The City Gardener (2003) is a series web series in English. On MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch The City Gardener online in HD.
The City Gardener — Storyline
The City Gardener is a gardening television series, produced by Twofour and broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK and on HGTV in the US.
The show is hosted by Matt James, who is billed as "a genuine, 21st-century tree-hugger". The show is targeted at urban city dwellers that might otherwise overlook their potential gardens due to a busy schedule, small garden area or not enough do-it-yourself knowledge.
In each episode Matt James visits a home located in the city, which usually contains a dilapidated and/or tiny garden area that needs major renovation. The home owners decide on a budget for their new garden and are consulted on their preference of garden style, features, plants, and maintenance requirement. The space is surveyed and Matt develops a design for the garden in keeping with the homeowner's usually modest budget.
In order to get the most out of their money, the home owners usually invite friends and family to help with manual labour. This can include breaking concrete, removing bricks and stone, tearing up grass and topsoil, or even completely removing existing soil in favor of soil that will be more suitable for sustaining plant life.
Matt James pays particular attention to the types of plants that are used in each garden, utilizing his seemingly encyclopedic knowledge of each plant species and providing useful gardening tips geared towards gardening in the city. The viewer gets the impression that he has a profound love for gardening and for plants in particular.
Cast & Crew
The City Gardener — Series Details
| First Air Date | 2003-04-01 |
| Seasons | 3 |
| Episodes | 34 |
| Genre | series |
| Language | English |
| Status | Returning Series |
| Rating | 10/10 (1 votes) |
The City Gardener — Episode Guide
City gardener season 1
- E1: Tackling a Weedy Garden (2003-04-01) — Expert city-gardener Matt James travels to Southampton to help his friend convert an empty garden into a lush city hideaway. Weeds soon give way to new plantings. Among the new pla
- E2: A Low-Maintenance Redo (2003-04-08) — Host Matt James heads to London to meet Tom, a gardening novice who is in desperate need of some horticultural help. His garden has been totally neglected and its only striking fea
- E3: A Water Feature and More (2003-04-15) — With their Birmingham address, Rob and Kay live as far from the sea as you can possibly be in the U.K. The challenge to host Matt James is to create a modern oasis in their clutter
- E4: A Pet-Friendly Entertaining Space (2003-04-22) — Danny wants his small, square space to serve a dual purpose–an area for entertaining and a place for his dog to play. Host Matt James creates a gorgeous Romantic secret garden tha
- E5: A Wheelchair-Friendly Victorian Garden (2003-04-29) — Artist Juliet needs help with a rather awkward town garden–it's a peculiar L-shaped space that is home only to lots of weeds and a stagnant, smelly pond. Host Matt James comes to
- E6: Transformation of a High-Rise Balcony (2003-05-06) — The owner of a high-rise apartment, Julia craves an outdoor retreat in which to escape city life. Using plants that are able to cope with the pollution and smog of London, host Mat
- E7: Secret Hideaway (2003-05-12) — Frasier and Nicky's garden is just like all of the other drab gardens in the neighborhood. Host Matt James wants to transform their deserted garden into the perfect hideaway. He al
- E8: A Garden Designed for Dining (2003-05-20) — Tori and Ogden are fed up with their small town garden in London. With the help of host Matt James and some helpful lodgers, they transform their drab garden into a luxury eating a
- E9: Decluttering a Backyard (2003-05-27) — Host Matt James meets Londoners Lisa and Paul, who have recently bought a new house in Northwest London. After forcing hoarder Pete to get rid of the junk in their cluttered backya
- E10: Masking an Unpleasant View (2003-06-03) — Host Matt James creates an entirely natural garden out of a weedy area. One of the challenges of the project is to camouflage a neighboring building site using only natural materia
- E11: Unknown
- E12: Unknown
City gardener season 2
- E1: An Entertaining Garden — Ian wants a space outside his townhouse for entertaining. Host Matt James transforms this long and narrow, empty backyard into the ultimate outdoor bachelor garden. Included in the
- E2: A New Garden With Storage — Tannith and Kay desperately want a garden for their flat. Host Matt James endeavors to create a space that will not only look beautiful but that will also give Tannith and Kay some
- E3: Mediterranean-Style Courtyard Garden — Sarah is a gardening novice who wants Matt to help her create a secluded courtyard garden in the middle of bustling London. Together they develop a picturesque Mediterranean-style
- E4: A Garden for Yoga and Entertaining — Bhavana has a gorgeous home but doesn't have a garden to match. Host Matt James transforms her empty, rectangular garden space into a place where she can both entertain and do yoga
- E5: A Unique 1960s Garden — Kath and Lee are obsessed with the 1960s and want a garden with a retro feel. Host Matt James comes up with a design to make the garden truly unique, and they turn one part of the
- E6: Fairy Garden — Gordon and Sharon have a large family and want to give their children a place to play outside their home in Glasgow. The challenge is to find plants that will suit a shady garden w
City gardener season 3
- E1: The Party Garden (2005-11-05) — Accountants Paul and Trix want to be able to use their outdoor space for anything–from an intimate meal for two all the way up to a full-on house party. They bought their terraced
- E2: Low-Maintenance Country-Cottage Garden — Homeowner Emma works as a cabin crew member on long-distance flights. She bought her terraced house five years ago and has spent a lot of time and money renovating the inside, but
- E3: The Exotic Garden — A long, lawned, oblong garden is what draws Matt James to the Northwest of England this week but his challenge is to create the impression of a much more distant destination. Owner
- E4: Multifaceted Front Garden
- E5: L-Shaped Garden — Host Matt James faces a number of challenges as he tackles a tricky L-shaped garden in the city. Friends Zoe and Lucy have completely refurbished their traditional Victorian Terrac
- E6: Little Courtyard Garden — Homeowners Sarah and Simon have a garden that they never use. It can be described as a dull concrete slab–and that's being charitable. What's more, the most useful bit of this cra
- E7: Unknown
- E8: Unknown
- E9: Wasteland to Paradise — Homeowners James and Debbie are living in a house that's been in do-it-yourself limbo for three years and has an outdoor space that resembles the grim industrial estate next door.
- E10: Unknown
- E11: Overgrown Garden With a Split Personality — Host Matt James ventures to an unusual split-level garden with a split personality in the heart of London's East End. But it's not just the garden that's a challenge. Homeowner Lis
- E12: Sunken Garden — Desperate to make the most of her square footage, homeowner Laura wants a garden that makes her want to throw open the doors of her chic house and enjoy her outdoor space. A rural
- E13: Family Garden — Host Matt James really has his work cut for him when he is challenged to design a family-friendly garden that caters to everyone's needs. This proves to be difficult when everyone
- E14: Unknown
- E15: Outdoor Workspace — It's host Matt James' worst nightmare–a garden that is short, wide and built into a hillside. This garden is also a real suntrap–in fact, it's more like the Arizona desert than g
- E16: Overlooked Garden — Host Matt James has the huge task of creating impact in a tiny garden that has been completely overlooked. It's a real weed farm, and on a street of keen gardeners, this garden isn
Frequently Asked Questions
How many seasons does The City Gardener have? 3 season(s) with 34 episodes.
Where can I watch The City Gardener? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.
