Christine's Garden - Episode Guide

It's early summer - and horticulturalist Christine Walkden introduces us to her small but perfectly formed garden. She also makes an emotional return to an old friend's garden and comes to the aid of her 72-year-old neighbour Reg, who is having trouble with his plums. 

Horticulturalist Christine Walkden makes an exciting discovery in her garden and shows her neighbour Louise, one of the "instant garden" generation, the joys of developing a garden over time.

The professional life of horticulturalist Christine Walkden suddenly moves up a gear as the work floods in. But there is still time for a barbecue with the neighbours and some good-natured rivalry.

Horticulturist Christine Walkden goes back to her roots as she makes an emotional return to 
Lancashire, where her passion for gardening was nurtured on a tiny allotment. But things have changed a great deal since she last visited 20 years ago. 

Christine prepares to lead a horticultural tour to China, leaving care of the garden to her neighbours.

As autumn falls Christine prepares the garden for winter and bets Reg that her tomatoes ripen indoors.

Christine Walkden's garden blossoms in spring, but she still finds time to help her struggling neighbour Reg, and offer tips at an old steam railway line in Yorkshire. 

It's late spring and a busy time of the year for horticulturalist Christine Walkden. She's been invited to a tomato weekend in the West Country, where she can indulge in her passion for plant spotting. 

It's June and there's a hose pipe ban in place. Horticulturalist Christine is determined not to let her plants die. She digs over her beds and prepares the garden for summer, but finds time to head north. 

Despite Christine's best efforts her plants are wilting under a relentless summer sun. But never one to shirk a challenge she takes on a 60ft long and 12ft high overgrown hedge armed only with secateurs. 

Christine and Reg have decided to enter their tomatoes into a local Summer Show. The two titans go head to head to see who will be King of the Toms. 

September arrives and with it the first smells of autumn. Christine heads north to visit a farmers' market, where she buys lots of local produce in preparation for a Lancashire evening to be held back at home - complete with Reg and a sing-a-long.