The Edible Garden

2010 NR 1 Season

Follow Alys Fowler as she transforms her urban back garden to become self sufficient

Cast: Alys Fowler
Genre: Documentary Series · Documentary · Documentary Series

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6 Episodes

1 - Peas and Beans 30 min

Peas and beans are prolific vegetables but they also look beautiful in the borders.

2 - Salads 30 min

Salad crops are some of the easiest things to grow and the tastiest to eat.

3 - Roots and Leafy Greens 30 min

Root crops and leafy greens are the mainstays in any small urban edible garden.

4 - Juicy Fruits 30 min

Fruit is a costly luxury bought from the shops yet nothing could be simpler to grow.

5 - Flowers and Herbs 30 min

Alys Fowler's grows flowers and herbs to flavour her food and to decorate her home.

6 - The Winter Larder 30 min

In this last episode, Alys Fowler shows how her garden can provide for the leaner months.

Gardeners' World presenter Alys Fowler is transforming her small back garden to become self sufficient in vegetables for a year. This series follows her mission as she shows that growing and cooking your own fruit and vegetables can be rewarding, cost-effective and life enhancing. Each episode focuses on a particular food group as Alys shows how to grow and create tasty dishes from produce you grow yourself. It's a stylish series which will inspire urbanites to have a go at 'grow your own' by showing just how much pleasure can be gained from this style of city living.

Cast: Alys Fowler
Genre: Documentary Series · Documentary · Documentary Series

Languages: English
Partner BBC Learning