0:00:02 > 0:00:04Beautiful gardens are one of Britain's most glorious sights,
0:00:04 > 0:00:08but if your green space is more mess than majestic, making it over
0:00:08 > 0:00:10can be a daunting prospect,
0:00:10 > 0:00:13especially if you're short on time and money.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15Well, the Instant Gardener is here.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17Ta-dah!
0:00:17 > 0:00:21Danny Clarke is an expert at transforming gardens.
0:00:21 > 0:00:24These are really bringing a smile to my face.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27Each time, our gardening guru
0:00:27 > 0:00:30will be showing you how to create gorgeous garden makeovers.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32Doesn't that look great?
0:00:32 > 0:00:35Each transformation will be packed with brilliant ideas to help
0:00:35 > 0:00:39you get to grips with your own outdoor space.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41Just continually deadhead
0:00:41 > 0:00:44and you will keep getting that plant to flower.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46He'll be turning garden junk...
0:00:46 > 0:00:49- Oh, look at that! - ..into garden jewels.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52It's going to be used as a planter and I think
0:00:52 > 0:00:56this is going to look absolutely terrific.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59And showing you how to spend a small budget wisely...
0:00:59 > 0:01:02- That's why Danny makes me bring a list!- OK.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05..be it on shrubs or salvage.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08Would you like that in your garden?
0:01:08 > 0:01:10And because Danny is the INSTANT Gardener,
0:01:10 > 0:01:15everything you see will happen in a single day.
0:01:15 > 0:01:16Oh, my...
0:01:16 > 0:01:18- Oh, wow!- That's unbelievable!
0:01:26 > 0:01:28Today, we're in Newhaven, East Sussex,
0:01:28 > 0:01:31a coastal port steeped in marine life.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34Built along the shores of the English Channel and the banks of
0:01:34 > 0:01:37the River Ouse, its gardens flourish
0:01:37 > 0:01:39in the mild coastal climate.
0:01:39 > 0:01:40But not everybody lives
0:01:40 > 0:01:43in a stereotypical English country cottage
0:01:43 > 0:01:45with an idyllic little garden.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49We're here to meet a couple whose dream of the life aquatic has led
0:01:49 > 0:01:51them to a rather unusual lifestyle
0:01:51 > 0:01:54and they need our help to keep that dream afloat.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03- Hello!- Hello, Rosie, good to meet you.- And you.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05- Hi, Norman.- Hello!
0:02:05 > 0:02:08- Have a look at this!- Not bad, eh?
0:02:10 > 0:02:13Rosie and her husband Norman met ten years ago
0:02:13 > 0:02:16and live aboard their houseboat, The Morning Star.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20This beautiful Dutch barge is 24 metres from end to end
0:02:20 > 0:02:23and their garden runs alongside it on the bank.
0:02:23 > 0:02:28It's a rural retreat that many of us dream of, but for Rosie,
0:02:28 > 0:02:30her laid-back lifestyle has been interrupted by
0:02:30 > 0:02:33the onset of multiple sclerosis.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36It's a neurological condition that affects her mobility,
0:02:36 > 0:02:39concentration and balance, and even with Norman's help,
0:02:39 > 0:02:43she's finding it harder and harder to keep the garden under control.
0:02:43 > 0:02:48It's down to the Instant Gardener to help her take it back in hand.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51Earlier in the week, Danny came down to the docks for a sneak preview
0:02:51 > 0:02:54to find out just what he's got to tackle.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57You know, it's great to have a little poke around on my own first.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01Just to give me a general sense of what this place is all about.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05And it may not be plain sailing.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07Rosie and Norman's riverside haven is far
0:03:07 > 0:03:10from the average front yard.
0:03:10 > 0:03:16Wow. My first impression is that this is the most amazing space.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19I mean, at first sight, it looks like there's a load of junk here,
0:03:19 > 0:03:21but do you know what?
0:03:21 > 0:03:23One man's junk is another man's treasure.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27And even when you look at the bank, I mean, it may be overgrown,
0:03:27 > 0:03:29but I'm sure there's going to be some lovelies in here.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31I mean, there's some trees here which will make a great
0:03:31 > 0:03:34backdrop for what we're going to do.
0:03:34 > 0:03:35Now, boats say something to me.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38One of the things they say to me is decking.
0:03:38 > 0:03:43So maybe we can really use these pallets.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46I don't know if there's going to be enough here maybe to make some
0:03:46 > 0:03:48sort of feature, but let's wait and see.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51This is absolutely amazing for wildlife.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53I can hear the seagulls in the background,
0:03:53 > 0:03:55I can hear the birds tweeting.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57I mean, what a lovely environment to be in.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00I must admit, I'm quite envious of these people.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02To live in this sort of situation.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05I mean, all right, the garden needs a bit of TLC,
0:04:05 > 0:04:08but I'm sure that's something we can address.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Overall, this is a lovely rustic space
0:04:11 > 0:04:14and I don't really want to change the character of it
0:04:14 > 0:04:17and I don't want it to look too manicured.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21But really, the most important people here are Rosie and Norman.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25It's really what they want and what they think that's important.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30A few days later, Danny's back with a plan,
0:04:30 > 0:04:34'so it's now time for me to introduce him to the garden's owners.'
0:04:34 > 0:04:37- Danny!- Hello, Helen.- Here you are, loitering in the garden.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- Yeah, as usual.- Rosie, Norman, this is Danny.- Hello!- Hello, Rosie.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44- Danny.- Hello, Danny.- Hello, Norman, how're you?- I'm very well, thank you.- Good.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47- Now, phenomenal house you live in. Well, boat...- Yes.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49..and you have your own little palatial garden as well.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53- Indeed we do.- This is your only connection with dry land, then, isn't it...
0:04:53 > 0:04:55- It is indeed.- ..this little bit of garden?
0:04:55 > 0:04:57- There are a few bits around, it's rustic.- It's rusty!
0:04:57 > 0:04:59THEY LAUGH
0:04:59 > 0:05:03- In parts!- How often do you use this garden?- In the summer, most days.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07If it's nice, it's nice just to sit and ponder the world,
0:05:07 > 0:05:10listen to the birds, watch the butterflies and bees.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13I always get the feeling of being in Wind In The Willows
0:05:13 > 0:05:16and I'm Toad of Toad Hall, mucking about on boats and coming
0:05:16 > 0:05:19along here and we've got lots of creatures in the undergrowth.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22I love it, yeah. I really enjoy it.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24As you can see, it's just too much for one woman right now.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26Why don't you do much in the garden?
0:05:26 > 0:05:28I've got multiple sclerosis
0:05:28 > 0:05:31and the last two years have been quite bad and I've been in hospital.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34So the garden has been neglected over the past
0:05:34 > 0:05:36couple of years for that reason.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38What plants do you like?
0:05:38 > 0:05:40I like broom, I like buddleia, I like...
0:05:40 > 0:05:44- Because broom, it's the smell. I love the smell of broom.- OK.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46And buddleia, just because of the butterfly factor.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Buddleia grows everywhere around here, but does it grow here? No!
0:05:49 > 0:05:51We get blackberries. That's it.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55- Rosie, did you know you had a buddleia in your garden?- No.- Really?
0:05:55 > 0:05:56Yeah! It's there.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58- No way!- Yes.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Do you know, this I found growing in a grow bag
0:06:00 > 0:06:02- on the deck of the boat a couple of years ago.- Oh, did you?
0:06:02 > 0:06:05- So I planted it.- Yes.- Now, I know...
0:06:05 > 0:06:08- You had no idea! - SHE LAUGHS
0:06:08 > 0:06:11- I think our work is done! - Yeah, we're off now.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14This is a wildlife garden, isn't it? And you want to keep the theme?
0:06:14 > 0:06:16- Yeah.- And that's what we intend doing.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20- How important is wildlife to you then, Rosie?- Very.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22You can sit here, you forget you're in a town.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25Butterflies, bugs, beasties, is that something you'd like to see more of?
0:06:25 > 0:06:30Um, we get a lot of butterflies and bees. Obviously, we need more bees full stop, anyway.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33So, yeah, anything that encourages that would be great.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35And I love butterflies, so...
0:06:35 > 0:06:38- Being where we are...- Yeah.- ..so close to the water,
0:06:38 > 0:06:41what kinds of things do you find grow here naturally?
0:06:41 > 0:06:44- Weeds. - THEY LAUGH
0:06:44 > 0:06:47Things are dropped by birds, seeds, and the like, and things just grow.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50And obviously, as you can see, it grows wildly.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53Rosie, is there anything that you'd like to keep in the garden?
0:06:53 > 0:06:56We have a lot of boaty bits and bobs in the garden
0:06:56 > 0:06:57and we'd like to keep those.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00- They look rusty and whatever, but we like them.- Right.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04- Um, brambles, perhaps taming a little bit.- OK.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06I mean, people would kill for this many blackberries,
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- but some days, you just can't have that many. - DANNY LAUGHS
0:07:09 > 0:07:12- Right, well, Danny, I think we should let you crack on.- OK.
0:07:12 > 0:07:13Because there's quite a bit to do.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17- So, I think I've go to give you something, the usual book.- OK.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19He sends us off with a shopping list.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23- "Marine salvage and accessories." - Yes.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26Right, come on, team. We'll get out of your hair.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29- Danny, we'll let you crack on. - Take care.- Great. Bye, bye.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34While I take Rosie and Norman off for a spot of research
0:07:34 > 0:07:37and retail, Danny has just eight hours to
0:07:37 > 0:07:41transform their overgrown garden into a neat nautical paradise.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45Their garden is a long and narrow strip, parallel to the boat,
0:07:45 > 0:07:47with a steep bank rising up the side.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Danny is going to focus on the most important central
0:07:50 > 0:07:54part of the garden, where the couple like to sit out and relax.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58So how are you going to get it all shipshape, Danny?
0:07:58 > 0:08:02What I'm going to do here is, I'm going to strim that bank back,
0:08:02 > 0:08:05because it's looking slightly untidy.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07It's very, very steep and it's full of brambles.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10The brambles are actually holding the bank together so we can't
0:08:10 > 0:08:13take them out completely, so we're going to work with them.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17Rosie and Norman think this is a waste of space but, you know,
0:08:17 > 0:08:19it's not, because there's an area up there which
0:08:19 > 0:08:21we can use as a viewing platform.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24Because we've got such gorgeous views here, I'm going
0:08:24 > 0:08:27to put stairs in here, leading up to it.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33I'm going to try and link what's going on here with the boat and the
0:08:33 > 0:08:39way I'm going to do that is to use some pallets in the form of decking.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41Now, the thing I've noticed is, in these pots, there are some
0:08:41 > 0:08:44lovely plants, like for example, there's some lavender here.
0:08:44 > 0:08:45There's some daffs over here.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50This rosemary, I'm going to use that as a starting point for a planter.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53And over here in the distance, there's a buddleia,
0:08:53 > 0:08:55a butterfly bush, so maybe I'll put that in the bank.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58I mean, that is going to be great for wildlife.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00So Danny's plan for Rosie
0:09:00 > 0:09:03and Norman's garden is to cut back the brambles on the bank and build a
0:09:03 > 0:09:08set of steps that will lead up to a platform with views over the river.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10He's going to build some decking from recycled
0:09:10 > 0:09:12pallets at the bottom of the slope and add a raised
0:09:12 > 0:09:15flower-bed-cum-bench with a novelty nautical touch.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20And he's also going to recycle and reposition some of the plants
0:09:20 > 0:09:23he's found, like the rosemary and the buddleia.
0:09:26 > 0:09:31So all in all, I think this is going to be a really lovely project
0:09:31 > 0:09:34to do and what a lovely environment to be doing it in.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39There's lots to do, but Danny won't be alone in his task.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43Help has arrived in the form of handyman AJ and helpers Luke
0:09:43 > 0:09:44and Amyrose.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46And they're joined by Rosie and Norman's friends
0:09:46 > 0:09:48and fellow houseboat residents
0:09:48 > 0:09:49Mark and Bill.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54First thing we need to do is to clear the site.
0:09:54 > 0:09:59Bring most of the stuff that we're going to reuse -
0:09:59 > 0:10:03bring it over here, sort it out, and then perhaps reintroduce it.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06So my plan is then to work on the banks.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08AJ, you've got to make a set of stairs.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10I've got an idea for decking down here,
0:10:10 > 0:10:12so I really want to get that into place,
0:10:12 > 0:10:16but before we do that, we really need to get that bank strimmed.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19- Time is really at a premium here. Shall we get cracking?- Yeah.
0:10:19 > 0:10:20Right, let's get started.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25When you give a garden a makeover, clearing all unwanted junk from
0:10:25 > 0:10:29the area you're going to be working on gives an instant improvement, and
0:10:29 > 0:10:33will make the rest of the job a lot easier and as the team get on with
0:10:33 > 0:10:37that, Danny's spotted an old ship sign that he's sure he can reuse.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41Look at this. Look what I found.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44As luck would have it, just the man for the job is on site.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47Come over here, Bill.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50Bill here is a sign writer.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54- Um, happy days.- We could reinstate it with black paint. It would be rustic, wouldn't it?
0:10:54 > 0:10:58- Well, that's great.- Yeah. - And it would make a great ornament in this garden.
0:10:58 > 0:10:59And the great thing is, it will link,
0:10:59 > 0:11:03help link this plot of land with the boat.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06AJ is also on the hunt for unwanted junk to recycle.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09This will do - very nicely.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14He wants to repair the dilapidated fence along the water's edge.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20We can make, definitely, a sturdy,
0:11:20 > 0:11:25safe fence panel out of some of this.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27We've got enough of these slats here,
0:11:27 > 0:11:30which we can nail back on into the missing bits.
0:11:31 > 0:11:32Ideal fence!
0:11:34 > 0:11:36With the site already looking much clearer,
0:11:36 > 0:11:39it's time for Danny to tackle that bank of brambles.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43Many people consider brambles as a weed and Rosie certainly does.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47She doesn't like them particularly. Now, you've got options at home.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50You can either live with them or you can dig them out,
0:11:50 > 0:11:53or you can use a weedkiller, a very strong weedkiller.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55But I wouldn't recommend that,
0:11:55 > 0:11:58because, you know, we're talking about an area that is very
0:11:58 > 0:12:01green and it's not only going to kill the brambles,
0:12:01 > 0:12:05it could kill other wonderful plants and wildlife as well.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08Now, I can't dig out all the brambles from this bank.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11It'll take us forever, so in this instance,
0:12:11 > 0:12:13what we're going to do is just cut them back.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17Just strim the bank. So, here we go.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24Although Danny could use a regular garden strimmer,
0:12:24 > 0:12:28because the bank is so steep, he's decided to use a petrol-driven
0:12:28 > 0:12:32brush cutter that he hopes will make light work of all those brambles.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35They can be hired for about £32 a day,
0:12:35 > 0:12:37or you can get a good deal for weekend hire.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41While he and Luke get on with that noisy job, I've whisked Rosie
0:12:41 > 0:12:45and Norman away to a much more tranquil waterside retreat.
0:12:45 > 0:12:46Well, I say tranquil...
0:12:46 > 0:12:49BIRDS CALL
0:12:49 > 0:12:53So, Norman, Rosie - I have brought you here because I think
0:12:53 > 0:12:56there are a few things that you might like the look of.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58You might get a bit of inspiration from this garden
0:12:58 > 0:13:00because it's not dissimilar to your own.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02Well, it's very similar, and I've got to be honest,
0:13:02 > 0:13:06from what I've seen of it so far, I wouldn't mind mooring up here.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08It would be a very good spot.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11I don't think I'll manage the size of this garden, really.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17The Arundel Wetland Centre is home to many plants
0:13:17 > 0:13:21and wildlife that thrive messing about on rivers.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24Ratty, Mole and Mr Toad would certainly have approved.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28- Sheila, sorry to interrupt.- Hello. - You look very busy there.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32But I would like to introduce you to Norman and Rosie,
0:13:32 > 0:13:34clambering over the wild plants.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38- Hello.- Now, they have a riverside - quite wild garden...- Yeah.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41- ..that you would like to attract wildlife to.- Yes.- Well, we do.
0:13:41 > 0:13:45We do. We make our attempts, but we've not been very successful.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47- So this is an insect home.- Yeah.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49A bug hotel, as some people call it.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52Yes, cos they go in there usually overnight, and rest up.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55So what do you need for a good bug hotel?
0:13:55 > 0:13:58Well, you need different sizes of sort of holes, really,
0:13:58 > 0:14:02for different bugs and different things like slates
0:14:02 > 0:14:04so that little bugs can get underneath.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06What do you think of an idea like this, then, Rosie?
0:14:06 > 0:14:10It looks very simple and quite easy - even, I think, I could do it.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13An even easier way to attract creatures to your garden is
0:14:13 > 0:14:14to use the right plants.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19So, Sheila. What can you recommend in terms of plants?
0:14:19 > 0:14:22What plants will attract wildlife to the garden?
0:14:22 > 0:14:25Things like the Lenton rose here.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27If you have a mix of plants that are open,
0:14:27 > 0:14:31or have long tubes like that. One of my main plants,
0:14:31 > 0:14:33which I know a lot of people hate, is the buddleia.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36THEY LAUGH
0:14:36 > 0:14:40- Now...- Have you got buddleia? - Yeah, we have a buddleia.- Yes. Yes.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43We didn't know we had a buddleia till this very morning
0:14:43 > 0:14:45and then, Rosie was talking about,
0:14:45 > 0:14:47"I'd love to have buddleias in here,"
0:14:47 > 0:14:49and Dan said, "There's one there!"
0:14:49 > 0:14:52- Yeah.- If you like cooking, put some rosemary.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56That will attract your insects and bees.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59- Rosemary does very well on the river bank.- Oh, good. Yes.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02- Do you feel confidently inspired? - I do.- Yes.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06Well, we have one more treat in store for you that hopefully
0:15:06 > 0:15:10will really whet your appetite for a flourishing, thriving garden.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13- Whet away!- Thank you. - Thank you so much.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15- Norman and Rosie, come this way. - Fine.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19Back in the garden, half the morning has flown by, but there's plenty to show for it.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23The area is cleared and the brambles are disappearing fast.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28Danny is keen for the garden to have a nautical feel,
0:15:28 > 0:15:32so like AJ, he's decided to look around the boatyard to see
0:15:32 > 0:15:35what unwanted materials he can re-purpose.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37Do you know what? I'm so excited to be here today.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40I think this is such a wonderful environment.
0:15:40 > 0:15:45You know, when I look around, there's all sorts of pieces in every nook and cranny.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50I can see bits of wood, bits of timber like this.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54I mean, it really inspires me. It's like a real Aladdin's cave.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58And there's one specific thing he's been tipped off about -
0:15:58 > 0:15:59an old rowing boat called Fluffy.
0:16:00 > 0:16:05And this is it! Just look at this - what a little beauty.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07It's seen better days, really.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09I don't think it's going to be very seaworthy,
0:16:09 > 0:16:12but it's going to do the job that I want it to do.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16It's going to be used as a planter and as a seat.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18I'm going to line it with a membrane,
0:16:18 > 0:16:21fill it full of compost and put some plants in there.
0:16:21 > 0:16:25Do you know what? I think this is going to look absolutely terrific.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30Meanwhile, AJ's first job with his recycled timber is to remake
0:16:30 > 0:16:33Rosie and Norman's broken-down old fence.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37This post here is wobbly and snapped.
0:16:37 > 0:16:42So, luckily, we have one of these metal spike posts,
0:16:42 > 0:16:46here, which is well and truly solid in the ground and all we need to
0:16:46 > 0:16:52do is dig out this wood here, and we can reuse this post here.
0:16:52 > 0:16:53Having cut off the rotten wood,
0:16:53 > 0:16:57the post can be knocked into the metal holder using a rubber hammer.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59A lot more solid than it was.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02If you haven't got a rubber mallet, the best thing to do is put
0:17:02 > 0:17:05a piece of wood on the top and then hit it and then that just damages
0:17:05 > 0:17:09the piece of wood on top instead of indenting the top of your new post.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12If you haven't got a metal post support, you need to get digging.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16I mean, it's always...the deeper the better for the strength
0:17:16 > 0:17:21of the fence, but as we've seen previously, it's always round the
0:17:21 > 0:17:27neck area here, where wood is always going to rot first and snap off.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31AJ can then fix the new post into position with quick-drying cement.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34Well, if we leave that to set for the next 10-20 minutes,
0:17:34 > 0:17:38whatever - it's quick, rapid drying - and we should be able to
0:17:38 > 0:17:42then start getting the cross beams in and then the fence up.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46After cutting his recycled timber to length,
0:17:46 > 0:17:49it can then be screwed onto the posts.
0:17:49 > 0:17:50Spot on!
0:17:51 > 0:17:55While Rosie and Norman's garden gets its much-needed upgrade,
0:17:55 > 0:17:58I'm hoping to encourage their love of wildlife on a waterway
0:17:58 > 0:18:00safari with centre manager Dave Fairlamb.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06So what would you encourage these guys to have on their garden
0:18:06 > 0:18:08to encourage wildlife into the garden?
0:18:08 > 0:18:11There's a whole range of plants that will help wildlife in all...
0:18:11 > 0:18:14Oh, some very noisy black-headed gulls there.
0:18:14 > 0:18:15How noisy are they!
0:18:15 > 0:18:20Well, we've got a black-headed gull colony here. Up to 300 pairs.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22It's a really important colony in Sussex, actually.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26We're getting a mute swan just drifting past.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29Canada goose just coming up. I think they know the cameras are out!
0:18:29 > 0:18:32So the range of plants is going to be really beneficial,
0:18:32 > 0:18:35particularly as you start to get into the spring and summer
0:18:35 > 0:18:37and you get all the butterflies come out,
0:18:37 > 0:18:40all the insects that are going to come along and pollinate.
0:18:40 > 0:18:41It's essential for them.
0:18:41 > 0:18:46How keen are you to attract things into your garden - birds, ducks?
0:18:46 > 0:18:50Cos it's a big...big sort of area, it would be nice to allow,
0:18:50 > 0:18:56sort of, local nature to enjoy that and take advantage of it as it's there.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59Rosie and Norman have a lot of brambles in their garden.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01- How useful are they? - Very useful for wildlife.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04I mean, there's the obvious in terms of the berries they're going
0:19:04 > 0:19:07to produce, which a lot of different mammals will actually
0:19:07 > 0:19:10eat in the autumn time and then within the brambles itself,
0:19:10 > 0:19:14there's just so much life there and of course, all the spiders
0:19:14 > 0:19:15and that within the brambles.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19They're going to help out a lot of insect-eating birds during the winter time.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21So brambles give you a year-round food source.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24Absolutely, so it's really quite good if you can tolerate them,
0:19:24 > 0:19:26and you can keep them in check a little bit,
0:19:26 > 0:19:30great to have brambles around, and of course, great for jam!
0:19:31 > 0:19:34The Arundel Wetland Centre might not be a residential garden,
0:19:34 > 0:19:38but it's overflowing with wildlife-friendly ideas,
0:19:38 > 0:19:42which you might feel inspired to try in your own outdoor space.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44Leave areas of your garden wild,
0:19:44 > 0:19:47to provide a home for many different species.
0:19:47 > 0:19:48Brambles, long grasses
0:19:48 > 0:19:53and untouched log piles are all havens for little visitors.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56By using plants that flower and fruit at different times, you will
0:19:56 > 0:20:01provide year-round food and shelter for a diverse range of wildlife.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04Encourage bees and butterflies to pollinate your garden by using
0:20:04 > 0:20:09native species such as lavender, primrose and foxglove.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13Avoid plants with multi-petalled flowers, as these often lack pollen.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20With only four hours left, Rosie and Norman's nautical wildlife
0:20:20 > 0:20:23garden is still a long way from being finished.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27But Danny and AJ seem to have been bitten by the boating bug.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30So the plan is to cut it lengthways in half.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32We're going to jettison that side
0:20:32 > 0:20:35and this side is going to go into the bank, so this side will be
0:20:35 > 0:20:38facing towards the river and this will be the seating area.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41- I mean, is that doable, do you think?- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43We could take the edge off here, if you want to.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45- Yeah, that would be lovely. - So you could sit on there.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48- What plants are you putting in there?- Not sure at the moment.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50Probably some herbs.
0:20:50 > 0:20:51Yeah, leave it with me.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53I'll mark this up and then I'll start cutting it.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57Those things will have to wait, Danny, because the brush cutter
0:20:57 > 0:20:59has broken before all of the brambles have been cleared.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01It looks like the trigger's gone on this.
0:21:01 > 0:21:06- When I pulled the trigger...it's the wire.- Is it? OK. All right.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10So it's got to go for repair. But never mind.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13We've got a lot to do and it's going to take us twice as long now,
0:21:13 > 0:21:17which is a shame, cos we've only got half the amount of tools to use.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19Anyway, let's put this to one side.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23And all we've got now is the strimmer,
0:21:23 > 0:21:26- so let's get cracking with that.- OK.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28It's going to set them back at least half an hour,
0:21:28 > 0:21:30which could be crucial at the end of the day.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33But at least Bill is making headway with the sign painting.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35Hi, Bill.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37- Hiya.- All right? This looks great.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39It's coming alive, isn't it, really -
0:21:39 > 0:21:41considering it's laid in those bushes all them years
0:21:41 > 0:21:44and just gathered so much rust.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47You know that Rosie's got MS, don't you?
0:21:47 > 0:21:51- How does she cope with it? - She doesn't often talk about it.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53Only if it comes up and there's a reason.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56Cos it's a shame that she can't have the garden as she would like it.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59No, that's the thing - even though she wouldn't tell you,
0:21:59 > 0:22:01she is restricted in what she can actually do, yeah.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04- Right, so she struggles with it a little bit.- Yeah. Yeah, yeah.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07There's definitely a strong sense of community here.
0:22:07 > 0:22:08It's very palpable, isn't it?
0:22:08 > 0:22:11Well, I think, obviously, the fact it's boats
0:22:11 > 0:22:14and everybody's come here for their own reason to be on a boat...
0:22:14 > 0:22:16- Yeah.- ..whether it be a large one or a small one...
0:22:16 > 0:22:20- So you've got something in common? - And people do tend to look after you.- Yeah.- Much more.
0:22:20 > 0:22:24I mean, if you lived in a road, you might know your neighbours, but nobody else.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27- But here, you kind of know almost everybody.- Yeah.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31And I get the impression there's a great deal of sharing goes on here.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34Like you're sharing your time with Rosie and Norman.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38- Well, it's a pleasure to help her. - Yeah, sure.- Yeah, absolutely.- OK.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40- Well, keep up the good work. - Yeah. Thank you.- Cheers.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46Danny's also keen to get the best out of their other good neighbour, Mark.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49Something's just occurred to me.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53- I'm not using your best talents, cos I know that you're a joiner. - Yeah.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57And I think you might be better served helping AJ with
0:22:57 > 0:23:00the steps and any of the other woodwork that needs doing.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02- Yeah, sure.- Would you be happy to do that?- Yeah, that's fine.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05- That's brilliant.- Yeah, cool. - Oh, so you found something?
0:23:05 > 0:23:10- Yeah, I think...- What is it? - A propeller.- It's a propeller!- Yeah.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12Oh, blimey!
0:23:12 > 0:23:16Do you think...? Now, if we can get this out, that would be brilliant.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19Oh, look at that! Brilliant.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23Now, that is really cool. Look at that propeller.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27I bet that's get a few stories to tell. Brilliant. I love it.
0:23:27 > 0:23:31One of the great things about clearing a garden is that you are on
0:23:31 > 0:23:35a bit of a voyage of discovery and I've just discovered something here.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38I've discovered a raised bed.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40Now, when I came to view this garden originally,
0:23:40 > 0:23:43this was completely covered. I didn't see this.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47But by cutting everything back, this has been revealed.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49That is definitely a happy accident.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55Danny's discovery means he can extend his planting either side of
0:23:55 > 0:23:59the staircase and give a colourful backdrop to the lower decking area.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02And up in the boatyard, AJ is getting to grips
0:24:02 > 0:24:05with the other recycled planter, Fluffy the boat.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09With joiner Mark, he's making light work of cutting through
0:24:09 > 0:24:12the foam-filled hull and splitting her in two.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18It looks great.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25Back at the Arundel Wetland Centre, I'm taking a moment
0:24:25 > 0:24:29with Rosie and Norman to find out how much their riverside
0:24:29 > 0:24:31beauty spot means to them.
0:24:31 > 0:24:35Could you ever see yourselves moving back into a house with a nice little garden?
0:24:35 > 0:24:37I couldn't live in a house.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41I go and stay with my sisters and no, we don't want that.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45Rosie, you were diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when you were 29.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49- That must have been a huge bombshell for you?- Yes.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51How has life changed since then?
0:24:51 > 0:24:55Um, a lot! Yeah, you just learn to slow down.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59You learn to concentrate and finally find some happiness within.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01What does it mean day-to-day for you?
0:25:01 > 0:25:05You can't plan anything, because you don't know how you're going to feel that morning.
0:25:05 > 0:25:06That day.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10I could be lying in bed one morning and think, "Right, I'll get up, it feels good, the sun's out.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14"I'm going to get up and have a great day, I'm going to do this, this and that!"
0:25:14 > 0:25:16And you get up and you go, "Ooh! I can't stand today!
0:25:16 > 0:25:19"I'll just sit here for a while."
0:25:19 > 0:25:23So, worst-case scenario, what is a bad day like for you?
0:25:23 > 0:25:24Breaking one's ribs.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27I have broken my ribs before, falling down the stairs.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30Not being able to pick things up, because the hands go numb.
0:25:30 > 0:25:35Is it difficult for you, Norman, seeing the lady you love fight...?
0:25:35 > 0:25:38I feel very sad at times, watching her struggle.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40But we get on with it. It's just the way we are.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44It's part of life and you have to do what you have to do.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46So how would you use your garden?
0:25:46 > 0:25:50As a place of recuperation and rest and peace and tranquillity.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52Yes. What he said.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57So, if it wasn't for the MS, would you have done more with the garden?
0:25:57 > 0:26:01Yeah. I've been in hospital last year and the year before, in the summer,
0:26:01 > 0:26:06so kind of any major gardening work has gone out the window.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08No, but you don't seem like a lady who has had her wings clipped.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11- Yes, things have changed for you... - I know, I'm still there.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15- Strong, shall we say. Strong. - Exactly.- Willing to fight back.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18I know that Danny is working towards turning your garden
0:26:18 > 0:26:21into a little bit of paradise for you. He's not going to get there
0:26:21 > 0:26:23unless we get the items on his shopping list.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25- So shall we hit the road again? - Let's go!
0:26:30 > 0:26:32The brambly bank has now had its hair cut,
0:26:32 > 0:26:35but with less than three hours to go,
0:26:35 > 0:26:39the team must pull out all the stops and take things to another level.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42Quite literally, because AJ's started building the steps
0:26:42 > 0:26:45up the steep bank to the new viewing platform.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49Right then, these are the side panels
0:26:49 > 0:26:52of the staircase that we need to make, in theory.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55They're going to be like that, but obviously wider.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58Then, by cutting notches in the side panels,
0:26:58 > 0:27:02AJ can fit in three pieces of wood that will keep them parallel.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04Just got to do it another five times
0:27:04 > 0:27:08and then that will make a nice, steady frame.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11Providing AJ gets everything finished in time, the steps
0:27:11 > 0:27:15will give Rosie and Norman access to a new space at the top of the bank.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18This area I'm standing in is going to be the viewing platform.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22Just look at that view. So why not make the most of it?
0:27:22 > 0:27:25There's the small problem of an untidy tree in the way,
0:27:25 > 0:27:27but that's not going to ruin his plan.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29So what I'm going to do is lift the crown.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32Now, the crown of a tree is...
0:27:32 > 0:27:36They are the branches above the bare trunk.
0:27:36 > 0:27:40Now, this tree doesn't really have a crown at the moment.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43The reason being is that the branches here are coming
0:27:43 > 0:27:45out of the base, OK?
0:27:45 > 0:27:48So I'm going to remove these branches to above eye-height,
0:27:48 > 0:27:54just to try and lift the crown and make it a lot safer for Rosie and Norman.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56And Danny has a tip for removing branches.
0:27:56 > 0:28:00The last thing I want to do is to tear the trunk of the tree.
0:28:00 > 0:28:05So what I'm going to do is take the weight out of the branch...
0:28:05 > 0:28:07by cutting here and here.
0:28:10 > 0:28:14So by doing that, as you can see, there's a tear there,
0:28:14 > 0:28:15but that doesn't really matter.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18Because I'm going to take this bit out here.
0:28:20 > 0:28:22Now, look at that. It didn't tear.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25That is the exact result that I wanted.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28Now I'm going to carry on and remove all the other branches.
0:28:31 > 0:28:32With the frame of the steps complete,
0:28:32 > 0:28:35AJ and Mark can now lay it out on the bank.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39That's our positioning.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41And to stop it moving sideways,
0:28:41 > 0:28:45they use these vertical posts at the top, middle and bottom.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48AJ fixes them as he did the fence posts,
0:28:48 > 0:28:51by digging holes in the bank and adding quick-drying cement.
0:28:52 > 0:28:56Right, then. We've got the frame in, but now we need to get the treads in.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58You need the treads level.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01Obviously, when you step on them, you don't want it to be unbalanced.
0:29:01 > 0:29:05So I've got a little bubble in here, as in like a spirit level.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08I'm going to set it up against the wood here,
0:29:08 > 0:29:10get the bubble in the mark,
0:29:10 > 0:29:16draw a line and now I know I've got a perfectly flat line to be able
0:29:16 > 0:29:19to then cut out and then we'll be able to put the tread
0:29:19 > 0:29:23on top on both sides, screw it down and then we carry on the process
0:29:23 > 0:29:28all the way to the top until we can get to the top with all the steps.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31Meanwhile, Danny's prepping the perfect spot to place Fluffy,
0:29:31 > 0:29:33his half-a-rowing-boat planter.
0:29:33 > 0:29:37So, what I'm doing here is that I'm just removing some of this soil
0:29:37 > 0:29:41to level for the boat, so the boat's going to sit in the bank.
0:29:41 > 0:29:43Anybody know what the time is?
0:29:46 > 0:29:49- Five o'clock.- Probably got about an hour, hour-and-a-half, tops?
0:29:49 > 0:29:52- To get this done? Do you think we'll do it?- We'll have to, yeah.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54Yeah, we'll get it done. OK.
0:29:54 > 0:29:58Do I think we're going to get this job done? Not on your nelly.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01We've still got to get the boat in, we've got to get it planted up.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03The stairs aren't complete yet, I think they're a long way off
0:30:03 > 0:30:07completing the stairs. And we've still got to get the decking down.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10So we're quite a way off at the moment and we've still got to
0:30:10 > 0:30:14get some plants in the planter over the other side of the stairs.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17So fingers crossed we get it done.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20With less than 90 minutes of daylight left,
0:30:20 > 0:30:21that's going to be tough.
0:30:21 > 0:30:25But at least Norman knows where we might find the marine salvage on Danny's list.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29Back at the boatyard and owner Peter is on hand to help.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32Here's the bloke we want to talk to. Hello, Peter.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35- Hello, Norman, how are you? - Good to see you!
0:30:35 > 0:30:37Hello, Helen, nice to meet you. Hello, Norman.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39We're after a few accessories for the garden.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42Do you have anything that you no longer need that we could have?
0:30:42 > 0:30:44Well, as luck would have it, a week ago,
0:30:44 > 0:30:48- we had a boat jumble here in the boatyard.- What is a boat jumble?
0:30:48 > 0:30:51So, a boat jumble is a bit like a boot fair,
0:30:51 > 0:30:55but instead of cups and saucers, we have bits from boats.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57I'm really excited by that treasure trove.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00- Do you mind if we have a rummage? - No, not at all. You feel free.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03- Come on, Norman. Thank you, Peter. - Thank you, Peter.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08OK, Norman, now,
0:31:08 > 0:31:11- you would be more familiar with a boat jumble than I am.- Yeah.
0:31:11 > 0:31:15- Because you live in a boatyard. - We could flag things up with that.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18That's... Would you like that in your garden?
0:31:18 > 0:31:22Boat jumble sales are great for all sorts of bargains,
0:31:22 > 0:31:25from marine salvage to boats themselves.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28You can find the occasional small boatyard sale like this one,
0:31:28 > 0:31:31or go to regular events around the country.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34Check out the internet for information.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37This is where you need to be creative and look at something and think,
0:31:37 > 0:31:40- "What can I do with it, what might it be, what might it offer the garden?"- OK.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43- If you stuck a couple of these into your garden...- Yeah.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46..would that make a nice little shelter for things to go underneath?
0:31:46 > 0:31:50It would, because we've got lots of boaty things sitting around. If they're still there.
0:31:50 > 0:31:54- OK.- I don't know.- I think we should take these three anchors, because I think they're a nice feature.- Yeah.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57- And I think things'll crawl underneath them.- I think so, too.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00The spirit of encouraging wildlife. Right, let's have those.
0:32:00 > 0:32:04Right, anything else you like the look of?
0:32:04 > 0:32:07While Norman and I enjoy a good old rummage,
0:32:07 > 0:32:11back at the houseboat, things are finally beginning to come together.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15Fluffy is now in position and the treads of the steps are going in at last,
0:32:15 > 0:32:18but AJ has realised he's missed an important detail.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20They don't have a handrail.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24- What are you going to do here? As a rail?- A rope.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27I thought rope would be a great idea. Have you got some?
0:32:27 > 0:32:29Yes, I think so. Which pocket did I put it in?
0:32:29 > 0:32:33- LAUGHING:- You haven't got any, have you?- Why didn't you tell me these things?
0:32:33 > 0:32:37I know. But surely we've got to have some rope around here somewhere? We're in a shipyard.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40Perhaps we need to make a phone call. Helen might come up with something.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42- Maybe I can get Helen to bring something back?- Yeah, OK.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45How long do you reckon it's going to take before this is complete?
0:32:45 > 0:32:48- I don't know. I've never actually made a staircase before...- OK. - ..from scratch.
0:32:48 > 0:32:52- By the time I've done all that, hopefully, you'll have the rope. - Hopefully.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55- So I'd better go and make the phone call.- Yeah, stop interrupting me(!)
0:32:55 > 0:32:57- Sorry. Speak to you soon.- Take care. - Cheers.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59This is a treasure trove... Oooh!
0:32:59 > 0:33:00What about this?
0:33:01 > 0:33:05Be honest, would you like the idea of a lobster pot?
0:33:05 > 0:33:06Well, I do like lobster pots.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08I find them very picturesque, but no thank you.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11- So, no to a lobster pot? - No to a lobster pot.- Tough crowd.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13PHONE RINGS
0:33:13 > 0:33:16Danny! How have you got time to phone me?
0:33:16 > 0:33:19You should be gardening, gardening, gardening.
0:33:19 > 0:33:20I haven't got time to phone you.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23We are under pressure, serious pressure here, to get this job done.
0:33:23 > 0:33:27One of the things we have discovered is that we haven't got any rope.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30- We can get you some rope, yeah. - AJ, how much do we need?
0:33:30 > 0:33:34- Just measuring, hold on. - He's just measuring it now.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37We need two five-metre lengths, so ten metres.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40So two five-metre lengths of natural rope.
0:33:40 > 0:33:44Two five-metre lengths of natural rope to help with the stairs.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46I can do that. Is there anything else you would need?
0:33:46 > 0:33:47No, I think that's it.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49She's an absolute lifesaver.
0:33:49 > 0:33:53A creative genius, a nightmare at timekeeping.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55What about this?
0:33:55 > 0:33:57- That's a nice one. - Right, let's get that.
0:33:57 > 0:34:03Now, I like these and I think that we could have some little oars
0:34:03 > 0:34:06and create a bit of a fancy bug hotel.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08They look cute, don't they?
0:34:08 > 0:34:10They're really cute. Let's take those.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12Let's take the anchors.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16- Too obvious? - That looks like the "wheel" thing!
0:34:18 > 0:34:21- I know you don't like this, but I like it.- Oh, go on.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24- Allow me, indulge me.- Put it in.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27- OK, let's take this and let's take them to Danny.- And off we go.
0:34:27 > 0:34:29There's so much you could pick from.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34So, we've completed our part of the deal.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37Oh, cheers, Luke, that's exactly what I need.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40With an hour left to complete his garden transformation,
0:34:40 > 0:34:43Danny is at last getting started on some planting
0:34:43 > 0:34:46by turning Fluffy into a herb garden.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50Right, the boat is just done now and it looks great.
0:34:50 > 0:34:52I'm really pleased with it.
0:34:52 > 0:34:54So, this is where I'm going to plant my herbs.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57The herbs will go in there.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00I'm going to create a sea here,
0:35:00 > 0:35:02a sea of blue on either side of the boat
0:35:02 > 0:35:04so it looks like the boat is floating.
0:35:04 > 0:35:08I'm going to use this lovely grass, blue fescue.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10It's absolutely gorgeous.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12In the winter, you will get brown bits in it.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15You can always get a comb and just comb it out
0:35:15 > 0:35:18and give it a really nice, neat haircut.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20I'm going to place them just here.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24Look what we've got here. We've got this lovely rosemary.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26It looks absolutely perfect, really.
0:35:26 > 0:35:30We found this in the garden so we're recycling this.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32In fact, I might make this a centrepiece
0:35:32 > 0:35:34and then put herbs around it.
0:35:34 > 0:35:38The great thing about rosemary, it will grow in most soils.
0:35:38 > 0:35:42If the soil is very poor, it will release its aroma.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45Aromas will be stronger.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48It will survive in any conditions, which is great for Rosie.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50It will be easy for her to look after.
0:35:54 > 0:35:55- Danny!- Hello, Helen.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58- Look at me! - You've got my rope?- Yes.
0:35:58 > 0:35:59Brilliant, well done.
0:35:59 > 0:36:01I just brought loads of random things.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03No, I think that's brilliant, I like it.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06Because I like random things
0:36:06 > 0:36:08and I thought you'd appreciate the quirkiness.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11And this is a random kind of garden.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13And a quirky garden, so you choose very well.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16- I brought the right things to the right place?- You certainly did.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20- How is it going?- Oh, it's going very well. It's going brilliantly.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24- We're on time. - No, it's not, that's a lie!
0:36:24 > 0:36:27I'm going to be honest. I'm confused.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30- I see you're building a staircase.- Yes.- To where?
0:36:30 > 0:36:31It's a stairway to heaven!
0:36:31 > 0:36:34Seriously. It's going to a viewing platform.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36This is a hub of activity.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38AJ is drilling away in the background there.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41I've brought you a load of random stuff. Is this a help or hindrance?
0:36:41 > 0:36:42That is definitely a help.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44I know exactly what we're going to do with that.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48We're going to put it on Fluffy. Shall I show you who Fluffy is?
0:36:48 > 0:36:51Just follow me.
0:36:51 > 0:36:52Love, love, love.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55Helen, meet the good ship Fluffy.
0:36:56 > 0:37:01This is Fluffy. Don't look confused. Look at the name.
0:37:03 > 0:37:06Oh, OK, it's called Fluffy. We could just do that.
0:37:08 > 0:37:12Helen, that's great, except you put it in on the wrong end.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16That's the front end. That's the back end!
0:37:19 > 0:37:21That's much better. Well done. I'm really pleased.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24What can I do to be helpful?
0:37:24 > 0:37:26With Danny's encouragement, I've decided to apply
0:37:26 > 0:37:30my creative instincts to some of my other nautical novelties.
0:37:30 > 0:37:31With mixed results.
0:37:33 > 0:37:39Oh, who brought these? Whose stupid idea was it to bring oars?
0:37:39 > 0:37:43While AJ and Mark continue to build their impressive steps,
0:37:43 > 0:37:47Danny has discovered a problem with his viewing platform.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49This is going to be our deckchair area here.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52A little observation post.
0:37:52 > 0:37:57And I'm just seeing how it all fits in.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00And at the moment, it's not fitting in very well,
0:38:00 > 0:38:06so I've just asked Luke to go off and get some breeze blocks.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09While Luke has gone off to get some breeze blocks for me,
0:38:09 > 0:38:14I intend planting this buddleia, this butterfly bush.
0:38:14 > 0:38:15I knew Rosie absolutely loves it.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19The buddleias will attract butterflies to the viewing area,
0:38:19 > 0:38:22assuming it gets finished.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24I'm very worried about the garden.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26I think it's getting very late.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29I know that Rosie would normally be back very soon.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32And, you know, to be honest with you,
0:38:32 > 0:38:35I think we could do with another week to get this right.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38I've come up with a bright idea to put the oars to good use,
0:38:38 > 0:38:41even if AJ isn't convinced.
0:38:41 > 0:38:44- A bug hotel?- Yeah.- Bug hotel?
0:38:44 > 0:38:48- Yeah.- Well... - It's a bit of shelter.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50Does it matter? They can go underneath it.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53Yes, but most bugs start eating wood, don't they?
0:38:53 > 0:38:58- Anything that's treated is going to be the world's best.- OK.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01- In my opinion, and I'm just a bug lover.- OK.
0:39:02 > 0:39:06Well, that's rained on that parade, hasn't it?
0:39:06 > 0:39:08It takes more than that to keep this girl down.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12Rosie liked the idea of a bug hotel so I figure
0:39:12 > 0:39:16if I make one from this, we can move it if she doesn't like it.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18It's a portable hotel, a campervan, if you will.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24Oh, can I have that? Thank you.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27One man's trash is another man's treasure.
0:39:27 > 0:39:28There you go!
0:39:28 > 0:39:29Can I have that broken bit?
0:39:29 > 0:39:33It looks nothing like the bug hotels we saw in the garden today.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35But they won't let me in the main garden.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38They won't let me have a saw!
0:39:38 > 0:39:41Stand in the corner, Helen!
0:39:41 > 0:39:43I feel like when I was a kid and I wanted to play with my brother
0:39:43 > 0:39:45and his mates and they wouldn't let me
0:39:45 > 0:39:47and they used to say, go over in the corner and play
0:39:47 > 0:39:50by yourself, Helen, and that is what I'm doing right now.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52But where there's a will...
0:39:52 > 0:39:55pad out the flaws. Oh, look at that.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58That is perfect. Yes.
0:39:58 > 0:39:59He is going to rue the day
0:39:59 > 0:40:02he ever took the mick out of my bug hotel, isn't he?
0:40:02 > 0:40:05Malmaison, eat your heart out!
0:40:05 > 0:40:09Broken pot. Oh!
0:40:09 > 0:40:12My first customers.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15Wow!
0:40:15 > 0:40:19We've a block booking, everyone, a block booking!
0:40:19 > 0:40:20Welcome!
0:40:20 > 0:40:22Welcome to Helen's!
0:40:22 > 0:40:27A few plants to frame up the hotel. There we go.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29Danny, look.
0:40:29 > 0:40:33Spot on! Definitely.
0:40:35 > 0:40:39So, my bug hotel is finished, but the daylight is fading fast.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42It's now literally all hands on deck to get the garden shipshape
0:40:42 > 0:40:45and ready for Norman and Rosie's return.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49That's it. Yes, it's cool.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55At the start of the day, Norman and Rosie's riverside garden was totally
0:40:55 > 0:41:00overgrown with brambles, which made it an almost unusable space.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03Hidden treasures were buried in the undergrowth.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05The top of the bank was inaccessible
0:41:05 > 0:41:08and there was nowhere comfortable to sit.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13But in just a few hours,
0:41:13 > 0:41:18Danny has transformed it into a nautically-themed wildlife garden.
0:41:19 > 0:41:24He's cut back all those brambles and put in a sturdy set of steps.
0:41:24 > 0:41:27These lead up to a new viewing platform, built from old
0:41:27 > 0:41:31pallets that give Rosie and Norman a high-level seating area.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34Down below, there is marine blue decking,
0:41:34 > 0:41:39also made from recycled pallets and he's revived an old raised bed.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42He has also created a new herb garden by installing Fluffy,
0:41:42 > 0:41:44the old rowing boat.
0:41:45 > 0:41:49What an amazing transformation in just one day!
0:41:49 > 0:41:51Danny, you've done brilliantly.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53And now, for the moment of truth.
0:41:53 > 0:41:58How will Rosie and Norman react to all this hard work?
0:41:59 > 0:42:01Right, the moment of truth.
0:42:01 > 0:42:05You have both been very well behaved and kept your eyes closed.
0:42:05 > 0:42:09But now is the time to open your eyes and see your new garden.
0:42:10 > 0:42:14- Oh my...!- What!
0:42:14 > 0:42:16We're still at the wetlands, right?
0:42:16 > 0:42:20- No, this is your garden. - Oh, fantastic. Look at that.
0:42:20 > 0:42:23You clever little clogs, is all I can say.
0:42:24 > 0:42:30Look, the Overslag sign is there. I'm going to cry.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32This is all Danny's work,
0:42:32 > 0:42:35along with some of your good friends who have helped him out today.
0:42:35 > 0:42:39- Pulled together and grafted for you. - Mark helped with the woodwork.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43- Bill painted your sign.- I'm looking at the painting on the sign.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46- That is absolutely excellent.- We have an original Bill in the garden.
0:42:46 > 0:42:51- They were brilliant. Shall we give them a clap?- Yeah!- Thank you.
0:42:51 > 0:42:56- Look at all the lights in the tree!- That is fantastic.
0:42:58 > 0:43:03- You've got another place to sit. - Oh, may I?- Yes, of course you can.
0:43:03 > 0:43:07- So, the seating is very important in a garden.- Well, I'm enjoying this.
0:43:07 > 0:43:10- Yes, you've got me already.- Norman, you look very comfortable there.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13- This is surprisingly comfortable. - You have hours and days and years.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15If you'd like to bring my tea out!
0:43:16 > 0:43:19But come back over here and have a look down the garden
0:43:19 > 0:43:22because quite a lot has gone on. The bramble jungle has been tamed.
0:43:22 > 0:43:25Yes, we haven't dug them out because it's great for wildlife
0:43:25 > 0:43:27and you wanted to keep the rustic appeal.
0:43:27 > 0:43:31That's what Dave said today, we definitely need the brambles.
0:43:31 > 0:43:33- We are bramble freaks now! - That's good.
0:43:33 > 0:43:35We have some blue grasses there.
0:43:35 > 0:43:40The bluegrasses represent the water and we're walking on water.
0:43:40 > 0:43:41Oh, yes.
0:43:41 > 0:43:44- You ought to, the job you've done here!- You perform miracles!
0:43:44 > 0:43:48I think, Danny, you've got yourself another successful instant garden.
0:43:48 > 0:43:50- Two happy customers? - Very happy customers.
0:43:50 > 0:43:53You wanted a place to rest, recuperate, reflect.
0:43:53 > 0:43:55- Do you think you've got that? - I think I have.
0:43:55 > 0:43:59We've always looked at that little flat area with longing,
0:43:59 > 0:44:01but because the bank was so overgrown,
0:44:01 > 0:44:03we've never, ever been able to get up there.
0:44:03 > 0:44:05Ten out of ten for that one.
0:44:05 > 0:44:08Yeah, we had a job getting up there, I can assure you!
0:44:08 > 0:44:12Well, go up there, enjoy it. Rosie, have a little explore.
0:44:12 > 0:44:14Danny, take a lean on that fence post and relax.
0:44:14 > 0:44:18- I think I will.- Enjoy, Rosie. - Thank you.
0:44:18 > 0:44:19There we have it.
0:44:19 > 0:44:21Another successful instant garden
0:44:21 > 0:44:25and I think two very happy customers.
0:44:27 > 0:44:31Ah! That'll do me.