Gardeners' World

It is the first day of spring and Monty has sharpened his tools in readiness to open the gardening year. He reflects on how Longmeadow has fared during an extraordinarily wet winter.

Monty reveals his plans for Longmeadow when he shares his ideas for transforming an area of dry shade and enlarging his wildlife pond. Rachel de Thame discusses her plans to grow her own vegetables.

Monty reveals plans to transform an unpromising, dry and shady part of his garden into an area filled with plants that will give interest from early spring into autumn.

Adam Frost is in his garden providing inspiration for gardens, along with all the essential gardening jobs for this weekend.

Monty, Nigel and Nellie are at Longmeadow, providing inspiration for gardens, along with all the essential gardening jobs for this weekend.

Monty, Nigel, and Nellie are at Longmeadow, bringing inspiration for gardens, along with all the essential gardening jobs for this weekend.

Monty, Nigel and Nellie are at Longmeadow providing inspiration for gardens, along with all the essential gardening jobs for this weekend.

Monty, Nigel and Nellie are at Longmeadow bringing inspiration for gardens and discussing all the essential gardening jobs for this weekend.

At Longmeadow, Monty plants out some tender plants, takes cuttings from herbs and sows carrots.

Monty romps through the archives to celebrate some of the most beloved summer flowers, and Carol Klein visits a garden in Shropshire, where she discovers picture-perfect plant combinations.

Monty shows how to pot tomatoes on to the next stage of their growth. Adam Frost has ideas of transforming a part of his garden into a seating area using a few logs and plants.

At Longmeadow, Monty adds a variety of herbs that thrive in shade to the herb garden. Nick Bailey gives tips on how to plan and lay out a path, and Carol Klein celebrates the hardy geranium.

Monty plants out tender vegetables for late summer harvests, and Frances Tophill demonstrates an unusual method of reducing weeds in her allotment.

Monty gives tips on growing tomatoes. The team meet an extraordinary gardener from Swansea whose upper limb difference has not deterred her from creating a garden that is productive and beautiful.

At Longmeadow, Monty shows how to prune spring-flowering roses. Adam Frost gives tips on helping plants cope with drought conditions and shows how to save precious water.

Monty adds plants which give shelter to insects and invertebrates to his wildlife pond, and Carol Klein gives a comprehensive and seasonal guide to getting plants for free.

Monty checks the progress of the potatoes he planted earlier in the year, and the team travel to Somerset to get water-saving tips from a scientist.

Adam Frost is in his garden, bringing viewers up to date on how it has been developing over the summer, as well as giving plenty of advice on looking after and growing hydrangeas.

Monty gives more advice on tomato-growing, Nick Bailey travels to South Africa in search of the cousins of the crocosmia, and Advolly Richmond looks at the Victorian trend of garden theme parks.

Monty refreshes a container of overgrown herbs. Arit Anderson travels to Kent to meet a designer who is placing sustainability and the environment at the heart of the gardens she designs.

With the summer garden in full swing, Monty shows how to stake dahlias, sows seeds of perennials and celebrates an abundant vegetable harvest.

Adam Frost shares his love of ornamental grasses. In Margate, the team visit a man who has come up with a unique way of using a shed roof to grow vegetables.

At Longmeadow, Monty plans for next spring when he plants some early-flowering wildflowers and gives his recipes for the different compost mixes he uses to take successful cuttings.

From growing the perfect sweet pea to plants pollinated by a single human hair, Monty celebrates the plant passions of some of the extraordinary people that we have met over the last few years.

Adam Frost is in his garden, catching viewers up on his new patio project and discussing his plans for the autumn.