Beechgrove Garden

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Lizzie Schofield picks the first of this year's tomatoes to find out whether there really is a difference between the modern F1 and heirloom varieties.

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August 2026
Brian takes cuttings from rhododendrons, and Kirsty does the same with a range of tender perennials. Brian revisits his espaliered apple trees for more essential maintenance.
George Anderson and Brian Cunningham delve into the mailbox to tackle a host of viewers’ questions sent in from around the country.
Brian and Calum tackle Beechgrove’s hedges after checking carefully for bird nest activity. Brian offers advice on how to care for common houseplants.
July 2026
The team look ahead and start planning for winter. Ruth Vichos demonstrates how to cultivate and multiply snowdrops, and Calum Clunie collects seeds from this year’s lupins.
It's all about the borders at Beechgrove Garden as Brian Cunningham and Kirsty Wilson replant, fill gaps and replace losses all around the plot.
The Beechgrove team find ways to connect trendiness with sustainability to garden for a greener future.
The weather in this year’s growing season is making gardening a real challenge at Beechgrove, with cold grey skies and periods of high temperature.
George Anderson and Calum Clunie are back together to tackle the week’s jobs at Beechgrove Garden.
Lizzie Schofield and Brian Cunningham start new projects and check on the progress of planting carried out in previous years.
June 2026
Kirsty Wilson and Brian Cunningham give 'everything you need to know' plant profiles on some of the country’s most popular garden varieties.
Now that the cold nights are out of the way for the time being, Lizzie and Brian put in the ground varieties that wouldn't survive a frost
George Anderson and Ruth Vichos are back in the Beechgrove Garden just outside Aberdeen, where the climate has been very mixed over the last few weeks.
Calum is planting up hanging baskets, and Brian demonstrates the best way to tackle a border that has gotten out of control.
May 2026
Some more unusual methods of growing are demonstrated at Beechgrove Garden. Ruth Vichos tries producing a mushroom crop.
Kirsty Wilson and Brian Cuningham show how to help the garden's pollinators as they focus on planting that will attract bees.
It's time for some early summer colour as Carole Baxter is at Glenarn in the first of her visits to classic Scottish gardens.
Planting borders and planning for cut flowers are on Lizzie Schofield and Brian Cunningham’s to-do list at the
Kirsty Wilson and Brian Cunningham start growing a wide variety of edible produce, and Brian provides an update on the veg he sowed at the start of the series.
April 2026
There is a lot of productive gardening going on at Beechgrove as George Anderson and Ruth Vichos both work on projects that will bear fruit later in the year.
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