In a special edition of the show filmed over the Midsummer weekend, the team set off to explore gardens on the various islands that surround Britain, with Chris Beardshaw visiting Shetland, Joe Swift the Western Isles of Scotland, and Rachel de Thame Anglesey - while Alan Titchmarsh "island hops" by helicopter along the south coast.
Series producer Colette Foster : Executive producer Tony Laryea WEBSITE: www.bbc.co.uk/gardening
BBC BOOKS: Alan Titchmarsh 's Gardeners' Wortd Complete Book of Gardening, £12.99. Colour for Adventurous Gardeners, by Christopher Lloyd. f 16.00: monthly magazines: Gardeners' World, £2.50, and Gardens Illustrated, £3.50 Coastal planting: page 15