How to be a Gardener - Season 1

How to be a Gardener - Season 1

Season 1

Let’s face it, gardening can be pretty daunting. All those Latin names, the bugs and blights that can attack your plants just when they are looking their prettiest. How does anyone manage to grow anything? Part One of ‘How to be a gardener’ will explain all that. It’s not magic, it’s common sense. I can’t promise you a copper-bottomed guarantee, but I can help you to learn how to avoid the pitfalls and make the most of what you’ve got.
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Episodes8
DatesFeb 27, 2002 - Apr 17, 2002
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Episodes

Know Your Plot
Season 1Episode 130 min

Know Your Plot

Alan Titchmarsh with a back-to-basics series. He explains why soil, light and water are the three essentials for success.

Feb 27, 2002
What Three Months Can Do
Season 1Episode 230 min

What Three Months Can Do

Alan Titchmarsh demonstrates how even the most neglected garden can become a riot of colour in just three months with a handful of seeds and some tender loving care.

Mar 6, 2002
Episode 3
Season 1Episode 330 min

Episode 3

Alan Titchmarsh shows how to make a garden colourful and interesting all year round by using a full range of plants, including bulbs, perennials, trees, climbers and shrubs.

Mar 13, 2002
Episode 4
Season 1Episode 430 min

Episode 4

Alan Titchmarsh embarks on a mission to get a neglected garden under control, tackling overgrown shrubs and dispensing advice on different types of grass as he relays a lawn.

Mar 20, 2002
Episode 5
Season 1Episode 530 min

Episode 5

Alan Titchmarsh declares war on weeds, pests and diseases. He tackles the problems with an understanding as to why they happen and shows how to conquer them organically. 

Mar 27, 2002
Episode 6
Season 1Episode 630 min

Episode 6

Alan Titchmarsh demonstrates the satisfaction to be drawn from growing vegetables as he offers a step-by-step guide to setting up both a traditional vegetable patch and an ornamental one. 

Apr 3, 2002
Episode 7
Season 1Episode 730 min

Episode 7

Alan Titchmarsh outlines jobs to tackle month-by-month and explains why they are important to keep things under control, from mowing the lawn and mulching the beds and borders to preparing the compost heap. 

Apr 10, 2002
Episode 8
Season 1Episode 830 min

Episode 8

In the final back-to-basics horticultural guide of the series, Alan Titchmarsh sets about creating a border from scratch, explaining how and why design, texture and colour are so important.

Apr 17, 2002

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