Wild About Your Garden

Description: Nick Knowles, garden designer Chris Beardshaw and wildlife specialist Ellie Harrison, give urban gardens across Britain ... more

Wild About Your Garden ... a reverse makeover. By ripping up concrete patios, introducing luscious planting and completely re-designing gardens, they try to encourage some of the nation's most endangered animals into the city.

Newest Review: ... doesn't mean making a garden look nasty, but the team of Nick Knowles, Chris Beardshaw and Ellie Harrison tear-up concrete patios and decking, plant often dense foliage and put in a pond - all to encourage some of the nation's most endangered animals back into the city. The goal is not just to make a great habitat for wildlife, but also to make a relaxing place for the owners of the garden as ... more

... well, and it's all done in a sort space of time. What makes the show entertaining, is the relationships and banter between Beardshaw, Knowles and Harrison. Often there are arguments, with one of the presenters making a nasty remark into the camera a...more

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Wild About Your Garden: I Hate Gardening Shows.......... But this one's cool. (335 words)
by - written on 01/01/09 (Very useful, 242 readings)
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Now i'm not really a big TV watcher, and gardening shows certainly aren't my usual cup of tea - but there's something about the BBC's 'Wild About Your Garden', that has impressed and kept me entertained (and not just because of beautiful wildlife expert Ellie Harrison!). The premise of the show is to give selected gardens in Britain what the BBC describes as a "reverse makeover". This doesn't mean making a garden look nasty, but the team of Nick Knowles, Chris Beardshaw and Ellie Harrison tear-up concrete patios and decking, plant often dense foliage and put in a pond - all to encourage some of the nation's most endangered animals back into the city. ... Read the complete review

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