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The Best Episodes of Gardeners' World Season 42

Every episode of Gardeners' World Season 42 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Gardeners' World Season 42!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Gardeners' World Season 42 Episode 1 - Greenacre Begins
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    #1 - Greenacre Begins

    S42:E1

    Toby and the team begin to transform a muddy field into the nation's new back garden.

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  2. Gardeners' World Season 42 Episode 2 - Dig In Campaign
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    #2 - Dig In Campaign

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    Toby and the team launch the Dig In campaign, encouraging the nation to grow its own grub.

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  3. Gardeners' World Season 42 Episode 3 - Twilight Garden
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    #3 - Twilight Garden

    S42:E3

    Gardening magazine. Toby starts planting up the new 'twilight garden'.

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  4. Gardeners' World Season 42 Episode 4 - Toby Works on the Pond
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    #4 - Toby Works on the Pond

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    Toby works on the pond and Carol reveals her final three proteges for gardening school.

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  5. Gardeners' World Season 42 Episode 5 - Malvern Show
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    #5 - Malvern Show

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    The team are at the 24th annual Spring Gardening Show in Malvern, Worcestershire.

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  6. Gardeners' World Season 42 Episode 6 - Root Cuttings
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    #6 - Root Cuttings

    S42:E6

    Carol Klein's apprentices tackle root cuttings of garden favourites.

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  7. Gardeners' World Season 42 Episode 7 - Bee Friendly Garden
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    #7 - Bee Friendly Garden

    S42:E7

    Toby Buckland and Alys Fowler explore ways of making gardens more bee friendly.

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  8. Gardeners' World Season 42 Episode 8 - Plant Annual Plugs for Colour
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    #8 - Plant Annual Plugs for Colour

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    Toby Buckland plants out the annual plug plants ready for a summer of vibrant colour.

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  9. Gardeners' World Season 42 Episode 9 - Revisit Projects at Greenacre
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    #9 - Revisit Projects at Greenacre

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    The team revisit many of the exciting new garden areas and ambitious projects at Greenacre.

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  10. Gardeners' World Season 42 Episode 10 - RHS Gardens at Rosemoor
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    #10 - RHS Gardens at Rosemoor

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    Toby visits the RHS garden at Rosemoor and gets tips on how they maintain the displays.

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  11. Gardeners' World Season 42 Episode 11 - RHS Gardens at Wisley
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    #11 - RHS Gardens at Wisley

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    Toby Buckland, Carol Klein, Joe Swift and Alys Fowler give a few professional pointers to help you groom your garden to perfection. Toby finds himself up to his waist in water lilies at the RHS gardens at Wisley, and shows us what water plants we should be adding to our small ponds. He also gets inspiration for Greenacre from their glasshouse, which is packed with exotic plants. Carol focuses her students' attention on the care of seedlings, shows them how to pot on plants and shares her in-depth knowledge of the most flamboyant plant in the summer garden - the dahlia. Joe is back on his allotment catching up on his crops, and in Design Made Easy, he gives advice on the best colourful climbing plants for pergolas. Alys joins Toby at Greenacre and, as well as catching up on all the seasonal gardening tasks, sows oriental vegetables.

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  12. Gardeners' World Season 42 Episode 12 - RHS Gardens at Harlow Carr
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    #12 - RHS Gardens at Harlow Carr

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    Toby Buckland visits the most northern Royal Horticultural Society garden at Harlow Carr.

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  13. Gardeners' World Season 42 Episode 13 - RHS Garden in Hyde Hall
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    #13 - RHS Garden in Hyde Hall

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    Toby Buckland visits the RHS garden at Hyde Hall in Essex, inspiring his own dry garden

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  14. Gardeners' World Season 42 Episode 14 - The Garden of Jessamine Cottage
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    #14 - The Garden of Jessamine Cottage

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    Owner Lynda Brown describes the garden of Jessamine Cottage past and present.

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  15. Gardeners' World Season 42 Episode 15 - A Seat From Sea-Washed Pebbles
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    #15 - A Seat From Sea-Washed Pebbles

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    Toby Buckland returns to his coastal garden to create a seat made from sea washed pebbles.

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  16. Gardeners' World Season 42 Episode 16 - Best Plants in the Tropical Border
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    #16 - Best Plants in the Tropical Border

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    September is the month when exotic plants reach their exuberant best, and in the tropical border at Greenacre Toby shows us which plants have performed. Carol's favourite plant this week is the fiery crocosmia and she shows us the best ones to grow to set our borders ablaze. Now is the perfect time to get new lawns growing, and Toby gives us the lowdown on laying turf while Alys chooses the less expensive option of growing a lawn from seed. And Radio One DJ Sarah Cox invites us into her own garden to see how she and her family have benefited from her first year of growing vegetables.

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  17. Gardeners' World Season 42 Episode 17 - Best Plants for Seed Harvesting
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    #17 - Best Plants for Seed Harvesting

    S42:E17

    As some plants complete their life cycle in the garden, it's the perfect opportunity for the gardener to reap a bountiful seed harvest. Toby Buckland explains which plants to go for and how to collect and store them. For Carol Klein, late summer is the time when some plants are looking their most spectacular and, at Glebe Cottage, it's the Japanese anemone which is shining out from her borders. Joe Swift offers design tips for seating areas, and Toby joins him to make one with a contemporary edge at Greenacre. Plus, the garden of the first of the five finalists in the BBC Gardener of the Year competition is revealed.

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  18. Gardeners' World Season 42 Episode 18 - Toby and Alys Plan for Spring
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    #18 - Toby and Alys Plan for Spring

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    Toby Buckland and Alys Fowler plan for spring

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  19. Gardeners' World Season 42 Episode 19 - It's Time to Plant Alliums
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    #19 - It's Time to Plant Alliums

    S42:E19

    The judges visit the third finalist in the BBC Gardener of the Year competition

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  20. Gardeners' World Season 42 Episode 20 - Toby Plants Japanese Azaleas
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    #20 - Toby Plants Japanese Azaleas

    S42:E20

    Toby Buckland is inspired by the Orient and adds Japanese azaleas to Greenacre.

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  21. Gardeners' World Season 42 Episode 21 - Toby Plants a Black Currant
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    #21 - Toby Plants a Black Currant

    S42:E21

    Toby Buckland plants a hazel nut tree and harvests the seeds from annual flowers.

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  22. Gardeners' World Season 42 Episode 22 - Wrapping Plants Up for Winter
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    #22 - Wrapping Plants Up for Winter

    S42:E22

    Toby Buckland explains which plants need wrapping up for the winter.

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  23. Gardeners' World Season 42 Episode 23 - Getting the Garden Ready for Winter
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    #23 - Getting the Garden Ready for Winter

    S42:E23

    It's all systems go at Greenacre as the team get the garden ready for the winter ahead.

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Season 42 Ratings Summary

"Greenacre Begins" is the best rated episode of "Gardeners' World" season 42. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/3/2009. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Dig In Campaign".