Garden Rescue episode 12 2021 – Wantage: Charlie Dimmock takes on the Rich brothers to design a contemporary garden with a nod to Zimbabwe. Grace lives with her mum Agnes in a new build in Wantage. They have no clue what to do with the garden, but they want it to be more interesting than the empty plot it currently is.
Having grown up in Zimbabwe, Grace would like to see a nod to that in the design, with exotic planting and a Victoria Falls-inspired water feature. With a budget of £3,500, which designer will win this ambitious project?
Garden Rescue episode 12 2021 – Wantage
Dimmock first came to the public’s attention in 1997, when she joined the BBC gardening series Ground Force, five year Garden Rescue episode 30 2020 – Stevenage Garden Rescue episode 30 2020 – Stevenage: Glamorous couple Sarah and Tristan’s Stevenage house has an outdated old garden that needs injecting with the luxury style they love. s after first meeting the producer/director of the series when she built a pond for the Meridian series, Grass Roots. Dimmock co-presented Ground Force for the eight years it aired. She became known for appearing braless on shows. Calendars featuring her likeness outsold lingerie model Caprice Bourret, and fans nicknamed her horticultural Viagra.
Since then, she has presented such programmes as The Joy of Gardening and Charlie’s Garden Army, as well as presenting coverage of the Chelsea Flower Show. In 2004, she appeared in the Channel 4 reality TV show, The Games. She has also appeared on American television, presenting a gardening slot on The Early Show on CBS. In September 2006, she appeared on the BBC’s Celebrity MasterChef.
During the mid-2000s, after Ground Force had ceased production, she presented a local ITV Meridian series entitled River Walks, in which she walked along various rivers in Southern England, visiting landmarks and attractions along the way as well as meeting people who live and work on the rivers.
Since founding their garden design company Rich Landscapes in 2013 and becoming the youngest team to win gold at the RHS Chelsea Flower show in 2015, the pair have become known for their clean, modern lines, naturalistic planting and cheery, down-to-earth disposition. All of which has brought them projects with fashion houses Chanel and Massimo Dutti, Hampshire hotel Heckfield Place and residential enthusiasts across Europe – as well as a book deal and several television spots on the BBC.
