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The City Gardener


Matt James is The City Gardener. With Matt's help the most neglected city garden can become a stunning extension to a home, adding thousands to its value, without any need for green fingers or a fat wallet.

Matt goes back 12 months on to see how Rob is managing with his Birmingham garden. Matt finds out if it's a thing of beauty or an overgrown wasteland.

Find out more about this week's plants >

Where did they come from? >

Some tips on coppicing >

Some useful sites >

What was that music? >

Read the transcript of the recent online chat with Matt >

Your chance to have your garden saved by the City Gardener >





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City Gardener: Urban Oasis by Matt James

With Matt James' accompanying book you will soon be thinking of creative ways of tackling your garden and turning it into your own little piece of heaven.

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