Glorious Gardens from Above episode 8 – North Wales: Christine Walkden visits Bodnant Garden in Snowdonia to explore a Himalayan valley amid the mountains of north Wales. She meets Phyllis, who is treading in her grandfather’s footsteps. At nearby Bodysgallen Hall, an unexpected view takes her back to childhood holidays. And we hear the story of the building […]
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Glorious Gardens from Above episode 7 – Northumberland: The gardens of England’s northernmost county are the destination for Christine Walkden. At Cragside she helps with some tree planting and meets fern queen Jennifer. At Lindisfarne she hears how some over-exuberant Edwardian planting is undermining the castle foundations. And we hear the story of Britain’s forgotten genius, engineer William
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Glorious Gardens from Above episode 6 – Oxfordshire: Christine Walkden takes to the skies above Oxfordshire to explore the county’s gardens. She visits Waterperry, where the gardeners are the custodians of a formidable legacy, and chats with Mary, the first woman to present Gardeners’ World. At Kingston Bagpuize, she meets the third-generation owner of a remarkable garden. Plus
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Glorious Gardens from Above episode 5 – Sussex: Christine Walkden takes to the skies above Sussex. She drops in at West Dean Garden to see the fruits of a 20-year labour of love and meets Laura, who found a new lease of life there. At Arundel Castle Gardens, she is astonished by the transformation of a former car
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Glorious Gardens from Above episode 4 – Yorkshire: The county of Yorkshire is the setting for Christine Walkden’s balloon tour of Britain. At Scampston Hall we discover two superstar garden designers and meet young gardener Nathan, who is just starting out. At York Gate Garden, Christine catches up with an old friend and we discover the Yorkshire man
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Glorious Gardens from Above episode 3: Mid-Wales is today’s destination on Christine Walkden’s balloon tour of some of Britain’s finest gardens. At Powis Castle Garden, she learns how to brace an ancient yew and meets David, generations of whose family worked there. At the Dingle Garden she helps restore an obscured view. And we hear the story of
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Glorious Gardens from Above episode 2 – Essex: Christine Walkden continues her airborne exploration of Britain’s gardens by dropping in on the county of Essex. At the Beth Chatto Gardens, Christine experiments with triangular planting and shares tea and cake with a gardening legend. At RHS Hyde Hall, she shifts rocks with a former student, and it’s all
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Glorious Gardens from Above episode 1 – In the premier episode of “Glorious Gardens from Above,” viewers are invited on a unique journey with horticulturist Christine Walkden as she embarks on a remarkable exploration of stunning gardens and captivating countryside vistas aboard a hot air balloon. This episode unveils the enchanting beauty of Trebah Garden, nestled in the heart of
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The Beechgrove Garden is a gardening programme, which started on 14 April 1978. The Beechgrove team take the high road to the beautiful Howe of Cromar.
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The Beechgrove team will be taking a break from the garden to be at Gardening Scotland. Sometimes called the Chelsea of the north, it is certainly the biggest gardening show north of the border.
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