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The new series bursts into bloom with the best of British bulbs, flowering now at the Spalding Show, and the value and variety of winter-flowering heathers at the RHS Gardens at Wisley. And the growing season gets off to a flourishing start at Barnsdale. With Geoff Hamilton , Dr Stefan Buczacki and Pippa Greenwood.
Including a visit to Adrian Bloom 's winter garden in Bressingham, Norfolk. With Geoff Hamilton, Dr Stefan Buczacki and Nigel Colborn.
As well as daffodils, there's gardening under glass and techniques for propagating a favourite shrub from winter hardwood cuttings. With Geoff Hamilton , Dr Stefan Buczacki and Anne Swithinbank.
A Century of Alpines: the country's top alpine enthusiasts compete for medals and prestige as the University of Warwick hosts a once a decade gathering of international experts.
Colborn's Creative Planting: more principles of planting design, including ground rules for ground cover and colour codes for changing the mood. With Geoff Hamilton, Dr Stefan Buczacki and Nigel Colborn.
Tips from a high-rise balcony garden, 200ft above London's East End, preventive measures against pest attacks on fruit trees, and more on making raised beds. With Geoff Hamilton, Dr Stefan Buczacki and Pippa Greenwood.
The Chelsea Flower Show
Amateur gardeners pick up tips from this year's winners. With Geoff Hamilton , Nigel Colborn , Anne Swithinbank and Pippa Greenwood.
A visit to Mr and Mrs Paddy Ashdown's cottage garden in Somerset, which is a retreat and relaxation from a hectic life in politics. A profile of tall bearded irises, plus some timely tips for weed eradication. With Geoff Hamilton, Dr Stefan Buczacki, Nigel Colborn and Pippa Greenwood.
How to transform a steeply sloping site into an attractive garden. Former Dad's Army star Bill Pertwee spots the prettiest station gardens on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. With Geoff Hamilton , Dr Stefan Buczacki, Pippa Greenwood and Nigel Colborn.
A visit to a stylish garden in Rutland complete with flower garden, created in only five years from an unpromising quarter-acre plot. Chris and Pauline Lloyd grapple with a sloping garden. Plus a look at a blaze of begonias, fuchsias and pelargoniums in a retired miner's garden in Swadlincote, Derbyshire. With Geoff Hamilton , Nigel Colborn , Pippa Greenwood and Anne Swithinbank.
A visit to the tranquil woodland garden Colonel
Harry Clive created for his wife Dorothy. She died in the 1950s, but the garden is still planted for year-round interest. Plus a look around the Warwickshire grounds of Horticulture Research
International, an organisation which reveals new techniques for growing mini veg for maxi crops. With Geoff Hamilton , Dr Stefan Buczacki, Pippa Greenwood and Nigel Colborn.
