Rent Great British Garden Revival (2014)
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2h 57min
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- Synopsis:
A selection of top television gardeners attempt to inspire the nation to save Britain's rich gardening heritage.
Wild Flowers - Monty Don
On his revival, Monty tries his hand at making hay the old-fashioned way in a coronation meadow, visits the largest biodiversity hotspot in the world - Kew's Millennium Seed Bank - and shows how to grow wild flowers, even without a garden.
Front Gardens - Joe Swift
Joe is determined to return the nations front gardens to their former glory. He bases his campaign at the award-winning Rockcliffe Avenue in Whitley Bay and shares his tips on how to transform front gardens in a few simple steps.Ponds - Charlie Dimmock
Charlie finds out the importance of ponds for wildlife and takes the plunge in a new style of water gardening - the swimming pond. Charlie also finds out how a community in East Yorkshire has come together to breathe new life into their village pond.
Stumperies - Chris Beardshaw
Similar to rock gardens but created from upturned tree stumps, logs and roots, stumperies were created to display the spoils of intrepid Victorian plant hunters. On his revival Chris discovers how fern fever swept the nation in the 19th century.
Fruit Trees - Toby Buckland
On his revival Toby meets a fruit tree conservationist who rescues species that are close to extinction, as well as a family in Kent whose passion for fruit has resulted in the creation of the largest collection of different fruit trees in the country. Toby gives his tips and advice on how easy it can be to plant and care for fruit trees.
Ornamental Bedding - Christine Walkden
On her campaign Christine meets the passionate people working hard to keep this gardening heritage alive. Throughout the show Christine shares her tips and advice - she shows how to create a portable carpet bed and how to grow one of the most popular bedding plants, the geranium, from cuttings.- Actors:
- Monty Don, Joe Swift, Charlie Dimmock, Chris Beardshaw, Toby Buckland, Christine Walkden
- Directors:
- Various
- Producers:
- Bridget Boseley, Lindsay Bradsbury
- Narrated By:
- Monty Don, Joe Swift, Charlie Dimmock, Chris Beardshaw, Toby Buckland, Christine Walkden
- Aka:
- Great British Garden Revival: Wild Flowers with Monty Don
- Studio:
- Dazzler
- Genres:
- Documentary, Special Interest
