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📺 Series

The City Gardener

📅 2003 ⭐ 8.1 🕐 30m GB GB

The City Gardener is a gardening television series, produced by Twofour and broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK and on HGTV in the US. The show is hosted by Matt James, who is billed as "a genuine, 21st-century tree-hugger". The show is targeted at urban city dwellers that might otherwise overlook their potential gardens due to a busy schedule, small garden area or not enough do-it-yourself knowledge. In each episode Matt James visits a home located in the city, which usually contains a dilapidated and/or tiny garden area that needs major renovation. The home owners decide on a budget for their new garden and are consulted on their preference of garden style, features, plants, and maintenance requirement. The space is surveyed and Matt develops a design for the garden in keeping with the homeowner's usually modest budget. In order to get the most out of their money, the home owners usually invite friends and family to help with manual labour. This can include breaking concrete, removing bricks and stone, tearing up grass and topsoil, or even completely removing existing soil in favor of soil that will be more suitable for sustaining plant life. Matt James pays particular attention to the types of plants that are used in each garden, utilizing his seemingly encyclopedic knowledge of each plant species and providing useful gardening tips geared towards gardening in the city. The viewer gets the impression that he has a profound love for gardening and for plants in particular.

Seasons & Episodes
City gardener season 1 12 episodes
E1
Tackling a Weedy Garden 2003-04-01
E2
A Low-Maintenance Redo 2003-04-08
E3
A Water Feature and More 2003-04-15
E4
A Pet-Friendly Entertaining Space 2003-04-22
E5
A Wheelchair-Friendly Victorian Garden 2003-04-29
E6
Transformation of a High-Rise Balcony 2003-05-06
E7
Secret Hideaway 2003-05-12
E8
A Garden Designed for Dining 2003-05-20
E9
Decluttering a Backyard 2003-05-27
E10
Masking an Unpleasant View 2003-06-03
E11
Unknown
E12
Unknown
City gardener season 2 6 episodes
E1
An Entertaining Garden
E2
A New Garden With Storage
E3
Mediterranean-Style Courtyard Garden
E4
A Garden for Yoga and Entertaining
E5
A Unique 1960s Garden
E6
Fairy Garden
City gardener season 3 16 episodes
E1
The Party Garden 2005-11-05
E2
Low-Maintenance Country-Cottage Garden
E3
The Exotic Garden
E4
Multifaceted Front Garden
E5
L-Shaped Garden
E6
Little Courtyard Garden
E7
Unknown
E8
Unknown
E9
Wasteland to Paradise
E10
Unknown
E11
Overgrown Garden With a Split Personality
E12
Sunken Garden
E13
Family Garden
E14
Unknown
E15
Outdoor Workspace
E16
Overlooked Garden
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