The seasons are changing at Longmeadow, and Monty is planting spring-flowering bulbs to provide colour and interest in the months ahead. Adam Frost visits RHS Harlow Carr to see the renovated borders.

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After the long, dark days of winter, Monty is back at Longmeadow to celebrate spring. Adam Frost reveals his new garden, and Arit Anderson goes behind the scenes at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Episode 1

Spring is in full stride at Longmeadow, and Monty gets straight to work — bringing new borders to life, reviving winter-worn houseplants and priming his pelargoniums for a standout summer.

Episode 2

Monty is busy with spring and planning ahead for summer. He’s doing a seed-sowing masterclass, cutting back Cornus and dividing ferns to put in the new Woodland Garden.

Episode 3

Monty’s on hand with wheelbarrows of practical gardening advice and inspiration, while Ashley Edwards heads to a magical spring garden in Horsham to share his love of the season of renewal.

Episode 4

Spring is bursting into life as Frances returns to the beautiful Damson Farm, where the garden is waking up in spectacular style.

Episode 5

In a special programme, Monty gets an exclusive preview of a brand new garden created in Regent’s Park, London to commemorate the life of Queen Elizabeth II.

Episode 6

Monty is adding a dash of Mediterranean flair and flavour by planting lemons in pots. Sue Kent is in her Swansea garden, and Jamie Butterworth learns why the euphorbia is a bright star of the border.

Episode 7

Monty is busy this week as the garden bursts into colour. Carol Klein proves that small can be both beautiful and delicious, and Advolly Richmond uncovers the story of the first pink cupped daffodil.

Episode 8

Set against the dramatic backdrop of the Malvern Hills, Gardeners’ World comes from the spectacular RHS Malvern Spring Festival in Worcestershire.

Episode 9

With the promise of warmer days ahead, Monty makes a start on planting up some of his spectacular summer containers. Frances Tophill heads to Berkshire to learn more about biodynamic gardening.

Episode 10

With summer just around the corner, Monty is bringing bold colour to the garden, planting gingers and cannas, setting out tomatoes and sowing wallflowers straight into the soil.

Episode 11

Roses are stealing the spotlight at Longmeadow, and Monty is celebrating all the full, head-turning bloom. From richly scented classics to vibrant modern varieties, this is peak rose season.

Episode 12

As summer hits its stride at Longmeadow, Monty Don brings a burst of colour to the Jewel Garden. Arit Anderson visits a striking garden in Greater Manchester packed with clever design solutions.

Episode 13

A special programme from Birmingham in the heart of Gardeners’ World Live – an annual vibrant celebration of practical gardening and bold design.

Episode 14

At Longmeadow, Monty is in full summer mode - revamping and refreshing borders to keep the garden looking its best right through the season.

Episode 15

As Adam Frost’s brand new garden starts to take shape, it’s time to get some shrubs in the ground and construct a path.

Episode 16

Gardeners’ World comes from the very first RHS Badminton Flower Show, set in the beautiful South Gloucestershire countryside.

Episode 17

After the scorching heat of early summer, Monty is working to keep the garden looking its best through the season's challenges. Adam Frost discovers a remarkable 2.5-acre walled garden in Surrey.

Episode 18

It’s the first ever RHS Sandringham Flower Show, and Arit Anderson, Jamie Butterworth and Frances Tophill are on hand to take a look around.

Episode 19

As summer reaches its peak, Monty is planning ahead and after weeks of soaring temperatures, he’s got his work cut out refreshing the borders with a selection of late-summer perennials.

Episode 20

Frances Tophill returns to Damson Farm in Bath and spends the day with owner Alison and a very special guest – Dame Mary Berry. Arit Anderson visits an inspiring urban edible garden in London.

Episode 21

As the drought takes its toll on Longmeadow, Monty takes stock of his garden and has a radical rethink of what he should be growing in the future.

Episode 22

As a summer marked by record-breaking heat and prolonged drought comes to a close, Monty reflects on how it has tested gardeners across the country.

Episode 23

Monty celebrates a rewarding summer fruit harvest, proving that careful cultivation can triumph even in severe drought conditions. Carol Klein delves into the secret world of leaves.

Episode 24

After a summer of heat and drought, Adam Frost shares some timely advice on how to capture rainwater. Sue Kent is at home planting Swiss chard and shows how to tackle an outbreak of fuchsia gall mite.

Episode 25

In a special programme exploring the enduring value of allotment life, Frances Tophill heads to Exmouth in Devon, where thriving plots and passionate growers are at the heart of a vibrant community.

Episode 26

Autumn is in the air at Longmeadow, and with cooler and wetter days ahead, Monty is lifting plants to protect them during the winter months. Carol Klein reveals the results of her border experiment.

Episode 27

Autumn is in full swing at Longmeadow, and Monty is making the most of the season. Rachel de Thame visits a specialist wildflower nursery, and Toby Buckland is back with more horticultural hacks.

Episode 28

Frances Tophill is tackling jobs in the autumn garden and introduces plants that keep colour and interest going for as long as possible.

As the growing season draws to a close, it’s time to catch up with Adam Frost in his new garden. In the Peak District, Rekha Mistry offers up some more timely advice on how to grow veg in pots.

Gardeners' World is a long-running BBC Television programme about gardening, first broadcast in 1968 and still running as of 2013. Its first episode was presented by Ken Burras and came from Oxford Botanical Gardens. The magazine BBC Gardeners' World is a tie-in to the programme. Most of its episodes have been 30 minutes in length, although there are many specials that last longer. The 2008 and 2009 series used a 60-minute format.

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