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It’s the first programme of the new series, and a new chapter for Berryfields. In this hour long special, Monty Don is back at Berryfields finishing off winter gardening jobs and getting ready for new challenges and new projects for the garden. He’s joined by Alys Fowler, Berryfields’ head gardener, and together they plan and plant a small orchard of heritage apple, pear and plum varieties.

We visit projects across the UK where growing, and safeguarding the future of local British fruit varieties is celebrated. From a community orchard project in Gloucestershire, to the conservation of Mazzard Cherries in Devon.

Monty gets the vegetable garden off to a flying start, chitting modern and heritage varieties of potato tubers in preparation for planting out as soon as winter wains and spring kicks in, and he also has lots of tips and tasks to be getting on with in the Woodland Garden as the first snowdrops and hellebores of the year burst into bloom.