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Garden Rescue Season 10 Episode 1
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00:00The Garden Rescue Team are on a mission to make garden dreams come true.
00:11Charlie Dimmock, Lee Burkhill, Flo Hedlum and Chris Hull are here to answer your gardening emergencies.
00:29It feels disorganized, a bit chaotic. It's a bit of a shocker.
00:32Each week, two of our designers will go head to head.
00:35Pick me and let's do this.
00:37The garden we're going to go with is...
00:39Drumroll!
00:42Woo!
00:43What?!
00:44Lee!
00:45Oh yes!
00:46And whichever designer loses...
00:48The race is on.
00:49Go!
00:50Helps the winner build the garden.
00:52Good idea.
00:53Did you get that on camera? Lee said good idea, Charlie.
00:56Amazing.
00:57Turning garden dreams...
00:59Open your eyes.
01:00I'm so overwhelmed.
01:02Into reality.
01:04That is amazing!
01:14Today, the team are tackling a garden in Twickenham.
01:18I'm Mick.
01:19I'm Jill.
01:20Garden Rescue, this is our dishevelled garden.
01:28We moved here in 2007.
01:30We bought this house because of the parking.
01:33We've got lots of cars and Mick likes cars.
01:38Mick has a passion for 1950s Americana, cars in particular.
01:43In fact, he has an all-round passion for 1950s Americana.
01:47I love the 50s scene.
01:49I probably started with Elvis, love Elvis Presley.
01:53But the thing I've really got into is jive.
01:58I'm part of the Surrey Jive troupe and we perform at shows and events.
02:03I'm just hooked on the music and the dancing.
02:06I just want to be able to express myself to the music that I enjoy.
02:10Whenever Mick likes something, he has to do it wholeheartedly.
02:14So, yeah, I think he's really good at it.
02:18I do. Right.
02:20It does look a mess.
02:23One thing neither Jill nor Mick feel good about currently, however,
02:27is their garden.
02:29We've got the side patio area done nicely.
02:33We've got the decking done nicely.
02:35And now we're left with this.
02:39It needs a lot of work done to it. It's very sad.
02:42Probably needs rescuing by someone.
02:45We had it looking nice at one time.
02:47It was a really friendly, family garden.
02:50And we did entertain a lot, didn't we?
02:52We had barbecues and everything.
02:54But once we moved the shed, dug up the foundations,
02:58it just ruined the garden.
03:01This is where the shed used to be
03:03and this is where the base of the shed used to be, which was all dug up.
03:07And now, look at it.
03:09Weeds.
03:11It is a mess.
03:13At the moment, we're just lost where to start.
03:16To actually know what to put there.
03:18That's the thing, isn't it? Knowing what to put in a garden.
03:22This massive slab of concrete was a base for a koi pond,
03:25which we had to get rid of.
03:27We used to just put a table and chairs on it and hide it.
03:30That's all we done, sat on it.
03:32I think the grandkids swam in it as well.
03:34They did.
03:37I'm ashamed of my garden at the moment.
03:39It's just not nice enough to want people to come in and sit out there.
03:43With a filled-in pond, derelict turf
03:46and no flowers nor plants in sight,
03:48their garden doesn't reflect Jill or Mick's personality.
03:52We just like to have all our friends and family
03:55and just really enjoy the garden and make the most of it.
04:00Lost its love, hasn't it?
04:04Hoping to bring back some sparkle to Mick and Jill's garden
04:08is Flo and Charlie.
04:11Oh, who's that here?
04:13Jill and Michael. Very dapper, isn't he?
04:15Look at him. Oh, that man knows how to dress.
04:17Love the shoes. Dance shoes.
04:19Classic cars. Classic car.
04:21Classic garden, maybe?
04:23Well, classic as in it looks like a building site.
04:26It looks like the build started already.
04:28There's a lot of concrete.
04:30And brick walls and rubbish.
04:32Yeah, OK. That's a challenge.
04:35And lots going on there.
04:37OK, an aerial view, which gives you a real sense...
04:40It's a huge pond, is it?
04:42I was going to say, it suddenly looks really big.
04:45I wonder what they wanted to do with that, then.
04:47I don't know. I bet there's a surprise there.
04:50As you can tell, we, and especially Mick,
04:53are really interested in the 50s.
04:55We love the cars, the films, the music and the people.
04:58Oh, hello.
05:00We'd like a full-on Elvis-style garden.
05:02With a dance floor right across the back
05:04where we can have the troupe practising.
05:06We knew there was going to be something up his sleeve
05:09or on the end of his feet.
05:11A dance floor?
05:13That is a theme, isn't it?
05:1550s styling.
05:16We would also like a tiki bar
05:18where people could rest from dancing
05:20and have a rest and a drink.
05:22And a tiki bar.
05:24A tiki bar!
05:25This is going to be fun.
05:27It's going to be fun.
05:28We love the idea of exotic planting
05:31with big green leaves and pops of colour.
05:34I bet I know what it is.
05:35They want a green backdrop
05:37so that all the dresses really stand out
05:39and the Hawaiian shirts.
05:41We've got to have a green backdrop
05:43because there's so much fencing.
05:45Got to cover it up.
05:46Could you please give us a tiki bar
05:48and a dance floor in our own back garden, please?
05:51Can you...?
05:53Could have some fun with this.
05:55Oh, no, definitely.
05:56Look, the budget is 7k, which...
05:59It's a big garden, but it's always a challenge with a budget.
06:02So how is your jive?
06:04Um...
06:05And that's not a euphemism.
06:07LAUGHTER
06:08Well, I mean, I think I would be an enthusiastic jiver.
06:12Let's leave it at that.
06:16Flo and Charlie will create designs
06:18that match Mick and Jill's £7,000 budget.
06:22They will pick their favourite,
06:24which the losing designer will help build.
06:27With a trusted team of landscapers
06:29who provide their labour for free,
06:31the full budget can be spent on materials and plants.
06:38Back in Twickenham,
06:39Jill and Mick have had the final designs through.
06:43Michael and Jill, hi.
06:45I am so excited about this garden.
06:47Hawaiian tiki bar.
06:49I never thought in my designing career
06:51that I would be designing a tiki bar.
06:53So let me take you on a tour of the garden
06:55and point out all the wonderful things
06:57that I have in store for you.
06:59That looks nice.
07:00Yeah, it does.
07:01Jill, Michael, you wanted an area in the garden
07:05where you can jive the night away.
07:08So I've given you a huge patio
07:10that runs from one side of the garden to the other.
07:14I'm using porcelain paving, so they'll be nice and even,
07:18so you'll be able to shimmy across them,
07:21do your slides and your turns with no problem at all.
07:25Really nice.
07:26Yeah, I like that.
07:27You did say you wanted the patio to go right across the garden,
07:30so I've given you a very generous patio
07:33right the way across, 3 metres deep,
07:35so you and the troupe will feel very comfortable in that space.
07:40Doing your moves and your choreography.
07:43Perfect.
07:44Flo and Charlie have delivered patios
07:47both around 40 square metres
07:49for Mick and Jill to jive away
07:51before relaxing with friends
07:53at a Pacific Island-inspired tiki bar.
07:57So you come out of your house
07:59and you step onto this gravel bed here.
08:04And what it does effectively is it frames this part of the lawn
08:09and we get halfway across the lawn
08:11and lo and behold, we have the tiki bar.
08:14I love the colour of the bar and that checkered floor.
08:17It's lovely.
08:18That's a definite you.
08:19There's some lovely textures that I've been able to work with,
08:22the bamboo around the bar,
08:24and no self-respecting tiki bar
08:26would be complete without a raffia roof.
08:29Yeah, that's really perfect.
08:31The tiki bar.
08:32So here it is.
08:34And that is just full-on fun.
08:37Doesn't have the same colours as Flo, but still very nice.
08:41I'm using big, chunky pieces of bamboo for the uprights.
08:46Now, what I wanted to do is make sure that the roof is waterproof,
08:51so there's going to be a clear polycarbonate underneath,
08:55but so you don't see that,
08:57we're going to put these slatted split bamboo screening over the top
09:02and then a bench sheet coming off with planting of ferns underneath
09:06because the lawn won't grow there.
09:08So you can sit there after you've been dancing with a nice cocktail
09:12and watch the other dancers practise their moves.
09:15I do like the bamboo.
09:17It just looks like a Hawaiian bar, doesn't it?
09:19It does.
09:21The tiki bar plays a prominent role in both Charlie and Flo's designs,
09:25but the key for Mick and Jill could be in the detail.
09:29So I wanted to bring in some of that American diner aesthetic,
09:32so I've gone for a checkerboard floor,
09:35and the bar top I was thinking red, and I've gone for sparkles,
09:39so I'm really kind of like bringing the kind of fun element to the bar.
09:44That's really 50s, that's just like a diner.
09:47You can't have a tiki bar without some festoon lighting,
09:51so it'll be like you're up on stage when you're dancing,
09:55so your friends can watch you and it'll be like putting on a big show.
10:00Yeah, it's very rustic. I do like this.
10:02Yeah, I like that.
10:04Both plans for tiki bar and large patio have impressed Mick and Jill so far.
10:10But with the garden featuring so many structures,
10:13it's the planting that will make or break it.
10:16So if we step out from the tiki bar and we're walking towards the patio,
10:21so I wanted to foreground this area with a nice block of planting
10:25with some colour and some evergreens.
10:28Again, the planting will be low-maintenance and easy for you to look after.
10:33And that back wall needs something.
10:36So my idea is to put lots of climbers trailing across the back wall,
10:41so when you're dancing, you know, you feel actually you're in this luxurious space.
10:45It'll be like a wall of colour.
10:47Yeah, that'll be really nice.
10:49So I've given you a backdrop of shrubs, mainly evergreens,
10:53that run all the way round.
10:55So it'll be like the backdrop to your fancy outfits.
10:59We've got a palm tree in there to add some height,
11:02but also so that you can periodically each summer
11:06trim some of the leaves off and tuck it in under the split bamboo
11:10to give that real authentic tiki bar vibe.
11:14I like that. That looks really nice.
11:16I love the palm tree. I've never had one in the garden before. That's amazing.
11:20So I hope you like my design.
11:22It's very simple and straightforward,
11:24but I think it will suit you down to the ground.
11:27They're both just so good, I don't know how we're going to choose.
11:30So pick me and let's do this.
11:33It's going to be hard.
11:35I know.
11:38Jill and Mick must decide which is their favourite design.
11:43I bet you really like that bar with the red and the black and white.
11:46I do, I do. That's definitely a 50s diner, that is, for me.
11:50And what about this one, though?
11:52Look at that bar there. Do you not like that?
11:54I do, and I like the seating area,
11:56so you could sit there with a drink and watch them dancing.
11:59That's beautiful. I love the backdrop of flows there,
12:03all the flowers popping through it. That's beautiful.
12:05They've both given us exactly what we wanted,
12:08more than what we wanted in actual fact.
12:12Right, Jill and Michael, come back to us from Twickenham.
12:15Reveal time. Uh-oh.
12:17Here we go. Hold your breath.
12:19Hi, Charlie. Hi, Flo.
12:21I can't believe you've captured our vision.
12:23You've transported us back to the 50s.
12:25That's good.
12:27Charlie, we love the smooth dance floor
12:29and the backdrop of the evergreen
12:31and the popping of coloured flowers.
12:33Oh, hello.
12:35Flo, you've nailed the 50s style
12:38with the bar, the red stools, the black and white flooring.
12:42That will be the checkerboard, then, you.
12:44Yes! Yes! Come on!
12:46We want them both.
12:48Unfortunately, there can only be one.
12:51And the one we've chosen is...
12:57..Charlie!
12:59Oh, cheeky. I thought he was going to say me,
13:01and then he said you!
13:03The reason we chose you, Charlie,
13:05is we're looking forward to having a dance floor.
13:07It's like a stage.
13:09Just can't wait to see this drawing brought to life
13:12here in our garden.
13:14Either way, it's a fun thing. It's going to be fun.
13:16It's going to be a great build.
13:18You'll have to get your crinolines out.
13:20I'm going to practise my job before we do this one.
13:22I've got two left feet, I have to say.
13:27Taking the lead with her design,
13:29Charlie will be joined by Flo
13:31and an expert troupe of landscapers.
13:34With project manager Dan at the helm,
13:37they have just two days to rescue Mick and Jill's garden.
13:41Morning, all. Morning.
13:43Here we have one of Charlie's nice designs.
13:46Over there, we are going to have a large patio area,
13:50which Michael and Jill will use as their dance floor.
13:53So I hope everyone's got their PP dancing shoes on.
13:56And then we're going to have a tiki bar just over here.
14:00You know, large bamboo poles.
14:02But before we get to this, we've got the concrete pad.
14:05Unfortunately, we're not going to be able to get rid of it.
14:08But you know what they say, if you can't beat them, join them.
14:11So we'll get the type 1, we'll bring it up to that level,
14:14join that level, and then we can slab straight over the top of it.
14:17Everyone ready for it? Yeah. Let's go for it.
14:23First up, Tori will be trying to lose around 5cm of concrete
14:28from the filled-in former koi carp pond.
14:33It's too thick to actually get rid of it all,
14:36but to help us, we're just getting rid of the top layer,
14:39so then when it comes to putting our bed to lay our slabs on,
14:42it's a nice, smooth finish.
14:45Charlie wants the area where the concrete slabs sit
14:48to become a raised, level and edged 40-square-metre dance floor,
14:52bordered by Polynesian-inspired planting and rejuvenated lawn.
14:58So while Jamie and Tori cut the turf for that patio at the back,
15:03it's up to Lee and James to weed and remove Mick and Jill's dead planting.
15:10Yes!
15:12You can have the FA cup, I'd sooner have a big stump.
15:17Charlie wants to use sleepers to create a connected framing
15:21around the patio, lawn and borders.
15:23This one I'll grab in.
15:25So getting that edging straight and level is crucial.
15:29Is that a nice, straight line, yeah?
15:31Yeah, that's straight.
15:34We're more or less now coming to the final stages of prepping the ground.
15:39Just finishing off squeezing the odd little bits.
15:42After that now, we're going to get the sleepers in,
15:45because that will just retain all that patio area.
15:50Four hours in, it's time to prep the patio for paving
15:54with Charlie's oversized porcelain tiles.
15:57Charlie's gone for an 800 by 800, perfect for dancing on.
16:01So I'm just starting in this corner, just going to work my way across.
16:05A lot to do, so I need to crack on.
16:14This one good to go there, James?
16:16Yes, it is, yeah.
16:19So based on Charlie's design,
16:21we knew that was going to have a big patio area,
16:24so we decided to go for this grid style,
16:26so then it will give that more of a dance floor vibe to it,
16:30other than the alternative, which would have been brickbond.
16:34So definitely they'll be happy with this.
16:36Brickbond paving lays tiles at staggered joins
16:39between rows for visual interest.
16:42But Charlie wants that clean, big patio.
16:46Charlie wants that clean, big and modern feel.
16:50With patio and edging underway,
16:52Lee's ready to start preparing Charlie's piece de resistance,
16:56the tiki bar.
16:59Just digging the first hole
17:01for the extremely beautiful bamboo posts we've got for this tiki hut.
17:05So I'm really looking forward to getting them in
17:07and getting it all set out, it's going to look stunning.
17:11Building with bamboo poles requires a little more flexibility.
17:14It's a big didgeridoo, this, isn't it?
17:16Then you're treated lumber.
17:18How you going on, Lee?
17:19Getting there.
17:20As you know, there's not a level surface on these,
17:22so it's just a matter of getting as plumb as we can,
17:25and then when I start building the internal framework
17:27in between each upright, and that's clad, it'll look fine.
17:30Trust me, I'm happy with that.
17:32Lee is planting eight posts around 2.5m tall...
17:35Yeah, that's level.
17:37..as a frame for the tiki bar and rustic tropics-inspired roof.
17:42Boop, boop, boop!
17:44Drum roll!
17:45With the final patio tile in place...
17:48Nice!
17:49..the team have worked hard to date.
17:51They're ready for Charlie and Flo's arrival in the morning.
17:58Well, Twickenham.
17:59Yes, Twickenham, home of the rugby.
18:01That is very true, but this gun?
18:03I'm not kidding.
18:04The patio, I'm promising you, is almost the size of a rugby pitch.
18:10I'm not joking.
18:11Oh, wow.
18:12Well, that's an interesting tease.
18:14OK, all right.
18:16Oh, it is big, isn't it?
18:18I told you it was big!
18:20Oh, my days!
18:21Wow!
18:22They've done well, though, they've got it all down.
18:25Tiki bar's coming on, I love the bamboo posts.
18:27The bamboo is fantastic.
18:29But I would like you to do me a raised bed over on that side...
18:34OK.
18:35..to grow a few things in so that they can dress the tiki bar.
18:39Oh, nice.
18:40Yes?
18:41Maybe some ferns so they can put a nice display on the bar.
18:44And then we'll work on the flower bed in the middle
18:47that's like the jungle planting.
18:49All right.
18:50Lots to go.
18:51Lots to do.
18:52Tiki bars were introduced in 1930s Hollywood
18:55by American adventurer Don Beach,
18:58offering themed Polynesian-inspired surrounds and cocktails.
19:02Working to bring Charlie's vision to life,
19:05but has had to make one change.
19:07What's this extra hole for?
19:09Well, we came across the land drain that's coming from the extension.
19:13Oh, OK.
19:14We can run exactly the centre of those posters.
19:18Building on top of the existing drain
19:20could have caused damage to the pipe below.
19:23So sometimes when you do a design, you've got to be flexible,
19:27but I think it works out really well,
19:30because originally the bar was this way and you'd serve that way,
19:34but now Michael and Jill can be this way serving the dancers
19:39after they've worked themselves into a frenzy
19:42and want a nice cocktail to relax.
19:45So you come up onto the dance floor,
19:48and I wasn't kidding when I said the dance floor is big.
19:53It is absolutely massive.
19:59There's a wooden edge to add texture to Mick and Jill's new patio.
20:032-5-6-5.
20:042-5-6-5.
20:05But Flo and Tori want to create more colour
20:08and a connection to the rest of the garden.
20:11Charlie's asked me to build a raised bed here,
20:14and we're going to grow some grasses.
20:16When the leaves dry out, they can cut them
20:18and use them as additional stuffing on the tiki bar roof.
20:21So I've got Tori here, and we're going to build this raised bed.
20:24We're going to get our measurements sorted and then put it together.
20:28And as always, the greatest fear is planting it up at the end.
20:33Tori builds the frame for the raised beds
20:36by attaching half a metre wide planks to the back wall,
20:39screwed to 2.5 metre planks at the front.
20:45Coming together really nicely, Tori.
20:47Going there, Flo?
20:48Yeah, yeah, nice one.
20:49Now this is a really simple raised bed.
20:51We're only doing three sides because it's backed up against the wall.
20:54So once you've got your timber cut,
20:56putting it together, it's probably about 20 minutes.
20:59And then line it, put the soil in it, and then you can plant.
21:02Really simple little project you can do in an afternoon.
21:05Sometimes simple's best, isn't it, Flo?
21:07Yes.
21:08Charlie will introduce raised beds at different points
21:11throughout Jill and Mick's new space.
21:16So I'm just about to do this raised planting bed.
21:20So it works out nicely because we've got the sleeper
21:23that finishes off the nice, big patio, a.k.a. the dance floor.
21:29So what I'm going to do is return the sleeper to come off here,
21:33go along to the wall,
21:35and then that will just be all incorporated in one.
21:38So then Charlie or Flo will have a nice little planting area
21:41then to work their magic.
21:43While Dan, Flo and Tori build their beds,
21:47Charlie's helping Lee and Jamie get the roof on the tiki bar.
21:51Now we're using this polycarbonate so it's clear,
21:54it'll keep the rain off,
21:55but what I want to do is make it look as pretty as possible.
21:58So we're going to put some split bamboo on top of it
22:02and you'll get that lovely dappled light effect.
22:05At the moment, see, it was really cool using these bamboo posts,
22:10but we've now got to cut round them.
22:13So we're cutting out circles in the polycarbonate roof
22:16because Lee is very particular.
22:19I would have just cut a square and gone,
22:21Yeah, that'll do, but not Lee.
22:26Are you very particular about things?
22:28I have to if I'm working with Lee. I've got no choice.
22:33Cutting precisely measured semicircle corners,
22:36Jamie and Lee will lay three polycarbonate sheets across the roof
22:40before they are dressed.
22:43Why do you do this to me, Charlie?
22:45Because you love it, really.
22:48Follow the same distance. I can't get that right.
22:51The problem is, is we cut the circle,
22:54but these ridges here are just a little bit fatter,
22:59so you've got to allow for that bit.
23:02So we're just cutting, we're taking off millimetres
23:04because we want it to be exact.
23:11Oh, yeah. Neat as.
23:14Well done, hairy legs.
23:17Here we go. So the bamboo's going on.
23:20This is split bamboo, polycarbonate roof,
23:22very practical, not overly pretty.
23:25By putting the split bamboo on it, it just pretties it up.
23:28Right, you see the slats? Yeah, look at that.
23:31Can you see me? Beautiful.
23:33That's lovely.
23:36Great.
23:40So the next thing now is to get the plants in
23:42and really create a lush little corner here
23:45with some little bamboo accents
23:47that are going to mirror the bar over there,
23:50and this space is going to look really lush.
24:01Charlie wants to include jungle planting,
24:04like grasses and ferns, in the new garden.
24:08And the plants have arrived. Flo! Yes, darling.
24:12The plants are here. Sweetie.
24:14Got lots of textures. Lots of textures.
24:17Love these oleanders. Yeah.
24:19Pop of red.
24:21Oleanders are here. Can you see me?
24:23I can just about see you. These oleanders should do well.
24:26Great. We'll be fighting over those.
24:28That's our pops of red.
24:30Right, I'm going to get these mahoania.
24:33So we'll look at those textures.
24:35We've got nice little round foliage,
24:37fluffy foliage and then holly-like foliage,
24:40so it works well together.
24:42Lots of evergreens,
24:44which is great for a low-maintenance garden.
24:47Prickly plants coming through.
24:52While Flo makes the soil around the garden level
24:55ready for planting,
24:57Charlie's working with Lee
24:59to get the trees ready for planting.
25:01Charlie's working with Lee
25:03to get the tiki bars counter built up.
25:05Now, this is bar height.
25:07It might look high, but this floor is going to come up,
25:11so it's going to be a little bit higher inside, isn't it?
25:15Now, I was thinking, with the bar,
25:17I know in my design it was all timber,
25:20but what about we use one or two slabs on the top
25:24and it'll just mix up the different types of materials?
25:29Yeah, I like that idea.
25:30Yeah? Yeah.
25:34Screwing legs to a supporting frame
25:36that will hold Charlie's porcelain tile...
25:39I'll loop it.
25:43..Lee cuts another semicircle to fit the tile in place.
25:50Oh, look!
25:52Oh, nibbling.
25:54This looks very sexy, boys.
25:57I have just cut this out
25:59and made a really lovely joint around the edge.
26:03And then we're going to put some timber in,
26:08so textures, maybe some bamboo, split bamboo,
26:12then another bit of timber,
26:14and then I'm going to plant this up
26:16with some little creeping plants
26:18just to add some detail to the tiki bar.
26:21I did think I could even put the bamboo there
26:24and have it so you could put your nuts and your olives in there,
26:27but Lee thought they might be a bit dirty and gritty that way,
26:31so I'm going for a few plants.
26:33It was the detail of the tiki bar that persuaded Jill and Mick
26:38Charlie's design was the one for them.
26:41I will be quite happy sitting at the tiki bar,
26:44watching them all dance, especially if the sun's shining.
26:47My only worry is, will it be sturdy enough?
26:50Is it going to be really flimsy?
26:52How long will it last?
26:55It's a nightmare, really.
26:57I just worry it won't be finished in time
26:59and will it look as good as it does in Charlie's drawings?
27:03Cheers.
27:05Charlie's working hard to make the reality of the tiki bar
27:09as strong as her vision.
27:12I'm just prepping this area here.
27:15So the bench is going here, but I'm lifting the turf.
27:18I'm thinking of planting it up with lots of ferns
27:21and lush plants because it will be in the shade.
27:24But not only does it make it practical for Michael,
27:27it makes the bench look way more of a garden.
27:31And as far as I'm concerned,
27:33the more plants you can get in the garden, the better.
27:40Yep, looks about right.
27:45So these are where the slabs are going to go.
27:49So I'm just prepping the ground with a height one sub-base.
27:52Then we'll have three nice large slabs,
27:55like a little stepping stone kind of effect.
27:57So not only will they be doing steps on their nice dance floor,
28:00they'll be having little steps right up to their bar as well.
28:05Complementary and connected materials are key to Charlie's design.
28:11Now I'm continuing the bamboo theme,
28:14which is already the tiki bar, in this raised bed here.
28:17I'm going to use these in a decorative way.
28:19I'm going to use three of them at different heights
28:22as a kind of organ pipe motif.
28:24But I need to get these two cut down
28:26so I can really get the full effect.
28:34Lovely! Thank you.
28:36Is that everything? Yes. Beautiful.
28:38You're keeping them as well, yeah? Yes.
28:40Lovely. Lots of bamboo. Lots of bamboo.
28:44Yes. Thank you.
28:49Well, that's real, isn't it? Yeah.
28:51Woo-wee! Lots of organic matter in there.
28:55So we're just getting the topsoil in,
28:57but I've got my organ pipe arrangement of bamboo in,
29:00which picks up flows.
29:02So basically the theme rolls around into this bed
29:06and then on to the bench and on to the tiki bar.
29:09So it just ties the whole thing together.
29:12It ties the whole garden together.
29:14And then planting-wise,
29:16Flo's going to have a nice, soft, airy planting here.
29:20This is going to be the more jungly area
29:23with sort of pops of hot colours.
29:25And then over on the tiki bar,
29:27we're going to have some scented climbers
29:30and then a backdrop of evergreens.
29:33Easy maintenance because Michael and Jill
29:37want to spend all their time practising their footsteps
29:40and not having to maintain the garden too much.
29:43With raised beds ready for planting...
29:46Do you want me, Charlie?
29:48..the tiki bar almost finished
29:50and all those oversized tiles laid...
29:53Yeah, about there. That's great.
29:55..Flo and Charlie can prepare to plant.
29:58So when you've got a raised bed
30:00and you've got a number of plants to put in,
30:02take your time, because what I tend to do
30:04is I move things around quite a lot.
30:06I get two or three in and then I think,
30:08oh, no, it doesn't quite work.
30:10So you want to kind of get everything in the right place
30:13before you then start planting, digging the holes.
30:20I think I'm happy with that. Yeah.
30:26Oh, lots of plants. That's good. It's a big garden.
30:31Charlie's positioning flowers, plants, grasses and trees
30:35to create her Polynesian-inspired tropical paradise in Twickenham.
30:41In the jungle border, my two key plants are palms.
30:46Hardy palms. We've got Phoenix canariensis,
30:50which is very heavy and very spiky,
30:52so be careful when you're lifting them up,
30:55but they are amazing palms.
30:58Evergreen and a real focal point in a border.
31:03Now, they eventually get to 15 metres tall.
31:07It takes a long time and these fronds can get to 5 metres long
31:13and they just look like giant evergreen fountains.
31:16And then the other palm that I've got, again evergreen,
31:20a Tucson palm, and that's Trachycarpus fortunii,
31:24and it's again got these lovely palmate fronds
31:28and, of course, they can trim these leaves off
31:31and use them to decorate the bar
31:34or tuck them under the roof to give that authentic tiki bar feel.
31:39Luckily, this one isn't quite so spiky.
31:44MUSIC
31:57Now, the first of the plants I'm putting in
32:00is this beautiful grass called Hakanakloa.
32:04Now, it's a deciduous grass,
32:06which means that over the winter it will die back,
32:09but at the moment it's this beautiful golden colour.
32:12It's called all gold.
32:14What I love about this grass is the movement and the sound it makes.
32:19They're really easy to grow, really low-maintenance,
32:22which is great for Michael and Jill.
32:24And the lovely idea that Charlie's had with putting this in the garden
32:29is that when it has gone over into its autumn-winter dry straw colour,
32:35Michael and Jill can cut it off
32:38and use it on the roof of the tiki bar as part of the dressing.
32:42Wonderful idea.
32:56So, this bench, which Lee and Jamie have constructed,
33:00it's been very practical,
33:02but I want to make more of a feature of it by planting up underneath.
33:06So, we've got hardy ferns.
33:08Some of them are evergreen and some are semi-evergreen,
33:11but because it's so protected here, these will be evergreen.
33:14And you get sort of the frondy ones, you get the full-leaf ones,
33:18and then you get colour changes.
33:20So, these go a nice bronze colour, so they'll be there the whole time.
33:24It's just those things that just make the difference to a garden.
33:29Now, this plant, you might know it.
33:32It's called petunia.
33:34And the common name is... Well, it's got a number of common names.
33:37Fish mint is one of them.
33:39I mean, the name fish mint, for me, is not quite right
33:42because when I sniff it, it smells kind of citrusy.
33:45I love it, actually.
33:47And it's a plant that is going to work really well in this border.
33:51It kind of ties everything together.
33:53And it loves boggy conditions,
33:55where if you were to plant it in damp soil in open ground,
33:59it really would take off and can become a bit of a problem.
34:02But if you plant it in drier conditions, it will spread a lot slower.
34:06It's also got these really cute little cream-pink flowers,
34:10which just act like these little sparkles in the plant.
34:14And if I look at it now, take it all in,
34:17you can see that it's got a lot of colour.
34:20And if I look at it now, take it all in,
34:23I think, yeah, yeah, it all really works.
34:26Love this grass here as it's falling forward
34:29and kind of wrapping itself around the bamboo.
34:32Yeah.
34:35This is another little detail.
34:37The top of the bamboo is just all about that little detail.
34:42Theatre, darling, theatre.
34:44Yeah.
34:50Yeah.
34:55Last bit of planting around the tiki bar.
34:58So what I wanted to do is use evergreen climbers.
35:02So they're always there.
35:04So I'm going to have the Tractless Burnham here,
35:07Star Jasmine and the Clematis Armandii Apple Blossom over there.
35:12And they'll go up and over and give an evergreen cover
35:16that will just be full of gorgeous scent
35:19and remind Michael and Jill of Hawaii
35:22and jive in the night away.
35:31A bit higher, Orta. A bit higher.
35:34With the tiki bar kitted out...
35:38..final planting in...
35:40That's good, yeah. That's lovely.
35:42..after just two days,
35:44this tropical dancer's paradise is almost ready.
35:47Ta-da!
35:49Woo-hoo!
35:53Oh!
35:55THEY LAUGH
35:57It's our age. I know.
35:59There's nothing better than sitting down and sighing.
36:01But that was a slog, wasn't it?
36:03It was a slog. It was a long day.
36:06But this garden's completely transformed.
36:09Must admit, I was worried.
36:11It's such a big patio and it can be so dominant
36:15that you think, I know it's exactly what they want
36:18and they can use it for other things,
36:20but you think, oh, the garden's just going to look like a parking space.
36:24But actually, very cleverly, by putting the tiki bar here,
36:28it kind of breaks it up.
36:30It acts as a bit of a foil.
36:32And with the planting there, it's a lovely, lovely design.
36:35So, do you think Michael and Jill will give us a little bit of boogie?
36:39Oh, I hope so. Maybe learn a few steps.
36:42No, that's a step too far for me, love.
36:45Shall we go and get on? Yeah, yeah, yeah, let's do that.
36:50Jill and Mick's garden was once a concreted-over spa space
36:55with dead stumps and weed-filled borders.
36:58There was no structure to it,
37:00nor space to entertain friends or family.
37:04But with a £7,000 budget...
37:08..it's evolved into a Pacific Island-inspired dancer's paradise.
37:19Right, hold on, I'm just putting you next to your lady.
37:23All right.
37:24Will it be the garden Jill and Mick dreamed of?
37:28I hope you like your garden.
37:30Do you want to open your eyes?
37:32Oh, my God!
37:35Whoa! Oh, mate, that's amazing!
37:38Oh, my God! That is fantastic, honestly.
37:41Oh, that is... Oh!
37:43Oh, my God!
37:45Look at this! I knew I wouldn't be able to control him!
37:49This is amazing! Calm down! Calm down!
37:52Oh, dear! That's quality.
37:55What a brilliant reaction.
37:57I knew we were getting a patio and a bar, but this...
38:02I saw the drawing. This is better.
38:04When you come into a garden, you do bring it to life, love.
38:07You really do. It is so, so good.
38:10Where bare grass once led to dry borders...
38:15..a rejuvenated lawn now leads to raised beds
38:19filled with tropics-inspired plants, grasses and flowers.
38:27Let's wander this way!
38:29Wow. I think I'll wet myself in a minute.
38:32It's quality.
38:34This is absolutely the best.
38:37Honestly, this is fantastic.
38:39I love the lights.
38:41The TV lights are just hidden away.
38:43The sight of the bamboo. Yeah!
38:45That's fantastic, mate.
38:47I'm loving the bamboo, which ties all the different areas together.
38:52So, jungle planting.
38:54Now, the reason that we got the palms
38:56is so that as you cut the leaves off,
38:58you can put them up on the tiki bar and make it much more tiki.
39:02Yeah. If that's a word. That is for you.
39:04It is. It is now. It is now.
39:06It's fantastic, Gill. It's just everything.
39:09Well, it's more than jungle planting.
39:12Inspired.
39:13Come on up to the main reason that we did the garden.
39:17Mick and Gill's filled-in pond once served as a temporary patio.
39:23Now, a slight step, edged by sleepers,
39:27leads to oversized tiles
39:29and a stage perfect for jiving the night away.
39:34Oh, Charlie! Look!
39:36This is just so good!
39:38It's huge! It's huge!
39:40It's great. It's everything I want, mate.
39:42Can you just show us a couple of moves? Go on.
39:45Just nothing too big, but...
39:48There you are.
39:50And they love the patio.
39:52Of course, it's there for them to jive.
39:54Look, they're jiving.
39:55Charlie, I'll get the whole troop on here.
39:57Not yet, because it's only just laid.
39:59Slow down. Slow down.
40:01Honestly, the flowers, they're fantastic.
40:04So, I have to say, Flo has been busy on this jungle area there.
40:08I love that. Yeah.
40:09So it just screens, it carries the theme through.
40:13It does, love.
40:14And then you can cut those grasses,
40:16and the miscanthus will grow up quite high.
40:18You get the lovely seed heads.
40:19Again, you can use them to dress.
40:21Because I've got this feeling from you both
40:24that you like a little bit of theatre, darling.
40:27We do, darling. We love it, yes. We do.
40:30So you can dress it up,
40:32you can use the leaves on your bar and everything like that.
40:36That's fantastic. Honestly, mate.
40:38It's just amazing.
40:39I just can't believe it.
40:41Have a wander down here, and we'll talk at the bar.
40:44Oh, do, Charlie, do.
40:46So, check out the tiki bar.
40:48Yes!
40:50Yes, I want it.
40:53In front of the area where Mick's ruined shed's at
40:57is now a bespoke tiki bar,
41:00awash with details like planting and bamboo slats
41:04to create a taste of tropical paradise.
41:10It's yours, it's all yours.
41:12Can I have a large one, Charlie?
41:14All we've got is soft drinks.
41:16Oh, I'll tell you what.
41:18I'll have something stronger in a minute.
41:20Cheers, darling. Cheers, Charlie.
41:22Cheers, Charlie. Cheers.
41:24Well done, Charlie. You've nailed it once again.
41:26Well done, girl.
41:27And look at this, the top.
41:29Oh, wow, that's fantastic.
41:30Same slabs that are down there.
41:32So we can rest stuff on it, can we?
41:34Yeah, hot stuff, so barbecue.
41:36So you could be out here all the time.
41:45So do you think it's been worth it?
41:47Every single penny, mate.
41:49And more, and more.
41:51So it wasn't just me, it was the team.
41:54So Flo Landscapers, come on in!
41:59What a team, what a team.
42:02Oh, Flo, honestly, you're amazing.
42:05Thank you, chaps.
42:06So these guys have slogged themselves,
42:09leastest me never, ever again another tiki bar.
42:13Along with Jamie.
42:17I hope you love using your huge patio
42:20to dance the night away.
42:22Oh, we do.
42:23We certainly will.
42:24We do, don't we?
42:25Can't wait to see the others.
42:26They'll love it.
42:27Yeah?
42:28Shall we get the rest of them out as well?
42:31Charlie strived to deliver a space
42:33perfect for Mick and Jill
42:35to dance, drink and drift away in.
42:39Look at that!
42:40Come on, have a look.
42:43They're proud to invite friends,
42:45children and grandchildren
42:47to share their garden once more.
42:50They expressed all our thoughts in this garden
42:54and it's everything we wanted and more.
42:57It's just fantastic.
42:58No joints!
43:00As soon as we opened our eyes,
43:02it was our dream come true.
43:03I'm looking forward to having a troop round
43:05and doing our first practice session here
43:07and all jiving together
43:09while Jill serves us a drink.
43:10While I serve the drinks.