The Great Gardening Challenge

Season 1

Nicki Chapman and Diarmuid Gavin host a horticultural competition in which two teams of designers are challenged to transform unloved spaces in just 48 hours with Carol Klein and Mark Gregory judging their efforts.

Where to Watch The Great Gardening Challenge • Season 1

6 Episodes

  • Episode 1
    E1
    Episode 1The first episode comes from Norris Green in Liverpool, and pits an established professional company from Harrogate against an up-and-coming show garden team. Faced with designing gardens for an open public area that has been neglected and repeatedly suffered from vandalism in the past, what type of gardens will the designers create? And who will be victorious?
  • Episode 2
    E2
    Episode 2This time, Hertfordshire husbands Jon and Adam take on husband-and-wife team Catherine and James from Yorkshire. Their challenge is to deliver amazing garden spaces, on a budget of £5,000, for the Knightswood Day Care Centre in the heart of the Essex countryside. With a brief from the centre that includes sensory elements, seating and a potting shed, both teams have ambitious designs. But can they complete them in just two days?
  • Episode 3
    E3
    Episode 3Professional gardening teams from opposite ends of the UK compete to deliver amazing garden spaces for the Care for Veterans home in Worthing, with a brief of high accessibility.
  • Episode 4
    E4
    Episode 4Recent graduates Millie and Max compete against experienced designers Nicola and Viv to create amazing gardens for Focus Birmingham Day Care Centre, which offers support for people with severe visual and physical disabilities.
  • Episode 5
    E5
    Episode 5Four pairs of gardeners compete in two semi-final rounds to create gardens for Glenfield Hospital in Leicester - one for the staff and another for the patients.
  • The Final
    E6
    The FinalIn the final round, the remaining two pairs of designers create show spaces at RHS Garden Wisley in Surrey, on a budget of £10,000.

 

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