Great British Garden Revival

In the opening episode MONTY DON is on the campaign trail for wild flowers. 98% of wild flower meadows have been lost since the first part of the twentieth century...a shocking statistic...which he believes all gardeners can do something about. JOE SWIFT is determined to return our 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.

In tonight's show RACHEL DE THAME sharpens her shears to champion topiary...the great tradition of trimming and shaping plants. JAMES WONG is up on the roof for his revival. He uncovers the hidden horticultural past of the capital's rooftops.

As a passionate plantswoman CAROL KLEIN wants us all to embrace one of the most iconic and quintessentially British styles of gardening...the cottage garden. She shares her years of experience and give us her ultimate guide to the best cottage garden plants, along with money saving tips on how to grow our favourite plants from scratch. TOM HART DYKE discovers that house plants can have a positive impact on our well being and productivity at work and throughout the show gives us his tips on how to care for house plants and grow our own from cuttings.

RACHEL DE THAME investigates the decline of Britain's cut flower industry. JOE SWIFT wants us all to get planting trees in our gardens. On his revival he visits the magnificent elm trees of Brighton.

CAROL KLEIN shares her infectious passion for a style of gardening that she thinks is in much need of a revival...the rock garden. She tracks the history from it's pinnacle during the Victorian era. TOBY BUCKLAND Toby shows us how to get the very best from fresh herbs: harvesting seeds, how to grow and care for them, whether you have a garden or not and how to make the most of herbs by storing them in clever and unusual ways.

DIARMUID GAVIN wants us to use glasshouses to restore a sense of adventure, flair and excitement to our gardens and gives us his top greenhouse growing tips. MATT JAMES thinks that shrubs have been overlooked and ignored for too long. He gives us his beginner's guide to shrubs with the focus on colour, flower power and fragrance and he shares his top pruning tips, to help keep shrubs looking at their best year after year.