Episode 20

Monty Don serves up an extra big helping of timely jobs to keep gardeners busy over the Bank Holiday weekend. He also makes a start on cutting his hedges, with plenty of advice on how to go about it and the right tools to use for the job.Carol Klein steps back in time when she visits an 18th century walled garden in the Scottish Borders. It belongs to Michael Wickenden who has turned it into a very special home for his enormous collection of rare and unusual plants gathered from across the globe. There is also a visit to a couple of allotmenteers in London who have turned their plot into a paradise. Fruit and veg aside, it's become the home to their absolute obsession for roses. Back at Longmeadow, thrift is the order of the day when Monty shows how to take cuttings from his newly acquired penstemons.