Judges Zoe Ball, Manoj Malde and Lachlan Rae assess the shortlisted gardens from Wales and the west of England. They visit a plot in Shepton Mallet that features many contrasting areas, a `secret garden" in Ceredigion, a classic English garden in Tockington and a space in Bath that aims to bring the exotic into the city.

Judges Zoe Ball, Manoj Malde and Lachlan Rae tour the contenders from the north of England. In Cheshire, they discover a garden whose owner's design has made it into a series of stunning outdoor rooms. From a lake and a meadow to a swimming pool and a kitchen garden, the effect is striking. Near Huddersfield, they find a three-level garden prospering 1,000 feet up in the Pennines, on the site of an old quarry boasting everything from a terrace kitchen to a pond. Then, nestled in the heart of Manchester, the judges discover an urban garden that its owners have made into a tropical wonderland.