The Flying Gardener
The Flying Gardener is a TV show on BBC4. Chris Beardshaw takes to the skies for a bird's-eye perspective on the dramatic landscapes and inspirational gardens of Britain. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 15 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in September 2026.
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The Flying Gardener
Peripatetic gardener Chris Beardshaw flies to the south west in search of hedges. He visits the gardens of RHS Rosemoor in Devon and Antony House in Cornwall.
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Chris Beardshaw flies to Cornwall to help a school create a tropical paradise in its backyard. On the way, he takes a dip in the ocean in search of plants that have washed in from South America.
Chris Beardshaw visits inspirational gardens by helicopter. This time he is in Devon to help Carol Cooper and her husband Stephen develop a spring woodland garden.
August 2026
Chris Beardshaw visits Britain's most inspirational gardens. He meets an enthusiastic group of organic farmers in Kent and helps a family trying to grow their own produce.
Chris Beardshaw travels by helicopter to find Britain's most inspirational garden. She goes to South West Ireland, where exotic plants grow outside.
Chris Beardshaw visits inspirational gardens by helicopter. He investigates a couple's extraordinary lawn designs and the wild beauty of the North Pennine hay meadows.
Chris Beardshaw visits inspirational gardens by helicopter. In Sussex, the most wooded area of the UK, Chris visits Leonardslee Garden and Sheffield Park Garden.
Chris Beardshaw visits Britain's largest protected wetland to see some rare plants and takes a look at ponds filled with exotics.
Chris Beardshaw follows in the footsteps of the Scottish adventurers who travelled the globe and risked their lives to bring back plants that are now taken for granted.
Chris Beardshaw visits inspirational gardens by helicopter. A look at fine examples of vertical gardening found in the castles and villages of the Cotswolds.
January 2026
Chris Beardshaw visits Hampshire to find out the best way to get summer colour into the garden.
November 2025
Chris Beardshaw travels to both Devon and Cornwall to discover how plants survive in the most exposed areas of Britain, and he transforms a local resident's balcony using miniatures and bonsai.
October 2025
Chris Beardshaw meets keen gardeners Jane and Chris Goodrick from Rhuddland, Wales, and helps turn their garden into an impressive mixture of plants and shrubs.
Chris Beardshaw heads for west Scotland to help an oyster fisherman deal with an overgrown garden and finds out why Scots design the best shady gardens.
Chris Beardshaw travels around by helicopter to find Britain's most inspirational gardens. In the Lake District, Chris goes in search of the ultimate water feature.