Over the next few weeks BBC Two looks set to be dominated by talk of cottage gardens, wild flowers, topiary and more.

The Great British Garden Revival will be running on the channel in December and January bringing together 14 of Britain’s top television gardeners.

Tips and advice on a range of gardening subjects will be passed on by Monty Don, Carol Klein, Joe Swift, Rachel de Thame, James Wong, Tom Hart Dyke, Chris Beardshaw, Alys Fowler, Charlie Dimmock, Diarmuid Gavin, Christine Walkden, Toby Buckland, Sarah Raven and Matt James.

In each episode, two presenters will focus on an endangered aspect of gardens about which they feel passionately, and offer hands-on, practical advice to viewers on how they can restore and look after their gardens.

The series will feature episodes on cottage gardens, herbaceous borders, cut flowers, roof gardens, topiary, ornamental bedding, ponds and water features, fruit tress and kitchen gardens.

The trend for easy-to-maintain lawns, patios and paving has led to a decline in traditional gardens full of flowers, plants and trees to the extent that some of our most iconic flora and fauna have all but disappeared.

But the garden experts hope to turn this around over the coming weeks, with an interesting selection of subjects covered:

On 9 December at 7:00PM
Wild Flowers (Monty Don) and Front Gardens (Joe Swift)

On 10 December at 7:00PM
Topiary (Rachel de Thame) and Roof Gardens (James Wong)

On 11 December at 7:00PM
Cottage Gardens (Carol Klein) and House Plants (Tom Hart Dyke)

On 12 December at 7:00PM
Ornamental Bedding (Christine Walkden) and Fruit Trees (Toby Buckland)

On 13 December at 7:00PM
Herbaceous Borders (Chris Beardshaw) and Kitchen Gardens (Alys Fowler)

Then on 6 January, 2014 at 7:00PM
Cut Flowers (Rachel de Thame) and Trees (Joe Swift)

On 7 January at 7:00PM
Rock Gardens (Carol Klein) and Herb Gardens (Toby Buckland)

On 8 January at 7:00PM
Lawns (Sarah Raven) and Tropical Gardens (James Wong)

On 9 January at 7:00PM
Ponds (Charlie Dimmock) and Stumperies (Chris Beardshaw)

On 10 January at 7:00PM
Glasshouses (Diarmuid Gavin) and Shrubs (Matt James)

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  • Glad it's not hidden away on a Sunday morning at 'lie-in' time like the A-Z of Gardening was.
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