Gardeners' World - Season 56 - Episode 31
With Halloween approaching, Monty takes stock of his pumpkins and squashes, plants up alpines and shows how to divide a large fern to create new plants. Adam Frost and Advolly Richmond visit Hever Castle in Kent to learn more about the fascinating history and grand garden design, created by a man wealthy enough to build whatever he wanted. Frances Tophill visits the gardens of the oldest Franciscan friary in Britain, where all the plants are grown for a practical purpose. Nick Bailey travels to Newcastle to celebrate chrysanthemums, and there's a man growing a plethora of fruit and veg on a rooftop car park in Stockport.
About Gardeners' World
Title: Gardeners' World
First Air Date: 1968-01-05
Last Air Date: 2025-03-28
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 8.5/10 (from 3 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 16
Total Episodes: 297
Network: BBC Two
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: BBC Studios Factual Entertainment Productions, BBC Studios Productions
Synopsis
Gardeners' World is a long-running BBC Television programme about gardening, first broadcast in 1968 and still running as of 2013. Its first episode was presented by Ken Burras and came from Oxford Botanical Gardens. The magazine BBC Gardeners' World is a tie-in to the programme. Most of its episodes have been 30 minutes in length, although there are many specials that last longer. The 2008 and 2009 series used a 60-minute format.
Cast
Monty Don
Presenter
Adam Frost
Self - Presenter
Frances Tophill
Self - Presenter
