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Great British Garden Revival

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Britain's top television gardeners try to save the nation's rich gardening heritage.

A selection of top television gardeners attempt to inspire the nation to save Britain's rich gardening heritage

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Diarmuid Gavin

Charlie Dimmock

Gary Broadhurst

Bridget Boseley

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Great British Garden Revival: Series 2: Episode 10: Wildlife Gardens and Peonies

Wildlife Gardens and Peonies

Episode 10

Episode 10: Wildlife Gardens and Peonies

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BBC Two - Great British Garden Revival, Series 2, Wildlife Gardens and Peonies

Diarmuid Gavin flies the flag for wildlife gardens and Charlie Dimmock praises peonies.

Gardeners try to save the nation's gardening heritage. Diarmuid Gavin flies the flag for wildlife gardens and Charlie Dimmock praises peonies.

Diarmuid Gavin wants our gardens to become havens for wildlife. He visits a RSPB nature reserve in Yorkshire to understand how important our gardens are to Britain's wildlife population. He meets a group of gardeners at one of the country's only chemical-free community wildlife allotments and encourages the people of Sheffield to grow wildflowers in their gardens to attract pollinators by giving them a taste for flower-flavoured honey. 

Diarmuid creates a small wildflower patch, gives tips on creating the ideal wildlife habitats and shows how to construct a nifty pond in a pot to bring in birds and insects.

Charlie Dimmock is determined to make the peony the star of our beds and borders again. On her revival, she visits a nursery in Somerset - one of the oldest in the UK - which has been championing peonies for over 150 years, and she sets up a pop-up peony stall in a Bristol market to spread the word about her campaign. Throughout the programme, Charlie shares her tips on how to get the best from peonies - she shows how to plant a tree peony and tackles the issue of maintenance as she gives her pointers on pruning.

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