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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Carol takes a look at one of the gems of early spring which is the cyclamen. Joe finds out more about gardens that thrive despite their extreme locations, beginning in West Wales in a bog garden. Rachel visits a rose garden, home to over 2,500 different varieties. Monty explains what we can do in the spring to guarantee a great display of roses in the summer.
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s47e02March 14, 20142014-03-1420:30⌄
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Monty deals with the problem of box blight in his garden at Longmeadow. Joe meets with a gardener taking on the challenges of gardening on the windswept Cornish coastline, to create a haven of beauty.
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s47e03March 21, 20142014-03-2120:30⌄
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Monty prunes his buddleja and is busy sowing seeds so that he can have a stunning summer display. Carol meets up with a young family in Gloucestershire who are just getting started with their first garden. Joe talks to a gardener in Northumberland who has to deal with temperatures of -18C in the winter and 30C in the summer.
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s47e04March 28, 20142014-03-2820:30⌄
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Carol finds out more about the country's favourite plants and as she talks to the different people who dedicate their lives to them. The focus this week is on the daffodil. Monty is busy potting up his own dahlia tubers, and also has some tips for getting the best results later in the year.
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s47e05April 4, 20142014-04-0419:30⌄
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Monty Don overhauls his ornamental grasses with tips along the way on how to get rid of the larger overgrown plants. Rachel visits a garden in Cornwall full of hydrangeas. Carol looks at how the gardeners are progressing and helps them lay a lawn.
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s47e06April 11, 20142014-04-1119:30⌄
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Monty Don finishes working on his dry garden. Carol Klein visits a subtropical garden in Dorset. Patricia Cleveland-Peck an avid collector of camelia flowers shows off her collection to Carol and expert Jennifer Trehane.
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s47e07April 18, 20142014-04-1819:30⌄
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Suggestions for work to do across the garden over Easter weekend. Monty Don looks at climbing plants. Carol helps first time gardeners find their way around a garden centre. Joe Swift visits a public garden in Staffordshire opening on Easter Sunday.
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s47e08April 25, 20142014-04-2519:30⌄
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Carol visits a garden in Devon that celebrates the owners dog. Rachel is at Edinburgh's botanical gardens to go behind the scenes of one of their collections. Monty plans a yew hedge.
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s47e09May 9, 20142014-05-0919:30⌄
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Monty gets a behind the scenes look at the displays and gardens on offer at this years RHS Malvern Spring Festival. Carol visits the floral marquee and Joe Swift finds out what has inspired some of the displays.
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s47e10May 16, 20142014-05-1619:30⌄
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Monty plants some split peas and lillies. Carol returns to help first time gardeners in Gloucestershire as they plant in their new border. Sophie Raworth explores why Britain is so obsessed with plants and flowers ahead of the Chelsea Flower Show.
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s47e11May 30, 20142014-05-3019:30⌄
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Monty has advice and tips on creating a herb garden. Carrie Thomas shows off her collection of aquilegias. Carol joins her new gardeners as they give their vegetable patch a kick start.
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s47e12June 6, 20142014-06-0619:30⌄
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The team celebrate the start of Summer. Carol enjoys a collection of Peonies in West Lothian. Joe Swift is given a behind the scenes look at a opera halls extensive gardens.
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s47e13June 13, 20142014-06-1319:30⌄
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Carol and Joe report live from Birmingham at their latest event. Monty has top tips to keep the garden over the summer and checks if his broadbeans are ready to pick.
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s47e14June 20, 20142014-06-2019:30⌄
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Joe Swift meets the team responsible for the displays at Wimbledon. Carol heads to Cornwall to look at a wide range of honeysuckles. Monty looks at seasonal flowers.
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s47e15June 27, 20142014-06-2719:30⌄
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Carol meets a West Lothian who has a collection of peonies. Joe Swift gets a behind the scenes look at the gardens of Eton College.
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s47e16July 4, 20142014-07-0419:30⌄
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Monty is in his garden at Longmeadow and offers some tips on keeping gardens at their best right through to the end of summer. Carol talks to Steve Head as she learns more about the wildlife that depend on the habitat that garden ponds offer.
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s47e17July 11, 20142014-07-1119:30⌄
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Monty finds out more about the use of pots and containers and explains their versatility, practicality and potential, and shows us how best to use them in our own gardens. Carol is back in Stroud to find out how the new gardeners are progressing.
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s47e18July 25, 20142014-07-2519:30⌄
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Monty needs to gently steer his garden to make sure it maintains its look over the Summer. This episode focuses on tidying up garden spaces, whether its pruning or improving. Carol meets a lavender expert. Joe visits a garden owned by the same person who owns the Mulberry fashion label.
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s47e19August 1, 20142014-08-0119:30⌄
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Carol continues to travel around the country meeting people and the plants that are their passion. This week she is in Hampshire with the horticulturist Roy Lancaster, appreciating the virtues of the St John's wort. Joe takes a look around an unusual allotment in Tottenham whilst Monty is at Longmeadow where he reveals the secrets of making homemade compost.
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s47e20August 8, 20142014-08-0819:30⌄
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Monty Don shows off his thriving Summer garden, but has some work to do on his hedges. Carol returns to Gloucestershire, were first-time gardeners Dan and Dominique have borders that need weeding and plants to propagate. Rachel de Thame visits Cannington Walled Gardens that have been re-modelled.
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s47e21August 22, 20142014-08-2219:30⌄
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Monty Don visits the RHS gardens in Essex. Carol heads to RHS Wilsey and explores the creatures that live amongst the plants there. Plus the show visits a couple in Bournemouth who constantly win Britain in Bloom titles.
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s47e22August 29, 20142014-08-2919:30⌄
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Monty Don turns his attention to his ornamental grass borders. Carol meets a man who is searching for the best performing heleniums. Joe heads to some allotments in Birmingham, were he is treated to a Jamaican feast.
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s47e23September 5, 20142014-09-0519:30⌄
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Monty looks at the produce his garden is providing for the season as well as looking ahead to spring. Carol meets a wildlife enthusiast.
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s47e24September 12, 20142014-09-1219:30⌄
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With the final few days of summer drawing nearer and autumn about to take hold, it is time to start getting the garden ready for the months ahead. Monty Don plants some foxtail lilies, Carol visits a salvia expert. Plus the team meet a woman from a family of gardeners on the eve of her 100th birthday.
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s47e25September 19, 20142014-09-1919:30⌄
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Joe learns about the importance of allotment beekeeping. Carol Klein travels to Dorset to meet Neil Lucas.
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s47e26September 26, 20142014-09-2619:30⌄
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Monty Don meets garden designer Piet Oudolf. Carol goes tree climbing in Bristol.
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s47e27October 3, 20142014-10-0319:30⌄
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Monty shares tips on getting a successful onion and garlic crop. Carol takes the first time gardeners on a day out. Plus a daffodil expert shares their knowledge.
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s47e28October 10, 20142014-10-1019:30⌄
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Rachel de Thame reveals how she got on in the past year growing cut flowers. Carol helps the first time gardeners plant some fruit. Monty reveals what should be grown in winter pots this year.
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s47e29October 17, 20142014-10-1719:30⌄
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As autumn continues, Monty offers some advice on putting the garden to bed for winter. Carol talks to a nurseryman in Herefordshire and they indulge in the seasonal beauty of the Japanese maple.
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s47e30October 24, 20142014-10-2419:30⌄
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Monty has some seasonal tasks to complete at Longmeadow. Carol visits the last time as they prepare their garden for Winter. Rachel's flower diary is in July and her plants are flourishing.
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s47e31October 31, 20142014-10-3120:30⌄
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Monty is getting his garden for winter and takes stock of his year at Longmeadow. The team pay a visit to RHS Wisley to find out more about some of the fungal diseases that can wreak havoc with plants at this time of year.
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