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With her can-do attitude, love of simple gardens

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-and decades of experience...

-Hello!

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..Charlie Dimmock is one of Britain's best-loved gardeners.

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Looking good, boys.

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But the new kids on the gardening block are the Rich brothers.

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We want to be the brothers

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that change people's perceptions of gardeners.

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Winners of multiple medals at the Chelsea Flower Show...

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-Oh, look at it turn.

-That's amazing, isn't it?

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..the boys have become known for their dramatic outdoor spaces.

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Now, these two different generations of gardening are going head-to-head.

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I know they've got a gold medal, but I can come up with a few ideas.

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They're meeting frustrated garden owners across the country...

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The photos made it look tiny.

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-It is, isn't it?

-I'm sure you've seen larger.

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I don't know what to do with it.

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..and will each pitch them a design based on their needs...

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Wow!

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..and budget.

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-It looks really exciting.

-It doesn't look like it could be our garden.

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The winner...

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Ta-dah!

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Whoo!

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..brings their design to life...

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Hold on! Hold on!

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Sweet as a nut.

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..and the loser has to help them build it.

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Oh, I'm getting irritated now with faffing around.

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This is what happens...

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-Does he ever get irritating?

-All the time.

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..when different styles collide...

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-Who chose these?

-One, two, three.

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-This looks like your design.

-Yeah!

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..to turn garden dreams into reality.

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Wow!

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Open your eyes.

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Whoa! It's amazing.

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SHE GASPS

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It's beautiful!

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THEY LAUGH

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Whose garden will Charlie and the Rich brothers

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be competing over this time?

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We've had these photos sent through from Penny and James in Northwood.

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It looks like a really interesting garden, actually.

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I think one of the biggest we've had so far.

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Penny Wilkinson lives with her husband, James, in Middlesex

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with their two daughters Bethan and Louisa.

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We've been living in this house for about a year

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after we spent three years planning and building it.

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The original house was a little cottage probably built in the 1950s.

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Which we completely knocked down and rebuilt this house

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that you see today.

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I can kind of see here,

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there is a glimpse of quite a contemporary edge to the house.

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-Mm.

-Loads of glass.

-How nice!

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And now they want the perfect modern garden to go with it.

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Previous properties, our gardens have always been very traditional.

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This garden here is going to be very different.

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Except for an expensive patio that went in as part of the extension

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build, the 30m-by-60m plot is mostly just a big old square lawn.

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Plain and boring is the current garden. Very functional.

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We haven't really done anything to the garden ourselves because we were

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actually exhausted after three years of building and planning this house.

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This paving around here looks pretty swish, doesn't it?

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Yeah, it's nice. It looks like they've really paid attention to

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this terraced area here but they haven't had the time

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to really finish off the rest of the garden.

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-So it's very much like a blank canvas.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

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It tends to be more of a garden for the children and the guinea pigs

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and not really for us.

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There is nothing really to look at and think,

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"Wow, doesn't that look fantastic?!"

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I think she really wants this wow factor.

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-OK.

-So really trying to create a bit more of

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a statement in the garden, rather than just...

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-Can we give it wow with the trampoline?

-THEY LAUGH

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My ideal wish list would be colour throughout the seasons.

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I'd also like some trees.

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She did say she really wants to bring water into the garden,

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-so, Charlie...

-Brings a smile to my face.

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When they were saving for the house, Penny and husband, James,

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wisely factored in the budget for the new garden.

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We had a budget of £5,000 put aside when we were doing the house build

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to allow to do the garden afterwards.

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-And the budget is good. It's £5,000.

-Not bad.

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It looks like with all this glass we've got nothing to hide and

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the whole garden is going to be on display.

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So I think we've got our work cut out.

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If we get the garden of our dreams done, we'll feel like we've achieved

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what we really wanted to do about the house.

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And getting the garden to match,

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we'll have completed the whole project.

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Now they know what they'll be dealing with, Charlie and the boys

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will go head-to-head to win the chance to make over Penny's garden.

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So they are heading to the family's house in the leafy Middlesex suburbs

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to take a closer look.

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They are looking for inspiration,

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something to help them create that special design.

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-Wow. This is nice.

-This is really cool, isn't it?

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-Look at this paving!

-Yeah.

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After a quick reminder of the outdoor space...

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Wow! This is an impressive entrance.

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..the boys head straight indoors.

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They know Penny and James are looking for

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a garden that complements the interior.

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So they want to get one up on Charlie.

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First impressions - definitely very clean, very contemporary house.

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But she is trying to get inside Penny's head to find out what

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she really wants from the garden.

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-So you are all finished in the house.

-Yes.

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-The patio, fabulous.

-Yes.

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And then you come to a grinding halt...

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With the guinea pigs pride of position, and the trampoline.

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And the trampoline.

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-And not much else.

-No.

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So why did you not sort of start doing the garden?

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Because you've obviously got quite an artistic design flair.

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-Not when it comes to gardens.

-Oh, OK.

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-The detail is really nice as well.

-Really clean. And look at these.

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Little pockets of colour as well.

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The house is very modern.

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And with their talent for contemporary outdoor spaces,

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the boys definitely feel they've got the edge.

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When it comes to plants...

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-Well, I do like flowers.

-You like...?

-I like flowers.

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And I love pink. So I like brightness.

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In the summer,

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it would be lovely to look along maybe and see lots of bright colour.

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So it could be cottagey, it could be modern?

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-No, I want it really contemporary.

-Right.

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-I don't want cottagey.

-So you want it to...

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I want it to complement the house.

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Penny's love of colour is sure to please Charlie.

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But the boys have spotted something important inside.

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-These slabs, do you see the way they run out?

-Nice detail, yeah.

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That outdoor-indoor living.

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So I think it's going to be really quite exciting to try and link

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everything together so when they are sitting inside,

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the whole view opens out.

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-I agree.

-Continues. The house continues outside.

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-Yeah, yeah. Very nice.

-Yeah.

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Harry and David are feeling confident.

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But Charlie is still getting to grips with the practical

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issues in the garden.

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The trampoline is an eyesore but it's still

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a necessity for my 11-year-old, that's the only problem.

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If I could get rid of it, it would be great. But it's...

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-It's not happening.

-It's not happening for any time soon.

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The girl says no.

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£5,000 may seem a lot of money but this garden

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has to reflect a seriously high-spec home.

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Every penny will have to count if the outside is going to match

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the uber cool interior.

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So Charlie and the Rich brothers get down to business.

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They each have to come up with a design

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that will work within the budget.

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Penny will then choose the winner and the loser will help the

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victor build the garden.

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So who will Penny go for?

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Charlie understands that Penny and her husband, James,

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want the garden to be a space for them as well as the children.

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And the boys appreciate the couple's love for contemporary spaces

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and have won awards for building just these types of gardens.

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Who's come up with the garden of Penny's dreams?

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-After spending some time in your house...

-Yes.

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..we realised that we needed a garden that complemented,

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that was really modern and very stylish.

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So what we've done, as you can see from the plan here,

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is that we've concentrated the main design right next to the terrace.

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So you'll get that real impact from when you're looking in the house

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or when you're on the terrace.

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And we've left then a decent amount of lawn here

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which would be for your badminton or your trampoline,

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-plenty of space for the guinea pigs to run around as well.

-Lovely. Yes.

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Both designers have focused their plans on the area beside the patio.

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So my design is to reflect the house.

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-It's actually a sunken seating area.

-Oh, wow.

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So there is lots of rectangles and squares, very clean, sleek lines.

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And I've gone for a bit of sort of wow, dramatic feel to it.

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So when you're inside the house in the winter,

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it's going to look amazing and make you go...

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-SHE GASPS

-"I love looking at it."

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One of the main elements in the garden are these cherry trees.

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With cherry trees, in the spring,

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it's going to give this beautiful punch of blossom.

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Then what's so nice is that during the different seasons,

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summer, you can have this lovely dappled leaf.

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And then in autumn you could have that lovely vivid, red,

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-autumnal colour. So it's really nice.

-Mm-hmm.

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It does capture the seasons.

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And it's almost like a living sculpture out here.

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-It will kind of give you that nice bit of height to the garden.

-Yes.

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The next requirement was a water feature.

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Now, you're probably looking at that and thinking, "What's that?"

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Basically, this is a very shallow pool of water

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that acts like a mirror.

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-OK.

-So as you look across it, you'll see the sky in it,

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you will see any plants that are next to it

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reflected just like a mirror.

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Charlie's integrated her water feature into the sunken garden.

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But the boys are going for scale.

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We've given you a 5m long rill,

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-we know you love the idea of having water in the garden.

-Yes.

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It really kind of elongates the view down.

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The element of water is so nice, so if you're sitting down next

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to it, it's quite cooling in the summer.

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You could always dip your feet in it if you'd like to.

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It will reflect a lovely kind of picture of the trees above.

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5m water feature? That's practically a pool.

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But Charlie is not being outdone.

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Over here, which you'll see really easily from the big windows,

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is another reflective pool with a cloud-clipped evergreen in it.

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The next thing on Penny's wish list was some colour in her borders.

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We've got these gridded planting beds.

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One of the main things there was to use evergreen topiary.

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Amongst the grasses and that evergreen structure,

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-we really want to interplant that with some vibrant perennials.

-Yes.

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So we're going to have pinks, blues, whites.

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It's just going to be this kind of patchwork of colour.

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These are clipped topiary, but rather than being round balls...

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they are square cubes.

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Then all the planting is very loose and meadow-looking

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but with ornamentals that are repeated over and over.

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So I'm thinking oriental poppies,

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they come in reds and oranges and pinks.

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-Red hot pokers, some grasses so you get the swaying effect.

-Ah.

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So I'm going for a meadow feel, but with structure and colour.

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The pitch is over.

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Now it's up to Penny to decide.

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I like this one for all the lovely colours that there are.

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I especially love the thought of having the mirrored water

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and that reflecting.

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This one here I really like.

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I think this gives it a much more contemporary feel.

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The garden matches to the house.

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Especially with the water here and the lovely trees.

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I wasn't too sure about this one when it came to being sunken.

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How I would see that from the windows.

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This one here, it may be a little bit too basic.

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On a positive note though, I think I like the grasses and the planting.

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With £5,000 riding on this garden,

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Penny needs to choose a design that fits all the family's needs.

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So, weighing up the two designs,

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I think I know which one I want to go for.

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So will it be Charlie, with her sunken seating area,

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geometric box topiary and two water features?

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Or the Rich brothers, with their 5m water feature,

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formal rectangular flower beds

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and mature cherry trees?

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-Hello.

-Hello.

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So, I've made my decision.

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It was a hard choice. But I have decided to go for...

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-This one.

-THEY CHEER

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-Nice one!

-Amazing.

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So what made you go for our design?

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I think this was just much more contemporary.

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Much more flowing from the house.

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Sorry, Charlie, loved your design but I just think this would

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match more what we would want within our garden.

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Yeah, I think it definitely connects it with the contemporary lines of

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-the beds and things, it definitely connects house and garden.

-Yes.

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The boys are thrilled.

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But they will need to keep a disappointed Charlie onside.

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All three of them have to build a garden that matches

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Penny's high expectations.

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It's the first day of the build

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and project manager, Kate, and landscapers Scott and Adam

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have arrived early.

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With a £5,000 budget to play with, the Rich brothers have ordered

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a wealth of plants to really make those borders sing.

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And whilst they are off-site

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planning the remaining features in the garden,

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they've tasked the team with the painstaking job

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of marking out the key areas.

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Penny was sold on the way Harry and David's design echoed

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the sharp, clean lines of the house.

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But that means that every element of the garden has to be planned

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with laser sharp precision.

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So Kate has ordered Scott a digger to speed up the process

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once all the lines are in.

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The boys' design is based around the use of straight lines

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and right angles to create a formal, uncluttered effect.

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It looks simple on paper.

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But a formal garden like this is incredibly difficult to pull off.

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Unlike a cottage garden, where soft features and a more carefree organic

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look are part of the charm, a formal garden depends on its precise lines

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and perfect proportions.

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Here, geometry and creativity go hand-in-hand.

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Features are perfectly equidistant from one another

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and every plant or tree is exactly placed.

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If anything is just a few centimetres out,

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the whole garden looks wrong.

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In Penny's garden, the landscapers start by marking

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the two equal-sized beds on the left-hand side.

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It's there...

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And there.

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Taking care to get the right angles spot-on.

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Ah, there's Scott with the spirit level.

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Hey. Just for putting a straight line in

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if you want to put a straight line in.

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Next door will be the giant rectangular water feature.

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Designed to be completely still and with the tile edge,

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they are sometimes known as a rill.

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This is the measurements for the boys' rill.

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It's essentially a very long, thin, shallow pond.

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What's the plan then, boss?

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Well, we've now got all the measurements in.

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-But, yeah, we need to get digging.

-I'll start stripping the turf off.

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-Start stripping the turf off.

-Sounds like a plan.

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Unlike the beds, the rill needs to be 45cm deep.

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Let's hope it's in the right place because once the digger gets going,

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there is no going back.

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Meanwhile, out front, Harry, David and Charlie have arrived

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and are psyched up about the challenge ahead.

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-For me, this garden is all about the geometry.

-I know, there's

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something quite nice about just simple shapes and form, isn't there?

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-But you've got to get it exactly right.

-Yes.

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I mean, everyone goes, "It's so simple, that design."

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-But if it's on the skewwhiff...

-I know!

-..it will look so wrong.

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But we've already got the patio here and the path,

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so I think it's all about working from what's already there.

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Yeah, important to get those trees in the right place, isn't it?

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Five massive trees.

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They do look like they are going to be massive.

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Yeah, and like you said, they are so

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important to get in line with each other and get in the right place.

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"We've designed it, now we've got to build it."

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But before they can get stuck into the garden,

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Harry and David have a delivery to take care of.

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The five huge cherry trees they've ordered have just arrived.

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Wow.

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I've never dealt with trees this big. I normally plant them small.

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They'll be fun getting in.

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We have to make sure we get the holes in the right place.

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Yeah, I'm not weeding in the holes, I'm telling you now.

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We've got a digger though, haven't we, so it'll be fine.

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So, whilst the rest of the team work away,

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Charlie and the boys have to figure out how to get them off the lorry.

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Keep going.

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And each one is more than 15ft high and weighs more than 150kg.

0:17:070:17:13

That went easier than I thought. That's a worry.

0:17:140:17:18

Three, two, one.

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The roots of the trees have been wrapped in burlap

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to protect the soil around them,

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which gives them a better chance of survival

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after they've been transplanted.

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Look at that. How beautiful.

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Usually they'll bloom from mid-April and stay in flower for six weeks.

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Cup of tea and we can then work out how they get in the garden.

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Before the trees can go in, the beds have to be finished.

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So Harry has moved on to the tricky rectangular bed

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on the right-hand side.

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This one and the one below it have to line up perfectly

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with the beds on the left.

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So Harry is using a tape measure, pegs and string

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to get those lines perfectly straight.

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Using an edging tool rather than a spade

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ensures a straighter line.

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This design is all about geometry and, you know,

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it's all about squares, rectangles and really fitting them together

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to make this lovely, intricate bit of design.

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The main kind of thing for us was to match back with the house

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because the house is very contemporary, very uncluttered,

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and we really wanted to depict that in this piece here.

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Whilst Harry is deep in concentration, the landscapers

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have moved on to stage two of the giant water feature.

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They are building an internal wall from breeze blocks.

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We are putting these concrete blocks in

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just to make sure that the soil on the outside doesn't cave in.

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Unlike a natural pond where a simple hole can be lined

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and then filled with water, a rill needs to have a proper structure

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to make it perfectly symmetrical.

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Once the block work is done,

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the base of the feature is filled with a layer of sand

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to protect the liner from damage.

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I bet everyone is thinking,

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-"Why have they got the rakes upside down?"

-HE LAUGHS

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Cos it's easier to move the sand.

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So this is just to create a nice soft bottom for the liner?

0:19:170:19:21

Yeah, a lot of people think,

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"Oh, I'll just put some newspapers down or something underneath,"

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which does protect it.

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The great thing about having sand is if a stone falls in

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but then you stand on the liner, it just squidges into the sand

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-and it doesn't pierce a hole in the liner.

-Nice.

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Charlie's built hundreds of water features in her time,

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so the boys are keen for her to take control of this one.

0:19:420:19:46

I mean, a water feature in the garden,

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it's like having a fireplace in the lounge.

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Everybody is drawn towards it and gathers round it.

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It's one of those things that people are slightly wary of,

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a little bit scared, especially if they are doing it themselves.

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-But when it's done well, it's amazing.

-Looks fab.

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It's that liner time, I think.

0:20:040:20:06

I know, look at that. Good job!

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Because Penny's plot is more than 30m long,

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a 5m rill makes a strong statement

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whilst remaining in proportion with the rest of the garden.

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When it comes to water features, if you are lucky enough to have

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the right size plot and right size budget,

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you could have something truly spectacular.

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Throughout history, water has been used in gardens

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to show wealth and status.

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Whether it's dramatic fountains,

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gushing waterfalls,

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or huge man-made lakes.

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And at the 240-acre gardens in RHS Wisley, in Surrey,

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they have all three.

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Here at Wisley, we have a number of water features.

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Ones that stand out mainly would be the canal

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which runs in front of the laboratory.

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This water feature creates a huge impact as you walk through

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and sets the feel for Wisley right from the go.

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But the star water feature here is the cascading waterfall.

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It looks like it's been hewn from the landscape

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over thousands of years.

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But is, in fact, completely man-made.

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The gardeners at Wisley have painstakingly positioned

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slabs of limestone to change the flow of water.

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And then planted around them to achieve a natural effect.

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In Northwood, the water feature the boys have designed

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isn't quite as dramatic as a cascading waterfall.

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But they are banking on it making just as big an impact.

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Now the building work is done, a white layer of gauze is being added

0:21:550:21:59

to protect the lining from the surface of the breeze blocks.

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Then it's time for the liner.

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The key to a rill is that it looks perfectly neat and tidy.

0:22:050:22:08

Penny won't want to see baggy bits of liner under the surface.

0:22:090:22:12

Lower them in.

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So the boys have had it pre-cut to fit perfectly.

0:22:140:22:17

Fantastic.

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But it needs to be fitted with care.

0:22:230:22:25

You can see how neat this is.

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This would definitely be a little bit more expensive

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than if you just get a liner and do it yourself.

0:22:310:22:33

-It saves quite a lot of time though.

-It saves so much time, yeah.

0:22:330:22:36

You don't want to stretch the liner

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because then that puts it under tension and then if you do

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step on a stone or something like that, it could make it split.

0:22:420:22:46

How's it going over here?

0:22:460:22:48

It's looking very neat. We like this.

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Unlike a pond, a rill doesn't have plants in it.

0:22:510:22:55

Once the water is in, it's meant to look like a black void.

0:22:550:22:59

So there is no margin for error.

0:22:590:23:01

This water feature is very different to a pond, isn't it?

0:23:010:23:04

Because with a pond, it's very much a living habitat.

0:23:040:23:07

-But this is literally a feature of water.

-Yeah.

0:23:070:23:10

-We are going to keep it clear by putting a treatment in it.

-Yep.

0:23:100:23:14

So with those types of treatments,

0:23:140:23:16

it's OK if children put their hands in,

0:23:160:23:18

you will get the odd bird drinking out of it, it's fine.

0:23:180:23:22

And a frog might jump in. But it's a bit like a swimming pool.

0:23:220:23:25

-You've just got to make sure that ground is level.

-Yeah.

0:23:250:23:27

-Otherwise you'll have a hell of a deal.

-Shall we find out?

0:23:270:23:29

-Put some water in?

-HE LAUGHS

0:23:290:23:31

It's going to be a big body of water.

0:23:350:23:37

Whilst the pond fills, the boys have moved on

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to digging out the last two beds.

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And are planning ahead for the arrival of the trees.

0:23:440:23:47

One on their own can be a feature, but if you get five,

0:23:490:23:52

-it adds that impact, doesn't it?

-I think that's going to be key now,

0:23:520:23:55

to make sure when we are putting them into the beds

0:23:550:23:57

-that they all line up really smartly.

-Yeah, yeah.

0:23:570:23:59

So you have that lovely kind of rhythm.

0:23:590:24:01

It will enclose the space really nicely, I feel.

0:24:010:24:03

-Yeah.

-Cos if you're sitting in here just appreciating the water feature,

0:24:030:24:07

I think it will be really special.

0:24:070:24:08

-Think of the reflection in the water feature as well.

-Yeah.

0:24:080:24:11

As soon as we get these trees in,

0:24:110:24:13

they are going to look quite architectural.

0:24:130:24:15

-The form is going to locate this space in the garden, isn't it?

-Yeah.

0:24:150:24:19

-And almost make, like, a natural barrier as well.

-They are, yeah.

0:24:190:24:23

And because of the trees we've chosen...

0:24:230:24:25

We chose Prunus Kanzan.

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Mainly because Penny really wanted pink in the garden

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and they give a beautiful pink blossom in spring.

0:24:310:24:33

But talking about them is one thing.

0:24:330:24:35

Not one of them has made it out of the front garden yet.

0:24:350:24:38

One of the keys to this garden is that it looks

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as immaculate as possible.

0:24:440:24:46

THEY GROAN

0:24:460:24:49

The team has been meticulous about keeping soil off the lawn.

0:24:490:24:53

But now it all needs to come out before the planting starts.

0:24:530:24:57

About ten wheelbarrows ago,

0:24:590:25:02

I said to young David, "How many more wheelbarrows?"

0:25:020:25:05

He went, "About four or five."

0:25:050:25:07

No.

0:25:070:25:09

Fortunately, Charlie's keeping an eye on the rill.

0:25:180:25:21

The boys are playing with their toys, forgetting about the liner.

0:25:210:25:24

Totally forgetting about the liner.

0:25:240:25:26

Let's just play with diggers and wheelbarrows.

0:25:260:25:29

See, look? Baggy this side.

0:25:310:25:33

Baggy this side.

0:25:330:25:34

Who has been watching the water?!

0:25:360:25:37

None of you. You've all been playing with your toys.

0:25:370:25:41

-I've been keeping an eye on it.

-You liar!

0:25:410:25:43

Mr Pinocchio!

0:25:430:25:45

Oops!

0:25:480:25:49

(Don't tell the boys.)

0:25:490:25:50

Whilst the boys finish prepping the beds,

0:25:530:25:56

Charlie's out the front with the trees.

0:25:560:25:58

Trees are really key to Harry and David's design.

0:25:590:26:03

And they've gone for the huge wow factor.

0:26:030:26:06

We've got big, mature cherry trees.

0:26:060:26:09

What you have to remember is,

0:26:090:26:11

mature trees like this are not going to be cheap.

0:26:110:26:13

You are looking at £360 each,

0:26:130:26:17

but then you have to pay to get them to the garden.

0:26:170:26:20

So, if they are going a long distance,

0:26:200:26:22

that's going to cost you even more.

0:26:220:26:24

If you've not got that much budget,

0:26:240:26:26

you might want to go for something like this cherry tree, Pandora.

0:26:260:26:31

You are looking at about £40 for a tree like this.

0:26:310:26:35

Or this little Amelanchier.

0:26:350:26:37

It's got these lovely white flowers in the spring.

0:26:370:26:40

Quite pretty foliage and quite delicate.

0:26:400:26:42

Then, in the autumn, it's got good autumn colour as well.

0:26:420:26:45

And if you are on a really tight budget...

0:26:450:26:48

how about some whips?

0:26:480:26:50

You can get a lot of native trees like birches and hawthorns,

0:26:500:26:54

great for hedging.

0:26:540:26:55

And you are looking about 60p to £1 for each one.

0:26:550:26:59

Really easy to establish.

0:26:590:27:01

And you don't need to worry about staking them.

0:27:010:27:04

And after about five to six years,

0:27:040:27:06

you are going to have a tree of this sort of size.

0:27:060:27:09

There are no weedy little whips in this garden.

0:27:100:27:14

With a budget of £5,000,

0:27:140:27:16

the boys have spent £1,400 on the cherries

0:27:160:27:20

to make a real impact in Penny's garden.

0:27:200:27:22

But it's now been five hours since they were delivered.

0:27:240:27:27

Draw a line roughly in the middle of that.

0:27:270:27:29

And the boys have only just started marking out where they should go.

0:27:310:27:35

The five Japanese cherry trees need to be placed precisely

0:27:360:27:40

to emphasise the ordered effect of the design.

0:27:400:27:43

And the boys are taking an awful long time getting it right.

0:27:450:27:49

-I think it looks right.

-I think you have to do it.

0:27:530:27:56

Yeah, looks good. It just looked...

0:27:560:27:58

Well, you expect it to be the same as that, don't you?

0:27:580:28:00

Just working out the trees and spacing.

0:28:000:28:03

-OK.

-They need to be equal.

-So, those forks...?

-Yeah.

-OK.

0:28:030:28:07

Right, I'm with you now.

0:28:070:28:09

-One, two, three...

-And there's one up there.

-..four.

0:28:090:28:12

-And one... Five.

-That's the last one.

0:28:120:28:15

That's the difficult bit. Now we've just got to plant them.

0:28:150:28:18

That's easy(!)

0:28:180:28:19

It may not be her design, but Charlie's right to be nervous.

0:28:210:28:26

Planting five mature trees is a huge task.

0:28:260:28:30

And the skies over Northwood are starting to darken.

0:28:300:28:34

It's good soil, isn't it?

0:28:350:28:37

Adam, we don't want too deep but we want it nice and wide.

0:28:420:28:46

Cos if you have it too deep, then the air can't get through the roots.

0:28:460:28:50

And it kind of compacts and that's often how trees die

0:28:500:28:53

when they are planted mature.

0:28:530:28:55

Right, are we doing this?

0:28:550:28:56

And even though the boys have already marked out where they go,

0:28:580:29:03

getting them in is a different challenge altogether.

0:29:030:29:06

Look at that!

0:29:060:29:08

Nice wally there, Harry, spin it that way as well.

0:29:080:29:12

-And we are going that way.

-Whoa!

0:29:120:29:15

A bit more.

0:29:150:29:16

No tree looks the same and the boys want to make sure that

0:29:160:29:20

the best side of each tree is facing the rear windows

0:29:200:29:23

of the house.

0:29:230:29:25

A touch that way. Yeah.

0:29:250:29:26

-I'm happy with that.

-Happy with that?

0:29:260:29:29

Perfect.

0:29:290:29:30

I'm so glad I told you, Charlie.

0:29:300:29:33

Meanwhile, Scott and Adam have started tiling the edge of the rill.

0:29:330:29:38

So, the boys have made sure that the tiles match the patio

0:29:410:29:46

and the tiles that are inside, in the kitchen.

0:29:460:29:49

So the whole theme runs right the way through into the garden.

0:29:490:29:53

We've made the tiles overhang the liner by an inch or two.

0:29:530:29:58

That way it gives a really neat finish, you don't see any liner.

0:29:580:30:01

But it also protects the liner

0:30:010:30:03

because then the sunlight can't get to the liner

0:30:030:30:05

and it won't get broken down, so it'll last much longer.

0:30:050:30:08

But on the other side of the garden, we are only on to tree number two.

0:30:170:30:23

One, two, three...

0:30:230:30:26

Whoa, up it goes!

0:30:260:30:28

Well held, men.

0:30:280:30:29

-Whoa!

-I'm just going that way.

0:30:300:30:32

Is that all right?

0:30:320:30:34

And the pressure of getting this part of the design to work

0:30:350:30:39

is starting to show.

0:30:390:30:41

-SHE LAUGHS

-Only three more.

0:30:410:30:43

Now, now. Now, now. Keep smiley, smiley, happy, smiley.

0:30:450:30:49

I'm smiling.

0:30:490:30:51

One of the reasons for the boys' concern is that

0:30:510:30:54

the trees were one of the key reasons Penny chose their design.

0:30:540:30:58

They have to be right.

0:31:000:31:02

At least the boys are now satisfied with the positioning of two of them.

0:31:030:31:07

And they've tasked Charlie with planting them.

0:31:070:31:10

Because the burlap is biodegradable, it doesn't have to be removed

0:31:110:31:15

and will provide further protection to the roots

0:31:150:31:18

once the tree is planted.

0:31:180:31:20

So, we've got the trees in position and I'm just

0:31:200:31:23

forking a little bit of soil in

0:31:230:31:25

and making sure it's going under the root ball

0:31:250:31:27

so there's no air gaps.

0:31:270:31:29

Then, before the hole is totally full,

0:31:290:31:32

we're going to pop a stake in and we're going to put it down low

0:31:320:31:35

because you want the tree to be able to rock a bit

0:31:350:31:37

but not too much.

0:31:370:31:38

For most trees, a stake should be one third of the height of the tree.

0:31:400:31:44

CHARLIE LAUGHS

0:31:440:31:46

-You're having a laugh.

-It's the biggest thing we've got.

0:31:460:31:49

It anchors the root and is put in a 45 degree angle

0:31:490:31:53

leaning into the prevailing wind.

0:31:530:31:55

Should we leave the stake that long?

0:31:550:31:57

Special tree ties like these can be bought at any garden centre

0:31:570:32:01

and will need to be loosened as the tree expands.

0:32:010:32:03

Now the tree is secure, it's important that it grows healthily

0:32:110:32:15

so Charlie's giving it an extra boost with some fertiliser.

0:32:150:32:18

The next thing we're going to do is put some mycorrhizal,

0:32:180:32:21

which is a type of fungus, on the roots, which will help the tree take

0:32:210:32:25

up nutrients and water more readily than if we didn't.

0:32:250:32:29

-So it'll get it going.

-Kick-start it.

-Kick-start it. That's right.

0:32:290:32:33

So, we've got four litres of water.

0:32:330:32:36

And this is a powder which swells up, so it makes like a gel.

0:32:360:32:39

That helps it stick to the roots. We'll sprinkle that in.

0:32:390:32:42

Like wallpaper paste.

0:32:480:32:50

There we go. And now it's a case of just backfilling it.

0:32:590:33:02

There you go.

0:33:140:33:15

See? That looks quite tidy now, doesn't it?

0:33:150:33:18

Because they add height, colour and structure to the garden,

0:33:210:33:24

more than any other living feature,

0:33:240:33:26

the right tree can dramatically change the landscape of your plot.

0:33:260:33:30

If your garden only has room for one tree, positioning is key.

0:33:310:33:35

Make sure it's not too central as it will dominate the space,

0:33:360:33:41

but choose one that has enough spread so you can enjoy the shade.

0:33:410:33:45

In a large garden, trees placed informally help create mystery,

0:33:450:33:49

and if under-planted with shade-loving plants,

0:33:490:33:52

can give the space a magical woodland effect.

0:33:520:33:55

And if you're lucky enough to have the space

0:33:580:34:01

for a long driveway or path,

0:34:010:34:02

nothing is more dramatic than an avenue of trees.

0:34:020:34:06

They draw the eye to focal points

0:34:060:34:08

and provide shade as you stroll through the garden.

0:34:080:34:11

In Northwood, the cherry trees are designed to frame the new garden.

0:34:140:34:19

But there are still three more of them to go in.

0:34:190:34:22

And now it's starting to rain.

0:34:230:34:26

CHARLIE GROANS

0:34:260:34:27

And the clay soil is becoming thick with water.

0:34:270:34:30

-Nice light soil.

-SHE SCOFFS

0:34:330:34:35

Not.

0:34:350:34:36

Everybody moans about clay soil.

0:34:380:34:40

But in actual fact, it's really good soil.

0:34:400:34:43

It's high in nutrients, it holds on to water,

0:34:430:34:45

it's high in micro-nutrients.

0:34:450:34:47

The only problem is, it's quite heavy to move.

0:34:470:34:51

The team get the third tree in. But as the weather gets worse,

0:34:540:34:58

it's going to be more and more difficult

0:34:580:35:01

to correctly plant the last trees.

0:35:010:35:03

INDISTINCT CHATTER

0:35:050:35:08

-One, two, three...

-Pull!

0:35:100:35:12

-Let's go again.

-You all right?

0:35:120:35:15

See? That's fine.

0:35:150:35:17

Fantastic. Right, now let's check where it is.

0:35:170:35:20

It needs to go that way, does it?

0:35:200:35:22

And the strain is starting to show.

0:35:230:35:26

Which way has it got to go?

0:35:260:35:27

I-I, just from my own point of view, the middle one is out.

0:35:270:35:30

But how does that make any sense?

0:35:300:35:31

They're dead straight with each other, the first two.

0:35:310:35:34

The boys are under pressure.

0:35:340:35:35

No, it's fine.

0:35:350:35:36

They don't want to compromise...

0:35:360:35:38

If we did the two outside ones...

0:35:380:35:39

..but the garden does have to be finished at some point.

0:35:390:35:43

Finally, they are happy and Charlie and Kate can get it planted.

0:35:440:35:49

-Right, whose head is this?

-Whoever ordered these great big trees.

0:35:490:35:54

-David!

-BOTH:

-Harry!

-THEY LAUGH

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At least the tiling is almost done.

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And with just one tree to go,

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the boys have moved on to placing out the plants

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that will go in each bed.

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But the rain won't let up.

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And there are almost 100 plants to get in,

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in the worst type of conditions.

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We've created these beds by taking off the top layer of turf.

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And what you want to do, before you start planting,

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is you want to look at the soil.

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Cos there's always ways to improve it, no matter what the soil type.

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This here is definitely clay. And what we're going to do here is

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we're going to dig in some topsoil and that will really help

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loosen up the structure of it.

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But if you were to have maybe like a sandier soil,

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something that isn't as nutrient-rich as clay,

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then you can put in some lovely manure or even some garden compost.

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You've got some nice plants here, but...

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So how did you end up with this planting scheme?

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I mean, the colours are all very sort of calm.

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We want it to be contemporary, so I think going for

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a more muted colour scheme kind of suits their house as well.

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I mean, the trees are quite colourful in the spring.

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-Oh, they'll be full-on.

-There's thalictrum in here. There's salvias.

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When the summer hits, it's going to have a lovely... Verbena.

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-It's going to be a haze, isn't it?

-It's going to be hazy, yeah. Yeah.

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We've gone for quite a few grasses in this as well.

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So, it's going to go to a kind of purple haze in the summer.

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Then turn orange in the autumn.

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And if you're looking for, I guess, quite a contemporary

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planting scheme as well, then grasses en masse are pretty sexy.

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What we tried to do here is that it's very geometric.

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Various squares, rectangles, but actually,

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but within the planting scheme, when the grasses come out,

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you're going to get these lovely big drifts of grasses.

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-Do you like grasses?

-No.

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THEY LAUGH

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We love our grasses.

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Penny has admitted she's not a gardener,

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but wanted to have a colourful selection of flowers and plants.

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And she wanted them to look good all year round.

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One...

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So, to help break up the softer textures in each bed,

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the boys are adding texture with rectangular box topiary.

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Right... Nice.

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It's a really nice way of using a different form in the garden.

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And it kind of sits in with this geometric shape.

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So, you know, you've got the geometric squared planters

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and then you've got this lovely geometric box.

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Box is one of the most versatile shrubs you can use in the garden.

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Its dense evergreen form looks good all year round,

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and is easy to shape.

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So it's perfect for hedges

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or creating architectural shapes as focal points

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or in flower beds.

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They're best clipped around the beginning of June

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and again in September.

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Yeah.

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The last tree is finally going in.

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What did you do in your last life to get this weather, eh?

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Three, two, one...

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Stand it up and we'll figure it out.

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Ahhh!

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Happy, yeah. That's great here.

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But the wet weather is starting to take its toll.

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The boys' design depended on the garden looking pristine.

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But all that lugging trees and plants around

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has left the site looking a mess.

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But there's no alternative but to press on

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and get the garden finished.

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The boys will have to hope the family can see through the mud

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to the elegant garden beneath.

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With James and the girls not yet home,

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it's Penny who gets a first look at the boys' transformation.

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Will she think her £5,000 was money well spent

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or that the new garden is a wash-out?

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Right, there will be a step and a slab. You'll be fine. Keep going.

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Don't worry about it. Keep going.

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Ooh, there we are. That one there.

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They're taking her right into the middle of the garden.

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Open your eyes and then have a little look around.

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-Have a look around.

-Oh, wow!

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A wow.

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That's amazing, isn't it?

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-Oh, fantastic.

-It is a little bit muddy because of the weather.

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No, it's brilliant.

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Once all the plants fill out and mature, it will look fabulous.

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-Fantastic.

-What do you think of the water feature?

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I love that. Love it. Love it, love it. Yeah. It's brilliant.

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And the trees, what do you think of the trees?

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-They're really big, aren't they?

-Yeah.

-Brilliant.

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-Not small trees, are they?

-No.

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-They were a lot of work to get in, actually.

-Yeah, I'm sure. Wow.

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The design really works with the house. Straight lines. Simple.

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Not over-cluttered.

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So it works really well.

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Is it kind of what you imagined?

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-It is, cos I think your drawings were really good.

-OK, brilliant.

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You could really see how it was going. So, yeah.

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It's just exactly... Not exactly how I envisaged it, but what I wanted.

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-Yeah.

-So it is just fabulous.

-Awesome.

-Thank you so much.

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It's fabulous.

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The rain may have done its worst,

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but the boys are relieved that the client loves her new garden.

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And just a few weeks later,

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after the garden has dried out,

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the transformation can really be seen.

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Before, the garden was a large expanse of grass

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with just a trampoline and a guinea pig hutch

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as its main points of interest.

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Now it's a cool and contemporary space

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in keeping with the rest of the house.

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The five cherry trees provide a dramatic framework for the

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four newly-made flower beds

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at a cost of £1,400.

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The beds are filled with carefully selected flowers and plants

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that will provide all-round colour and interest.

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Along with the topiary box, the plants came in at £1,200.

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To complete this sleek, modern space,

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Harry and David made a water feature.

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Its clear, calm surface reflects the garden around it.

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Sited at a right angle to the flower beds,

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it draws the eye down the length of the garden.

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The boys chose tiles that matched the patio

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and reflect the modern look of the house.

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It gives the garden the wow factor Penny was after.

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I think it's exceeded my expectations.

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Especially the water feature.

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That is just what I wanted. It's just amazing.

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It just really feels like we've finished the whole of the

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house project off now, and it's all complete.

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And we're ready to enjoy it.

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