Beechgrove Garden 2024

Beechgrove Garden

Beechgrove  returns for the first episode of Beechgrove Gardens 2024 on Thursday 4 April 2024 for BBC Scotland and on BBC2 on Friday 5 April 2024. 

Beechgrove is also available on the BBC iplayer as well as being repeated on the Sunday morning Gardening slot on BBC2.

The series will run for 26 episodes taking us into Autumn 2024.


Carol and George

The 2024 line up of presenters returning include the longest serving presenter Carole Baxter  as well as George AndersonBrian CunninghamKirsty Wilson, Calum Clunie and Lizzie Schofield



A new Garden Expert / Presenter for Beechgrove Garden Ruth Vichos, Horticultural Lecturer Scotland's Rural College Edinburgh will also feature this series.

Ruth is helping Leanne Marongwe on her Motherwell Allotment as well as helping at Beechgrove.


The Beechgrove Garden near Aberdeen is recovering from a very wet Winter and the programme will take us through the Spring early planting and garden preparation up to the sunnier months and harvesting.

What the team do well are the trials where we see the produce or plant right from planting up to the outcome of the trial and in the case of Tatties and other produce the very important taste test!

Tattie Challenge


The programme is not only just from the purpose built Beechgrove garden with its multiple greenhouses, planting beds and themed gardens we also get to visit the presenters own plots.

George's garden where he can lop off branches and over prune to his hearts content but also his allotment at Sunny Joppa.

We also visit Brian at Scone and his family garden, Calum at his 'growing for showing' allotment at Leven, Kirstie at her allotment and Lizzie at her family garden in Buckie.


Back to Basics

'Back to Basics' is invaluable for the new gardener as well as handy advice for the more experienced amongst the viewers. Beechgrove really is a programme for everyone.

They will again be visiting viewers in their own gardens big or small all across Scotland and we get an insight on what people are doing with their own spaces in the varying climates and growing conditions.

'Handy hints' will be back as the team share their knowledge and advice.


Scott Smith

What we do not know until the programme progresses if all of the other presenters from last year, or if 'The Beechgrowers' are returning but I hope  Scott Smith Head Gardener is in front of the camera again this year? 

Scott Smith   did not appear as a presenter on Beechgrove Gardens 2024 and left his Head Gardener role in May 2024 to become Head Gardener on The Mayan Estate in Banffshire, Scotland.


David Pullar  joined the gardening team in May 2024, David has his own successful Horticultural company, he is an Author, Lecturer and long term fan of Beechgrove, he also has a dog called Fergus. Instagram  David looks like he left the team July 2024?

Jennifer Wright also joined the gardening team in July 2024, she was mentioned on programme as new Head Gardener .


Will we getting updates from Remote Mini Presenter Deborah Peterson from Aberdeen or will we see some new faces?


Making a return are Remote Mini Presenters Erin and Joe Armstrong from their garden in East Lothian 

Efi Papagianni

Allotmenteer Efi Papagianni  from her allotment in  Dundee does make a return and she will take us through what and how she is growing throughout
the series.  Instagram


Beechgrove Garden has grown in popularity with its no nonsense approach and advice aimed at all Gardeners and for all garden types big or small.

As well as showing us vegetable growing in allotment sized plots, they will also do a patio or pot sized version to be inclusive for all, and to get an opinion on the taste of the produce too is a bonus.

The presenters all have something different to give to the programme and all in all it's a cracking watch to give us all inspiration to 'Don' the wellies and gloves and get outside and Garden.


Beechgrove Presenters








Garden Expert / Presenter


Garden Team

Scott Smith  left role May 2024

David Pullar May 2024 -  left role July 2024

Jennifer Wright July 2024

Claire Howard

Lucinda McClintock


Guest Garden Presenters
Efi Papagianni 

Erin and Joe Armstrong 


Tv Programme


Episode 1 Thursday 04 April 2024

Presenters

Guest Garden Presenters
 Efi Papagianni 


Episode 2 Thursday 11 April 2024

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Episode 3 Thursday 18 April 2024

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Episode 4 Thursday 25 April 2024

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Garden Expert / Presenter


Episode 5 Thursday 02 May 2024

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Episode 6 Thursday 09 May 2024

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James Silvey RSBP Scotland

Guest Garden Presenters
Erin and Joe Armstrong 


Episode 7 Thursday 16 May 2024

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Episode 8 Thursday 23 May 2024

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Garden Expert / Presenter


Episode 9 Thursday 30 May 2024

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Garden Expert


Episode 10 Thursday 06 June 2024

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Guest Garden Presenters
Erin and Joe Armstrong 


Episode 11 Thursday 13 June 2024

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Episode 12 Thursday 20 June 2024

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Episode 13 Thursday 27 June 2024

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Episode 14 Thursday 04 July 2024

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Episode 15 Thursday 11 July 2024

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Episode 16 Thursday 18 July 2024

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Episode 17 Wednesday 24 July 2024

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Episode 18 Wednesday 31 July 2024

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Episode 19 Thursday 08 August 2024

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Episode 20  Thursday 15 August 2024

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Episode 21 Thursday 22 August 2024

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Episode 22 Wednesday 29 August 2024

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Guest Garden Presenters
 Efi Papagianni 


Episode 23 Thursday 05 September 2024

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Episode 24 Thursday 12 September 2024

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James Silvey RSBP Scotland


Episode 25  Thursday 19 September 2024

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Leanne Marongwe 


Episode 26  Thursday 26 September 2024

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