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S10 E24 – Garden Rescue 🌿🏡
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00:00The Garden Rescue Team are on a mission
00:03to make garden dreams come true.
00:11Charlie Dimmock, Lee Burkill, Flo Hedlum,
00:19and Chris Hull, are here to answer your gardening emergencies.
00:28It feels disorganised, a bit chaotic.
00:30It's a bit of a shocker.
00:32Each week, two of our designers will go head-to-head.
00:35Pick me and let's do this.
00:37The garden we're going to go with is...
00:39Drumroll!
00:42What?
00:44Lee.
00:45Oh, yes!
00:46And whichever designer loses...
00:48The race is on.
00:49...helps the winner build the garden.
00:51Good idea.
00:52Did you get that on camera? Lee said good idea, Charlie.
00:56Amazing.
00:57Turning garden dreams...
00:58Open your eyes.
00:59That's so overwhelmed.
01:01...into reality.
01:03That is amazing!
01:10Today, the team are taking on a functional but tired,
01:14narrow garden in Winchester.
01:16Do you want the peppers?
01:18Yeah, go for it.
01:19Yeah, here we go.
01:20Two peppers.
01:21Let's get a bowl.
01:22Lucy and husband Stefan met ten years ago at university.
01:29We lived opposite each other on a corridor and kind of bonded over food in the kitchen, I think.
01:34Yeah.
01:35We were big foodies.
01:37We used to cook for each other every week.
01:40Yeah.
01:41Yeah, not your typical student grub, though.
01:42I think the first thing we cooked was venison casserole together.
01:45Yeah.
01:46So, yeah.
01:49Their passion for food has a particular focus.
01:52I think we got into barbecuing during lockdown, didn't we?
01:55Yeah.
01:56We were bouncing around the house and ended up just cooking outside every other day and kind
02:00of got a bit of a passion for it that way.
02:02Yeah.
02:03And then we ended up doing Christmas dinner on it that year and that's become a bit of
02:06a tradition since.
02:07What have we got on the barbecue?
02:09We've got piri-piri chicken.
02:10Nice.
02:11And the couple welcomed three-month-old son Alfie into their lives.
02:16What's Daddy cooking?
02:19Yeah.
02:21Yeah.
02:22It's always been, like, my pet project to do something with the garden.
02:25And I think this year, being on maternity leave, I was like, right, this is what I'm
02:29going to do this year, get the garden sorted.
02:32Yeah.
02:33But realising it is really hard.
02:35Now Alfie's come along and that's kind of meant, well, it'd actually be quite a nice
02:38time to have a nice space outside for him to sort of grow into and do some cooking and
02:42things with him outside later on as well.
02:44But, yeah, the garden is just needing some help.
02:51Personally, I think the garden's just looking a little bit tired.
02:54Sometimes I find it a little bit depressing to be outside because it's just a bit tatty.
03:00It's not somewhere you want to come sit and socialise with friends, I think.
03:04Because we love to cook and we love being outdoors at the moment, there's just no space.
03:11Especially when it comes to their one big love.
03:14So we obviously love cooking on the barbecue, but I think the thing that we don't have
03:18at the moment that would be really useful is places to prep food outside, store the charcoal,
03:24store the smoking wood, those kind of things.
03:27Yeah, otherwise we're always like ferrying stuff in and out, in and out, and it's just
03:30a bit of a pain.
03:31In bad weather, putting mud all over the kitchen.
03:33Yes.
03:38So I guess another thing that we really don't like about the garden is this kind of awkward
03:42slope that we've got here.
03:44It just makes the space really, well, awkward to deal with.
03:48Yeah, and the grass is quite uneven and patchy as well, isn't it?
03:51Yeah, a bit of a mess.
03:54And I guess the far corner of the garden, the problem we've got with it is this assortment
03:58of concrete and patio slabs.
04:00Yeah, it's a real mish-mash, I think, here.
04:03Yeah, I think it's fair to say this corner of the garden probably is a little bit of a
04:06disaster, isn't it?
04:07You know, whilst we're quite outdoorsy people, we don't really know much about gardens and
04:11planting and things like that, and it's easier to get some help with what we can do with
04:15the garden, the light that we get.
04:16Knowledge, yeah.
04:17We need the knowledge first, and then we're raring to go.
04:25We really want the garden to be sorted out now, because we've got the house to have
04:29state where we're really happy with it.
04:31Yeah.
04:32And it just feels like this is the missing link, almost.
04:35Just to have a nice, complete garden would be great.
04:38Cup of tea?
04:39Yeah, let's get a cup of tea.
04:40Yeah, let's get a cup of tea.
04:48Chris and Flo...
04:49Oh, isn't this nice?
04:51Mmm!
04:52...are hoping their design will be the one to take the garden from tatty and tired to
04:56tremendous.
04:57Right, Flo?
04:58Yeah.
04:59Got Lucinda and Stefan in Winchester.
05:00Yes.
05:01With their hands on a...
05:02Something looks like they're incubating something.
05:03I think that looks like a massive barbecue there.
05:04It's a barbecue, isn't it?
05:05Look at them, look at how happy they look.
05:06They clearly love it.
05:07Yeah, yeah, that's a clue, isn't it?
05:08Definitely a clue, I think.
05:09Let's have a look at their garden.
05:10So, quite a long garden.
05:11Very, very long.
05:12Very, very long.
05:13And this down here, I mean, they've got this patio at the back of the house, but it looks
05:14very dark and shady, doesn't it?
05:15Mmm, mmm.
05:16And they look like they've been trying to do a bit of gardening there.
05:17Yeah, very patchy lawn, very sad-looking garden.
05:19It definitely needs a bit of love.
05:20Absolutely.
05:21So, shall we find out what they want?
05:22Definitely.
05:23Okay.
05:24Hi, guys.
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05:41Hi, Chris.
05:42Hi, Flo.
05:43We'd love to have a garden dedicated to barbecuing, growing our own produce and socialising in.
05:48We were right.
05:49Barbecuing.
05:50I mean, a pretty big clue, right?
05:52Yes, yes.
05:53And we'd love to have a dining table as well, something that's nestled in amongst all the
05:57plants, somewhere we can sit with family and friends and really relax.
06:00Mmm.
06:01They want a lot in this little garden.
06:02Yes, they do.
06:03It'd be great to have a dedicated kitchen area in the garden, somewhere with the barbecue
06:08next to it, where I can prepare food and cook it.
06:11Right, so...
06:12Yeah.
06:13Yeah.
06:14And we're a new family, too, so it'd be really great to have, sort of, a garden that Alfie
06:17can learn how to grow his own food and cook it as well.
06:21Now, that's a good concept, isn't it?
06:23We love that.
06:24You can grow it, you can see it happening, and then you're really proud of it, and then,
06:27boom, it's on your plate.
06:29So, hopefully, that's not too much to ask, and we're really looking forward to seeing
06:32your designs.
06:33There is a lot to pack into this narrow, long garden.
06:36Yes.
06:37So, go on, Flo, tell me, what's the budget?
06:39It's 6,000.
06:40Ooh.
06:41Which is a good-sized budget for this size garden.
06:43I think so, too.
06:44Oh, I have got loads of ideas for this one.
06:47I can't wait to design it.
06:48Likewise.
06:49I'm going to cook up something special.
06:50Did you see what you did there?
06:51Oh, that was a good one.
06:52I know, right?
06:53Not going to be as good as my design, though.
06:55Watch out.
06:56Chris and Flo will create designs in line with the healthy 6,000-pound budget.
07:03Lucy and Stefan have to pick their favourite, which the losing designer will help build.
07:09The designers and top team of landscapers provide the labour for free, leaving the entire
07:14budget to spend on materials and plants.
07:23Okay, let's see what we've got.
07:25Welcome to Barbecue Central.
07:29That's the name of the garden I've designed for you.
07:32Nice.
07:33This is your garden, the barbecue capital of Wessex.
07:37Let me take you on a journey and show you what it's all about.
07:40I wanted to step out onto your patio, but what I've done is I've introduced just a simple
07:45step along that edge to get rid of that weird, awkward ramp that came up from the back gate.
07:50That step down is going to work far better than the ramp that we've got.
07:53Yeah, I think that's going to make a huge difference, actually.
07:56Flo's design includes a shed for the young family to store toys and barbecue equipment inside.
08:02But having a shed near to the house is problematic because you don't want to look out and see it straight away.
08:07So what I've done is I've brought some planting very close to the patio, very close to the house.
08:13But I've also put a screen here in the middle of that bed, which means I can mask this view.
08:19Yeah, that's a really good way of using that corner, isn't it?
08:22Mmm.
08:23So what I've decided to do is to break it up into three different rooms.
08:26The first one is that immediate area straight out of the house.
08:29And then we've got this amazing middle zone.
08:31Now this is all about the barbecue, cooking and growing produce.
08:36So down this left-hand side, we've got a really big six-meter-long raised bed, and it's four-foot wide.
08:43In there, you can be growing vegetables, herbs, fruit bushes, anything you want that you can get on that barbecue.
08:49I've given you a generous grow-your-own section.
08:52These two raised beds, we're going to put pollinating plants in there, so some lovely pops of summer colour.
08:58The bees will be just crazy over it.
09:01And then this is your section here for growing your own fruit, veg.
09:06That's nice.
09:08I think this is the bit that you're going to be really excited about.
09:11This is going to be a spot where you can barbecue, prep your food, all in the dry,
09:16because this is a covered barbecue station.
09:19Oh, that's going to be really good.
09:20Yeah, I love that. It would be nice not to use an umbrella.
09:23Yeah.
09:24It's going to be quite simple, really nice, rustic timber work with a corrugated steel roof,
09:29but you've got your very own kitchen worktop underneath here.
09:33And underneath that is going to be two little storage cupboards with stainless steel doors,
09:37so they really are all-weather.
09:39And we also want to make you your very own bespoke dining tables.
09:43Oh, I really like that, yeah.
09:45The midsection of Flo's design is more of an open space.
09:49I've taken all the lawn out and replaced it with gravel, which is low maintenance, looks good, wet or dry.
09:56Chris has also swapped the original grass for something different.
10:01I've got these amazing sandstone sets that are going to link the garden together on a curve flowing through the whole space.
10:08And then I've got other ones running horizontally across.
10:11And what that does is it just gives you a little visual pause as you move into each zone, but they also connect it all together.
10:18I like how green the garden is.
10:19Yeah, it actually really contrasts nice against the gravel.
10:22The real star is this brand new porcelain patio with the sandstone sets around the edge.
10:28And this is going to be where you catch the last of the evening sun.
10:31Stefan, I know you really like your sort of architectural plants, you really like the palm that you've got there.
10:36So I wanted to give that a new lease of life and then complement it with more architectural plants around that area.
10:42So I'd love to give you a tree fern in one of those corners on the shadier side there.
10:46Yeah, I like how it's surrounded by all the plants.
10:48It looks quite snug for the evenings.
10:50So I put these two trellises here and we get to the patio.
10:54Barbecue central.
10:56And this is where you guys are going to hang out.
10:58You're going to kick back, cook your barbecue, prepare food, have a social space for you and friends and family.
11:06That's nice.
11:08I really, really love this garden.
11:10I think it's got some amazing quirky details and I'd love to see it built.
11:13So I hope you pick me.
11:15I really like this design.
11:16I would love for you to have this as your garden.
11:19So let's do this.
11:21It's going to be really tricky to pick between those two actually.
11:23Yeah.
11:24Oh dear.
11:27Chris has the kitchens here.
11:29Yeah.
11:30And the kitchen I think looks really nice there.
11:32Yeah, there's a nice amount of space to work with, isn't there?
11:34Yeah, really nice.
11:35And then the back of the garden, that seems to be where the patios are going to be.
11:39Yeah.
11:41Slightly different though, aren't they?
11:42Yeah.
11:43Flo's has got that nice burglar in the corner which makes use of that space nicely.
11:46Yeah.
11:47Yeah.
11:48But then I really like the slabs used in Chris's as well.
11:50Hmm.
11:51It's really tough.
11:52Have you got a leaning to which one you prefer?
11:54Yeah, it's a really difficult decision between the two.
11:56Yeah.
11:57Hi Chris.
11:58Hi Flo.
11:59Thanks for two amazing garden designs.
12:01We were bowled over by how you came up with two such different designs.
12:06I guess starting with Flo's design, I particularly loved all the pops of colours that you use throughout the garden.
12:12Oh yes.
12:13Trademark.
12:14You and your colours.
12:15Yeah.
12:16Yeah and Chris for me the obvious highlight is that kitchen area.
12:19It would be so nice not to get soaking wet whilst cooking Christmas dinner this year.
12:23There's elements from both gardens that we absolutely love and if we could we'd pick and choose them from either one.
12:28I mean they can't have both.
12:29No.
12:30Add mine.
12:31So drum roll.
12:32Chris.
12:33Yes.
12:34I'm going to take that for all day long.
12:35I really really wanted this one actually.
12:36Yeah.
12:37Fair play.
12:38I think you know the kitchen and the growing area is what won it.
12:53Exactly.
12:54We could have a lot of fun building this.
12:55Oh definitely.
12:56Yeah.
12:57Yeah.
12:58And maybe you know struck up the barbecue afterwards.
12:59Oh yes.
13:00Now you're talking.
13:03Fortunately Ben and the landscaping team are ready to get cooking and sort this garden out.
13:11Sunshine.
13:12Oh.
13:13Okay then team we are here in Winchester.
13:19Hoping that sun comes around to visit us.
13:22I don't.
13:23No?
13:24We want to keep the patio by the house.
13:28We're then going to take this down so there isn't a slope.
13:31Two areas of paving.
13:32One by the gate and then the second one is at the top of the garden here.
13:37But we do have a huge six meter long raised bed going in there.
13:42Wow.
13:43Not only that you've got this barbecue station.
13:45Not at all.
13:46Not only that.
13:47Oh God.
13:48Here we go again.
13:49Chris would like us to make an outdoor dining table.
13:52Jono, me, you and Monty we're going to do two curved parallel lines through the garden
13:58up to the top paved area.
14:00Yeah.
14:01Let's get the digger in there, strip everything back and crack on with it.
14:04I think.
14:05Let's do it.
14:07First job, removing the ugly concrete slabs at the back of the garden.
14:13It's a thick pata.
14:14It is, yeah.
14:15As always, the team are keen to save as many plants as possible, including this giant
14:23fatsia.
14:24Okay, we've got as much roots out as I could.
14:27Now, fill this gorilla bucket up with water.
14:32We're going to give it a nice drink and then Chris will come in and he's going to put it
14:37in his new home.
14:39Small jobs done.
14:40It's time for some big help to strip the lawn out.
14:44Look at that.
14:45Makes it look easy.
14:46Whilst the lawn gets stripped out, Lee and Jamie have been working on the giant raised fruit
14:59and veg bed.
15:00We're actually making some headway.
15:03Final part of the puzzle.
15:04Then we can start putting a bit of this waste soil into here and then we can start moving
15:09on to the barbecue enclosure.
15:11I'm looking forward to that.
15:12Something a bit different.
15:18While the back of the garden is prepared for its patio, work can get underway in the kitchen
15:24area.
15:26You stick to digging holes, I'll stick to doing building stuff.
15:31With the posts in place, work can begin on the frame.
15:39Beautiful.
15:41We're ready out back to start laying down some paving.
15:46Time to get the mixer on so we can get the slabs down.
15:54With the frame now complete, it's time for Lee and Jamie to fit the roof to the kitchen
16:00area.
16:01So now we're just putting the tin sheets on.
16:03We've cut all the joists.
16:04So we're going to do a sheet, then add the joist, do another sheet, add the joist until
16:08we get all the way to the end.
16:13Work is also underway laying the small decorative tiles called sets.
16:18With the first day coming to an end, the landscapers give it one more push to get the slabs onto
16:31the back of the kitchen, edge the rear patio with sets, as well as creating a step from
16:43the front patio to lose the slope.
16:47So right at the end of the day, the boys are just putting the last slab down now and then
16:52wait for the designers.
16:53They'll be here in the morning.
17:06The next morning in Winchester.
17:08Here we are, Flo, in the former capital of England.
17:11Yes, where the ancient kings and queens used to hang out.
17:14Exactly.
17:15Well, we are going to be the king and queen of barbecues today.
17:19Oh, I can't wait to get that grill on and start flipping those burgers.
17:23Oh, that sounds good, Flo.
17:24Yeah.
17:26Oh, wow.
17:28This is good for a king and queen.
17:29We absolutely are loving these sets.
17:32Doesn't it just draw you through?
17:34Exactly.
17:35It's got the curve.
17:36You know I love a curve.
17:37It's a work of art.
17:38Isn't that beautiful?
17:39We're looking pretty good.
17:40It's quite far along this.
17:41I'm loving that.
17:42Yeah, yeah.
17:43The kitchen's coming along.
17:44Well, I mean, you say that at the minute, it's a shelter.
17:46There isn't much of a kitchen in it, so...
17:48It's got the...
17:49It's got the...
17:50That's your job today?
17:51That's my job.
17:52Yeah, okay.
17:53What's my job today then?
17:54Well, there's lots of bits and bobs, but I'd really like you to focus on the veg beds.
17:57Oh, yummy, yummy.
17:58There is an amazing grapevine over there, so I think that needs a bit of love and maybe some wires to train it along.
18:03Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
18:04And then I've got the very fun job of giving you some flat pack furniture to erect.
18:08I kind of like flat pack.
18:10I mean, you know, it pushes some buttons for me, but I love the adventure.
18:14Exactly, and it's all going to come together and we're going to make a beautiful garden.
18:17Absolutely.
18:18All right, I'm going to get my flat pack energy going.
18:21You do it.
18:23Now, we are in a really good place with this garden.
18:26You can see all of the bare bones are in.
18:28We've got part of the shelter built, but although that's pretty good, there's still a lot of work to do
18:33because I'm going to be focusing all my efforts on this barbecue station,
18:37and now this is what I think won me the garden.
18:40And I've got some very special cabinets for it, so I'm going to take my time and get that just perfect.
18:48And then we move into the productive area where I want to give Lucinda and Stefan loads of produce space
18:54where they can grow together as a family.
18:56But another big thing that needs to happen in this zone is we need to make them a bespoke table
19:01and Flo is going to be working on all that flat pack furniture.
19:04And what's really lovely is these sets just breaking up the garden into different rooms
19:09and then with these other sets crossing through in the curves,
19:12it just links you through the garden and shows you exactly where you need to walk.
19:16With no workable space inside, the team will have to build all the furniture outside the garden,
19:22starting with the flat packs.
19:25I'm just going to channel all my energy into following the instructions, number one,
19:30and getting it done really quickly, so pray for me, everybody.
19:35Lee has been tasked with building a dining table from Oak.
19:40Getting the wood into the right condition is the first task.
19:44Once I've got it all plain down, sanded, cut it to length, it's going to be 1.5 long,
19:49so it's not going to be too heavy to move around.
19:52We've got some lovely metal legs we're going to fasten to it.
19:55I think it's going to look really nice.
19:56Once it's all made, sorted out, I'm going to give it a nice coat of oil,
20:00and actually make the grain pop, and hopefully Chris will be happy with it.
20:06But there's no point in dining furniture if there's no garden kitchen.
20:10Right, what are we doing then, boss?
20:12Right, well, this is the most important bit of the garden.
20:15Don't tell Flo that, because those benches are very important too.
20:18Yes, my bench is important!
20:20But this bit is crucial.
20:22It's a big part of the design, so we need to get it right.
20:24Yep.
20:25And it's a bit more fiddly, isn't it?
20:26Because we've got those cabinets to build in.
20:28We have this thing that's still doors, yeah.
20:29We do, and we've got the porcelain countertop going all out on this one.
20:33You've put a lot into this one.
20:34I know!
20:35I was thinking, so 600 outside to outside,
20:38then you do cement board straight on top, no?
20:40Is that what you're saying or not?
20:41Yeah, yeah, yeah.
20:42I'm just trying to work out what the inner bit is.
20:44I got you.
20:45Makes sense.
20:46Posts, framework, then we can think about all the fiddly bits
20:49and pretty fine.
20:50Awesome.
20:53Look at that.
20:54Perfect.
20:58I'm almost at the end of this one.
21:00Been fairly straightforward.
21:02Only ten screws.
21:04Two chairs to do.
21:06I mean, what could go wrong?
21:07Eh?
21:08What could go wrong?
21:14Next, to join the whole garden design together
21:17is the arrival of the plant life.
21:19You know what this means, don't you?
21:20Oh, I know.
21:21Yeah.
21:22Look at that.
21:23Oh, magic.
21:24Woo!
21:25Loving it.
21:26Love those colors.
21:27Very architectural, right?
21:28Yes, yes.
21:29But I love the clashing.
21:30Yeah.
21:31Well, you know, you've got to have a bit of contrast.
21:33Yes.
21:34But it is.
21:35It's got a very stylized, unique look.
21:36It's not too over the top, is it?
21:38No, no.
21:39Those moody purples.
21:40Yeah.
21:41The hookahs are cool, aren't they?
21:42Sip very well.
21:43Then we've got those.
21:44Then we've got some other architectural plants.
21:46We've got these little yuccas.
21:47Look at them.
21:48Mmm.
21:49They are cute.
21:50Aren't they?
21:51Yeah.
21:52It's all about getting the contrast of foliage around the garden.
21:54Mm-hmm.
21:55And then, of course, there's the food bit.
21:56Well, this is the bit I want you focusing on today.
21:58Yes, yes, yes.
21:59So, obviously, we've got some chillies, got some sage and mint.
22:02Yes.
22:03And the rosemary tucked in there.
22:04Lovely.
22:05And then what about these big boys at the back?
22:07Yeah.
22:08Banana plant.
22:09Banana.
22:10Bit of heights.
22:11And right back there, I've got the biggest surprise of them all.
22:13Oh.
22:14That's my massive tree fin.
22:15Oh, yeah.
22:16Oh, yeah.
22:17Oh, yeah.
22:26Oh.
22:27Come on.
22:28Skip that.
22:29Look at my big banana.
22:30It's good, isn't it?
22:31Beautiful.
22:32When do you think we'll get some fruit?
22:34No time soon.
22:36Stick it in the garden.
22:37It's lovely.
22:38It's going in.
22:39With the plants off the van, Flo is taking a break from building the flatpacks to help
22:46edge a planting border.
22:48I'm laying these sets down to create this curved edge.
22:54Sets are these small squares used for paving.
22:58They can sometimes give a cobbled effect if used in a certain way, but they're really nice.
23:03They're made out of natural stones, so no two are exactly the same, but that's lovely.
23:08That gives it the real kind of natural rustic feel to it.
23:13And it does take a bit more time to obviously lay because they're smaller sized units, but they look really good.
23:22And as they weather, look even better.
23:26There.
23:27There.
23:28Happy with that.
23:29The guys are going to cement them in, bring them up to the same level.
23:33And, voila, job done.
23:35Meanwhile, Chris's bespoke kitchen unit is starting to take shape.
23:50This is the framework for the countertop, so this is where the porcelain tiles are going to sit.
23:55But first we've got to get this all screwed in, then we can cut the legs and we know what we're really working with.
24:01You're working with me.
24:03Best in the business?
24:04Well.
24:05Second best.
24:06I'm just going to try out my chair with the table.
24:13Leah, I just thought I'd come and...
24:16Supervise.
24:17No, just check it out.
24:18Just see how they work together.
24:20It's beautiful.
24:21Yeah?
24:22You like it?
24:23Look at that.
24:24Yes.
24:25Oh, it's wrong colour though.
24:26Oh, it's got wrong colour chairs.
24:27Send them back.
24:28You'll have to take them all to pieces there.
24:29Something isn't quite working, is it?
24:30Pull them back in the box.
24:31Send them back.
24:32So you're going to oil this?
24:34Yes.
24:35Yeah.
24:36It's a bit of linseed oil.
24:37Oil linseed?
24:38Yeah, just linseed oil.
24:39Mmm.
24:40You can just bring grain out and just protect it a bit.
24:42No, it's going to...
24:43Yeah, I'm not going to touch it because I don't want to stain it before it gets oiled.
24:46But yeah.
24:47I think dinner will shortly be served.
24:54This is so annoying.
24:56I thought it would all just peel off.
24:58Oh, it's nothing more satisfying than taking the protective coating off something.
25:05Oh, the noise isn't quite as nice, but look at how nice, beautiful and shiny that is.
25:12Easy to clean.
25:13And it's going to stand out on that beautiful barbecue over there.
25:18With half the day gone, the garden is prepared to receive gravel.
25:22And the kitchen unit is ready to be brought in.
25:27I'm most looking forward to the kitchen area.
25:29I think it looks fantastic.
25:31I'd really like to prep the food outside and put it on the barbecue and then serve it up outside straight away, rather than having to come indoors again.
25:39Oh, mate. All right.
25:40Ben's going in.
25:42Right, and then we'll...
25:43I'll take it.
25:44You got it?
25:45I guess my only worry is whether there's going to be enough space to store off the wood and the charcoal.
25:49Right.
25:51There we go.
25:52Yeah.
25:53And if there's enough space to store with your aprons and oven mitts and all that other paraphernalia you've got.
25:59And then to you a bit, is it?
26:02You need to get out.
26:04Ready?
26:05We'll trap you in.
26:07There we go.
26:09Now, obviously, we've still got to level this up and there's a lot of work to do to finish it, but it's pretty good in position.
26:16A few leftover sets are used to level things out, and the unit can be cemented into its permanent home.
26:25That's where the magic happens. Are you ready?
26:27While Lee adds a protective layer of oil to the oak table, attention in the garden turns to the finer details.
26:35Hey, I know!
26:37What do you think?
26:38It's gorgeous. I love it. Love the stainless steel.
26:41Yeah, it's a bit of a statement, but the garden's looking all right, but it's smacking something pretty obvious, isn't it?
26:48Yeah. Yeah.
26:50More gravel!
26:51No, not more gravel. Plants, Flo, plants!
26:53So, look, I've got my wires. My first job now is to get onto the vine.
26:59You're going to tame the vine.
27:00Tame the vine, and then lancing up.
27:02And I'm going to start bringing some of the big plants in now.
27:05Cool. All right.
27:07All right, ready?
27:08The first of Chris's architectural plants is this large feature tree.
27:12Come on, then. Let's get it in its...
27:13Are you talking to me or the fern?
27:15The fern.
27:16Go on, come on. Oop!
27:20Flo also has her hands full with a grapevine.
27:23OK, I'm just wearing the vine at the moment, just for a bit of fun.
27:28But actually, it's a really healthy, robust plant.
27:32And there's a lot of it, so I'm going to need some really strong wire.
27:36Good tension to hold it on this fence here.
27:40And it's probably enough to go round that side as well, which would be lovely.
27:45In fact, it's planting puzzles everywhere you look.
27:52Sometimes you've just got to sit and stare, figure out where something's going to go.
27:57Meanwhile, Flo is getting a helping hand to install the wires to support the grapevine.
28:03Maybe if you go to the end...
28:04And pull.
28:05Pull the down bit.
28:06Yes.
28:07So the top comes a bit tighter.
28:08Yes.
28:09Yep.
28:10Perfect. Perfect.
28:12Lee is giving the kitchen a porcelain worktop to match the patio.
28:17And Chris is finally ready to plant his feature fern.
28:22This beast right here is my key feature plant that sits right at the end of this garden.
28:29Now, tree ferns are quite unusual plants because a lot of people haven't seen these before.
28:35They're from New Zealand and Tasmania.
28:37And what's really interesting about them is that when you buy them, they often come with no roots on the bottom because all of the roots are actually on the trunk itself.
28:49And because it's not got the roots, you don't have to get it that deep.
28:53It's just enough to stop it toppling over.
28:55You can just gently tease these open.
29:07And over time, they will start to sit down naturally again.
29:11But because it's been wrapped up, it's still a bit like a shuttlecock at the minute.
29:15Now, when you're looking after your tree fern, especially when it's just getting established, you need to keep it watered if it's hot weather like this.
29:22And what you can do is just get a hose and water down the trunk or just water from above and it will run from the crown down the trunk.
29:30You just want to make sure that stays moist, especially when it's just been planted because it hasn't put any of its fibrous roots out into the soil below.
29:38Other than that, you should just enjoy them.
29:42Look after them.
29:43And then you get these beautiful fronds casting lovely shadows all over your patio.
29:49It's an amazing, amazing plant.
29:54Chris's design also includes an extensive raised fruit and vegetable bed, which Flo is taking charge of.
30:01There's nothing better than growing your own fruit.
30:05And especially when it's not a fruit that is readily available in the markets or the supermarkets.
30:11And Red Goodsbury is one such plant.
30:13So if you can get hold of a plant, buy it and get it in your garden.
30:20So like most cane fruit, they're quite easy to grow.
30:24They need good drainage, good access to sun and lots of watering.
30:31This one is grown on a frame, so it's cordon trained, which is really good if you're tight on space.
30:38And in a bed like this, which hasn't got that much depth and where you want to put in a lot of plants,
30:43it's a really good choice because you can train it and keep it in this shape as it gets bigger.
30:49I hope Lucy and Stefan are really excited about this because it's an unusual one, but a lovely fruit to have.
30:55I hope we're going to be very happy.
30:59Back on the other side of the garden.
31:03This corner of the garden where it gets the last of the evening sun is all about the architectural plants.
31:08But to set those off, you need some really beautiful underplanting.
31:12And this Heuchera Forever Purple is perfect for that.
31:16And what's really good about this Heuchera is it kind of gives a jungly effect,
31:20which works really well with the tree fern and the formiums that I've got in here too.
31:24And you get these beautiful flowers that come up and arch over,
31:28and it also softens up the edges of the paving as well.
31:32But what I think works really well here is the contrast between the Santolina and the Heuchera.
31:38It just makes this corner of the garden pop.
31:40And Heucheras are relatively easy to look after.
31:44They're happy in some shade and partial sun,
31:48and they don't mind it a little bit moist,
31:51but they probably wouldn't want to be in a sunny, dry, exposed position.
31:54Yeah, I think these are beautiful here.
31:56Flo has more edible plants for the veg bed.
32:04Chris has chosen another really interesting plant for this section.
32:08It's called a pepper plant.
32:10And the reason why it's called a pepper plant is because...
32:14I'll demonstrate to you.
32:16Chew it.
32:18Initially, it's a bit herby,
32:20and then the pepper kicks in when it hits you at the back of your throat.
32:26It's really very nice.
32:28If you like chilies, if you like that hot sensation,
32:30then it's absolutely...
32:32Mmm!
32:34100% enjoyable.
32:36And you can use it in cooking, you can use it as a tea,
32:39and it's also a very attractive evergreen plant.
32:44In the spring, there's clusters of really pretty, cream-fragrant white flowers,
32:49and a plant that's going to look good in the depths of winter,
32:52a really good structural plant.
32:57While the kitchen unit gets some finishing touches,
33:00Chris has another tree for the garden.
33:02This beautiful tree is Circus canadensis forest pansy,
33:06the eastern redbud,
33:08and it has the most beautiful red leaves.
33:12In autumn, they turn the most amazing colours.
33:15You can already see some of the veining starting to come out on the leaves there.
33:19But what also is very special about this plant
33:22is that in spring, when there's no leaves on the tree,
33:25beautiful pinky buds emerge all over the stems.
33:30They're not just on the tips of the leaves,
33:33they come from the actual hardwood all the way over it,
33:36and it is a real spectacle.
33:37Now, it's a great tree for this end of the garden
33:39because it has such a glorious habit.
33:42As it grows up, its branches really arch over,
33:45and you have the multi-stem look.
33:48So as it gets taller, you can cut some of those lower stems,
33:51show off the branches, and let this underplanting really thrive.
33:56And I think that's what this garden needs.
33:58We've got a good mix of evergreens,
34:00but then you need these deciduous plants
34:02that give you that flash of colour in spring or in autumn
34:05to give you some seasonal drama.
34:07So I think Stefan and Lucinda are going to love this one.
34:10And Flo has another hot plant for the produce area.
34:16Look how vibrant and colourful this chilli plant is.
34:21It is absolutely weighted down with chillies.
34:24And Flo and Stefan are really into chillies, and that's great.
34:28You know, they might get through them in a season,
34:30but when the plant starts to die, because it's an annual,
34:32they can pick the chillies, they can take them inside,
34:35string them up, dry them, put them in oil, crush them,
34:39use them in their cooking.
34:41So, you know, they don't have to die on the plant.
34:49As the day nears the end,
34:51Chris has found the perfect spot for Stefan and Lucy's Fatsia.
34:55Right.
34:58Now, this Fatsia has had a hard time recently
35:01because it was down here where the barbecue station is,
35:05but I really wanted to save it so the guys have lifted it,
35:08put it in a bucket of water to keep its roots happy.
35:10And now I'm going to replant it right on the edge here.
35:16Now, it's a great plant for this corner of the garden
35:18because it gets plenty of shade over here,
35:20so it's not going to dry out too much.
35:22And what's good with transplanting it is that
35:24because we're at the end of summer, coming into autumn,
35:27it's not going to get too stressed with loads of heat.
35:29So I think it should survive and be absolutely fine.
35:32With the day almost over, all that's left is to bring the dining table in.
35:42Up here? Yeah, if we go just past that line.
35:46As well as Flo's chairs and benches.
35:52And move the barbecue to pride of place in the bespoke outdoor kitchen.
35:57The final feature in its perfect new home.
36:03Hey! How are you feeling about this?
36:05I am loving it in here. It feels really good, doesn't it?
36:08They're going to be blown away.
36:10Yeah, I think, compared to what was here,
36:12the amount of usable garden that they've now got is just ridiculous.
36:16Yeah, it's modern, clean lines, love the kitchen.
36:20Of course they're going to love the kitchen.
36:22I know, it's a bit over the top, but they deserve that, right?
36:25They can grow their own food, sit out and enjoy it.
36:29It is. I love what you've done with all the produce in this bed.
36:32I mean, the good thing about it is,
36:33it's something that they can experiment with next year as well, isn't it?
36:36And, you know, your planting scheme is beautiful.
36:39I mean, obviously I love the dark colours, but tree fruit is...
36:42Oh! Golden feature. Yeah.
36:45But, yeah, the thing is, it's a lovely garden, but it's for them.
36:49It's for them, yeah, not us, sadly.
36:51Shall I go and get Stefan and Lisa? Yeah, yeah, bring them out.
36:53OK. Bring them out.
36:54Two days ago, Lucy and Stefan's garden was tatty and uninspiring,
37:01with nowhere for them to comfortably cook or eat as a family with baby Alfie.
37:07Now with a budget of £6,000, it's been transformed into BBQ Central,
37:14complete with dining and seating areas and a variety of eye-catching plants.
37:21But will it be all they wished for?
37:24There you are. Now you're together and you can hold each other's hands if you like.
37:27There you go.
37:28Now you really wanted a garden that celebrated your absolute love of cooking outdoors on your beloved BBQ.
37:36You wanted an outdoor kitchen. You wanted an area to grow produce.
37:41You wanted a big socialising space and a spot to catch the last of the evening sun.
37:46And most importantly, you wanted a garden that you could grow into as a family
37:50and one you could nurture together for years to come.
37:53So please, without any further ado, open your eyes.
37:57Wow!
37:59Oh my God!
38:00Wow!
38:01Look at that!
38:02Oh, wow!
38:04Look at the table.
38:07Oh!
38:08This is it. There's things everywhere, Lou.
38:10Oh!
38:11That's nuts.
38:12Oh, that's a good reaction.
38:14Oh, look. Look at the chillies.
38:17Yeah.
38:18Oh!
38:19Look at the tree fence.
38:20The tree fence.
38:21Of course that caught your eye.
38:22You're all right.
38:23Wow.
38:24God, it's like a tropical paradise almost.
38:26You know, that palm, that was already yours.
38:28Some of these shrubs, they were already there.
38:29But they just needed some love around them.
38:31Aww.
38:32And the cooking area.
38:33Well, obviously, it's quite like that.
38:35Yeah.
38:36Plenty.
38:37Yeah, yeah.
38:38I can't believe it's our garden.
38:40Before, the garden lacked anywhere for the couple to enjoy their favourite pastime.
38:46Now they can relish in their very own covered BBQ space, complete with outdoor kitchen.
38:52Oh, my gosh.
38:53Do you think this is fit for your cooking requirements?
38:56It's better than the kitchen inside.
38:58Yes!
38:59That's what we wanted to hear.
39:01Of course they love the kitchen.
39:03That was the whole point of this garden, and it is stunning.
39:06It's big.
39:07It's bigger than I thought it was going to be, but you're definitely going to use all the space.
39:10Yeah, I'm going to use that space, definitely.
39:11Yeah.
39:12Well, you've got space on top, and then you've got porcelain tops that match the porcelain paving
39:17at the end.
39:18I've noticed the lights as well.
39:20Well, I know.
39:21I'm a big fan and light.
39:22When it goes dark, the leaves will automatically turn on.
39:26I really love it, yeah.
39:27It gives me some light as well.
39:28Yeah, and this facet here with the big leaves, this was along here before, but we've actually
39:33managed to lift it.
39:34I love all the ferns as well.
39:36Yeah, so we made a tiny raised bed in there just to retain the soil a bit.
39:40It looks lovely with them spilling out over the edges.
39:42And what do you think about these sets that sort of go through it?
39:45I love it.
39:46I love that they're grey as well.
39:47Yeah.
39:48Like the fans are grey.
39:49Well, it ties in with the house, doesn't it?
39:50Yeah, yeah.
39:51Yeah, it breaks up the gravel really nicely.
39:53I really like contrast of textures, like the gravel, the porcelain and the sets and the
39:57wood.
39:58Yeah.
39:59Previously, the garden had nowhere to grow fruit and vegetables for themselves and baby
40:04Alfie.
40:05All that's changed with the introduction of a giant raised growing bed and a bespoke
40:10table for the family.
40:12Great.
40:13Really great.
40:14So Flo's worked very hard on this bed today, so she's been putting in all these different
40:18edibles.
40:19You've got a bit of a herb garden as well.
40:21And I don't know if you've noticed this along your back fence.
40:25So yeah, this is your vine and she's actually tidied it up and put wires through your fence
40:29post for it.
40:30It's so unruly, that vine, but it looks so nice now.
40:32It does.
40:33Now the good thing about this bed is pretty generous, so it's the sort of thing where,
40:37you know, we've put a few things in now, but we are quite late in the season, so this
40:40is next year.
40:41I think you can really make it your own.
40:42Yeah, yeah.
40:43I'm already planning, I think, what we need to plant.
40:45Yeah?
40:46Yeah.
40:47What sort of things do you want to grow?
40:48Tomatoes, courgettes.
40:49Oh, yes.
40:50I quite like to do pumpkins as well.
40:51Pumpkins?
40:52Yeah.
40:53Oh, they're going to take over.
40:54Yeah, grow a massive pumpkin.
40:55Yeah.
40:56I think Alfie would really like that.
40:57That would be cool.
40:58Yeah.
40:59Oh, they love the veg area.
41:00I'm happy.
41:01It's, like, really warm and been sat in the sun.
41:03Yes.
41:04And you can grab it from there, chuck it straight on your plate, on your very new table.
41:08Wow.
41:09It's cool, isn't it?
41:10The table is awesome.
41:11I love the legs.
41:12Again, it's something that I'd like inside as well as outside.
41:15Yeah.
41:16It would be great inside, too.
41:17Now, this was one area, but you've got a whole other area here.
41:21The end of the garden was once a barren concrete jungle.
41:28Now, it's bursting with plant life and a porcelain patio sun trap.
41:33Wow.
41:34I love this.
41:35I love the purple hues.
41:36Love that.
41:37It's quite a bold contrast, but it fits with, like we were saying earlier, that sort of exotic-y architectural
41:42plant theme.
41:43And we've got to talk about the tree fern, right?
41:45Yeah.
41:46It's a big one.
41:47It's a big one.
41:48It is, yeah, it is really, really cool.
41:52Now, this is obviously the sunny spot at the end of the day, isn't it?
41:55Yeah.
41:56You really wanted a seating spot here.
41:57Yeah.
41:58Yes, because before it was just, well, no space.
42:00It was abandoned.
42:01And now you've got the beautiful porcelain, the sets to tie it all together.
42:04So nice.
42:05It's really nice.
42:06I love the porcelain tiles there.
42:07It's good, isn't it?
42:08Yeah.
42:09They're modern and very sleek, but it's a great spot to chill out.
42:12And what's really nice about being down here is you get that view back to the house.
42:15It's brilliant, isn't it?
42:16Yeah.
42:17It looks like a completely different garden.
42:19Yeah.
42:20Yeah.
42:21I can't believe it.
42:22You're going to be spending hours down here, aren't you?
42:23Oh, loads of time.
42:24Yeah.
42:25Now, obviously, I didn't build this garden all by myself.
42:28It's with the amazing team and the amazing Flo.
42:31Hi, guys.
42:32Hi.
42:33Hi.
42:34What do you think?
42:35Absolutely love it.
42:36It's incredible.
42:37It's so nice.
42:38It's beautiful, isn't it?
42:39Yeah.
42:40The crisp hole.
42:41Yeah.
42:42Glow up.
42:43Oh, the crisp hole glow up.
42:44That's got a ring to it.
42:45I like that.
42:46You're welcome.
42:47Now, does this garden tick all your boxes?
42:49Yeah.
42:50100%.
42:51I think more as well.
42:52Yeah.
42:53And some more.
42:54Yeah.
42:55Absolutely love it.
42:56I think we did a good job.
42:57Yeah.
42:58Yes!
42:59Ecstatic.
43:00Yeah.
43:01Absolutely love it.
43:02Can't quite believe it's ours.
43:03No, it's incredible.
43:04I'm going to be getting the barbecue on instantly.
43:05Yeah.
43:06I think we've got a long list of people going to be knocking on our door.
43:08I'll get on in five minutes if Chris and Flo want to stay.
43:10Yeah.
43:11Yeah.
43:12Yeah.
43:13I think we've got a long list of people going to be knocking on our door.
43:16I'll get on in five minutes if Chris and Flo want to stay.
43:18Yeah.
43:19We'll see you next time.
43:20Bye bye.
43:21Bye bye.
43:26Bye bye.
43:31Bye bye.
43:33Bye bye.
43:34Bye bye.
43:49Gracias.
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