0:00:02 > 0:00:04With her can-do attitude, love of simple gardens
0:00:04 > 0:00:06and decades of experience...
0:00:06 > 0:00:07Hello!
0:00:07 > 0:00:10..Charlie Dimmock is one of Britain's best-loved gardeners...
0:00:10 > 0:00:11Looking good, boys.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15..but the new kids on the gardening block are the Rich brothers.
0:00:15 > 0:00:16We want to be the brothers
0:00:16 > 0:00:19that change people's perceptions of gardens.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22Winners of multiple medals at the Chelsea Flower Show...
0:00:22 > 0:00:24- Oh, good turn.- Amazing, isn't it?
0:00:24 > 0:00:28..the boys have become known for their dramatic outdoor spaces.
0:00:29 > 0:00:34Now these two different generations of gardening are going head-to-head.
0:00:34 > 0:00:38I know they've got a gold medal, but I can come up with a few ideas.
0:00:38 > 0:00:42They're meeting frustrated garden owners across the country...
0:00:42 > 0:00:44The photos made it look tiny.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46- It is, isn't it? - I'm sure you've seen larger.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48I don't know what to do with it.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51..and will each pitch them a design based on their needs...
0:00:51 > 0:00:52Wow!
0:00:52 > 0:00:53..and budget.
0:00:53 > 0:00:54That looks really exciting.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56It doesn't look like it could be our garden.
0:00:56 > 0:00:57The winner...
0:00:57 > 0:00:58Ta-da!
0:00:58 > 0:00:59Whoo!
0:00:59 > 0:01:01..brings their design to life...
0:01:01 > 0:01:03Hold on, hold on!
0:01:03 > 0:01:04Sweet as a nut.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06..and the loser has to help them build it.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09Oh, I'm getting irritated now - we're sort of faffing around.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11This is what happens...
0:01:11 > 0:01:12Does he ever get irritating?
0:01:12 > 0:01:14All the time.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16..when different styles collided...
0:01:16 > 0:01:17Who chose these?
0:01:17 > 0:01:19One, two, three.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21This looks like your design.
0:01:21 > 0:01:22Yeah!
0:01:22 > 0:01:25..to turn garden dreams into reality.
0:01:25 > 0:01:26Wow.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28Open your eyes.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31Whoa! It's amazing.
0:01:31 > 0:01:32It's beautiful.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41Today, Charlie and the Rich brothers are competing over a garden
0:01:41 > 0:01:44that has to work for two different generations.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47So, this is a really lovely story.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49It's the family home and garden.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53Jackie grew up there, but Jackie and Neil have gone away,
0:01:53 > 0:01:56have come back now to live with Dad, Mervyn...
0:01:56 > 0:01:58Nice.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00..and they bought the house off him
0:02:00 > 0:02:03- to look after him in his old age. - Nice.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07Yeah, this is where I actually grew up, I got married from here...
0:02:08 > 0:02:13..and it's always... I've always been very sentimental about it.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17Once they decided to move back in with 88-year-old dad Mervyn,
0:02:17 > 0:02:20Jackie and Neil sent the builders in for several months
0:02:20 > 0:02:23to give the house a much-needed face-lift.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27Dad's got his own little sitting-room and his own stairs
0:02:27 > 0:02:29so that he can go up and down.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31So he's got his own independence,
0:02:31 > 0:02:35but we're the other side of the wall, that we can look after him.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38It's only been a week since the house was finished,
0:02:38 > 0:02:40but now it's almost done,
0:02:40 > 0:02:44the garden is starting to look rather dated by comparison.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Although there's lots of memories, it looks a bit boring,
0:02:46 > 0:02:50she wants something that says, "Come and sit in me,
0:02:50 > 0:02:51"isn't this lovely space?"
0:02:51 > 0:02:53Is the garden for Mervyn as well?
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Yes, Mervyn loves the garden,
0:02:55 > 0:02:57so we've got to think about the three of them,
0:02:57 > 0:03:00- it's not just...- Not just those two. - ..Jackie and Neil.
0:03:00 > 0:03:05Jackie's dad, Mervyn, has lived here for more than 40 years.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09I used to love the garden, cos I was into the birds, as well.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13I had tame blackbirds come and sit by the side of me.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16Actually, he's still around here now -
0:03:16 > 0:03:19I know it's him because he's got a white spot on his side.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22It'd be nice to have somewhere for Dad to be able to come out
0:03:22 > 0:03:24and sit down and relax.
0:03:24 > 0:03:29Unfortunately, right now, the garden doesn't suit anyone's needs.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Apart from a treasured magnolia tree,
0:03:32 > 0:03:35it's become a collection point for leftover building materials,
0:03:35 > 0:03:40and Jackie's eclectic mix of garden ornaments.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43- There is a lot of clutter.- Yeah!
0:03:43 > 0:03:46And when you've got nice features like this magnolia tree,
0:03:46 > 0:03:49you don't need to do too much, do you?
0:03:49 > 0:03:51The work on the house
0:03:51 > 0:03:54has left a serious dent in Neil and Jackie's finances,
0:03:54 > 0:03:57so they only have a limited budget for the garden.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59- Do you want the really good news? - Oh, is it budget?
0:03:59 > 0:04:00THEY LAUGH
0:04:00 > 0:04:03How did you know I was going there?
0:04:03 > 0:04:08- It's not vast...- OK. - ..but you've got a good structure.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11- Am I selling this to you?- Yeah. - Yeah!- OK!
0:04:11 > 0:04:12£2,000.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14- OK.- That's not too bad.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17I think, for them, it's got to be, you know,
0:04:17 > 0:04:20that there's light at the end of the tunnel -
0:04:20 > 0:04:25- you have had the builders up to here, we want our garden back.- Yeah.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28- NEIL:- I'm not daunted if other people are doing the work.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31We couldn't undertake it ourselves, definitely not.
0:04:31 > 0:04:32- No.- It just wouldn't happen.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34So, that's the challenge.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37Now it's time for Charlie and the boys to battle it out
0:04:37 > 0:04:39for the right to make over the garden.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43So they're heading straight for Hereford.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46They want to know more about how this garden can cater
0:04:46 > 0:04:51for Jackie, Neil and Mervyn's different tastes and needs.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Except for a new conservatory,
0:04:53 > 0:04:56all the building work has now been completed.
0:04:57 > 0:04:58Wow, look at this!
0:04:58 > 0:05:00Big old windows.
0:05:00 > 0:05:01Really big doors, yeah.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04Would be nice to accentuate the views out,
0:05:04 > 0:05:07I think really capture the garden from the inside.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09Or do you want to see the whole garden at once?
0:05:09 > 0:05:10Maybe break it up a bit?
0:05:10 > 0:05:12Break it up, some planting, some shrubs.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Something so you're not looking at that hedge.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16I have to say that the garden sort of...
0:05:16 > 0:05:19doesn't seem to have any character to it, really, does it?
0:05:19 > 0:05:22No, it's a lot of lawn... and that's about it.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26But that... It's that big lawn, planting around the edge -
0:05:26 > 0:05:29must have taken ages to think of that(!)
0:05:29 > 0:05:32Where do they come up with this stuff?!
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Now the garden's been critiqued,
0:05:34 > 0:05:36the boys want to see what Jackie has done
0:05:36 > 0:05:38with the inside of the house...
0:05:38 > 0:05:41It's got a very clean feeling, but quite feminine, isn't it?
0:05:41 > 0:05:43- So light, as well.- Really light.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46Look, you can tell Jackie loves her flowers, look at this,
0:05:46 > 0:05:47look at the seat!
0:05:47 > 0:05:49..while Charlie wants to learn more
0:05:49 > 0:05:52about the couple's decision to move back in with Dad.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54So you used to live here as a child -
0:05:54 > 0:05:56- so this was the family home.- Yes.
0:05:56 > 0:05:57So there must be lots of memories.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01Oh, there are a lot of memories, and I think...
0:06:01 > 0:06:03that's what has made it so emotional -
0:06:03 > 0:06:06even the first day when the builders came
0:06:06 > 0:06:10and started to knock part of it down...
0:06:10 > 0:06:13and I didn't realise actually how much that was going to affect me.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15But it's been exciting at the same time.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17- And worth it in the end.- Oh, yes.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19It's been really worthwhile, now.
0:06:19 > 0:06:20This is nice, isn't it?
0:06:20 > 0:06:22Isn't that lovely? Quite contemporary.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24It's quite architectural, as well,
0:06:24 > 0:06:26so I can almost see that as a kind of slab.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- Yes, like a nice sawn stone or something.- Love that.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33If you grew up in this garden, there must be things here
0:06:33 > 0:06:35that you definitely want to keep.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37Yeah, I mean,
0:06:37 > 0:06:39obviously the magnolia tree.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41I would hate anybody to take the magnolia tree down.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43I think anyone would be bonkers
0:06:43 > 0:06:47- to come in and go, "Right, that's got to go."- Yeah.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50And even a little wall which came down
0:06:50 > 0:06:54when the builders had to dig foundations and stuff out,
0:06:54 > 0:06:56but you put it back for me.
0:06:56 > 0:06:57OK, which was that?
0:06:57 > 0:06:59This little one here.
0:06:59 > 0:07:00Just along the edge, there?
0:07:00 > 0:07:04The one out of breeze blocks?!
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Yes, yeah!
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- Why...- You know, that's what the builders said!
0:07:09 > 0:07:11Such a nice vista through that door, isn't there?
0:07:11 > 0:07:13That's going to be the conservatory as well.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15I reckon that's going to be the focal area.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17Yeah, I think we'll put something there
0:07:17 > 0:07:19that's really going to be beautiful to look at.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21Yeah, so let's focus on that,
0:07:21 > 0:07:22and give them a nice little display
0:07:22 > 0:07:24so they can sit back and look outside.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26Is there a sort of feel that...
0:07:26 > 0:07:28I mean, there's lots of plants here,
0:07:28 > 0:07:30but is there a feel that you want to go for?
0:07:30 > 0:07:34Yes, I like a garden that...
0:07:34 > 0:07:37I sort of walk into and think, "Ooh, what's over there?"
0:07:37 > 0:07:41- OK.- "What's hidden?" - Or it takes me somewhere.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45- There is an awful lot of bits and bobs about.- Junk?
0:07:45 > 0:07:47- Now,- I- didn't say that, Jackie.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49She is renowned for her junk collecting.
0:07:49 > 0:07:54I have a bit odd tastes now and again with old bits of pieces.
0:07:54 > 0:07:55- She looked at me, then!- No!
0:07:55 > 0:07:56THEY LAUGH
0:07:58 > 0:08:01This is a tricky one for the designers.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04Jackie and Neil say they want a new garden,
0:08:04 > 0:08:08but Jackie in particular is clearly emotionally attached to the old one.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14So, without delay, Charlie and the Rich brothers
0:08:14 > 0:08:17start formulating their ideas.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19They both have to come up with a design
0:08:19 > 0:08:21that they hope will deliver the perfect garden
0:08:21 > 0:08:23for Jackie, Neil and Mervyn.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26The family will then choose a winner,
0:08:26 > 0:08:30and the losing designer has to swallow their pride
0:08:30 > 0:08:31and muck in to help build it.
0:08:34 > 0:08:35It's time for the pitch.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39Charlie appreciates how big a role this garden has played
0:08:39 > 0:08:41in Jackie's life...
0:08:41 > 0:08:44but the boys have seen how the remodelled house
0:08:44 > 0:08:47reflects their desire to look to the future -
0:08:47 > 0:08:50and Neil and Jackie are very excited.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54- Oh!- Keep calm, keep calm!
0:08:54 > 0:08:55THEY LAUGH
0:08:55 > 0:08:58Did you want to do the pitch for me?
0:08:58 > 0:08:59So, this is our design.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01Oh, wow.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03So we know one thing you really wanted to do
0:09:03 > 0:09:04was to be able to break the garden up,
0:09:04 > 0:09:07- cos, at the moment, you can kind of see everything.- Yeah.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09So we wanted to create individual rooms
0:09:09 > 0:09:11and maybe create that journey between them as well.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14So give the garden a purpose, you have to travel around it.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17And we wanted to reflect the interior, so keep it quite modern,
0:09:17 > 0:09:20quite contemporary, a little bit quirky, in a way.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24And one of the ways we've done that is through the paving line.
0:09:24 > 0:09:25- Oh, wow.- Yes!
0:09:25 > 0:09:27So your magnolia,
0:09:27 > 0:09:32I wanted to highlight that focal point even more.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34So I've put a lovely seat,
0:09:34 > 0:09:36circular seat, underneath it,
0:09:36 > 0:09:39and then I was going to use your leftover paviours
0:09:39 > 0:09:41to pave under there,
0:09:41 > 0:09:46to tie your patio area in with underneath the seating.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48So, picking up on the timber theme,
0:09:48 > 0:09:52I'm going to have some upright organ pipe posts,
0:09:52 > 0:09:56and they're going to be dotted around in the borders,
0:09:56 > 0:09:59- to give some height and structure there.- Brilliant.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01What we wanted to do was bring the planting
0:10:01 > 0:10:03- so it kind of hugs the paving.- Yeah.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06So, you know, you've got nature coming up to you.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08So it's a nice way of softening this quite contemporary feel.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11And in the evening, the sun comes round to there...
0:10:11 > 0:10:14Yeah. It'll be a really special spot, yeah.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18The Rich brothers have gambled on spending all the budget in one area,
0:10:18 > 0:10:21which means they can invest in some feature plants...
0:10:21 > 0:10:24We've focused on giving you a specimen acer tree,
0:10:24 > 0:10:26and then two cornus shrubs.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28What's so good about these two cornus shrubs is going to give -
0:10:28 > 0:10:31it's got berries, so, again, it's going to attract birds
0:10:31 > 0:10:32into that little space
0:10:32 > 0:10:35and it's going to be a very natural little haven.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38- Dad would like that as well. - He'd love it.- Yes, definitely.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41..but Charlie has redesigned the whole garden...
0:10:41 > 0:10:43You've got lovely planting here,
0:10:43 > 0:10:49but I wanted to sort of really glam it up by using things like iris,
0:10:49 > 0:10:52agapanthus, alliums.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56I've also got some obelisks, made of timber or willow,
0:10:56 > 0:10:58with some really lovely clematis
0:10:58 > 0:11:01to give you a bit more vertical height to the garden.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05..and she's about to reveal her trump card.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09And with all your lovely bits and bobs...
0:11:09 > 0:11:12- Junk.- Not junk, or tat!
0:11:12 > 0:11:15We can use those to create focal points around the garden.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17- It looks really good.- It's lovely.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19- It's covered everything.- Yeah?
0:11:19 > 0:11:21I think so.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23The pitch is over.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25Now it's up to Jackie and Neil.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27I like the way the lawn's separated,
0:11:27 > 0:11:29it just takes the squareness away from it.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31That we've always had before.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35- The arches would really frame, out through the kitchen.- Yeah.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38- I love it.- I do, too.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41Jackie got very, very excited when she saw mine.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- Oh.- She was like - she did the pitch for me, basically.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47- Didn't even crack a smile, did she, with ours?- No.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49No, I think you've won this one.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51This is just hugely different, though.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53- DAVID:- We created two rooms.
0:11:53 > 0:11:54Were yours curves?
0:11:54 > 0:11:56- Yes.- Straight lines.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59- No!- Straight to the point.- Yeah.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01This is lovely.
0:12:01 > 0:12:02It's hidden away.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05I would never even have thought of doing something like that.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07I think Jackie, when it comes to it,
0:12:07 > 0:12:10she's going to be, "No," she likes all her knick-knacky...
0:12:10 > 0:12:13I don't know, the kitchen is so contemporary, I'm not sure.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16It'll be quite interesting, cos I think both designs are so different.
0:12:16 > 0:12:17Mm.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21For me, I can picture Dad sat there.
0:12:21 > 0:12:22That...
0:12:22 > 0:12:25That would just make such a difference.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28This is a really tough decision, I don't know what we're going to do.
0:12:28 > 0:12:29Yeah.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31I like them both!
0:12:32 > 0:12:34Only one of the designs can win,
0:12:34 > 0:12:36so will Jackie and Neil plump for
0:12:36 > 0:12:39the Rich brothers' private seating area,
0:12:39 > 0:12:41statement acers and elegant patio...
0:12:42 > 0:12:44..or Charlie's two rooms
0:12:44 > 0:12:48with a circular seat around Jackie's lovely magnolia tree?
0:12:49 > 0:12:51It's decision time.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53- Hello.- Hi, guys.
0:12:53 > 0:12:54Hey.
0:12:54 > 0:12:58So, it was genuinely really, really difficult.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01But the one we've chosen is...
0:13:01 > 0:13:03THEY CHEER
0:13:03 > 0:13:06- Awesome!- Way to go!- Nice. Amazing!
0:13:06 > 0:13:07So, what swung it for you?
0:13:09 > 0:13:12In fairness, your design did everything we wanted,
0:13:12 > 0:13:13but this one was probably something
0:13:13 > 0:13:16we would never have done for ourselves, so we thought
0:13:16 > 0:13:18- we'd push our boundaries. - Wouldn't have thought about it.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21And maybe make the decision to try something different.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23Well, there you go!
0:13:23 > 0:13:25Sorry, Charlie.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29Oh, I have no problems with that at all!
0:13:30 > 0:13:33So the boys' bold design has won -
0:13:33 > 0:13:36and what's more, Charlie now has to follow their orders
0:13:36 > 0:13:38as all three of them work together
0:13:38 > 0:13:41to build Jackie and Neil's dream garden.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46It's day one of the build.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48The Rich brothers are off-site,
0:13:48 > 0:13:50pulling together their planting plans,
0:13:50 > 0:13:54and have left project manager Paul and landscapers Andy and Lee
0:13:54 > 0:13:55to start prepping the site.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00The most complicated part of the boys' design
0:14:00 > 0:14:03is the secluded patio area at the far end of the plot,
0:14:03 > 0:14:08and it's even more complicated if you've left the plan in the pub.
0:14:08 > 0:14:09We've got one slight problem here.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13- What's that?- Where did we leave the plan last night?
0:14:13 > 0:14:14- Be honest. - While we were having a chat...
0:14:14 > 0:14:16- In the pub.- Yeah.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19- We've left it in the pub. - In the pub.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22And it's now on the front of the Hereford Times, apparently.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24THEY LAUGH
0:14:25 > 0:14:27We've got to scrub all this out now.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30Fortunately, one of the landscapers has a copy,
0:14:30 > 0:14:32so the boys can start marking out.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38In the Rich brothers' design, the seating area has a fractured style,
0:14:38 > 0:14:40where the planting is interspersed with paviours,
0:14:40 > 0:14:44and it requires meticulous planning.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46With a £2,000 budget,
0:14:46 > 0:14:49the brothers have asked Paul to keep an eye on anything
0:14:49 > 0:14:52that can be reused from the old garden...
0:14:52 > 0:14:53This turf's coming out nice,
0:14:53 > 0:14:56so I think we should save as much as we can.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00..and, as soon as the turf comes up, he's on the phone to the bosses.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04The turf is coming out really nice, really nice soil.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06We're just thinking about stockpiling it
0:15:06 > 0:15:09in part of the garden because...
0:15:09 > 0:15:11I don't know, I think it might be a shame to get rid of it
0:15:11 > 0:15:14and I don't know if we can do something with it.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17You know like we have done previously?
0:15:17 > 0:15:18'Yes, perfect, nice one.'
0:15:18 > 0:15:22All right. Well, look forward to seeing you later.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26So far, the team have been blessed with perfect gardening weather.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30And they've attracted an audience.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34All of Jackie's family have turned out to watch the transformation.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38And it's very tiring watching people work.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45At least this way Jackie can keep an eye on where her money's going,
0:15:45 > 0:15:49and she's very excited about the latest delivery.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51I want to see the slabs.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53They've been here, on the drive,
0:15:53 > 0:15:57and I've been so good not opening the packaging and having a look.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59Oh, are they coming? Is the first one in?
0:15:59 > 0:16:00Oh, yes.
0:16:02 > 0:16:03Oh, brilliant.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07Now they are not plain, boring concrete.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11While the tiles get laid under Mervyn's expert supervision...
0:16:13 > 0:16:16..Charlie and the Rich brothers have arrived out front
0:16:16 > 0:16:18and are planning their next move.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21- So this garden is not the biggest budget...- No.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24..but I definitely think - it's a little section of the garden,
0:16:24 > 0:16:26but I think it's going to be really fun.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28I think it comes down to being slightly smaller budget,
0:16:28 > 0:16:30we need to give them as much as we can.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Yeah, cos one of the things I was thinking about,
0:16:32 > 0:16:35cos we're getting rid of some of that turf and some of the soil
0:16:35 > 0:16:36for the slabbing and the planting,
0:16:36 > 0:16:39there's going to be quite a lot of stuff left over.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41The boys want to focus on the seating area,
0:16:41 > 0:16:44and have tasked Charlie with finding a home for Jackie's collection.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47So I think reusing some of that quirkiness that we love...
0:16:47 > 0:16:49She's got some really lovely things -
0:16:49 > 0:16:52one or two things I would like to just move aside -
0:16:52 > 0:16:54but there some really lovely things she's got.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58- You do love your quirk. - I do, I like all my knick-knacks.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00So I can do what ever I want with the ornaments
0:17:00 > 0:17:01and put them wherever I want?
0:17:01 > 0:17:04You do what ever you want with those quirky bits, it's fine.
0:17:04 > 0:17:05Just not in our little area.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09Also, there's a little bit of budget left over, and we were thinking...
0:17:09 > 0:17:11Well, we've got this little idea
0:17:11 > 0:17:13- of coming up with a cool little screen for them.- Oh, OK.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15Something that's going to blur the lines slightly,
0:17:15 > 0:17:18but be a bit transparent so you don't lose the views of the garden.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20Ooh, getting very arty, aren't we?
0:17:20 > 0:17:24- Yeah - arty, not farty. That's key. - I stood next to you, I know.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31Out front, the boys' plants have arrived.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35They've invested over half of the two grand budget
0:17:35 > 0:17:39on trees, shrubs and perennials to bring the seating area to life.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41We've got a nice array of plants here, haven't we?
0:17:41 > 0:17:42A very natural kind of feeling.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45Beautiful, really nice. All the foliage complements each other.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47- Look at this! - They're going to be lovely.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50It's quite a nice relationship cos they're both luscious and green.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53Yeah. I think acer's beautiful, it's got...
0:17:53 > 0:17:55You can overdo it with the red ones sometimes,
0:17:55 > 0:17:57the one in the garden is not necessarily my taste.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00But this here with that kind of more natural green colouring,
0:18:00 > 0:18:03and then the autumn colour as well, it's going to be great, isn't it?
0:18:03 > 0:18:05The cirsium looks beautiful now, doesn't it?
0:18:05 > 0:18:08- Beautiful colour, isn't it? - Especially with the chives.- Yeah.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12But there's a lot of landscaping to finish before any of them can go in.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19Meanwhile, Charlie's in amongst Jackie's knick-knacks.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22Jackie and Neil have got all sorts around here.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24Lots of bits and bobs.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26These could be handy...
0:18:26 > 0:18:28for the other end of the garden.
0:18:28 > 0:18:29Bit of Zen.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31THEY CHIME
0:18:34 > 0:18:36So much nice stuff around there!
0:18:38 > 0:18:39Ooh, hello.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44Make a bit of a water feature.
0:18:44 > 0:18:45Oh, look at these, look at these!
0:18:45 > 0:18:47Ooh!
0:18:47 > 0:18:48I like that.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52Cor, that's fab, isn't it?
0:18:52 > 0:18:53Three of them.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59Over in the seating area, Harry's straight onto the patio.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02It's a really good tip to clean the underbelly of the paving slab
0:19:02 > 0:19:04before laying it. It's great for two reasons -
0:19:04 > 0:19:07the first, get rid of all the cutting dust and dirt,
0:19:07 > 0:19:10and the second, it really allows it to bond with the mortar.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16I would say that paving really highlights that twisted willow.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19Suddenly it's gone, "Bing!"
0:19:19 > 0:19:23Next door, David is working on the garden's big recycling project.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27He's had an idea on how to use the turf from the patio area.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31He and Charlie are creating a contoured mound.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39If your grass is in good condition,
0:19:39 > 0:19:42contouring is a great way to add a natural feature to a lawn.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46Whether it's a circular seat,
0:19:46 > 0:19:49a grass amphitheatre or even Teletubby-style mounds
0:19:49 > 0:19:51for the kids to roll down.
0:19:51 > 0:19:56If you've got the space, you can even create a giant man-made hill.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03In Hereford, David's arranging the old turf in an arc
0:20:03 > 0:20:07to add another dimension to the new seating area
0:20:07 > 0:20:11and keeping the best turf for laying over the top.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15It's surprising the amount of turf we will need to cover this.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18- Yeah. Don't forget we need it down there as well.- Yeah.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20Now the patio's finished,
0:20:20 > 0:20:23Harry's also letting his creative side run wild
0:20:23 > 0:20:27and he's hoping to convince Neil and Jackie to go for the idea.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29I don't like to ask.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31It does look a little bit mad at the moment.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33We know that, Neil, you said that
0:20:33 > 0:20:35you wanted to have a bit of sculptural elements
0:20:35 > 0:20:37a slight boundary.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41- Yes.- And we've come up with a little idea of using these steel rods
0:20:41 > 0:20:43and looking at the twisted willow there,
0:20:43 > 0:20:46- you can see how everything is quite organic in shape.- Yeah.
0:20:46 > 0:20:47And this is quite malleable.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50We can bend this and create those kind of lovely serpentine curves.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53Then the other idea is to grow some clematis up there.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57I really like it's because it's different, it's a little bit odd.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00But with something growing through, I think it will look great.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02- Yeah, brilliant.- Great.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05Right from the conservatory as well, it's brilliant.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07Phew! I thought it might have been too far for you.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10- Never too far, is it?- No, no, no. - Not with quirky.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13We've got more quirky stuff, don't worry.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16Time will tell whether it works.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18But by adding a bespoke piece,
0:21:18 > 0:21:21Harry's hoping to give this garden some real personality.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27Using sculpture is one of the most effective ways
0:21:27 > 0:21:29to make your mark on a garden.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33Classical statues in a formal garden can reflect wealth and status.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37Whilst quirky, thought-provoking pieces
0:21:37 > 0:21:39suggest an artistic sensibility.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44But sculpture can also enhance the experience within a garden.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53Contrasting stone or metal against soft landscaping
0:21:53 > 0:21:55can accentuate the features of both.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00Whilst a carefully positioned piece makes a great focal point
0:22:00 > 0:22:03or exciting discovery hidden around a corner.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08And you don't have to own a Henry Moore to make an impact.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12Simple, elegant bird cages hanging from a pergola
0:22:12 > 0:22:14can be just as effective.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17Back in Hereford, having had the clients' approval,
0:22:17 > 0:22:19Harry's cracking on.
0:22:19 > 0:22:24So I'm just pushing the steel rods into a tanalised stake,
0:22:24 > 0:22:27and that's great because they'll last for 15, maybe 20 years,
0:22:27 > 0:22:32so it gives it a lovely base and a strong, firm anchor point
0:22:32 > 0:22:34for where we can start curving them off
0:22:34 > 0:22:36and creating a lovely little sculpture.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38Steel is a very pliable metal
0:22:38 > 0:22:42so it's easy to manipulate and, at less than £2 for each rod,
0:22:42 > 0:22:45it's a dirt cheap way to add structure to the garden.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50So, at the moment, this is just kind of going to nowhere
0:22:50 > 0:22:54but what we want to do is to put the acer in this bed so that it gives it
0:22:54 > 0:22:57a kind of bookend. So you won't see the sharp edges,
0:22:57 > 0:23:00it'll kind of disperse into the tree
0:23:00 > 0:23:01and hopefully soften it.
0:23:03 > 0:23:04So we want to bend it from the top?
0:23:04 > 0:23:07Yeah, the key to them is to have them as level as possible.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09At the moment, they're all going up that way.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12Or even make sure the ending is more level.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15So both of them kink up there, don't they?
0:23:15 > 0:23:17Whilst the bosses indulge themselves,
0:23:17 > 0:23:20Charlie has been left with the less glamorous job of trimming
0:23:20 > 0:23:22the turf of David's mound.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26It might look laborious but this is actually quite therapeutic.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29I'm basically skimming the bottom of the turf
0:23:29 > 0:23:31so that they're an even thickness.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35So when it comes to re-laying them, it's much quicker.
0:23:35 > 0:23:42Back in the day, when I was doing my turfing course,
0:23:42 > 0:23:46we used to drop the turf into a wooden box, a frame,
0:23:46 > 0:23:48and then use a turfing knife to cut them off,
0:23:48 > 0:23:51so every turf was the same depth
0:23:51 > 0:23:54so it was easy to get a nice, clean finish.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00But it's not long before the boys have another job for her.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02One of the challenges with a new garden
0:24:02 > 0:24:05is to make it work with the new extension.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08A patio now runs the length of the property.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12So, to soften part of it, the boys have designed
0:24:12 > 0:24:16a long flowerbed and they want Charlie to take care of it.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18So this is my bit of the garden, is it?
0:24:18 > 0:24:20Yeah, this is your part of the garden, your planting bed.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22What we wanted to do is to kind of blend this lawn area into
0:24:22 > 0:24:25the existing patio, which will kind of have a nice relationship
0:24:25 > 0:24:28with the rest of the garden when it's planted up,
0:24:28 > 0:24:29have a nice view from the kitchen.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32So it's just going to make the most of what is kind of
0:24:32 > 0:24:35an unfinished little space of the garden.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52With the planting areas around the patio prepped,
0:24:52 > 0:24:55the boys are bringing in the first of the statement acers.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00To offset the existing magnolia tree, the boys are using shrubs
0:25:00 > 0:25:05and trees to make the seating area feel secluded and private.
0:25:05 > 0:25:06It needs to straighten up a little bit.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10Full-size acers like this one can cost hundreds of pounds.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14You can buy them at a fraction of the size for around £20,
0:25:14 > 0:25:16but they only grow 12 inches a year,
0:25:16 > 0:25:19so it's a long wait to get something like this.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22Oh, that looks nice from here. That branch is perfect, isn't it?
0:25:22 > 0:25:26- Yeah. That kind of links them both, doesn't it?- It does, yeah.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28But now the first trees are in,
0:25:28 > 0:25:31the boys are rethinking the sculpture.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34Bend that down to like there, somewhere, however you do that.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39If you do a bit more, it'll drop then.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44- That second bend there needs to come in to the steel a bit more.- OK.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46Over on the other side of the garden,
0:25:46 > 0:25:49Charlie is making her own claim for the Turner Prize.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57CLANGING
0:25:57 > 0:25:58Oh, that was loud.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03Across from the acer, the boys are adding large corner shrubs.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05So we've got three.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08We've got two dogwoods and one Japanese maple and these are
0:26:08 > 0:26:12quite dappled and they act as that really lovely natural screening.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14- Should we get it out and put it in? - Let's try it.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16Ready? I'll hold it and you pull.
0:26:18 > 0:26:19Good work, boss.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21- Good strength.- It's light.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25- Beautiful.- Yeah.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27And these are going to look great, aren't they?
0:26:27 > 0:26:30The cornus can grow more than ten feet tall,
0:26:30 > 0:26:33so will balance out the acer on the other side of the patio.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38But whilst the boys' backs are turned,
0:26:38 > 0:26:42something strange is emerging from Charlie's flowerbed.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44Like that.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46Like that. For a bit of organ piping.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49And then that's going to be a birdbath.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51So Merv can clean it really easily.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53So we've got a bit to go on top there.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55And then we've got a bit of a water feature here,
0:26:55 > 0:26:58which I'm going to plant up with an arum lily
0:26:58 > 0:27:00and put a hosta draped over the side.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02So it should look really sweet.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06I do love this timber.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09The first trees may have gone in, but there's still a lot to do
0:27:09 > 0:27:11and the turf seat is yet to be finished.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13Oh. Good for some, isn't it?
0:27:13 > 0:27:16At least Charlie's not lying back on this.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18I tell you what, done a good job here.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20Well, it seems like it.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22It's nice. It balances the tree really nicely.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24It does. It's a nice, little feature, isn't it?
0:27:24 > 0:27:26It's like a little drop-down chair.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28On that note, don't go back.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31- Flipping hell.- Charlie, Dave's lying back again.
0:27:31 > 0:27:32I want to stargaze. It's not quite dark.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34We've got to teach this youngster...
0:27:34 > 0:27:37By the time we've finished this garden, it WILL be dark,
0:27:37 > 0:27:38so get on.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51It may be a long way off, but the ultimate aim of the boys' design
0:27:51 > 0:27:53is to create a private outdoor room
0:27:53 > 0:27:56that's separate to the rest of the garden.
0:27:56 > 0:28:00Turning a plot into a series of rooms enables the garden owner
0:28:00 > 0:28:04to create different spaces with their own purpose and mood.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11One of the best examples of this is York Gate,
0:28:11 > 0:28:14a one-acre garden in Leeds that was built after the war.
0:28:15 > 0:28:20Here, yew and beech hedges separate the space into smaller gardens.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24The garden itself, because of the use of rooms,
0:28:24 > 0:28:26has many different themes within it.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30We have a white and silver garden, a kitchen garden.
0:28:30 > 0:28:35Behind me, we have the canal borders with some very distinctive topiary.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37We also have a small woodland garden
0:28:37 > 0:28:40and even a miniature pinetum as well,
0:28:40 > 0:28:43so you can see you can fit a lot into a small space.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45We've got 14 different compartments,
0:28:45 > 0:28:47each with their own flavour.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50The way that the rooms are set out is that they
0:28:50 > 0:28:55flow into one another so different vistas and focal points are captured
0:28:55 > 0:28:57as you walk around the garden.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00You have a great sense of being enclosed within the space,
0:29:00 > 0:29:02but it's not too claustrophobic.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07A good example of a small but effective garden room
0:29:07 > 0:29:08is the fern walk.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11So early in the season, you have lots of erythroniums,
0:29:11 > 0:29:14dog tooth violets and then that's followed by
0:29:14 > 0:29:15all the lush fern foliage.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19As you walk around the garden,
0:29:19 > 0:29:22you catch glimpses of the adjoining rooms
0:29:22 > 0:29:25to the room you're currently in, and it gives a great sense
0:29:25 > 0:29:29of journey through the space so you can say, "Oh, what's over there?
0:29:29 > 0:29:30"That's an interesting focal point."
0:29:30 > 0:29:32But then you arrive at the focal point
0:29:32 > 0:29:34and then you're in another room
0:29:34 > 0:29:36and something else catches your attention.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38With the different garden rooms,
0:29:38 > 0:29:40each have their own distinctive feel,
0:29:40 > 0:29:44but that means they've got their own distinctive collection of plants.
0:29:44 > 0:29:48So one minute, we could be working the veg garden,
0:29:48 > 0:29:52the next minute, you could be maintaining the topiary.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54You could be looking after the waterlilies,
0:29:54 > 0:29:56staking in the herbaceous borders.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59We've got alpine troughs, a small succulent house,
0:29:59 > 0:30:01so the variety is really quite immense.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07Back in Hereford,
0:30:07 > 0:30:11Charlie's determined to create some interesting views of her own.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13Did you want a hand?
0:30:13 > 0:30:15- I think we're done, actually. - Oh, are you sure?
0:30:15 > 0:30:17CHARLIE LAUGHS
0:30:17 > 0:30:18Why I oughtta!
0:30:18 > 0:30:20- That's a good-looking hand. - Isn't it good?
0:30:20 > 0:30:22You found that in the back of the shed somewhere?
0:30:22 > 0:30:24Well, you scratch my back...
0:30:24 > 0:30:26Actually, I'll scratch my own actually.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29- Oh.- Oh, that's nice.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32- That's really nice. - What do we do with that?
0:30:32 > 0:30:34Do we just have to put it in like that?
0:30:34 > 0:30:35No! Help! Help!
0:30:35 > 0:30:37Buried too deep!
0:30:37 > 0:30:38THEY LAUGH
0:30:42 > 0:30:44It's time to get serious.
0:30:44 > 0:30:49With the statement trees all in, the boys are keen to start planting.
0:30:49 > 0:30:54But first, the top layer of the new turf seat needs to go on.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56Just laying on the new turf now on the mound.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58It's quite tricky cos it's a curve, so you have to keep altering it
0:30:58 > 0:31:00and then filling in the triangles.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03But as long as you've got a sturdy knife with you, a good sharp edge,
0:31:03 > 0:31:05you know, little bit rough,
0:31:05 > 0:31:09then all you do is you just fold one under the other,
0:31:09 > 0:31:13cut down the line, and then they pair up really nicely.
0:31:13 > 0:31:15When laying new turf, it's really important
0:31:15 > 0:31:16to keep it watered to start with.
0:31:16 > 0:31:20It's very prone to drying out, especially at the edges,
0:31:20 > 0:31:22so as long as you keep it watered until it starts rooting
0:31:22 > 0:31:23then it should be fine.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29With this, definitely won't be able to get a mower up it
0:31:29 > 0:31:30if you want to get a clean cut
0:31:30 > 0:31:33so I'd recommend maybe just some shears, something like that.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36It's quite nice to leave it a little bit shaggy, little bit long
0:31:36 > 0:31:39so if you're lying back in it, it'll be a lot more cosy.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42The brothers have given Charlie free rein
0:31:42 > 0:31:45to create some new quirky features for Jackie,
0:31:45 > 0:31:47but I'm not sure what they'll make of this one.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49Right then, Lee...
0:31:49 > 0:31:51CHARLIE GIGGLES
0:31:51 > 0:31:54Hmm! This may or may not work, eh?
0:31:54 > 0:31:59What I'm thinking is cutting the top off the head
0:31:59 > 0:32:01and then planting it up.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04I mean, Jackie loves her quirky stuff, but...
0:32:04 > 0:32:06I mean, it was only £20
0:32:06 > 0:32:11and, if it works, it's going to look fantastic,
0:32:11 > 0:32:14Or it'll be going straight into the skip.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16OK? All right, then.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18Up for a challenge, you know that.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21This is one of the wackiest things yet.
0:32:21 > 0:32:25- But we'll give it a go. - They'll be putting it in the skip.
0:32:27 > 0:32:28CHARLIE LAUGHS
0:32:30 > 0:32:31It's all right, don't worry! Bye!
0:32:31 > 0:32:33- What did I hear?- Nothing.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35- All right.- Nothing.
0:32:35 > 0:32:37- What's that behind you there? - Nothing.
0:32:37 > 0:32:38What's that? Sorry?
0:32:42 > 0:32:45While Lee decapitates Charlie's mannequin,
0:32:45 > 0:32:48the boys have moved on to planting between the slabs.
0:32:50 > 0:32:54They've been laid in a staggered fashion so they can be interplanted
0:32:54 > 0:32:57with perennials and grasses that will grow over the edges
0:32:57 > 0:33:00and add to the intimate feel of the space.
0:33:04 > 0:33:08Next door, Charlie's mannequin is ready for a new hairstyle.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10I'm going to plant it up with some carex.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13This is Frosted Curls, a bit like curly hair.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16And then some sempervivums, or houseleeks.
0:33:16 > 0:33:19These were called houseleeks because they used to use them
0:33:19 > 0:33:23to plug up the holes in the roof, hence "house leaks".
0:33:23 > 0:33:26Or they are also known as hens and chickens.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29These are your hens and these are the baby chickens.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32And they're really easy to propagate from,
0:33:32 > 0:33:35so all these bits, or chickens, that have fallen off,
0:33:35 > 0:33:37I'm going to make into cuttings
0:33:37 > 0:33:40that I'm going to put in the top over here.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43Like so. Won't that look cute?
0:33:43 > 0:33:45Don't know whether this will look cute.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47I think the hair first.
0:33:47 > 0:33:48It's a bit...
0:33:54 > 0:33:56Does that look like bed hair?
0:33:56 > 0:33:58A bit like... Argh!
0:33:58 > 0:34:00CHARLIE WHISPERS INDISTINCTLY
0:34:01 > 0:34:04What does that look like, then, Lee?
0:34:04 > 0:34:06Very good. Like she's got a fascinator on.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09What are we going to call it? Bob?
0:34:09 > 0:34:10- Bob.- Bob.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15These gaps in the paving are looking quite harsh at the moment,
0:34:15 > 0:34:17so what were going to do, we're going to use Alchemilla mollis
0:34:17 > 0:34:19to really soften those edges.
0:34:19 > 0:34:23It's a great plant, really hardy, and it self-seeds freely,
0:34:23 > 0:34:25so it's great for filling up space.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27Has a lovely yellow flower in the summer
0:34:27 > 0:34:30and that's what helps itself seed, but if you cut that off
0:34:30 > 0:34:33then you'll help reduce its spread.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35Alchemilla really is bombproof.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37It puts up with most soil conditions,
0:34:37 > 0:34:38very happy in sun or shade.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41And also, a nice little tip - if you cut it back in August then
0:34:41 > 0:34:45these new, green shoots and leaves come out and it keeps on going.
0:34:49 > 0:34:54An interesting fact where the name alchemilla comes from
0:34:54 > 0:34:57is it originates from the word alchemy,
0:34:57 > 0:34:59and that's due to the fact that
0:34:59 > 0:35:03if you get water droplets on the leaves
0:35:03 > 0:35:05then they rest as little spherical balls,
0:35:05 > 0:35:07kind of like mercury or quicksilver
0:35:07 > 0:35:10and this was thought to have healing or magic properties.
0:35:10 > 0:35:11CHARLIE GROANS
0:35:11 > 0:35:16It's time for Bob to find a home in the garden.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18CHARLIE LAUGHS
0:35:18 > 0:35:20Dun-dun-DUN!
0:35:20 > 0:35:21So, we've nicknamed it Bob.
0:35:21 > 0:35:26- Yeah.- And where would you like Bob to be positioned?
0:35:26 > 0:35:28Centre stage. Right in the middle.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30- Right in the middle. - I think you did a great job.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32It looks like it's got a fringe coming down.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34Off the catwalk in Milan.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36Yeah. It's a fascinator.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39That'll become the new thing now for fashion.
0:35:39 > 0:35:40Macabre.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42So do you really want it down there?
0:35:42 > 0:35:46- No. I think we'll leave it out for now.- See! Leave it out for now.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48- I do like it. - I think you did a great...
0:35:48 > 0:35:50You couldn't actually have done any better with that.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52I'll just have the head, I'm all over that.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55You want me to plant it that deep in the ground.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58Up to the neck, the neck will be fine.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01But Charlie is determined to convince the boys.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03And I think she's got to be side on.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05Bob's sort of doing that.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07- Nice. I like that.- Come hither.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09Poor lady. She's got a muddy face, hasn't she?
0:36:12 > 0:36:14Now they're getting carried away.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17Do you want it laying down in the...? Ooh!
0:36:17 > 0:36:19Oh, you've done it now.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24- I think you should draw a face on it.- No!
0:36:24 > 0:36:26Can we get a picture of Charlie's face and put it on there?
0:36:26 > 0:36:29No, stop it. Right, go on, push off.
0:36:31 > 0:36:36A less divisive feature is the turf mound, which is just about done.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38Finally, I'm just giving this turf a good bashing.
0:36:38 > 0:36:39That's just to make sure
0:36:39 > 0:36:41that the roots make contact with the soil beneath.
0:36:43 > 0:36:47The boys have focused more than half of the two-grand budget
0:36:47 > 0:36:51on planting for the seating area and Charlie's bed by the extension,
0:36:51 > 0:36:54and it's now heads down to get them filled.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57What we've tried to do with this planting scheme is to create
0:36:57 > 0:36:58a very naturalistic character.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01Not one plant stands out from the rest
0:37:01 > 0:37:03but instead they all kind of fuse together
0:37:03 > 0:37:05in a very understated, simple way.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09Harry and David are employing a muted colour scheme,
0:37:09 > 0:37:11blending vibrant cirsium
0:37:11 > 0:37:14with tall, flowing penstemons
0:37:14 > 0:37:16and the elegant pink skyrocket,
0:37:16 > 0:37:20the tiarella, to give the garden the calming, soothing feel that Jackie,
0:37:20 > 0:37:23Neil and Mervyn are all looking for.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26What's really lovely about this space is that you've got
0:37:26 > 0:37:29the magnolia, you've got the holly, you've got the twisted willow
0:37:29 > 0:37:31and then it drops down to the dogwood and the acer
0:37:31 > 0:37:33and that really does create this lovely, dappled space
0:37:33 > 0:37:36so when you're sitting in here, it feels very relaxed.
0:37:39 > 0:37:44This garden has been the product of hard work and lots of imagination,
0:37:44 > 0:37:49a blend of art, recycling and ingenious design
0:37:49 > 0:37:54and, as the last of the plants and knick-knacks go in, it's done.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03Just a few days ago, Neil, Jackie and Mervyn's garden
0:38:03 > 0:38:04was stuck in the past.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09Although it held precious memories for the family,
0:38:09 > 0:38:12they wanted something that looked to the future.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16Now, thanks to the boys' design,
0:38:16 > 0:38:20it's the perfect garden for their new life together.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23To make the two-grand budget work,
0:38:23 > 0:38:27the boys have focused the money on the key area of the garden
0:38:27 > 0:38:30that Jackie and Neil wanted to change.
0:38:30 > 0:38:34At its heart is a new secluded seating area
0:38:34 > 0:38:36based around the boys' staggered patio.
0:38:37 > 0:38:41Coming in at just short of £500,
0:38:41 > 0:38:43it's been interplanted with subtle shades
0:38:43 > 0:38:45that will grow and spill over the edges.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50The boys spent more than half the budget on new trees,
0:38:50 > 0:38:52shrubs and perennials to add privacy.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56And Harry spent just £50
0:38:56 > 0:38:59creating a home-made steel sculpture
0:38:59 > 0:39:02that echoes the lines of the willow tree.
0:39:02 > 0:39:07To break up the long lawn, Dave has added a new zero-budget feature,
0:39:07 > 0:39:11a circular turf mount to highlight the magnolia tree.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14And, thanks to Charlie,
0:39:14 > 0:39:18Jackie's love for the unusual is still a big part of the garden...
0:39:18 > 0:39:21in the shape of a new birdbath,
0:39:21 > 0:39:23and Bob the mannequin.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34When they contacted Garden Rescue,
0:39:34 > 0:39:36Jackie and Neil were looking for a space
0:39:36 > 0:39:39that reflected the new interior of the house,
0:39:39 > 0:39:42whilst being a calming spot for them and dad Mervyn.
0:39:43 > 0:39:48I have to say, Bob the mannequin could either be a fantastic hit
0:39:48 > 0:39:51or a complete no.
0:39:51 > 0:39:55It's time to find out if they got what they paid for.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57Are you guys excited?
0:39:57 > 0:40:00- Yes.- Very, actually, yes. And nervous.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03Right. Three, two, one, open your eyes.
0:40:04 > 0:40:05Oh, hey...
0:40:05 > 0:40:08- Oh, look at this. - That's lovely.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10That looks really good, doesn't it?
0:40:10 > 0:40:12- Yeah.- That's Charlie's little area.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14There's a bit of quirk there.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17Smiling. Smiling. Smiling's good.
0:40:17 > 0:40:20You did mention that we couldn't out-quirk you...
0:40:20 > 0:40:21and we had a go.
0:40:21 > 0:40:22THEY LAUGH
0:40:23 > 0:40:24How strange is that?
0:40:27 > 0:40:30- That is really good. - Have we out-quirked you?
0:40:30 > 0:40:32I love it. That's brilliant.
0:40:32 > 0:40:33Jackie likes it.
0:40:33 > 0:40:37Neil looks a little perplexed, but he is smiling.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39Well, my best bit in the garden.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41You're meant to be able to lie back on this.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44They've done it so you can do a bit of stargazing. Look at that.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46Different heights as well.
0:40:46 > 0:40:47I did catch him sleeping on this earlier.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50- I was. I had a little nap. - It definitely has been tested.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54- JACKIE:- I'm not going to test it now because I won't get back up.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57- What do you think about the slabbing?- Oh, it's amazing.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59I'm not sure anybody was going to be allowed to walk on this.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02- You're fine to walk on it. - Thank you.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04What do you think of the acer?
0:41:04 > 0:41:06It's stunning. That is beautiful.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08It's a big tree, isn't it?
0:41:08 > 0:41:11I think it's great the way the boys have kept
0:41:11 > 0:41:15a lot of things that remind Jackie of growing up here.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17What do you think of the sculpture?
0:41:17 > 0:41:19It's amazing.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22- Get the plants growing along it, it'll be great.- Yeah.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24It'll definitely soften over time.
0:41:24 > 0:41:27The way it moves in the wind, we quite like.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30The wire sculpture is very subtle.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33You sort of see it but you don't sort of see it.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35It's very clever.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39So you grew up in this garden and it's changed now since then.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41How do you feel about that?
0:41:41 > 0:41:44A bit emotional about it, actually.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46Yeah. Mum would have loved this.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48It's just absolutely lovely.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50Thank you very much.
0:41:50 > 0:41:51It's happy tears, it really is.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00I have to say I think it's lovely.
0:42:00 > 0:42:04For you, what element do you think works the best?
0:42:04 > 0:42:06Definitely the mannequin.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08Oh, all right, all right.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10I'm chuffed to bits with it all. It looks great.
0:42:10 > 0:42:13I really love the sculpture, the metal rods.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15I think it's just something you just don't ever think of.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18The planting is my favourite bit.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20It just has a nice feeling to it.
0:42:20 > 0:42:25Has that kind of woodlandy, dappled kind of gentle, isn't it?
0:42:26 > 0:42:27THEY CHEER
0:42:29 > 0:42:32And it looks like dad Mervyn is a fan, too.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36It's something that goes with the house now, doesn't it?
0:42:36 > 0:42:38- Yeah.- You know, it's in keeping with the house.
0:42:38 > 0:42:42So do the family think it's £2,000 well spent?
0:42:42 > 0:42:45- They told me it was 5,000. - LAUGHTER
0:42:45 > 0:42:47For £2,000,
0:42:47 > 0:42:50it's not a huge amount of money in doing a whole garden in one go,
0:42:50 > 0:42:53but, for us at the time, it was a lot of money to put towards it
0:42:53 > 0:42:56- and it's worth every penny.- It is.
0:42:56 > 0:42:57They've done a fantastic job.
0:42:57 > 0:43:01- We couldn't have done something like this.- We couldn't have dreamt it.