The Gardener – Season 12
Hosted by The Gardener magazine editor Tanya Visser, this hands-on gardening show is packed with budget-friendly ideas, from creative containers and plant selection to lawn care, pest control, and composting—everything you need to grow a thriving, magical garden.
Episode 13
Creating interest in the garden When you get bored with how you garden looks, it’s time to create something else that will give it some pizzazz. Tanya builds a planting wall using ready made bricks, plants it up with perennials, veggies and herbs to create a new look for the garden
Episode 12
Feature gardens at the PMB Garden Show Tanya explores 2 feature gardens from the PMB Garden Show, looks at the planting choices and then creates a simple water fountain that can hung on the wall or even on a trellis.
Episode 11
Garden Walls Garden walls are a necessity to create privacy in your garden. However these can become an eyesore. Tanya gives you options on how to make them appealing. She shows you to use plants and cladding to transform ugly walls
Episode 10
Garden rooms Just like we divide our homes into separate rooms, so too can we do the same for our gardens. Tanya shows how to create a simple garden room by adding a home made bistro table and chairs then finishing off the area with gorgeous plants in pots
Episode 9
Wildlife gardening The key to attracting wildlife in to your garden is to create a suitable habitat for them. Tanya shows you how by planting up the garden with bird friendly plants and a finishing it off with an organic bird feeder
Episode 8
Choose The correct plants Tanya gives you the know how in choosing plants that will grow in your particular environment. Then in the DIY slot, the team makes a simple garden bench
Episode 7
Vegetable Gardening A vegetable garden is fantastic way of growing your own produce. It is easy, fun and will save you money in the long run. Join Tanya as she gives you the do and don’t of veggie gardening and then show you how make a small planter for any size garden
Episode 6
Protecting the soil Keeping the soil covered is the key into having a successful garden. Tanya shows discusses options for keeping the soil covered. Then gives a neglected rose garden a new lease on life by creating decorative garden frames for planting up a pre-existing wall
Episode 5
Hanging baskets Hanging baskets are a great way to enhance your surroundings and are an easy way to garden. Tanya shows discusses plant combinations that will do well in hanging baskets. She also makes a unique basket from scratch then shows you an ingenious way of hanging it up.
Episode 4
Gardening in deep shade Gardening under large trees, deep shade and damp soil is a frustration of most gardeners. Tanya gives you practical ideas on how to overcome this by planting shade friendly plants. She also creates a Thai inspired pathway to give access to the garden.
Episode 3
Water features Tanya transforms a dull spot in the garden into something beautiful by installing an organically inspired water feature and then finishing off the garden with plants that will do well in deep shade
Episode 2
Sun garden Gardening in the full sun can be challenging as well be high maintenance. Tanya shows how to deal with this problem as she revamps a neglected front garden into welcoming area of a home. She uses tough sun loving plants that require very little maintenance and then complete the make over by adding solar lights to light up the garden after sunset.
Episode 1
Tanya tackles container gardening, she shows plants that will do well in containers and then how to keep them looking good. In the DIY slot, Tanya show you how to make you very own unique pot
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