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 > 0:00:09- Hello!- ..Charlie Dimmock is one of Britain's best-loved gardeners.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12Looking good, boys!
0:00:12 > 0:00:15But the new kids on the gardening block are the Rich brothers.
0:00:15 > 0:00:19We want to be the brothers that 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, wow.- It's amazing, isn't it?
0:00:24 > 0:00:29..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 > 0:00:45The photos made it look tiny. It IS!
0:00:45 > 0:00:48- I'm sure you've seen larger. - I 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 > 0:00:55- Wow!- ..and budget. - It looks really exciting.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58- It doesn't look like it could be our garden.- The winner...- Ta-dah!
0:00:58 > 0:00:59THEY CHEER
0:00:59 > 0:01:01..brings their design to life...
0:01:01 > 0:01:04- Hold on, hold on!- Sweet as a nut.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06..and the loser has to help them build it.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10Oh, I'm getting irritated now with faffing around.
0:01:10 > 0:01:11This is what happens...
0:01:11 > 0:01:14- Does he ever get irritating? - All the time.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16..when difference styles collide...
0:01:16 > 0:01:18- Who chose these?- One, two, three!
0:01:18 > 0:01:20This looks like your design.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22Yeah!
0:01:22 > 0:01:25..to turn garden dreams into reality.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27- Wow!- Open your eyes.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30Wow. It's amazing.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32It's beautiful.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42Today, Charlie and the Rich brothers
0:01:42 > 0:01:45have a very big garden to battle over.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47Kerry and Chris have sent this from Pontefract
0:01:47 > 0:01:49and they're a lovely couple with two children.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53They look a really lovely family, don't they? Real smiley-smiley!
0:01:53 > 0:01:57Account manager Chris and his wife Kerry live in West Yorkshire
0:01:57 > 0:02:00with their two young children, Anais and Rudy.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03They moved into their family home in 2013.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07And the reason that they bought the house was because of the garden.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11- So I think it means a lot to them. - Big old garden, though.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14- It looks like it doesn't end. - I know.- It's very long, isn't it?
0:02:14 > 0:02:18The garden is 10 metres wide and 50 metres long.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22We do appreciate the size of it. It just doesn't work.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26I think it could do so much more.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28Really, at the moment, it's just a big space.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30A load of grass to cut every now and again.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33And it couldn't look more different to the family home
0:02:33 > 0:02:37which, in the last few years, has been completely modernised.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41They've just built an extension, a garden room,
0:02:41 > 0:02:43so now the focus is on the garden.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46- So they can see all the garden now, can they?- Exactly.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50It's staring us in the face every day, in terms of what needs to be done,
0:02:50 > 0:02:54but then, yeah. It will be wonderful when we open up those bi-fold doors
0:02:54 > 0:02:56on to this amazing garden.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58But Kerry and Chris don't just want
0:02:58 > 0:03:00their new garden to LOOK stunning...
0:03:00 > 0:03:05I'd just like the whole family to eat a more organic, vegetarian diet,
0:03:05 > 0:03:08so this garden is giving us the opportunity
0:03:08 > 0:03:11to grow lots of organic vegetables.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14I think something that's really natural would look amazing.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17So she's really into the Good Life.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20She's more Barbara than she is Margo.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22- Eh?- Oh, you boys are so young!
0:03:22 > 0:03:25Kerry and Chris may dream of the good life,
0:03:25 > 0:03:29but they don't have a huge amount of money to achieve it.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31So the budget is pretty decent, it's two grand.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33- Yeah.- It is quite a big garden, though.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36I appreciate that, for a garden of this size,
0:03:36 > 0:03:39£2,000 is not a lot of money.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43I kind of had the idea of what I would like the end product to be,
0:03:43 > 0:03:47but how to get there and what planting and stuff is beyond me.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49And I don't have a clue.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58But just weeks after they first heard from the couple,
0:03:58 > 0:04:01Charlie and the boys are faced with some unusual early spring weather
0:04:01 > 0:04:06in Pontefract, which is under several inches of snow.
0:04:06 > 0:04:11Not exactly ideal conditions for recceing a garden.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13Today, they are looking for a hidden gem of information
0:04:13 > 0:04:17that might give them an edge when it comes to their design.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20Definitely large.
0:04:20 > 0:04:21Yes, it is.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24It's got lovely mature trees as well, so it's going to be...
0:04:24 > 0:04:27Oh, I've got a snowflake on my nose.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31- No, the trees are gorgeous.- I have to say, that tree's a little dodgy.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33They call that one a totem pole, don't they?
0:04:33 > 0:04:36I think this one's going to be a bit of a challenge with the budget.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39- Yeah.- Maybe have nature on our side for this one.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43Nature on our side? She's really helping us out at the moment(!)
0:04:43 > 0:04:46The garden may be a blank canvas,
0:04:46 > 0:04:49but the boys want to see how the couple's taste in interiors
0:04:49 > 0:04:51might give them some clues.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54- Oh, wow! Look at this.- Yeah. - Now, this definitely stands out.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57- It's a pretty funky floor, isn't it? - Does it remind you of anything?
0:04:57 > 0:05:00- It does, yeah. Nan and Gramp's kitchen.- I was thinking that.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03- It's really funky, really '60s. - Yeah.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07Meanwhile, Charlie wants to probe them for ideas
0:05:07 > 0:05:09on what THEY want from the garden.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11Fabulous view of the garden.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13It's just right in front of you.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16It's going to be our garden room.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19Having the room here's probably made you go, "Oh! A garden!"
0:05:19 > 0:05:21That is absolutely it.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24When those doors went in, I was sitting there looking, thinking,
0:05:24 > 0:05:26"Where to start?"
0:05:26 > 0:05:28Look at this as well. A lovely, wooden surface.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Kind of retro, and then nice and natural with curves.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34- Yeah, there's a nice balance, isn't there?- Yeah.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38The boys can see the couple like using natural materials
0:05:38 > 0:05:40and are fans of retro style.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Yeah, because they've got the wood, the funk, lovely fixtures.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46- This baby seat's pretty cool. - That's epic, isn't it?
0:05:46 > 0:05:49And then this wallpaper. It looks like cow parsley.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52- Yeah.- All quite retro, but it works really well, doesn't it?- It does.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56Harry and David are already brimming with ideas,
0:05:56 > 0:06:00but Charlie wants to know how the garden could improve the family's lives.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02What do you want from the garden,
0:06:02 > 0:06:05apart from bringing the garden into your garden room?
0:06:05 > 0:06:08Just a reflection of nature, rather than something sculpted.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11My idea with a formal garden is that you'd be asking the children,
0:06:11 > 0:06:13"Don't step on that," and, "Stay away from there,"
0:06:13 > 0:06:16and I want something that is for us all
0:06:16 > 0:06:21and I had the idea of a garden that could provide for us.
0:06:21 > 0:06:26It's fun, lots of nature involved, lots of vegetables and fruit...
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- Yeah.- It's slightly wild and woolly.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31- Absolutely.- Definitely.- Perfect.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35Turning a plot that's half a football field
0:06:35 > 0:06:37into a haven for nature
0:06:37 > 0:06:41AND an inspiring vegetable garden for £2,000 is a huge ask.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43It's going to take every ounce
0:06:43 > 0:06:48of Charlie and the boys' creative thinking to make it happen.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52So, our rival designers get straight to work.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56Each of them has to come up with a design for Kerry and Chris's
0:06:56 > 0:07:00perfect garden that will work within their budget.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03The couple will then choose a winner,
0:07:03 > 0:07:07and the loser has to help the victor build the garden.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12So who will the couple go for?
0:07:12 > 0:07:14Will it be Charlie,
0:07:14 > 0:07:17a safe pair of hands who's seen her fair share of veg plots
0:07:17 > 0:07:18and wildlife gardens,
0:07:18 > 0:07:23or the boys, who are more known for their modern outdoor spaces,
0:07:23 > 0:07:27and might offer them something out of the ordinary?
0:07:27 > 0:07:29It's time for the big pitch.
0:07:29 > 0:07:30- Wow!- That's amazing.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32So, what we wanted to do was to
0:07:32 > 0:07:35create this very beautiful garden view.
0:07:35 > 0:07:40The garden's quite large, so we wanted to focus on splitting it into these three individual areas.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42The one straight up from the terraced area
0:07:42 > 0:07:45is framed with these bold orange walls.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47This is much more of a naturalistic space.
0:07:47 > 0:07:52It's a much larger lawn area, but it's surrounded by longer grass, like wild meadow.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55So that would be great for wildlife and encourage more native species.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59And then that leads on into this network of organic foraging paths.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03So somewhere that's just really fun, really wild, really natural.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06This garden is a basic structure for you to develop.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08- Yes.- OK?
0:08:08 > 0:08:11I've got sort of three key areas.
0:08:11 > 0:08:16This key area here, it's very organic, flowing...
0:08:16 > 0:08:19It's banked-up soil,
0:08:19 > 0:08:23- sort of slightly Teletubby land, that curve...- Undulations.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26Undulation, to add a bit more interest.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28With one eye on the budget,
0:08:28 > 0:08:31Charlie's playing it safe by using existing elements in the garden
0:08:31 > 0:08:34to create a long, flowing plot
0:08:34 > 0:08:37that the couple can develop as the years ago by.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40But by pitching three different gardens in one,
0:08:40 > 0:08:42the boys are going for broke.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45Can they deliver all this for two grand?
0:08:45 > 0:08:48The next area are the vegetables.
0:08:48 > 0:08:49Raised beds,
0:08:49 > 0:08:54again with big curves on them just to make them a bit more interesting.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58The boys are taking the idea of planters a step further
0:08:58 > 0:09:01and appealing to Kerry's love of retro colours.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04We've got three cylindrical raised beds.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07These would be concrete cylinders that we'd paint a warm orange.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11These are things you can get the whole family orientated round, growing their own veg,
0:09:11 > 0:09:14- picking it, eating it, bringing it into the kitchen.- Yeah.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18From there, it leads you into a network of organic foraging paths.
0:09:18 > 0:09:23A really soft, really natural area where you can plant all the fruits,
0:09:23 > 0:09:28raspberries, elderflower, things like that that you can pick, use, learn about.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30These areas here are great for the kids as well,
0:09:30 > 0:09:33so they can run around, play hide and seek,
0:09:33 > 0:09:36make dens, and it will be a really good natural escape for them.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38This is going to be seating.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40I don't know about you. As a child,
0:09:40 > 0:09:43I always used to put on plays, me and my friends,
0:09:43 > 0:09:45for mums and dads, and I'm thinking this
0:09:45 > 0:09:47could be like an amphitheatre.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50These areas will be great for the children
0:09:50 > 0:09:53because they will be canopied and they can make dens in there.
0:09:53 > 0:09:58Exciting to think that that could bring that area to life
0:09:58 > 0:10:00and could be our garden.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02That's it. Time's up.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04It's now all up to Kerry and Chris.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08With the boys, the thing that gets me straightaway about this one
0:10:08 > 0:10:09is the colours.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13The orange and this lovely vibrant planting, with purples and blues,
0:10:13 > 0:10:17and the fact that's carried through with the cylindrical raised beds.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20With Charlie's, I like the idea of the amphitheatre and the seats
0:10:20 > 0:10:23because the kids will love doing the show in that area there.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25I think it's a really good idea.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28And the bits where they can make dens and things.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31The raised beds, the kidney shapes, they're lovely.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34Because they're sort of an angle, aren't they?
0:10:34 > 0:10:38- How natural it all is, is really, really nice.- Yeah.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40The couple really want their garden
0:10:40 > 0:10:43to be a wildlife-friendly family space
0:10:43 > 0:10:47where they can indulge their Good Life fantasy.
0:10:47 > 0:10:48It's difficult.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51But only one design can win.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54So will it be Charlie's Teletubby-inspired garden
0:10:54 > 0:10:56with its log planters?
0:10:56 > 0:10:59Or the Rich brothers' garden
0:10:59 > 0:11:03in three parts, with its brightly coloured concrete silos?
0:11:03 > 0:11:05It's decision time.
0:11:05 > 0:11:10- Hello.- Hello.- It's been a really difficult decision.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15But the design we've chosen is...
0:11:17 > 0:11:19THEY CHEER
0:11:19 > 0:11:22- Amazing.- I knew they hadn't quite got it.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25Oh, that's amazing. So what made you go for our design?
0:11:25 > 0:11:27We did love them both. It wasn't an easy decision.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29The flow up to the top of the garden,
0:11:29 > 0:11:32the fact that it's three different areas.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34You particularly liked the meadow.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37I really liked this bit, just thinking about the kids.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39I liked the open area as well.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42That's epic. I can't wait to get started on the garden
0:11:42 > 0:11:45and I think it will transform your life.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47The boys may be happy,
0:11:47 > 0:11:51but they're promising an awful lot of garden for not a lot of money.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54They'll need all of Charlie's experience
0:11:54 > 0:11:57if they're going to make their design a reality.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04It's the day of the build.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06Thankfully, the snow has long gone
0:12:06 > 0:12:10but the weather forecast for the next few days is dire.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14So, there's no time to waste.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17While the Rich brothers are off choosing plants for their scheme,
0:12:17 > 0:12:21Paul, the project manager, along with his team of landscapers
0:12:21 > 0:12:22are getting started.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26And the boy's design is already causing them problems.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29This should have been dropped in the back yard
0:12:29 > 0:12:32but, unfortunately, it's in the front yard
0:12:32 > 0:12:35and we have to get that concrete ring,
0:12:35 > 0:12:39which is 750ml wide, through that door there.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42That's the only access into the back garden.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46A key feature of the brothers' design
0:12:46 > 0:12:48are three concrete cylinders that
0:12:48 > 0:12:50will form an architectural vegetable plot.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53They looked quite small on the plan, but now they're here,
0:12:53 > 0:12:56they're not only huge, but weigh a tonne.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58Look at that, it's meant to be.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00- OK.- Nice and steady now.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02And once they're through the side gate,
0:13:02 > 0:13:06they have to go through Kerry's brand-new extension.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09Yep, yep, yep, bit to you.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15- Easy.- Keep it moving, if you can.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17Keep it moving,
0:13:17 > 0:13:19- Keep it moving.- Lovely.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27One down, just two more to go.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32One happy discovery that the boys have made
0:13:32 > 0:13:36is that the couple had already paid for new patio slabs,
0:13:36 > 0:13:39so the Rich brothers have instructed them to crack on
0:13:39 > 0:13:40with laying a new patio,
0:13:40 > 0:13:44which will instantly improve the view from the garden room.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46Apart from the cylinders,
0:13:46 > 0:13:48the other major landscaping feature
0:13:48 > 0:13:52are the two walls that will dominate the first third of the plot.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56In the boys' design,
0:13:56 > 0:13:59the walls will create a staggered gateway
0:13:59 > 0:14:01from the patio to the garden beyond.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07But unlike the rugged natural style used in the rest of the garden,
0:14:07 > 0:14:10they'll be finished with a smooth layer of render.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15Unlike traditional brick or stone,
0:14:15 > 0:14:17rendered walls have a smooth finish,
0:14:17 > 0:14:20so they're often used in modern gardens.
0:14:20 > 0:14:27They're cheaper than brick or stone and are easy to paint and are ideal
0:14:27 > 0:14:29for integrated seating and raised beds.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35The boys sold their design on the feature walls
0:14:35 > 0:14:37being painted retro orange.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41It's a bold move, and time will tell whether it works.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50Meanwhile, Charlie and the Rich brothers are emerging from the undergrowth
0:14:50 > 0:14:54and digesting the scale of the task that lies ahead.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58So nice that there's not four inches of snow over the garden.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01I know, but now we can see the challenge ahead of us!
0:15:01 > 0:15:05That's the issue, isn't it? With larger gardens and a smaller budget,
0:15:05 > 0:15:08it's a real challenge to make it look like something.
0:15:08 > 0:15:09Like concentrating the planting.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13Definitely that lower area there, just outside the living room.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17- Yeah.- It's key just to sometimes pick a point and do it well.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20- That's what we're going to do.- I think the first thing for us to do
0:15:20 > 0:15:22is maybe get marking out the shapes and stuff.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26- I've got my weapon of choice, so let's go.- Come on.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30But before any spraying can be done,
0:15:30 > 0:15:33Paul and the landscapers need approval
0:15:33 > 0:15:36from the bosses on the position of the concrete cylinders.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41Good work, guys. Paul, you must be in charge -
0:15:41 > 0:15:43they're not quite in the right place.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45They're pretty close to where we need them.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48- I think they're going to have to move...- OK!
0:15:48 > 0:15:50There's enough of us to do it, so...
0:15:50 > 0:15:51- Those muscles...- Exactly.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54I've got my spray can. I'll mark out where they're going.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56And when you're in charge,
0:15:56 > 0:15:59you do the spraying whilst others do the lifting.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01Because there's three concrete cylinders,
0:16:01 > 0:16:04it's nice to play around with their relationship with each other.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07They're not only raised veg beds, they're also a piece of sculpture.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09So it's really key, where they go, the layout,
0:16:09 > 0:16:12and with the lay of the land, they really need to work with that angle.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14So, tilting these on their side,
0:16:14 > 0:16:16and kind of playing around with their form,
0:16:16 > 0:16:19kind of takes them away from being a veg bed, a traditional veg bed,
0:16:19 > 0:16:22and much more like a bit of sculpture, or a bit of art.
0:16:22 > 0:16:27One of the key issues with a large garden is that small features just
0:16:27 > 0:16:31disappear. Big pieces of sculpture can cost a fortune,
0:16:31 > 0:16:34but these concrete silos will make a big impact
0:16:34 > 0:16:36without blowing the budget.
0:16:36 > 0:16:37Perfect.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40What's great about these is they're a really cheap bit of sculpture.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43- So these ones would be about £60? - Yeah, about £60.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46- And the bigger one, a little bit more?- Just over £70.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48So they're really interesting, really cheap,
0:16:48 > 0:16:51and with a lick of paint, they'll look really cool.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53One of the benefits of Chris and Kerry's plot
0:16:53 > 0:16:57is that there are a number of mature trees dotted throughout it.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59And they're all in good condition.
0:16:59 > 0:17:00Except for this one.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02The boys want it out
0:17:02 > 0:17:04and because they're busy designing,
0:17:04 > 0:17:08they've delegated the job of telling Kerry to Charlie.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11Kerry, do you have much love for this tree?
0:17:11 > 0:17:13No, I feel sorry for the poor thing.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17It's obviously got a few problems in life.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21This bark's come off here and round there,
0:17:21 > 0:17:23so it's just going to keep dying back.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26- I see you've been cutting the dead stuff out.- Yeah.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28But it's just going to keep doing that.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30So, we were thinking of doing a bit of up-cycling with it.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34- Andy, have you got your chainsaw handy, mate?- I have.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36Stand back.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41If you want to cut down a tree in your garden,
0:17:41 > 0:17:43do double-check with your local authority that the tree
0:17:43 > 0:17:46doesn't have a preservation order
0:17:46 > 0:17:50and, if possible, cut it down out of the nesting season.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56I want you to go now.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58Bye-bye, bye-bye.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02Meanwhile, on the other side of the garden,
0:18:02 > 0:18:05the concrete silos are still not right.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08Perfectionists Harry and David are happy with the location,
0:18:08 > 0:18:12but now they aren't quite at the right angle.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14Which way are you going to tilt this one?
0:18:14 > 0:18:16That one we want to be kind of across.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19- Yeah.- That one just down, but slightly on angle,
0:18:19 > 0:18:21and that one, maybe just straight down.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25So all I'm doing is marking the spade around the planter
0:18:25 > 0:18:27while it's in place, so, then, when we move it,
0:18:27 > 0:18:31we can quickly dig out the soil, and then put it down on its tilt.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34These are very heavy blocks of concrete,
0:18:34 > 0:18:39so if you're going to buy something similar, you might need some muscle.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43With the boys' backs turned,
0:18:43 > 0:18:48Charlie's got an idea of how she can recycle the old tree to make a new
0:18:48 > 0:18:53feature in the garden. But first, she needs some evenly-cut logs.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57It's no good running away, Andy.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00Are these metric two-feets, are they(?)
0:19:00 > 0:19:02- Erm, yes.- Boy's two foot(!)
0:19:02 > 0:19:03Yes!
0:19:03 > 0:19:05SHE TUTS AND LAUGHS
0:19:08 > 0:19:10Just take a little bit out.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12- Good man.- OK.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15- I've got it, I've got it. - Go, go, go...
0:19:15 > 0:19:17Just shove. Just going in.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19Perfect.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21But just as things are going well,
0:19:21 > 0:19:24the weather takes a turn for the worse,
0:19:24 > 0:19:27which is not good news for the boys' feature walls.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30Before they can be painted orange,
0:19:30 > 0:19:32they need to be bone-dry.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34So Harry's moving on to the flower beds.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38The one thing I can get on with is actually marking out these beds,
0:19:38 > 0:19:41and these are all straight lines, but the beds are all curvy.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52Creating large flower beds is a simple way
0:19:52 > 0:19:55to break up the long lines of a rectangular plot,
0:19:55 > 0:19:59and curved beds work against the straight shape of the plot,
0:19:59 > 0:20:02drawing the eye away from the boundaries.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05But for real impact, a stunningly planted large bed
0:20:05 > 0:20:09in the middle of the garden creates drama.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12Not only does it break up an expanse of lawn,
0:20:12 > 0:20:15it creates twists and turns
0:20:15 > 0:20:18that entice you to explore the garden further.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22Before you start cutting your lawn,
0:20:22 > 0:20:26it's a good idea to use a specialist garden marking spray to mark out
0:20:26 > 0:20:29exactly where you want your curved beds to go.
0:20:29 > 0:20:30Yeah, looks great.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34- Really nice.- I actually love the way you've got these two walls.
0:20:34 > 0:20:38They're quite kind of powerful, aren't they? They do hold the space.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41- Then, within it, we've got these lovely, curved lines.- Yeah.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44But the boys are taking a risk,
0:20:44 > 0:20:47adding such big beds on a limited budget.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51They'll need a lot of plants to fill them, and plants cost money.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55So Charlie's helping them out.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59She's come up with an idea for a raised central bed,
0:20:59 > 0:21:02and the boys have given her the green light,
0:21:02 > 0:21:04because it costs nothing.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06She's already got her logs,
0:21:06 > 0:21:10and now she's recycling the turf from the other flower beds.
0:21:14 > 0:21:20So, we're not taking out the trunk, just cut it down to grass level.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24I'm going to stack some turf around, just to give a bit of a mound,
0:21:24 > 0:21:28we are going to put some logs round it, a bit more soil,
0:21:28 > 0:21:31and then a few more bits of log as well.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34So it goes in like a sandwich layer.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39Further up the garden is a huge pile of soil
0:21:39 > 0:21:42left over from when the house extension took place.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45To save money, David's planning to use it to create
0:21:45 > 0:21:48the next big planting bed.
0:21:49 > 0:21:50Some people would see a big,
0:21:50 > 0:21:53brown pile of soil in their garden as a big negative,
0:21:53 > 0:21:55but we see it as a massive positive.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58Although it's a lot of soil to shift by hand and by barrow,
0:21:58 > 0:22:00it's going to add a lot to this garden
0:22:00 > 0:22:03and it's going to help increase that wild, natural look
0:22:03 > 0:22:06by playing with the contours and the relief of the existing ground.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10So, just by marking out a few nice curves along the ground...
0:22:12 > 0:22:14..and then filling in with soil...
0:22:17 > 0:22:20..it will really help to give shape to the garden.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24We're bringing that soil down here,
0:22:24 > 0:22:27and we're going to follow the curves that I've just drawn.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31Once the beds are planted, the grass will grow through,
0:22:31 > 0:22:33creating a natural meadow.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39The build may be progressing
0:22:39 > 0:22:43but the rain has now gone from drizzle to downpour,
0:22:43 > 0:22:48turning the middle of the garden from a grass path to a trench.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51It's a bit like a ski slope here.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53SHE LAUGHS
0:22:53 > 0:22:58So, I reckon I need about three more barrow loads.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Charlie's using the recycled logs as a wall
0:23:03 > 0:23:06and banking the soil against it.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10But the first plant going in isn't a flower.
0:23:12 > 0:23:17So I've got this. These are spores of mushrooms,
0:23:17 > 0:23:20edible mushrooms, and we're basically impregnating the logs with them.
0:23:20 > 0:23:24So cardboard goes down on top of the logs...
0:23:24 > 0:23:29Now, it does say that you should wet the cardboard,
0:23:29 > 0:23:31but the rain's doing that for us very nicely.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34And that's going to act like a seedbed for the mushrooms,
0:23:34 > 0:23:38and then the roots can get down into the rotting logs.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41They're not going to get loads and loads of mushrooms the first year.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45It'll take about three years for them, really, to get going.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48I'm just going to sprinkle that over.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52Spores are to mushrooms as seeds are to the plant.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55In a damp, well-ventilated area like this,
0:23:55 > 0:23:57they'll happily sprout for years.
0:23:59 > 0:24:03This added feature by Charlie should be a hit with Kerry and Chris,
0:24:03 > 0:24:05as they're keen for their children
0:24:05 > 0:24:08to get involved with the nature around them.
0:24:08 > 0:24:13So this will be a great area for the children to go on a mini-beast hunt,
0:24:13 > 0:24:20because beetles and woodlice and lots of insects love piles of wood.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22I mean, look, we've even got some already.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25There's some lice in here.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28So it's a great place for them to come hunting for bugs.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31And if you get insects in the garden,
0:24:31 > 0:24:34you're going to get lots and lots of birds as well.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37Charlie may be doing it on the cheap,
0:24:37 > 0:24:38but it's the front of the garden
0:24:38 > 0:24:42where the boys have invested a lot of the £2,000 budget.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50This is always our favourite part of planting up the garden
0:24:50 > 0:24:52because we've got the structure here, ready,
0:24:52 > 0:24:55and now we're going to go and plant.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58You've really got to think about longevity within a planting scheme.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01It's really easy to just go down to the nursery and pick things up that
0:25:01 > 0:25:05are looking great now, but it's really important, you've got to look to the future.
0:25:05 > 0:25:09You've got to plant a scheme that's going to give you lots of interest all the way through the year.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14They're concentrating most of the planting
0:25:14 > 0:25:17in the two beds visible from the extension window.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26When laying out a bed,
0:25:26 > 0:25:29the first thing I do is think about the structural plants that are going
0:25:29 > 0:25:32to be key plants within this border.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34For me, this time, it's molinia.
0:25:34 > 0:25:38That's a lovely grass, which is going to look incredible all the way through the season.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41In this instance, the molinia will give this lovely structure and height.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43And when you're starting the border,
0:25:43 > 0:25:46I think height is the most important thing.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49Molinia or purple moor grass, can grow a metre high,
0:25:49 > 0:25:52and will contrast beautifully with the wall.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57To make the budget work, and with such large beds to fill,
0:25:57 > 0:26:00the boys have invested in a large number of young plants,
0:26:00 > 0:26:03rather than a small number of full-grown specimens.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06They may not look spectacular now,
0:26:06 > 0:26:10but will eventually fill the space and provide colour all year round.
0:26:11 > 0:26:16We've got a lovely selection. As you can see, some things are kind of out like the lavender,
0:26:16 > 0:26:19and then some things like the persicaria and asters aren't out yet,
0:26:19 > 0:26:22but it's going to give a lovely floral display.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30By contrast to the contemporary planting by the walls,
0:26:30 > 0:26:34Charlie's finishing off her raised bed with an informal mix of wild
0:26:34 > 0:26:35flowers and ferns.
0:26:38 > 0:26:43So we've got lots of wild flowers that will do well growing through grass,
0:26:43 > 0:26:44and will self-seed.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47All the primroses and violets will spread
0:26:47 > 0:26:50quite naturally and they'll just
0:26:50 > 0:26:54keep propagating on in the long grass.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56And look beautiful in the spring.
0:26:56 > 0:27:01But the wet weather is taking its toll on the troops.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03How goes it in the veggie patch, then, David?
0:27:04 > 0:27:08I'm going to put a complaint in to the bosses.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11- Ah.- This wet weather, this liquid sunshine, I'm not keen on.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16Well, complain all you like, boss ain't listening.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18Let's think of our plants rather than ourselves.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25One of the key elements of the Rich Brothers' design that won over Kerry
0:27:25 > 0:27:29and Chris was the foraging area at the top end of the garden.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32And David's creating a copse of fruit bushes.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37So we've got four fruit shrubs here at the moment.
0:27:37 > 0:27:42We've got blackcurrant, blueberry, gooseberry and loganberry.
0:27:42 > 0:27:46Lots of berries. And at the moment I'm just going to, like, kind of range them out in a
0:27:46 > 0:27:48natural kind of fashion, really.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50Not really thinking too much about where they go.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53Just giving it a natural kind of...
0:27:53 > 0:27:58Natural look, so that when you journey through the garden, you can pick all the different ones.
0:27:58 > 0:28:02April is the ideal time for planting the shrubs.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05And, kept in a sunny spot and properly cared for,
0:28:05 > 0:28:07they'll be fruiting from midsummer.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10Charlie's foraging, too, but not for berries.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13Having won over the boys with her raised bed,
0:28:13 > 0:28:15they've now given her another challenge.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21It's lovely that the garden backs out onto the countryside.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24It sort of gives you views, and also
0:28:24 > 0:28:27the wildlife can easily get into the garden.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30And I'm on a bit of a collection of materials.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34I have a little plan for these cow parsley stems.
0:28:35 > 0:28:40One thing Kerry and Chris were very keen on was to encourage wildlife into the garden.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44And Charlie's come up with another low-cost idea,
0:28:44 > 0:28:46using old clay drainpipes.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48Ha! Just right.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53So these are old clay land drains.
0:28:53 > 0:28:58And, back hundreds of years ago, when I was at college,
0:28:58 > 0:29:00we actually had a lesson on how to lay them.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03But I'm using them to make some bug hotels.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07So I'm basically stuffing them with, these are the prunings of the hedge,
0:29:07 > 0:29:11which Chris has cut down, and then some with soil,
0:29:11 > 0:29:14and then some with the canes off the raspberries.
0:29:14 > 0:29:19These will make lots of different environments for insects to crawl into.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22And this is cow parsley, the old stems,
0:29:22 > 0:29:25which I collected from outside.
0:29:25 > 0:29:29They're hollow, so absolutely ideal, and I think they look quite good.
0:29:31 > 0:29:36In an average garden, there can be over 2,000 species of insect.
0:29:36 > 0:29:40And one of the best ways to attract them is with a bug hotel.
0:29:40 > 0:29:43Whether it's giant, circular gabions filled with stones,
0:29:43 > 0:29:46bottles and earth for attracting creepy crawlies...
0:29:47 > 0:29:50..a stumpery planted with ferns which stag beetles love,
0:29:50 > 0:29:56or insect apartments with tubes for solitary bees,
0:29:56 > 0:30:00the right environment will have your garden buzzing with nature in no time.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06Charlie's keen for boss man David's approval.
0:30:06 > 0:30:08Hi, Charlie, what's going on here?
0:30:08 > 0:30:09Look, do you not like these?
0:30:09 > 0:30:11These are amazing.
0:30:11 > 0:30:15- They look great, don't they?- I love them. They look really cool.- They almost look like a bit of art.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18- They're amazing. They're kind of like the logs.- Yeah. Where do you want them to go?
0:30:18 > 0:30:19Well...
0:30:21 > 0:30:24Maybe underneath the tree there.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26Just in front of the log, maybe.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29- All right.- It's a nice little habitat.- I quite like this, as well.
0:30:29 > 0:30:31- Just sticking up like that. - Just stuck up like that.
0:30:31 > 0:30:33- Like an outside vase.- Yeah.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37- How do you feel about that? - No, perhaps not.
0:30:47 > 0:30:51Another key requirement in this garden is that it helps the family
0:30:51 > 0:30:53become more self-sufficient.
0:30:53 > 0:30:57And there's plenty of growing room in Harry and David's concrete planters.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01All right, Paul, we've got the veg for us to plant up now.
0:31:01 > 0:31:02What are we starting with?
0:31:02 > 0:31:06Well, we've got some fantastic courgettes here.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08- This is a lovely yellow one. - Nice. The yellow will look nice
0:31:08 > 0:31:11- against the orange, won't it?- It's going to be absolutely superb.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14Obviously, it's very small at the moment but, in a few months' time,
0:31:14 > 0:31:17it's going to have huge, great big leaves on it and it will be trailing
0:31:17 > 0:31:21over the side and, hopefully, the fruit will really look fantastic.
0:31:21 > 0:31:26So it's a good idea to plant them on the outside of things, so they don't swarm the rest of the veg.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28It is, really. They're going to get very big indeed, yeah.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31So they need to go just about there.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34Nice. And then we've got some carrots.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36We've got some lovely carrots here.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39Obviously, we've got a really deep container, as well, so the carrots,
0:31:39 > 0:31:41hopefully we'll get some really long carrots.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43Show-winning carrots!
0:31:43 > 0:31:46Can't guarantee they're going to get all the way down to the bottom,
0:31:46 > 0:31:48- but...- It's going to love its little home there.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51Yes, so I think they'll enjoy that in there.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55David's companion planting -
0:31:55 > 0:31:58adding vegetable plants that will help protect their neighbours in the
0:31:58 > 0:31:59same container.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01What do I smell there?
0:32:01 > 0:32:04- Oh, garlic!- Oh, garlic. - We've got garlic here as well.
0:32:04 > 0:32:05Yes, that's right.
0:32:05 > 0:32:10Garlic's great, and it attracts the hover fly, and that's great again with the pests.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13That'll really look after the rest of the crops, hopefully.
0:32:13 > 0:32:14Yeah, right.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16We've got these beautiful beetroot here.
0:32:16 > 0:32:20What's so nice about the beetroot is they've got a lovely foliage and a deep,
0:32:20 > 0:32:23red-veined stem, as well, so this will link with the garden theme.
0:32:23 > 0:32:27And what's so nice about this is, it's just experimental. It's great for the kids to get involved.
0:32:27 > 0:32:29They can pile up different vegetables.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32They can change them up each year. They can bring in herbs.
0:32:32 > 0:32:37And it's just the chance for them to really discover and explore gardening, really.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40Whilst David enjoys the relatively clean job of
0:32:40 > 0:32:42vegetable planting,
0:32:42 > 0:32:45poor old under-gardener Charlie is battling the mud again.
0:32:45 > 0:32:49The boys have given her the glamorous job of planting the fruit bushes.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53Now, the boys want this to be long grass
0:32:53 > 0:32:56with some nice gooseberries in.
0:32:56 > 0:33:00Now, we want the gooseberry bushes to actually establish properly.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03So I'm taking out a big circle of grass.
0:33:03 > 0:33:07That way, the grass won't take the nutrients and moisture away from the
0:33:07 > 0:33:10bush as it's rooting down.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12Once it's mature, so after two or three years,
0:33:12 > 0:33:16it doesn't matter if the grass does grow back underneath it.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22They do say that, if you leave the grass there,
0:33:22 > 0:33:26it reduces the growth of the plant by up to a third.
0:33:26 > 0:33:30So if you have got a big apple tree and you want to slow its growth down,
0:33:30 > 0:33:31leave the grass right up to the trunk.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38The rain has finally let up,
0:33:38 > 0:33:42which means that the concrete vegetable containers can at last be painted.
0:33:45 > 0:33:49The boys are using orange, partly to make them stand out as a feature,
0:33:49 > 0:33:51but also as a vibrant backdrop to the planting.
0:33:56 > 0:34:01Using colour in hard landscaping is a great way to create different
0:34:01 > 0:34:02effects with plants.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05In south-east London, the Greenwood Theatre,
0:34:05 > 0:34:07part of King's College London,
0:34:07 > 0:34:12is now a landmark because of its vibrant exterior and urban garden.
0:34:12 > 0:34:17The garden was commissioned by Adolfo Harrison from Cityscapes Design.
0:34:17 > 0:34:21I think in London, whenever anybody uses colour, it's because they've got something to say.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24It's not something we associate with these grey, busy, urban streets.
0:34:26 > 0:34:31This was always going to be a challenging site at the best of times. It's very loud, very busy.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33There's a lot of architecture going around.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35And, before, it just got lost.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37The colour allows us to compete with that.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40All of sudden it gave the building the confidence that you would expect from a theatre.
0:34:45 > 0:34:46The bold use of orange,
0:34:46 > 0:34:51pink and blue not only allows the building to make a statement, it also
0:34:51 > 0:34:54has a dramatic affect on the garden that surrounds it.
0:34:54 > 0:34:58There's this whole world of plants that, as garden designers,
0:34:58 > 0:35:00we don't necessarily use, because they might not be fashionable.
0:35:00 > 0:35:04Plants which some of us might think are gaudy, sometimes. Here,
0:35:04 > 0:35:07they become stars, they really do.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10What could be just an ordinary hanging basket
0:35:10 > 0:35:13has become an interesting focal point.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16And evergreens and trees that would fade against grey,
0:35:16 > 0:35:20make a bold silhouette against the vibrant colours.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26One of the successes of this garden has been
0:35:26 > 0:35:29how it doesn't matter what the weather is,
0:35:29 > 0:35:32whether there are clouds, whether it's morning or evening,
0:35:32 > 0:35:35the colours are always working, but they're always changing as well.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38So, yes, it's lovely when it's bright and sunny
0:35:38 > 0:35:39and it looks spectacular.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42But even on those grey days, it really does cheer people up.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44It's really quite surprising.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53Back in Pontefract, the rain may have passed,
0:35:53 > 0:35:56but Kerry and Chris's garden is looking rather soggy.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01And so are the team. But they're battling on.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09In the boys' design,
0:36:09 > 0:36:12the middle part of the garden is defined by a path mowed through tall
0:36:12 > 0:36:15grass, adding to the wild, natural look.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21The grass may be sodden
0:36:21 > 0:36:25and not exactly meadow height, but David's creating a guideline which
0:36:25 > 0:36:27Chris can follow when the ground dries out.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36With the containers done and the fruit shrubs in,
0:36:36 > 0:36:40it's all hands on deck to finish the feature beds between the walls.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42You've got lots in there.
0:36:42 > 0:36:46Amongst the plant choices, are wildlife-friendly varieties that the
0:36:46 > 0:36:50boys are hoping will bring the sound of bees and butterflies to the garden.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00Here I've got scabious, and this is great for butterflies.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02It's one of the best plants.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04They love it. It's got a nice flower at the moment,
0:37:04 > 0:37:08so if you are really bringing in the wildlife, it's a key plant.
0:37:08 > 0:37:13Colour and access are the keys to planting for wildlife.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15Purple is one of the colours bees can see.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17So Lamiums,
0:37:17 > 0:37:23Alliums and sea holly are all favourites.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26They also prefer single or tubular flowers,
0:37:26 > 0:37:29as the nectar is easier to get to.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33Planting flowers like foxgloves
0:37:33 > 0:37:35and Geums
0:37:35 > 0:37:38will have them buzzing around your borders in no time.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44Got two butterflies in this bed.
0:37:44 > 0:37:48The boys are clearly happy with the way the garden's turned out.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51- Charlie, we've got these here, the Heucheras.- Oh, right.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53Let me just check them. The white cloud.
0:37:53 > 0:37:54Do they plant themselves?
0:37:54 > 0:37:57Yeah, they'll jump right out, wiggle in, job done.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00But after planting all the fruit trees
0:38:00 > 0:38:03and a raised bed, AND building a bug hotel,
0:38:03 > 0:38:07the under-gardener has finally had enough.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10I'm just muddy now and look like I've got really greasy hair,
0:38:10 > 0:38:12but the garden's looking nice.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17This garden build has been a battle against the elements.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22We've had sun, we've had snow and an awful lot of rain.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26But as the very last plants go in,
0:38:26 > 0:38:29Kerry and Chris's huge garden is finally finished.
0:38:33 > 0:38:34For £2,000,
0:38:34 > 0:38:36it was never going to be possible to
0:38:36 > 0:38:40completely transform this 50-metre plot.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42Particularly in the driving rain.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50But thanks to Harry and David's design,
0:38:50 > 0:38:53it's now well on its way to being the wildlife-friendly,
0:38:53 > 0:38:56grow-your-own garden Kerry and Chris dreamed of.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00With such a large space to deal with,
0:39:00 > 0:39:04the Rich brothers and their team have had to make every penny count.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07But will the couple feel it's a big enough transformation?
0:39:09 > 0:39:10OK, guys, well...
0:39:12 > 0:39:13- Are you ready?- Think so.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15Yeah.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18She looks all-excited already, and she's still got her eyes closed!
0:39:18 > 0:39:20Open your eyes.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22Wow!
0:39:22 > 0:39:24I can't believe how much you've got done.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26- Can we go and explore?- Definitely, yeah.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28Chris, do you like the sort of curves of the lawn?
0:39:28 > 0:39:31Yes, it's brilliant. It really does go on a journey,
0:39:31 > 0:39:33like you described to us when you showed us the plans.
0:39:33 > 0:39:36It sort of curves, and then a straight line there.
0:39:36 > 0:39:37Oh, she does like it.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39She's very smiley.
0:39:39 > 0:39:40So, will some of these grow as tall
0:39:40 > 0:39:42as the wall, with the lovely orange wall...?
0:39:42 > 0:39:45Yes, so, like the Astrantias and the grasses and things.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48- Gorgeous.- Looks like something's caught your eye over there, Chris.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50- I'll go and have a look at that. - Yeah, definitely.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53- Come on.- I'm really excited to get up here and have a look and see what
0:39:53 > 0:39:56we've got. Obviously, I'm loving the colour.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59- She likes the orange.- This is your own little bit of sculpture here.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02Each one has different things in it. So this is herbs, rosemary, thyme.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04We've got our veg, we've got broad beans,
0:40:04 > 0:40:07and then we've got beetroot and some cabbage.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10Over here, we've got some courgettes, they're yellow.
0:40:10 > 0:40:14Courgettes... So when they cascade over, it'll match and mix with the whole
0:40:14 > 0:40:15scheme, so that's really cool.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17The kids are going to love these, definitely.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19A bit more fun, isn't it? Bit more playful.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21- It's a different way of having the...- It's a great idea.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24OK, guys, will we go and check out the rest of the garden?
0:40:24 > 0:40:26- Yeah.- This is the start of the wild part of the garden.
0:40:26 > 0:40:28It gets more intriguing, the more you walk up.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31- This is where we'll be able to go foraging?- Yes, exactly.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34You've got your blueberries there, gooseberries, blackcurrant,
0:40:34 > 0:40:36and then some loganberry bushes over there.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38And then we used the kind of old stumps.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40This looks absolutely gorgeous.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42This is Charlie's dab hand.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45I love it. It's quite sculptural, as well.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47- In a natural way.- Still smiling.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50Charlie's also planted loads of kind of British native plants,
0:40:50 > 0:40:53so we've got our snake's heads, we've got the Primulas, Violas,
0:40:53 > 0:40:54and then some ferns as well.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57They'll just self-seed and you'll have more and more and more?
0:40:57 > 0:40:59- Yeah, yeah, exactly.- Gorgeous.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01And then this is what we've done with the pile of earth
0:41:01 > 0:41:04that was just a kind of useless mound.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06- Yes.- We've just created a little bit more contour,
0:41:06 > 0:41:08and when the grass is a lot taller,
0:41:08 > 0:41:10it's really going to define the shapes.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12Makes you feel like you're on a kind of nature walk.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15So, do you feel that this garden has achieved the brief?
0:41:15 > 0:41:17- Absolutely, yeah.- Brilliant.
0:41:17 > 0:41:21And it's kind of solved my problems of not knowing where to start
0:41:21 > 0:41:24with something this size, and what to do. So...yeah, amazing.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26Thank you so much.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29- It's been a pleasure.- It's gorgeous.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31It's a miracle transformation.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34We're lucky we've got a good team, plenty of wheelbarrows,
0:41:34 > 0:41:36plenty of willing people. Amazing.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39The boys are relieved that Kerry and Chris feel they've got
0:41:39 > 0:41:41their money's worth.
0:41:44 > 0:41:48And just a few weeks later, the sun is shining
0:41:48 > 0:41:52and the garden is already coming into its own.
0:41:52 > 0:41:56The concrete walls have finally been painted, creating a dramatic
0:41:56 > 0:42:02retro-inspired entrance to the garden, all for just £350.
0:42:02 > 0:42:04Using giant concrete cylinders
0:42:04 > 0:42:08enabled the boys to create a bold statement in a large garden.
0:42:08 > 0:42:12And will be bursting with vegetables and herbs come the summer.
0:42:12 > 0:42:14Not bad for under £200.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18But even cheaper is Charlie's bug hotel.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21Made from recycled materials from the back of the garden,
0:42:21 > 0:42:23it's a haven for creepy-crawlies.
0:42:25 > 0:42:30Harry and David opted to invest in younger plants to fill more of the plot.
0:42:30 > 0:42:34£70 got them six young fruit bushes that will grow to fill the
0:42:34 > 0:42:38upper part of the garden and enable the family to forage to their
0:42:38 > 0:42:43heart's content. Which left over half the budget to spend on flowering perennials,
0:42:43 > 0:42:47which are already establishing, and will create two colour-filled
0:42:47 > 0:42:50statement flowerbeds for Kerry and Chris to enjoy from the window
0:42:50 > 0:42:52of their new garden extension.
0:42:55 > 0:42:59Looking as quirky and different and exciting as it does, it's brilliant.
0:42:59 > 0:43:03Once the grass starts growing that little bit and they mow their paths,
0:43:03 > 0:43:05that will instantly make a massive difference, won't it?
0:43:05 > 0:43:07You won't get me out of this garden now.