Alan Titchmarsh, with the aid of a specialist, creates a wildlife garden, Pippa Greenwood visits Hodsock Priory in Nottinghamshire and Gay Search visits a sub-tropical garden in Chertsey.
Alan presents this edition from Barleywood, offering advice on pruning buddleias and avoiding the plant disease, black spots. Also in the show, we meet Clive Postles, who hybridises daffodils.
Alan introduces new varieties of primrose ('Heidi') and primula ('Quaker's Bonnet'). He then advises on how to grow plants from fuchsia cuttings, while Pippa visits a Wiltshire plant nursery.
Alan Titchmarsh advises on pruning narcissus and dogwoods. Stephen Lacey marvels at the gardens of Arley Hall in Cheshire and Gay Search visits alpine specialists, Aberconwy nursery in Wales.
Alan packs this edition with lots of useful gardening tips, such as how to perk up a dull lawn and advice on choosing rhododendrons. Plus, we join Pippa over on the Kings Heath trials.
Alan demonstrates how to take cuttings from pinks and recommends shrubs for instant colour. Gay visits some sweet pea specialists and Stephen visits Helen Dillon, Ireland's best-known gardener.
Alan tries out a range of hedge trimmers and then demonstrates how to plant colchicums (autumn crocuses). He replants some blue irises, before taking a look at different lavender varieties. Show more