summer flower, the daylily.
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s46e20August 23, 20132013-08-2319:30⌄
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Monty comes up with some timely jobs to keep gardeners busy over the Bank Holiday weekend. He begins to cut his hedges and has plenty of advice on how to go about it. Carol takes a step back in time as she visits an 18th century walled garden in the Scottish Borders.
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s46e21August 30, 20132013-08-3019:30⌄
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Monty ia looking ahead to autumn as he tackles the perennial problem of what to grow in the dry shade beneath a tree or shrub. Carol finds out more about late summer jewel, the crocosmia.
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s46e22September 13, 20132013-09-1319:30⌄
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Carol is gathering a wild blackberry harvest from the hedgerows and finds out about a surprising number of more domesticated brambles that we can grow in our gardens. Monty is at Longmeadow enjoying the fruits of his labours.
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s46e23September 20, 20132013-09-2019:30⌄
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Monty does some autumn lawn maintenance tasks and plants up pots of diminutive bulbs for blooms early next spring. Carol takes a look at burnets, also known as sanguisorba.
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s46e24September 27, 20132013-09-2719:30⌄
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Monty is at RHS Rosemoor in Devon where he learns how they grow fruit trees in the smallest of spaces and what it takes for a vegetable to earn the RHS Award of Garden Merit. Carol receives some seasonal inspiration from an extensive sedum collection, all nestled within the stunning borders in the garden.
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s46e25October 4, 20132013-10-0419:30⌄
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Monty is gathering his apple, pear and quince crop and has some advice on how to store them. He is also planting up some indoor bulbs that make perfect gifts for Christmas. Carol is in Wales where she finds out more about the world of the Eupatorium with a gardener who has a rare and spectacular collection.
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s46e26October 11, 20132013-10-1119:30⌄
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Monty assisted by Nigel have plenty to be getting on with preparing for the winter ahead. Carol is in Surrey looking at wild and cultivated heathers.
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s46e27October 18, 20132013-10-1819:30⌄
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Autumn has taken full hold at Longmeadow but the garden is still looking fine. Monty is dividing his Pulmonaria to try and encourage a good display next spring and offers some timely advice on protecting plants from the first frosts of the season. Carol finds out more about the myth and magic of the rowan tree.
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s46e28October 25, 20132013-10-2519:30⌄
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Monty faces some difficult decisions about what to get rid of as he prepares for his spring display. He also deals with the yearly hazard of slippery paths and shows us how best to deal with the problem. Carol pays a visit to a National Collection of michaelmas daisies near Malvern to find out what makes it so special.
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s46e29November 1, 20132013-11-0120:30⌄
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Monty is busy in the garden lifting and storing tender plants to keep over the winter months. He also tips for planting up garden pots to provide a focal point through the winter. Rachellearns more about the mania for tulip growing in Holland as she visits the world's largest spring garden, Keukenhof. Esther Rantzen gives Joe a guided tour around her much-loved garden.
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s46e30November 8, 20132013-11-0820:30⌄
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Monty makes a decision on which bird boxes will work best for different places in the garden. Joe meets with Wayne and Gerardine Hemingway, to learn how they combine sustainability with their designer-style. Carol learns more about the history of the rose at Coughton Court.
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s46e31November 15, 20132013-11-1520:30⌄
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Monty is beginning to prepare the flowering borders in the Jewel Garden for winter and creates a huge bonfire. Carol learns more about berry-laden hedgerows and shows how to grow them into new trees.
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