Name: The Flying Gardener
Released: 2003-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Chris Beardshaw

TV Show · Documentary · Special Interest

Flying gardener Chris Beardshaw takes to the skies to explore the delights of the winter garden. Winter gardens offer some of the most fantastic sights of the year - frost-encrusted berries, snow-drenched trees, and a host of colourful plants.

2003 · 45m

Starring Chris Beardshaw

EPISODE 1

Cumbria

Arriving by helicopter in the Lake District, Chris dons his waders and goes in search of the ultimate water feature.
EPISODE 2

Kent

Chris Beardshaw helps a family in Whitstable, Kent.
EPISODE 3

Cornwall

Chris Beardshaw visits inspirational gardens by helicopter. He travels to both Devon and Cornwall to discover how plants survive in the most exposed areas of Britain.
EPISODE 4

Norfolk

Britain's largest protected wetland is home to some of the country's rarest plants. Chris Beardshaw pays a visit, hoping to transplant a slice of the Norfolk Broads into a garden pond.
EPISODE 5

Scotland

Chris Beardshaw heads for west Scotland to help an oyster fisherman deal with an overgrown garden and finds out why Scots design the best shady gardens.
EPISODE 6

The Cotswolds

A vicar with an unruly garden awaits. Chris Beardshaw 's help in the last of the series. Along the way, the helicopter horticulturalist looks at some wild hedgerows.