There's no doubt that television provides gardeners with inspiration, sound advice and good ideas, that's why we're all looking forward to new programmes and the return of old favourites during 2019.
As the year progresses, this blog will be regularly updated with dates and times for your TV gardening programmes plus any information we have on features and personalities.
Gardeners' World
On BBC2 every Friday evening, Monty Don and his two dogs present the BBC's flagship gardening programme from Longmeadow. Helping him with suggestions, tips and ideas on how to make the most of your garden whatever its size and location are well known faces such as Carol Klein, Joe Swift and Rachel de Thame, and, when Monty is away on his travels, Adam Frost shows you around his Lincolnshire garden.
RHS Shows
As the BBC have a contract with the RHS until 2021, they will continue to provide extensive coverage of major events next year at Chelsea (19-23 May), Hampton Court (6-12 July), the Malvern Spring Festival (7-10 May) and the flower shows at Chatsworth (11-14 June) and Tatton (22-26 July).
Also don't forget the Garderners' World Live show at the NEC from 18-21 June, and cameras will continue to follow the development of the brand new RHS Garden Bridgewater due to open in 2020. At 154 acres, this is the largest gardening development in Europe including an 11 acre walled kitchen garden and a Learning Centre.
Beechgrove
Produced by the BBC in Aberdeen and taking on its current format in 1996, Beechgrove is packed full of practical hands-on advice covering everyday gardening topics particularly those encountered in Scotland. There's always a feature on 'problem' gardens and another that celebrates the best Scottish gardens and gardeners. Now finished for the current growing season, Beechgrove will no doubt be back in 2020.
Garden Rescue
A new series of Garden Rescue can be caught on weekday afternoons on BBC One. Working on a restricted budget, gardening's one time pin-up girl Charlie Dimmock and the gold medal-winning Rich brothers will be vying for the householder's thumbs up before going ahead with one of two designs that are presented.
Love Your Garden
This ninth series is currently showing on ITV every Tuesday evening with Alan Titchmarsh and his team renovating the gardens of deserving people.
Life In A Cottage Garden
First up on Sunday morning BBC2 is a repeat of Carol Klein showing us around the garden she has tended for over 30 years and how it changes with the seasons, starting with the winter and then highlighting the delights and challenges of gardening throughout the year.
A-Z Of TV Gardening
Following Carol Klein is Carol Kirkwood who has now nearly reached the end of her alphabet in a series that features excepts taken from the extensive BBC archive of gardening programmes.
