In a special one-hour BBC Gardeners’ World episode hosted by Monty Don, viewers will be taken through the story of the Queen Elizabeth II Garden as it nears opening.
Airing this evening, Friday 17 April at 8pm, on BBC Two, the programme will document the two years of transformation the garden, located within The Regent’s Park, has undergone.
Soon opening to the public to coincide with the late Queen’s centenary year, London’s newest green space features a two-acre garden which was formally an unused plant nursery.
Created by The Royal Parks in collaboration with HTA Design and Blakedown Landscapes, the garden also includes a wildlife-supporting circular pond and a central flower garden planted with species significant to Queen Elizabeth II.
Fiona Pack, head gardener for the garden, comments:
“Having the Gardeners’ World team with us over two years, from the very first days on site to the final planting, has been incredibly special. We hope the episode gives viewers a real sense of the care, craft and passion that have gone into every corner of this garden, and that it inspires them to come and visit when we open on 27 April.”
The garden opens to the public on Monday 27 April.
A busy year for The Royal Parks, the charity has also recently introduced 130 Prunus ‘Sekiyama’ cherry trees, thanks to the support of the Sakura Cherry Tree Project, to Greenwich Park.
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