Episode 1

Monty celebrates the rewards of winter gardening - sharing ideas, inspiration and timely jobs to keep gardeners busy now, while reminding us that warmer days lie ahead.

At Longmeadow, he has hellebores to plant, peas to sow and practical advice on propagating roses.

Sue Kent gets to work on her allotment, where there’s always plenty to do during the colder months, including some clever composting. Jamie Butterworth takes a tour of one of Somerset’s most imaginative topiary gardens. In Belfast, a local community tells the tale of how their once neglected alleyway has become their pride and joy.

Carol Klein unearths some radical new thinking on how flowers may be adapting to climate change, while Rekha Mistry travels to RHS Garden Bridgewater to see how garden varieties of tomato and mint are put to the test.