Ground Force
1997
📺 12 Seasons
🎬 90 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 EN
⏱️ 30 min/episode
Ground Force was a British garden makeover television series originally broadcast by the BBC between 1997 and 2005. The series was originally hosted by Alan Titchmarsh, Charlie Dimmock and Tommy Walsh and was produced by Endemol for the BBC.
Where to Watch (US)
Stream
Amazon Prime Video
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Seasons
Season 1
Season 3
The team create a garden water feature to make nuclear submariner Rob Smith feel at home when he berths at Saltash, racing against time and hoping the cement isn't still wet
Season 4
Alan Titchmarsh and the gang visit a home in North London which poses a tricky challenge, with two massive gas holders at the end of the garden. The team plan to disguise them
Season 5
A brother and sister call in the team to a wet and windy Cumbria to work their magic on their parents front garden. A large expanse of grass becomes a beach garden, complete with veranda.
Season 6
A messy back yard is transformed into a quaint cottage garden complete with roses, climbers and Yorkstone paving.
Season 7
A neglected riverside spot in Tuckton, Bournemouth is transformed into a fishermans paradise complete with decking, planters and a seating area.
Season 8
Tommy needs an extra helper as the team face one of their most daunting challenges when they embark on their biggest ever deck project - which has to be built on a steep slope. As Alan busies himself with the immediate task in hand, Charlie gets on with the planting and has a few ideas to brighten up the rabbit hutch
Season 9
The team creates a garden in Buckinghamshire that includes a living willow arbour and a purple-draped pavilion.
Season 10
The garden of Helen, a charity-worker, is revamped with a twisting rill, circular lawns and a 'pig patio' made from concrete railway sleepers.
Season 11
The team create a new garden for east London resident Susanne, who wants to connect her land to her sister's property next door. They develop a circular theme with a round patio and seating made from an old fireplace hearth, as well as adding eye-catching plants and water features. But they only have two days to finish the task before Susanne's sister returns, and there are three skiploads of crazy paving to get rid of before they can start.
Season 12
A long, thin garden is converted into a series of 'rooms' comprising an angled patio, a woodland garden and a formal pond at the request of the owners daughter.
Network
BBC Two, BBC One