Love Your Garden
Alan Titchmarsh and his team of experts travel the country to find the dream gardens we'd all like to have. Meeting the colourful characters that create these spaces, they'll show us how we can live the dream at home.
Genre: Reality-TV
Cast:Alan Titchmarsh , David Domoney , Frances Tophill , Katie Rushworth , Joanna Lumley , Marc-Andrew Chicoine , Patrice Gibbs , Jessica Trigg
S1.E1 ∙ The Traditional British Garden
Alan Titchmarsh launches his new series showing you how to get the most out of your garden, no matter what size it may be. This week he shows us how to create a perfect traditional British garden including a dream summerhouse, fabulous feature beds and growing your own honey.
S1.E2 ∙ The Country Garden
Alan visits a beautiful country garden in Berkshire to show us how to get the country look. From mosaic pathways to climbing clematis to rustic flower beds and beautiful ironwork benches. Meanwhile, Valentine Warner creates heavenly flavours from a country patch and Charlotte Uhlenbroek learns what to do when hedgehogs come calling.
S1.E3 ∙ The Formal Garden
Alan Titchmarsh demonstrates how to turn a domestic garden into an elegant sophisticated formal garden and he travels to Swansea seeking inspiration and finds an impressive garden.
S1.E4 ∙ The City Garden
For those of us who live in a city, space is at a premium but Alan shows us how to make the most of our urban space. From planting the right plants, to creating perfect seating areas, to feature sheds, you can have a chic urban garden even if your space is tiny. Plus Valentine Warner shows us how to row produce in just 8 foot of space and Matt James picks the best outdoor seats.
S1.E5 ∙ The Fantasy Garden
This week Alan shows you how to put some magic into your garden by showing you how to get the look of a fantasy garden. He shows us how to build winding enchanted pathways, place sculpture and dress elegant archways. Meanwhile Charlotte Uhlenbroek reveals how to fill the garden with birdsong and Matt James visits a reclamation yard in search of something magical for his garden.
S1.E6 ∙ The Flower Garden
Would you like a garden that is a blaze of colour and scent? Well Alan helps you tell your annuals from your perennials and the best way to plant your flowers in the garden. He also reveals how to use a sail to create an amazing seated area. Plus Valentine Warner makes chocolates with lavender and Charlotte Uhlenbroek visits a beautiful butterfly garden.
S1.E7 ∙ The Entertaining Garden
Alan shows you how to create a garden that's perfect for a party. He reveals how to build an elegant bridge for your guests, how to plant around your seating areas and how to use dramatic garden lighting. Meanwhile Matt James and Valentine Warner join forces to create an alternative to the traditional barbecue, building a fire pit and cooking a stuffed leg of lamb.
S1.E8 ∙ The Exotic Garden
Pete Mcginn had a been a front line police officer for 10 years before a routine patrol last June would change his life forever. Whilst trying to arrest a suspected burglar he was dragged along the road and slammed into a lamppost. He suffered serious injuries to his legs and pelvis and at one point had a life threatening blood clot. One year on he is enduring further operations and a gruelling physio-therapy regime. Just before his accident he had been looking forward to transforming the garden from a place to kick a football into something a bit more stylish. But with mum Suzy now looking after Pete, their autistic daughter Amelia and their two sons, the garden had become an unloved space with the couple too embarrassed to invite friends over.
S1.E11 ∙ The Secret Garden
This week, we forget formality and embrace the classic charm of the cottage garden. Alan discovers the epitome of cottage style in Staffordshire. Valentine Warner shows us which weeds to eat in a pretty cottage garden and Charlotte Uhlenbroek finds hibernating havens for wildlife. Plus we reveal what you need to buy this weekend if you want to start your own cottage garden...
S2.E2 ∙ Brecon Beacons
Alan Titchmarsh and his team are in the Brecon Beacons where they attempt to create a garden suitable for a big family, including two children with special needs.
S2.E3 ∙ Barking
Alan Titchmarsh and the team are in Barking, where they hope they can coax 90-year-old Iris back into her garden.
S2.E5 ∙ Norwich
Alan and his team are in Norwich where they come to the aid of the Costello family. Dad Ian is about to be invalided out of the army and needs help with an unruly garden.
S3.E1 ∙ Hurst Green - The Dean Family
Alan Titchmarsh comes to the rescue of Malcolm Dean, a keen gardener who is unable to continue his hobby after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease.
S3.E2 ∙ Cambridge - The Sola Family
Alan Titchmarsh is in Cambridge to help transform the garden of a mother whose son requires round the clock care. He has an idea for a beach-theme complete with a sound system.
S3.E3 ∙ Morden - The Nwosu Family
Alan remedies a small, disused backyard plot for a city family of three that includes a chronically arthritic mum and her son suffering from sickle-cell-anemia.
S3.E4 ∙ Winchcombe, Cheltenham - The Mason Family
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.
S3.E5 ∙ Woking, Surrey - The Phillips Family
Alan's team helps a retired Army career officer, a Distinguished Service Cross recipient, with his new and final home's plot that's more than he and his wife can manage.
S3.E6 ∙ Hereford - The Nixon Family
For the lively mum in a blended family who's been stricken with a degenerative disease, Alan and team build a wildlife garden (pond included) to delight both eye and nose.
S3.E7 ∙ Tonbridge, Kent - The Webb Family
Alan's team aims to make a shady haven for a young family whose children suffer a rare eye condition and need a safe outside environment.
S3.E8 ∙ Ulverston, Cumbria - The Pyne Family
Alan and company do "a bit of a makeover" for the neglected garden of a family devoted to charity fund-raising following the untimely death of their daughter to Hodgkin's-lymphoma.
S4.E1 ∙ Manchester - The Chan Family
New series. Alan Titchmarsh comes to the rescue of Malcolm Dean, a keen gardener who is unable to continue his hobby after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease.
S4.E2 ∙ The Estick Family
Alan Titchmarsh is in Cambridge to help transform the garden of a mother whose son requires round the clock care. He has an idea for a beach-theme complete with a sound system.
S4.E3 ∙ Burton Upon Trent - The McGinn Family
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 debilitating arthritis.
S4.E4 ∙ Runcorn - The Weller Family
Alan Titchmarsh, David Domoney, Frances Tophill and Katie Rushworth are in Runcorn to help Karan Waller and her family. Who have the smallest garden the team have ever tackled.
S4.E5 ∙ Bideford - The Woods Family
Alan Titchmarsh and his team transform unloved back yards into stunning oases. The team are in Bideford on the north coast of Devon to help out the Wood family.
S4.E6 ∙ London - Joan Myers OBE
Horticulturalist Alan Titchmarsh and his team transform the rundown London garden of Joan Myers OBE, a senior nurse who has worked tirelessly for the NHS.
S4.E7 ∙ The Chapman Family
Alan Titchmarsh and his team transform back yards into oases. The team create a garden for the Chapman family, whose twin girls suffer from Dravet syndrome.
S4.E8 ∙ The Simpson Family
Alan and the team come to the aid of wounded war hero Luke Simpson and his wife Jackie. A former member of the Royal Engineers, Luke lost his leg on his last tour of duty in Afghanistan.
S5.E1 ∙ Walsall - The Seedhouse Family
Alan Titchmarsh and the team return for a fourth series as they transform unloved spaces into dream gardens. In this episode, Alan comes to the rescue of a family in Manchester.
S5.E2 ∙ Moorland, Somerset - The Colquhoun Family
Alan and the team visit an area in Somerset devastated by the floods of 2014, where they surprise a couple whose lives were turned around by the disaster.
S5.E3 ∙ Cornwall - The Finney Family
In Cornwall, Alan Titchmarsh and team create a surprise garden for ex-serviceman Chris Finney, who in 2003 became the youngest recipient of the George Cross for gallantry.
S5.E4 ∙ Chessington - The Rendall Family
Alan Titchmarsh and the team create a car-themed garden for unlikely hero Alan Rendall, who saved his neighbour's life when his house caught fire last year.
S5.E5 ∙ The Iqbal Family
Alan Titchmarsh and the team turn a boring lawn into a Bollywood dream garden for a deaf couple who do outstanding charity work.
S5.E6 ∙ Hull - The Simkiss Family
Horticulturalist Alan Titchmarsh and his team transform the rundown London garden of Joan Myers OBE, a senior nurse who has worked tirelessly for the NHS.
S5.E8 ∙ Dorset - The Drake Family
Alan and the team come to the aid of wounded war hero Luke Simpson and his wife Jackie. A member of the Royal Engineers, Luke lost his leg on his last tour of duty in Afghanistan.
S6.E1 ∙ Hull
Would you like a garden that is a blaze of colour and scent? Well Alan helps you tell your annuals from your perennials and the best way to plant your flowers in the garden. He also reveals how to use a sail to create an amazing seated area. Plus Valentine Warner makes chocolates with lavender and Charlotte Uhlenbroek visits a beautiful butterfly garden.
S6.E2 ∙ Nottingham
Alan Titchmarsh and the team visit Nottingham to create a garden with some bold colours and a huge summer house for an exceptional 8-year-old and her family.
S6.E3 ∙ Canterbury
In Cornwall, Alan Titchmarsh and team create a surprise garden for ex-serviceman Chris Finney, who in 2003 became the youngest recipient of the George Cross for gallantry.
S6.E4 ∙ Bolton
Garden makeover series. Alan Titchmarsh and the team create a car-themed garden for unlikely hero Alan Rendall, who saved his neighbour's life when his house caught fire last year..
S6.E5 ∙ Eastleigh near Southampton
Garden makeover series. Alan Titchmarsh and the team turn a boring lawn into a Bollywood dream garden for a deaf couple who do outstanding charity work.
S6.E6 ∙ Durham
Alan Titchmarsh and team visit Hull to create a special Mediterranean-themed garden for devoted Macmillan nurse Maggie Simkiss, where her grandchildren can also enjoy playing.
S7.E2 ∙ Salford
5 years ago Claire and Ian Estick were a happy family with two young boys. But tragedy struck when their youngest son, 23 month old Daniel, died in hospital from septicaemia. Devastated by their loss, the family returned home with only their memories of Daniel and prints of his hands and feet. Determined to ease the suffering of other parents in a similar situation the couple started a charity which gives out hand crafted boxes that can be filled with photos and personal items, becoming a much needed focus for the bereaved in the days, weeks and months after a loss. But running the charity and fund-raising mean that caring for their large L shaped garden has had to take a back seat.
S10.E1 ∙ Episode #10.1
Alan and the team turn a suburban plot in Hull into an exciting wildlife retreat for an inspiring, nature-loving teenager and his family.
S10.E2 ∙ Episode #10.2
Alan goes traditional with a twist, creating an elegant tea-garden for a charity volunteer who has made cakes for more than 9,000 servicemen and women.
S10.E3 ∙ Episode #10.3
Alan Titchmarsh and the team create a cleverly designed family garden that's full of fun for pre-school tots without being a primary coloured plastic eyesore.
S10.E4 ∙ Episode #10.4
Alan surprises a group of senior citizens in busy Thornton Heath and turns an urban wasteland into a welcoming oasis of swaying grasses and pretty daisy flowers.
S11.E1 ∙ Leighton Buzzard and Salford
Alan Titchmarsh and team set out to create the ultimate lush Thai garden
S11.E2 ∙ Woodland Wonders
Alan Titchmarsh and the team demonstrate how to bring a woodland into your garden
S11.E3 ∙ A Touch of Stately in Somerset
Alan Titchmarsh and team show you how to take inspiration from grand gardens
S11.E4 ∙ Barry and Berkhamsted
Alan and his team create an accessible family garden for ex-Army soldier Dale
S11.E5 ∙ Salford and Leicester
Alan is in Salford to create an eco-inspired kitchen garden for a local community hero
S11.E6 ∙ Manchester and Liverpool
Alan demonstrates how to create a stylish contemporary garden.
S11.E7 ∙ Leicester and Huddersfield
Alan and the team create a garden celebrating all things textual for support worker.
S11.E8 ∙ Wakefield and Swansea
Alan and his team create the definitive secret garden for a wheelchair-bound little girl.
S12.E1 ∙ Beauty
Alan Titchmarsh and his team reveal how to bring beauty to any size garden, creating a stunning space filled with gorgeous blooms in Peterlee, County Durham for community hero, 90-year-old Mary Ann Stevenson
S12.E2 ∙ Colour
Alan Titchmarsh and David Domoney transform a small Leicester garden into a Caribbean inspired technicolour paradise. And Frances Tophill reveals how to bring colour and light to a dark corner of the garden
S12.E3 ∙ Wildlife
Alan Titchmarsh, David Domoney and Frances Tophill take on their toughest challenge yet - creating a wildlife wonderland complete with a giant pond and rockery in a suburban garden in West Brom for local hero fundraiser Pete Hill
S12.E4 ∙ Water
In Kent, Alan and his team build a stunning outdoor space in a small plot featuring three different but equally spectacular water features for the Peacock family.
S12.E5 ∙ The Wirral
Alan Titchmarsh and his team are in the Wirral to create a jungle-inspired space for Conrad and Pauline Toohey, who have dedicated their lives to helping others - including severely disabled son Keiron.
