Love Your Garden

Alan Titchmarsh and his team are in the Brecon Beacons where they attempt to create a garden suitable for a big family. Rob and Rachel Jones have five children, including an autistic son and a daughter with cerebral palsy. The couple particularly want a space where the whole family can all gather together. Alan gets some inspiration from a wonderful family garden in Monmouthshire with winding paths. He sets David Domoney onto the task of creating similar pathways, and building a bespoke stone barbecue to match the house. Alan orders a huge gazebo where the family can gather for those special outdoor occasions, and gets some sensory plants which are particularly good for children with special needs.

Alan Titchmarsh and the team are in Barking, where they hope they can coax 90-year-old Iris back into her garden. Since her husband died, the garden has become neglected, but Iris longs to have somewhere to sit and smell the scent of the roses. David Domoney constructs the perfect pathway, while Katie Rushworth sets to work finding a variety of rose which is wildlife-friendly and Frances Tophill creates a summer house full of memories.

Alan Titchmarsh and the team transform a large garden that once played a central role in a family's life but became neglected following a personal tragedy. Wendy and Graham Pott's son Matt was killed in an accident three years ago, after which the devastated couple sank into a deep depression. However, this summer, Wendy and Graham's eldest son Dan is having a wedding blessing and the Potts think it is time that they returned the garden to its original function - a pleasant open space in which to entertain. That is where Alan and the team come in. This is the biggest plot they have tackled to date, so Alan goes to get some inspiration at another nearby large garden which has a big pond as a focal point. Landscaping expert David Domoney sets to work building a similar water feature, while Katie Rushworth finds plants with flowers that can be used for the upcoming wedding blessing and Frances Tophill creates an orchard area. The icing on the cake is a performance area around the pond.

Alan Titchmarsh returns with a new series of the hit gardening show. He comes to the rescue of a fellow gardener and his family in Hurst Green as they bravely cope with a life-threatening illness. Diagnosed two years ago with motor neurone disease, Malcolm Dean is confined to a wheelchair and unable to go outside and do the gardening he used to love. He, his wife Trish and nine-year-old son George have recently moved into a specially adapted bungalow a few doors down from their old home. But the sloping garden makes it virtually impossible for Malcolm to get much beyond the end of the ramp which his friends and family bought and installed. Alan turns up to surprise the family and to see for himself how unsuitable the current garden is for their needs. He then sends them away whilst his crack team of landscapers and horticulturalists arrive on site, hoping to build a garden that exceeds the family's expectations.

Today, Alan Titchmarsh is in Cambridge to help transform the garden of a mother whose son requires round the clock care. Suzi's son Isaac is confined to his bed or wheelchair and unsurprisingly she has been unable to spend any time on the garden which has become neglected. A huge space, Alan has an idea to bring some sun to the place and visits a garden in Chelmsford where the owner has recreated a Caribbean beach. Back in Cambridge, David Domoney sets to work to create a path which will give Isaac access to all parts of the garden. Frances Tophill fills the surrounding gravel beds with Mediterranean plants. Then, to round things off a state of the art sound system is installed along with an outdoor pizza oven and a sail shade.

Alan Titchmarsh and his team come to the aid of Carol Nwosu, who has to care for her son Danny - who has sickle cell anaemia - while coping with her own crippling arthritis. In spite of this, Carol dedicates her time to running a charity that supports families whose children have sickle cell disease. Understandably, the garden at their Morden home has been neglected. Alan surprises Carol on her doorstep and packs the family off for a few days while his team of contractors get to work. Alan's plan is to make the garden seem larger by laying it out on the diagonal and to use level changes and straight lines to emphasise more space. Landscaping expert David Domoney lays a new patio across the garden, leading down to a sunken seating area. Alan wants to replace the old garage with a sanctuary for the kids, but first permission must be obtained from the headmistress of the adjacent school. As the family return, the garden has been transformed - but will it meet all of their requirements?