‘It doesn't have to be perfect'

Gardener Poppy Okotcha on giving your garden a spring makeover...

- TESS LAMACRAFT

For many of us, our gardens have been a godsend during a year of lockdown. But now spring has well and truly sprung, what if our treasured outdoor spaces are in need of a spruce up or even, gulp, an overhaul?

Luckily, help is at hand in C4’s new series The Great Garden Revolution. Each episode ecological gardener Poppy Okotcha, who’s a regular contributor to BBC2’s Gardeners’ World, designer Joel Bird (Your Garden Made Perfect) and craftsman Bruce Kenneth (Money for Nothing) transform one family’s garden. The trio of experts also offer practical advice for getting our outdoor spaces – however big or small – up to scratch. And each week a famous person will give us a tour of their garden to show off their efforts.

Here, Poppy, 24, tells us more about the show...

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