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S2 E3 Cottage Garden

Instructional & Educational

TV-PG

29m

Feb 19, 2003

Alan Titchmarsh shows how to create a cottage garden, from scratch, explaining which plants to choose and why they are easy plants to grow.

Season 2, 8 Episodes

Alan Titchmarsh inspires and encourages us to create the garden we've longed for. Let form follow function.

Blank Canvas Garden,

Alan Titchmarsh tackles a family garden with his own horticultural starter kit - ten plants no garden should be without. And how to lay a patio guaranteed not to wobble.

Cottage Garden,

Alan Titchmarsh shows how to create a cottage garden, from scratch, explaining which plants to choose and why they are easy plants to grow.

What do the words water feature conjure for you? Gorgeous tinkling fountains or a stagnant green mess? Alan Titchmarsh dons his waders to create the perfect natural pond and his aqualung to rescue a fetid feature to it's former glory.

No-Space Garden,

This week Alan opens his bag of design tricks to make a small space look bigger, longer and infinitely more inviting while proving that plants really can be dramatic if you know how to arrange them.

In summer, most plants will wilt and die around your sunny patio if you don't wield the watering can on a daily basis. But choose plants that originate from hotter climes and they've got inbuilt ways to hold onto moisture.

No Time Garden,

Ever get the feeling that your garden has run away with you? And you've never time to enjoy what you've made? Alan Titchmarsh reveals the plants and design tricks to reduce maintenance.

Natural Garden,

If the rolling British countryside feeds your soul, you can recreate a piece of it in your own backyard.

Details

How to Be a Gardener

Instructional & Educational

TV-PG

2 Seasons

29m

In this series Alan Titchmarsh will inspire the reluctant gardener and give them the confidence to make the most of their garden.

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