Garden Rescue Season 10 Episode 5

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00:00for nearly a decade the garden rescue team have made dreams come true for

00:08hundreds of garden owners across the UK open your eyes oh wow it's absolutely

00:23stunning thank you so much thank you very much no matter the challenge it's

00:28just coming down a little harder the rain did this weather keeps on as it is we're

00:32not going to have anything to see it and no matter the garden I'll tell you what

00:37so it's a little bit smaller than I thought we've got the job done that's

00:41brilliant but the one question I always get asked is what happens to the gardens

00:47after we leave well now wow are we blooming it it's my turn to be amazed

00:57that's grown into a bar I'm going back been a long time yeah to my favorite

01:04garden rescues five years including some of our very first to find out what happened

01:18we should have called it the dimmer after we packed up our spades I'm very excited to see the garden it

01:25has gone huge look we've picked the perfect day to show you around the sun is shining the garden's

01:32looking beautiful it's fabulous

01:34this time

01:39dance it I'm so excited to see the garden I see the transformation in a garden we rescued three years ago in Corby

01:47so we have lily and we have the iris we have a papyrus oh okay and we have a lot of boatsmen

01:54come on show me show me come here how we changed the garden and life in biggles way

01:59whenever people say do I know you and someone says oh yeah she was on that garden rescue program oh yes I love you jolly

02:06and remember how we made dreams come true in Nottingham

02:11that bear stark yeah yeah space there has now become natural and very rough yes I could quite confidently say

02:21after three years Lee absolutely hit the brief over the years we've brought our creative designs to Britain's most bland gardens we've just been at a bit of a loss with it to be honest welcome to my fences

02:33this is that essentially this is all we've got to offer it's a patch of grass and little else at this stage unfortunately

02:40one big boring space where I thought we'd bitten off more than we could chew was in Corby three years ago

02:48hi garden rescue I'm Sid and this is Leo and I'm Dan and this is Albert and we need your help

02:55this is our first house that we've brought together and so there's a really special one it's like our first garden that's ours you know we can do anything we want with it

03:02ah Dan and Sid now that was a challenge their garden they wanted it all to seamlessly join together and it was a new build with nothing in it

03:13myself and Lee were asked to consider Dan and Sid's very blank canvas there's no plants in this garden other than the plants that Dan and Sid have in pots

03:22we have a collection of olive trees we love travelling to the Mediterranean to Italy so a touch of Mediterranean style to bring in there

03:29I always remember my childhood being around orchards because we had a big orchard in a garden we grew lots of veggies so having this in a garden would be perfect

03:40what else they want I'm not quite sure we usually entertaining on the uneven surface of the garden so we want to have a little bit more flatter surface and bring the patio a little bit more inside the garden so it's more party friendly

03:56water is always amazing to have in a garden it's good for nature the wildlife is coming and it's also lovely to hear it

04:03okay so they're wanting to encourage wildlife and they seem really open to bringing in like mature trees and height which is great

04:10you can have a really diverse garden yeah the couple had four thousand pounds to spend it wasn't going to be easy

04:17let's do it but Lee and I propose designs full of color produce and social spaces I've got a vegetable and herb garden here along with a view from your lounge down to this beautiful

04:32flowering tree glade full of scent and dappled light this is just amazing hi Dan and Sid this is my Mediterranean themed garden with a twist oh wow

04:48I've given you a large entertaining area at the back of the garden and I've used a gravel rectangle here that's surrounded by really bright vibrant herbaceous perennials full of scent and color

04:59oh that is so nice with both designs packed full of features the entertaining space is going to have a big metal water bottle and planting so that's the Judas tree there we hadn't made it easy for Sid and Dan

05:14how are you gonna choose wow I was delighted when I got the nod it's Charlie

05:21apart from the boys olive trees that hot looks a bit shaky and a few tomatoes the garden was clear

05:32so the landscaper's first job was to create a stylish patio I've got to lay 20 square meters so that should keep us busy for a bit yeah with a dry stone wall water feature

05:50so the Mediterranean vibe is coming with that lovely dry stone wall that Colin has built and then this is the produce area so lots of herbs and veg and then we're going to have lots of Mediterranean plants through the stepping stones so as they walk through they get the scent of lavender and thyme

06:08but before we could plant any new trees oh that's not as heavy as it looks three olive trees that were already there needed a new home liberating them in fresh soil nice and loamy they'll love it

06:27the Mediterranean feel was beginning to take shape I think it's got to go around 180

06:35stop that's the view I thought I was in Tuscany for a second though not Corby so Lee could start to make progress with the produce area now with tomatoes that you're growing outdoors you do need to limit the amount of growth and that's to ensure you get fruits

06:53so if you're growing them outdoors you want four trusses which are basically the side shoots that come off the tomato plant so we've got one two three so four would be there but I know that they've got a fruit there so we don't want to disturb it

07:07so I'm going to snip the top out to stop it growing any more and then hopefully next year when they grow some more they'll be able to follow the rule of four

07:14as part of the design Sid requested a tree in memory of his mum who had sadly died earlier in the year I was only too happy to oblige

07:31now this is Circus siliquastrum or Judas tree and it was one of the key trees in the garden but putting in a huge established tree like this

07:42does mean that they're going to have to look after it properly especially for the first year two years by watering it so we're going to make sure that we put in watering spots for the tree

07:58we planted fruit trees to cover the brick walls and an empress tree beside the Judas tree

08:06I need a bit more a bit more

08:10once the final touches were in place no splash ideal thank you this Mediterranean fruit tree paradise was ready to show Dan and Sid

08:24what had been a huge expanse of lawn

08:27was now their own Mediterranean plant-filled oasis

08:38I'm hoping we have given you the garden that you really would love open your eyes

08:44oh my god

08:51it is completely different

08:52is it good

08:54oh my god

08:56this is amazing

08:57so go and check out your fan-trained fruit trees

09:01I mean this is

09:02what he is

09:03oh it's got little ones

09:04yeah

09:05it's like it's beautiful

09:06and it's a great way to one cover brick walls and also you get the warmth from the wall

09:11so it actually helps the fruit develop amazing more easily

09:15it's beautiful

09:16it's absolutely beautiful

09:18and then this area over here

09:20this is the cosy area that you can just come and sit

09:23have a coffee

09:24nice sound of the water

09:26it's exactly what we wanted

09:28we have a dedicated growing space over there

09:30which is beautiful beyond what we imagined it would be

09:33we have our fruit trees

09:34we have our entertaining area

09:36we have a chill-out zone

09:37it's beautiful

09:38it looks beautiful

09:39I love it

09:41my design and the team's hard work made Sid and Dan go wow three years ago

09:46but are they still in awe of their Mediterranean inspired produce growing garden

09:52Dan, Sid, I'm so excited to see the garden

09:56how have you been?

09:57Hi Charlie, we've been brilliant and the garden is doing so well

10:00how have you been?

10:02absolutely fantastic

10:03but it's been about three years isn't it?

10:06it's been

10:07it is

10:08and we've picked the perfect day to show you around

10:10the sun is shining

10:11the garden is looking beautiful

10:12come on then

10:14in just over three years

10:16Sid and Dan's garden has gone from sprouting

10:21to flourishing

10:22the fan-trained fruit trees on the garage wall

10:33are full of produce

10:35look at that

10:36you can hardly see the garage

10:38we have only little small tomatoes this year

10:43and they've been working hard to keep the beds in front

10:46thriving too

10:47all those veg and fruit

10:49it looks like it's been there forever

10:53you had two fruit trees there didn't you?

10:55now we have three

10:56we have an apple, damson and a pear

10:59fantastic

11:00so that garage wall is a huge produce section

11:05and you've got your other veg there as well

11:07little bit

11:08I don't know if you can see

11:09so the rhubarb is the best growing

11:11it's fair to say our fruits are doing better than our veg this year

11:13because it's been so wet

11:15and cold at night

11:17things haven't done so well

11:19but hopefully

11:20you can think about re-sowing

11:23things like lettuce and radishes

11:25so you should get some more produce

11:28when we left

11:29the produce and the trees of this garden were young

11:34now the empress tree and judas tree

11:37planted in memory of Sid's mum

11:39have grown into that blossom avenue I was hoping for

11:43that's absolutely huge

11:45look at that

11:46wow that's amazing

11:49and Dan and Sid have been inspired to add planting to the water feature by the patio

11:56so we have lily and we have the iris

11:58we have a papyrus in there

12:00oh ok

12:01and we have a lot of boatsmen

12:02we have water boatmen in there which we love absolutely

12:04they're so cute

12:05and do you get the odd bird coming down for a drink

12:09absolutely

12:10we do yes

12:11yeah

12:12yeah they love and and a dragonflies they love it

12:15oh fantastic that's amazing

12:17and our border is in full bloom right now

12:20it just looks absolutely awesome we've added a few more plants to our border

12:24so this is the border now

12:26oh look at that

12:28the young flowers I planted and the olive trees we transplanted from pots

12:35are living happily in the borders of the patio

12:38lovely

12:39the olive trees love it

12:41so now the olive trees are in the ground they're much happier

12:45yeah look they are fantastic

12:47god

12:48they've doubled in size

12:49they have haven't they

12:50and have you found that you're learning lots about gardening

12:53oh absolutely

12:54and we've added a border to the end to soften it a bit

12:57we'd love to show you

12:59Dan and Sid have brought planting to the back fencing

13:02Charlie we've got lots of free plants from our existing border

13:07because like you said they self propagate

13:09and they just give us so this verbena

13:12was a self propagated verbena doing really well now

13:16that looks fabulous well done you guys

13:18and our grape wines are doing really well this year

13:21they love it

13:22yeah surprisingly well

13:23they started getting a little bit too bushy

13:25so we need some advice probably on this

13:27so just put some wires along the fence

13:30train them along horizontally

13:32and then that way you build up a framework

13:34like you see if you're driving through the wine regions

13:38and then you'll get the side shoots

13:40and by having them horizontal

13:42you'll get more grapes on them than if you just let them go upwards

13:47so they're very tolerant of being pulled around

13:50and clipped and pruned so you'll be fine

13:53I have to say I mean the garden looks absolutely fantastic

13:57thank you

13:58you obviously really enjoy it

14:00thank you for helping us to make it a nice looking garden

14:04it's really made us curious and more active gardeners I'd say

14:08good on you

14:09Charlie and the garden rescue team thank you so much for coming over to our garden three years ago

14:22we couldn't have imagined how to do it ourselves

14:25and you've absolutely transformed it for the better

14:27hopefully see you again soon

14:29they're obviously as keen as mustard now

14:32sitting down with their garden

14:34it looked fantastic

14:36it just makes me feel so happy

14:38my next garden rescue was all about evoking the past

14:45I'm back in Biggles Wade where five years ago we transformed Maureen's garden

14:50and gave it a little touch of Spain

14:53when I bought this house it was brand new

14:57so the garden was just a huge lump of grass

15:01it was very very boring and very green

15:05and then garden rescue came along and rescued it

15:09Maureen moved to Biggles Wade from Spain to be closer to her daughter

15:13after the death of our dear husband Graham

15:17Graham was a carpenter joiner

15:19I don't know what I can say about him

15:21he had the most amazing smile

15:23and that's what I miss most is his smile

15:25so what I would like from the garden here is the nice seating area

15:29where I can just sit and think about him I suppose

15:32living close to mountains in Spain

15:35Maureen and Graham's garden had been gorgeous

15:38we had vegetables we had fruit trees and we had lots of colour

15:43she would like to bring some of those really lovely memories back to the garden

15:48what kind of memories does she want in there?

15:50she wants like Spanish courtyard garden but with views

15:53she remembers the views

15:55at the back of our house it was just mountains

15:58and the mountains changed every day

16:01they were just stunning

16:04when David, Harry and I arrived in Biggles Wade

16:07it was obvious Maureen's new back garden had some catching up to do

16:14yeah it's not very Spanish though is it really?

16:18not Spanish and not necessarily mountain views

16:20definitely not mountain views

16:21with no veg, no fruit trees, nor colour

16:24me and the boys had our work cut out

16:27creating a Spanish inspired space for mooring

16:30Harry and David took a risk on a hedge-filled courtyard

16:35how are you?

16:37I'm good, I'm very excited

16:39yeah, to give that more courtyard feeling

16:41we wanted some informal paths

16:44so rather than just having a drake avenue path

16:46we've given you almost like this network

16:48so you have a really lovely wandering journey

16:51and that's going to make the space feel a lot bigger

16:53I thought a Spanish courtyard would be perfect too

16:56but mine was just a little bit busier

16:59so you come out the back door

17:01and then we've got these stepping stones that lead to the patio

17:05and planted through there lots of tines and herbs and alpines

17:11and then we've got planting all the way round

17:14and this is zoned into different areas

17:17wow

17:18both designs brought a bit of Spain to Biggles Wade

17:21but Maureen could choose just one

17:24hello

17:25hello again

17:26I know everyone says it

17:27but this has been the hardest thing I've ever had to decide

17:31but I can only choose one

17:33I love both

17:34I will say I love both

17:36but

17:41I've gone with

17:43yay

17:44Charlie

17:45Charlie

17:46oh nice look at that face

17:47now

17:48well

17:49sorry guys

17:50I do feel very guilty

17:51no not at all

17:52but

17:53I love it

17:54and can I say what I love the most

17:56go on then

17:57this idea

17:58oh

17:59my quirky

18:00because it's wood

18:01kind of evokes Graham

18:02because he was a carpenter

18:03adjoiner

18:04he loved working with Annie Woods

18:06oh okay

18:07and I just feel that'll bring him

18:11that'll bring him into the garden

18:12no pressure boys

18:13because that's going to be your project

18:15alright

18:16the importance of getting the garden just right

18:18wasn't lost on me

18:20oh this is lush

18:22and so the team set to work

18:24first clearing the old patio and lawn

18:27oh they're coming out clean

18:32to make way for the central Spanish courtyard style patio

18:36albeit dampened by the English weather

18:44oh my it's very squelchy isn't it

18:47no

18:48get away you

18:49now

18:50this is a new build garden

18:52and unusually

18:53there was a big patio just here

18:56which we don't normally get

18:58we normally get a tiny little couple of slabs

19:00just outside the patio door leading to the gate

19:03Maureen didn't like that

19:05said there's too much paving here

19:06so we've taken that all up

19:08but we are recycling it

19:09and put down this lovely new pathway basically

19:13from the back gate

19:15to the patio doors

19:17and then there's going to be stepping stones

19:19leading down into the garden

19:21Harry and David were put to work

19:23building screens for the pergola

19:25do we always sit them on the middle?

19:27no not at all

19:29that convinced Maureen my design was for her

19:33now look at that

19:34what do you reckon of this then?

19:35that looks really cool

19:37it looks like a sound wave doesn't it?

19:39it does

19:40at the moment I thought

19:41if you're looking over a lake onto mountains

19:43it's the reflection of the mounds on the wall

19:45oh yes

19:51and they had some more woodwork

19:53building a table from rustic timber

19:55that Maureen had found in Spain

19:57when we moved to Spain

19:59a friend of ours gave that wood to me

20:01and Graham was going to make a table from it

20:05beautifully smooth

20:07I wanted to bring new life to lots of pots

20:10that Maureen had scattered about the old garden

20:13when you think of courtyard gardens

20:16in Spain and Portugal and Italy

20:19you always think of containers

20:21with loads and loads of plants

20:23spilling out of them

20:25and that's what I want to give Maureen

20:27aren't they gorgeous?

20:39they look like mountain peaks

20:41that's good

20:42and I'd spent £300 on a pair of monoliths

20:45oh my lord

20:46watch your feet

20:47get yourself steady

20:48let's get over

20:49sit down

20:50put it down

20:51put it down

20:52to help remind Maureen of those Spanish mountains

20:55that meant so much

20:56oh

20:57come on strong man

20:58look at that

21:01so that's the strawberry tree

21:03so basically

21:04about there

21:05yeah

21:06and maybe back that way a bit more

21:10despite the rain

21:11this is what they call good planting weather

21:14we managed to fill the garden with fuchsias

21:17that's it

21:18oh yes

21:19look at that

21:20that's

21:21that's literally made up with a corner of life

21:23oh

21:24trees like the cornice

21:25and some of Maureen's favourites

21:28so we've got winter jasmine

21:30on that post there

21:32we've got an evergreen summer jasmine

21:34and over there

21:35we've got actually a star jasmine

21:38so you get a fantastic scented seating area

21:41and it wasn't long

21:43nice

21:44before we could show the garden off

21:47oh my gosh

21:48oh my gosh

21:49okay

21:52what had been an empty lifeless strip of land

21:55was now Maureen's own piece of Spain

21:58perfect for pottering

22:00with an elegant courtyard in the centre

22:03stylish screening

22:05and scents and colours that would hopefully take her back

22:09would you like to open your eyes

22:12oh my god

22:15Charlie what have you done

22:19oh my

22:22oh my

22:23oh my

22:24oh

22:25I don't care how wet you are

22:26thank you so

22:27oh my

22:28oh my

22:29oh my

22:30I can't believe it

22:31I can't believe what you've done

22:32there's so much

22:33oh look at my

22:34ah

22:35my bones

22:36so

22:37I'm sorry I can't believe it

22:38it's so amazing

22:41well I think that's a good result

22:43we made you cry

22:44as friends and family arrived to share the garden with Maureen for the first time

22:53the impact the rescue had had was only too clear to see

22:57I can't express enough how much I love it

23:00I love it

23:01sorry

23:02yeah it's just beautiful

23:04I love it

23:05it's been five years since Maureen got her Spanish inspired space

23:12now I'm back in Biggleswade

23:14very excited to see Maureen

23:16to see if she's still in love with her garden

23:19hello Maureen

23:22hey Jane

23:23how are you

23:24lovely to see you again

23:25mwah

23:26five years

23:27five years

23:28yeah how are you

23:29I'm good I'm good I'm very excited to see the garden

23:31are you nervous

23:32no go on

23:33come on show me

23:34come come come come come come this way

23:36come this way wipe my feet

23:37Maureen was in awe when she first set eyes on her new garden

23:42now I'm going to experience that feeling for the first time too

23:47I look at this

23:49wow

23:50there it is

23:51and look at that cornice it's looking gorgeous

23:54do you know that is my all time favourite in the spring

23:58the flowers

23:59I know they're not flowers but the flowers

24:01it is absolutely covered

24:03Maureen has clearly been working hard

24:05her garden appears to be flourishing with plants matured

24:09as well as some new additions and colours

24:12the bed where we planted trees like the cornice is now all grown up and shaped beautifully

24:18do you find the autumn colours lovely

24:21in the autumn before the leaves drop

24:22and all the little fruits as well

24:24it's just gorgeous

24:25I love it

24:26do you eat any of them

24:27I haven't because I didn't know they were edible

24:29yeah they are

24:30Juneberry they are edible but I have to say the birds tend to get there before

24:33before you all get there when they're ripe because the birds go for them just before they're ripe

24:37yeah

24:38it is

24:39is that the piece of timber that

24:41yes it is

24:42it is

24:43it is

24:44it is

24:45isn't it

24:46the timber that Maureen had bought from Spain and which we used to create a seat has bleached in the sun

24:53and the monoliths I bought for £300 each as a reminder of the Spanish mountains are still standing proud

25:01they're still looking gorgeous aren't they

25:03they're gorgeous I love them

25:04now one thing I would say this strawberry tree is rather blocking the view

25:09you want to clear all the young thin stuff

25:12yeah

25:13so that you just see like a framework

25:15okay

25:16and then let it grow up so you end up with a canopy up here

25:19yeah

25:20you'll be able to sit on your bench and you'll be able to see your monolith

25:23see through

25:24and then you've got your gorgeous patio

25:26yep

25:27that was the sort of little bit of Spanish with the tiles the blue

25:30yeah

25:31that's right yeah

25:32and this is a gorgeous seating area shall we

25:34yeah love it

25:35love it

25:36shall we

25:37yeah go on and you can tell me all about what it's like being on TV

25:43when Maureen first set eyes on her garden

25:46oh I love these

25:48including the patio area that is now enveloped with planting she was understandably touched

25:54oh Charlie I love you

25:56her reaction appears to have resonated with friends family and members of the local community

26:02little bird tells me that you're a bit of a celebrity in the village

26:06yeah it was the

26:08oh Charlie I love you

26:10or I love you

26:12or whatever it was

26:13has followed me around for the last five years

26:15yes so whenever people say

26:17do I know you

26:18and someone says

26:19oh yeah she was on that garden rescue program

26:21oh yes Charlie I love you

26:23oh okay thank you

26:24yes bye

26:25so you're known as TV Maureen

26:29I have been called TV Maureen yes

26:31yes

26:32and how have you found the garden do you use it as you expected to

26:36I do yes I told you before that I'm a potterer rather than a gardener

26:41and I do tend to see plants I like and I buy them but I potter and I love it so

26:48it's very therapeutic pottering isn't it

26:51very

26:52little bit of deadheading little bit of weeding

26:55yeah yeah and I do love a bit of deadheading

26:57love a bit of deadheading

26:59yeah and I have to say the screens have worked out really well

27:04rather than putting trellis up which is all well and good but it's quite formal

27:08and this is it's just it's still got the screen and it's fun yeah and painted it looks great

27:14yeah because Graham was a carpenter and he loved working with wood I wanted that represented

27:21so I've got so much wood and I just love it

27:24and you've definitely put your mark on the garden what else has changed I mean the veg patch that wasn't us

27:31no no no my grandson built that for me last year so yeah so that's new

27:36the tomatoes look absolutely amazing

27:39yeah they're absolutely gorgeous

27:41so the garden looks great but what sort of what projects have you got up your sleeve

27:45this area here I've had a few plants in it over the years that have done well or haven't done well

27:51but I've always fancied a bit of a rock garden

27:54and you've got a pile of rocks over there so you've obviously got this project in the offing

27:59well it's been in my mind for a while and I just thought you know what just do it this year

28:04rather than making a rockery because that involves like mounding up and height

28:10and I just think it look a bit sort of odd we could try and do what I would call an alpine pavement

28:16so you actually lay the rocks flat and leave gaps crevices and then plant in the crevices so the plants creep along the crevices

28:25that sounds absolutely brilliant Charlie

28:27I'm sure we can do something

28:28oh thank you

28:29I love you Charlie

28:31in a corner under the now coloured screens that the rich brothers worked hard creating five years ago

28:39the border planting has grown to perfection

28:42I'll randomly place and then we can rejig

28:46but there is an area where Maureen's rocks could certainly flourish

28:50I'll carry my little one

28:52yeah you carry your little one

28:53as a Pyrenees style alpine pavement

28:56now I don't think we should go too far back now because it's getting a bit shady there

29:00okay

29:01it's as if this was at one point one big rock that has broken up and cracked into other bits

29:09so you can see this like striation here

29:12I want to pick that up with this one

29:15so it sort of works and then I'll just level it up

29:20now this one

29:22this one looks like it's going to be a naughty one

29:24it's just a case of don't rush it

29:27fiddle and you know you will get there

29:29now rocks like these yes you can get them by the tonne

29:32but you can actually go to garden centres and buy individual rocks

29:37so you could just do a very small section and buy rocks individually

29:42they're normally sold in bins and you buy them at a price per rock

29:47and so you can pick out the ones that you really like

29:54okay Charlie tee up

29:55tee up

29:56I think you've earned it

29:57I've got one rock to do

29:59so that little rock there

30:00you're going to have it so that that front edge is like level

30:03so it might mean that because the soil is going like that

30:06you might need to dig the soil out at the back so that it goes in sort of flat level

30:11okay

30:12that's it

30:13oh

30:14so that's great

30:16alpines are a great plant for a rocky area like this

30:19we've got some thrift and thyme

30:22I love this colour

30:23it's beautiful

30:24it's nice

30:25got some violets as well

30:26low maintenance and tolerant of drought

30:29they're an easy way to add colour and life

30:32this one's spider web semper vital

30:35oh my gosh

30:36is that actually on the plant?

30:38yeah

30:39it's actually how the plant grows

30:40it grows

30:41and it looks like it's got spider webs all over it

30:43it does

30:44it's amazing

30:45it has the most weird flower

30:46it comes

30:47it almost looks prehistoric

30:48yeah

30:49so this will be fine

30:51interesting

30:52spring bulbs will bring even more

30:54oh I love irises

30:56seasonal colour

30:57I love spring bulbs

30:59I mean they're just worth putting in because the moment you see them you think summer's on its way

31:05yep

31:06exactly

31:07with bulbs as a general rule

31:09there's always exceptions

31:10it's like three times the depth of the bulb that you're going to

31:15and when they come up they're only going to be like that sort of height

31:18so they will look very cute won't they

31:20those are so pretty aren't they

31:22they are

31:23they're gorgeous

31:24yeah

31:25excellent

31:26and then you can pass me some of the plants

31:30okay

31:31what do you want?

31:32Campanula

31:33I know that one

31:34know that one

31:35so I think this one will put up with a bit less sunshine and it'll get that bit bigger so I'm going to put that at the back

31:42your favourite?

31:43I just love that colour

31:45you love the colour it really pops doesn't it

31:47I do

31:48thrift

31:49erm

31:50time

31:51time

31:52time is erm

31:53yeah

31:54moving along sorry

31:56very funny

31:58I think this one should go in pride of place

32:00you like that one too

32:01I do

32:02I do

32:03get that there

32:04yep super

32:05Maureen's happy with the positioning

32:07squeeze that in there

32:09it's time to get planting

32:11oh it's going to look so good

32:13maintenance wise with this it's fairly easy because they won't need watering really once they're established

32:18okay

32:19but just want to watch your tree up there that come the autumn that they're not covered in leaves so once the leaves come down just take them off

32:28okay super I can do that

32:29so just putting the gravel down which is more important around the plants that don't like lots of water around them towards the back

32:35they're a bit sort of happier with damper soil around the collar of the plant but round the succulents it's good to have a bit of gravel around them

32:46that just looks so good

32:48good

32:49good right I think you're up now

32:51with the water in

32:52with your water in

32:53oh look at that

32:56in just two hours we've been able to create a worthy addition to Maureen's now five year old Spanish garden

33:03I can't thank you enough it's absolutely

33:06I am going to cry

33:07no you're not

33:09I'm not going to cry

33:10you're not going to cry

33:12I might

33:13I might

33:14so that's going to be gorgeous and I have to say next spring it'll be even better so

33:19I'll send you photos

33:20yeah

33:21yeah

33:22thank you so much

33:23you're very welcome thank you for letting us come back

33:25no you're more than welcome

33:27Maureen's garden has been on quite the journey from bland and bare to an oasis

33:34now the added interest of my alpine pavement only goes to prove gardens shouldn't stand still but evolve all the time

33:44I just fell in love with it immediately and it's different it's it's my garden it speaks to me

33:51and yeah I was just blown away it was exactly what I'd asked for and more

34:01it's been fabulous coming back and seeing Maureen and I love that she's put her own mark on the garden

34:07but of course it's still got all those lovely memories of being in Spain with her husband

34:13but also being on the program I think she secretly enjoyed it

34:20on garden rescue we've created privacy and places to entertain family and friends in many gardens

34:26yay

34:28Charlie I'll get the whole truth on here

34:30no we're not yet big sony just laid

34:33and the last garden on my list needed both

34:37three years ago Judith in Nottingham reached out to Lee and I

34:41this is my garden

34:44I wanted to show you around

34:46at the moment

34:48it's a very blank

34:50canvas

34:52yeah I mean it's a nice size space but it just looks like a lot of green carpet

34:56there's absolutely nothing

34:58it's completely unutterably empty

35:01but there was one unsightly feature

35:03oh my oh my

35:06Judith's back fence was overbearing to say the least

35:10I really really love a Scandinavian themed garden

35:13I had the most fabulous holiday in Stockholm

35:16I'd like a social space

35:19Fizz Friday

35:20oh thank god

35:22so Fizz Friday is my girlfriends and I all getting together

35:25over a bottle of bubbles or two

35:29cheers

35:31cheers

35:33I would really like a little sanctuary somewhere where I can sit and relax

35:37and just at the end of the day after work

35:40somewhere I can potter

35:41okay so you're looking for somewhere that's going to be private

35:44and allow you to entertain your friends and family

35:48with his innovative 45 degree Scandi inspired garden

35:52it's sideways on isn't it

35:53Lee pipped me to the post with his design

35:58I'm going to go with Lee's design

36:10Lee's plan incorporated a series of focal arches

36:14which would also create the privacy Judith was seeking

36:18I've chosen to paint these arches this really light steely blue

36:21which will reflect the sky and bring a light touch to the garden

36:26it should give it that really beautiful slick Scandi touch

36:30we've got lots of lovely trees which are going to make a huge difference to this garden

36:40because it's like fence fence fence so as soon as you get a few plants in here it

36:44we changes

36:46I think this side where Gruff is is the front

36:49of course it is

36:51it's going to look stunning here as it starts to disguise the great wall behind me

36:58meanwhile I was busy concocting something fun for Judith and her Friday night fizz gang

37:03I'm going to plant this up with things that she can put in the drinks or use to make cocktails with

37:10so we've got this red currant which is going to go in like that

37:15so that will sort of curl over and we'll have the ice bucket here

37:19strawberries

37:20with my nook area complete with drink stand and the final planting in

37:28all that was left was to show Judith the fruits of our labour

37:35so whenever you're ready open your eyes

37:37oh my god

37:42it's extraordinary

37:46it's perfect

37:48it's absolutely perfect

37:50are all garden designers telepathic or is it just you?

37:53we have a certain telepathy sometimes

37:56oh my god it's absolutely stunning

37:59I can't take it all in

38:01so as you're walking down these are the grey porcelain tiles that are really modern

38:04we're now going through one of the first of four arches in this sort of steely sky blue

38:10I love the colour absolutely it's perfect

38:12this is a softer part of the garden where we're using the natural wood

38:15but rather than just leave it open we've got this kind of half covered roof

38:19so if you want a bit of dappled shade in the middle of the day you can sit here

38:22beautiful

38:24if you want to sunbathe maybe have a drink of gin tea sat here in the sun

38:27that's more likely than sunbathing I have to say

38:29do you think we should take a little journey over towards the nook of the garden?

38:31I'm so excited

38:34so we've got a different texture with the gravel

38:36we're here next to the wall

38:38but this time we've got this huge prune of sorella

38:41that's going to just branch out

38:43you are a genius because actually what you don't see is that what you see is that beautiful beautiful tree

38:49now Charlie's been very busy

38:51she's been making you this custom Friday fizz drinks chiller

38:54oh my god that is absolutely stunning

38:58and it's full of botanics that you can put in your drinks

39:01oh wow what a great idea

39:03so has it been worth it?

39:05oh my god

39:07honestly I cannot believe what you've done in this time and how absolutely perfect it is

39:13it is like you've just been in my head and just gone yeah this is Scandinavia

39:18three years on and Judith's Nottingham garden has come into its own

39:24what we left behind now looks quite different and she loves it more than ever

39:31I can quite confidently say after three years Lee absolutely hit the brief

39:38and in fact I said on the day it's perfect and it's still perfect it's just probably more perfect because I've tweaked it slightly to be my garden now

39:46back when we finished this garden went from a suburban blank canvas to a Scandinavian sanctuary

39:53now it's a mature lush spot that is constantly evolving

39:57wow it's looking fabulous

40:00I know isn't it it's amazing

40:02so good

40:03I know

40:04how many years has it been now?

40:06three

40:07Judith's Friday fizz friend Helen has come to admire the garden too

40:11it's like getting to know an old friend

40:13it's sort of I was introduced to this new garden and got to know its sort of quirks

40:18there were plants in there I'd never grown before

40:20and now I think we're really friends me and the garden and it's working with me

40:23so I moved him from over there they put it to go up the pergola but got way too big for his boots

40:32because he likes it here because he's on his own

40:34so I moved him and he's done amazingly

40:36does this one smell as well?

40:37yes it's very gross

40:38do you get it when you're sitting over there?

40:40yeah but the other roses do that

40:41of course

40:42so I've had to cut a new bed for it

40:43yeah

40:44and this is all leftover plants like little babies that I made from around the garden

40:49so it's a completely free bed

40:51so yeah I love it absolutely love it

40:54I couldn't imagine now how long it would have taken me to make something like this

41:00it would have taken me years to get it to the state it is now and it wouldn't be half as good

41:06when we left Lee's pergola was bare

41:09now thanks to Judith the new growth has transformed the space

41:13so this is the other big change of course

41:15is I've put a load of climbers up

41:17so this is a clematis alpine clematis

41:20so he's gone over

41:22but what he's got is these teasels, seed heads

41:25structure, you've got structure, I have got structure

41:28and hopefully I'm going to have some shade as well

41:29but the garden really comes into its own when it's shared

41:38that's the sound we've heard in this garden a few times

41:40it was so twice

41:42oh absolutely

41:44spending time in my garden is friends

41:47having all of those spaces to sit or social spaces has been amazing

41:52what do you think?

41:53it's just so lovely here

41:54it's so nice and enclosed and you know

41:57it's completely surrounded by green

41:59what you can't notice is the differential in the height

42:02so I've got my cherry which is the original

42:04but then obviously this has grown massively

42:07so he just screens the whole you know different sort of

42:10that bare, stark

42:12space there has now become natural and very rustle

42:16yes the wooden fence is now covered by wooden trees

42:18yes

42:28just having that space and having friends over

42:32I've used that probably more and of course everybody wants to see it

42:36because they, you know, it's an amazing garden

42:40now what would you like in, I've got a selection from the garden

42:43I've got all of these from your garden

42:44yeah

42:46I've got, I hope we get enough because I like

42:47yeah

42:48I've got loads

42:50there's some down by you

42:52oh yeah, there's some mid down by there

42:53can I just reach a big, please?

42:55thank you

42:57help yourself

42:59what charlie planted them for?

43:00bit of five a day

43:02it's been great to see the gardens we built looking better than ever

43:06and what's even more inspiring is that sid and dan

43:09and Dan. The flowers are in full bloom. Judith. Cheers. Cheers. And Maureen love them so much

43:18they want to improve them and make them their own. Oh Charlie I love you.

43:39I love you.

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