Beechgrove Garden
Beechgrove Garden is a TV show on BBC2. Celebrating the great Scottish garden. Tips and advice to get the most out of your garden, with inspirational ideas from Scotland's most beautiful green spaces. The program has been available since 2024. A total of 34 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in April 2025.
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Brian and Lizzie launch a competition between the Beechgrove presenters to see who can create the most successful vegetable plot of the season.
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Carole Baxter and Brian Cunningham review how Beechgrove Garden has survived the winter - what damage did the storms cause, and what plants were lost to January's cold snap?
March 2025
George builds mini cold frames out of recycled materials to see just how productive you can be in a small space.
We visit Starbank Park on the banks of the Forth, where the community have created a grove of flourishing blossom trees in their revived walled garden.
Meet the Scottish gardener whose garden in Alva is made from propagated plants, saved seed and repurposed rubbish.
On the edge of the Lammermuirs and 730ft above sea level, Jackie Fry maintains a beautiful two-acre garden in some very challenging conditions.
November 2024
George Anderson and Carole Baxter tackle viewers' questions from Beechgrove Garden, and there’s a visit to father and daughter gardeners Erin and Joe Armstrong.
September 2024
It’s time to measure and enjoy the fruits of Beechgrove’s efforts as George Anderson and Carole Baxter weigh up the season’s successes.
George and Calum help cut down on those unwanted plant pests - weeds. The pair select varieties that provide great ground cover as they grow, helping to limit the spread of weeds in future seasons.
Carole Baxter assesses how the dahlias have delivered this year. They are great for cut flower collections, but has the weather affected the results?
With autumn fast approaching, Lizzie Schofield and Ruth Vichos pick the garden’s carrot crop, and Calum has the latest from his allotment in Leven.
It’s time to check on this year’s work and look ahead to autumn and the 2025 season.
August 2024
Carole checks on how this year’s crop of tomatoes is measuring up, and Brian looks at some newly planted apple trees.
Kirsty Wilson and Calum Clunie get their waders on to suggest some great plants that can be added to ponds or introduced if creating a new water feature.
Lizzie Schofield and Ruth Vichos take a look at the different varieties of bamboo, how to plant it and how to stop it taking over.
We are treated to a special, behind-the-scenes tour of some of Scotland’s best-loved public gardens, including the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh, Scone Palace’s hedge maze and Branklyn Gardens.
Carole Baxter and Brian Cunningham dig into the first crop of potatoes that were planted in containers earlier in the year.
Kirsty creates four practical, eco-friendly garden items from recycled materials.
July 2024
George and Lizzie start cherry-picking the best of the summer produce from the plot.
Beechgrove follows Sophie McKilligan from being a budding allotment holder in Aberdeen to blossoming as a gardener at Culzean Castle.