A series of 13 films in which a walled garden is restored, and worked as it was a hundred years ago. Presented by Peter Thoday with Head Gardener
Harry Dodson 6: May
A wet May frustrates Harry's attempt to sow seeds on the open land. Under glass he starts on the cultivation of what the Victorians called
'the noblest production of the kitchen garden' - the melon. Meanwhile outside Peter demonstrates an armoury of devices used by the old gardeners to combat the menace of birds and mice. Photography PAUL MORRIS Music by PAUL READE
Associate producer JENNIFER DAVIES Producer KEITH SHEATHER BBC Bristol
Book. £10.95; cakndar, £4.95, from retailers
* CEEFAX SUBTITLES