Gardeners' World 2023: when it's on next, presenters and everything we know

Monty Don wearing a navy jumper and drinking a cup of tea in the garden for Gardeners' World 2023.
Monty Don is back for a new season of Gardeners' World. (Image credit: BBC)

Gardener's World 2023 is here to bring anyone from budding gardeners to seasoned horticulturalists everything they need to make the most out of their garden, no matter the size or location. 

For years Gardener's World has been the flagship gardening show on the BBC, with a team of green-fingered experts sharing the best tips, hints and advice from the gardening world so we can get our gardens looking their best, no matter what time of year it is. 

But when is the next episode of Gardener's World 2023 on, who are the presenters and which plants will be featured? Here is everything you need to know about Gardeners' World 2023...

Monty Don planting flowers on Gardeners' World

Monty Don is back for another season of Gardeners' World. (Image credit: BBC)

Gardeners' World 2023: when is the next episode? 

The next episode of Gardeners' World 2023 airs on Friday, June 30, 2023, on BBC Two at the later time of 9 pm.  

You can catch up on past episodes of Gardeners' World 2023 on BBC iPlayer

In episode 15 Monty gives a masterclass on rambling, climbing and shrub roses. He also plants out tender annuals in the jewel garden, and with hot, dry summer days ahead, shares tips for water saving and harvesting.

With the Hampton Court Garden Festival just around the corner, Carol Klein is at home immersing herself in some of the plants she’s growing for her highly ambitious show garden.

Wildlife champion Kate Bradbury discovers a fascinating array of moths in her garden and shares tips on how to encourage these intriguing night-time pollinators into our gardens.

Gardeners' World 2023: What happened in previous episodes? 

Gardeners' World 2023 — episode fourteen 

With summertime at its peak, episode fourteen saw Adam plan to extend the season with plants for evening scent and share the results of his wild meadow turf experiment. In North Yorkshire, Nick Bailey discovered the range of floral beauty of Cornus kousa, the dogwood tree and Toby Buckland visited a back garden near Milton Keynes with seven ponds. 

Gardeners' World 2023 — episode thirteen 

Episode 13 was extra special as the team went to Birmingham for one of the highlights of the horticultural year — the annual Gardeners’ World Live event. Monty Don, Arit Anderson, Adam Frost, Sue Kent, Carol Klein, Joe Swift, Rachel de Thame and Frances Tophill all brought us the best the gardening world has to offer.

Gardeners' World 2023 — episode twelve 

Episode twelve saw Monty make some changes to his pots in the Jewel Garden, harvest gooseberries and plant squash. Adam Frost checked out a wonderful arts and crafts garden in Leeds and Rekha Mistry revealed her brand-new garden in the Peak District and began to make plans for this challenging plot.

Gardeners' World 2023 — episode eleven 

In episode eleven Monty created colourful planting schemes with trailing plants. He also planted out cabbages in the vegetable garden and shareed a clever tip for dealing with your spent tulips. Toby Buckland reveled in the superb displays of roses at Mount Ephraim Gardens in Kent. And there was a return visit to the Linn Botanic Gardens in Argyll and Bute, where owner Matthew Young got some sage advice about the precious and rare trees in his collection.

Gardeners' World 2023 — episode ten

Episode ten revealed it’s a good time to get tender plants in the ground now the risk of frost has passed. Monty was busy planting tropical gingers and sweetcorn and direct sowing beans. Meanwhile, Joe Swift visited a stunning walled garden in Denbighshire, Rekha Mistry shared the secrets of her success in growing aubergines on her London allotment and there was a re-visit to farmer turned nurseryman Barry Proctor as he made final preparations for his first RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2023.

Gardeners' World 2023 — episode nine

Episode nine is a special program from the first big flower show of the season – the RHS Malvern Spring Festival. Rachel de Thame and Nick Bailey explore show gardens packed full of ideas and discover the newest varieties of plants and flowers that are hot off the potting bench.

There are herb specialists from Gloucestershire who believe that edibles are just as important as ornamentals in the garden, and a nursery famed for its foxgloves that also has an impressive collection of tree peonies.

Toby Buckland celebrates spring colour at Aberglasney Gardens in Carmarthenshire, and Arit Anderson spends the day with a charity group that gives horticultural work experience to vulnerable people and those with learning difficulties.

Gardeners' World 2023 — episode eight

To mark the Coronation weekend, episode 8 celebrated the people who give up their time to help others. Adam visited a walled garden in Somerset to meet a group of volunteers, Monty created two different planting schemes for pots for shady spaces and Rachel reveled in the superb seasonal displays of azaleas in Shropshire. 

Gardeners' World 2023 — episode seven

In episode 7 Monty was busy planting umbellifers and making some changes to the dry garden. He also sowed peas and pots his dahlias. Meanwhile, Carol revealed exciting plans for an ambitious show garden she’s designing for the RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival.

Gardeners' World 2023 — episode six

In episode six Frances Tophill revealed some exciting news. After years of dreaming, she finally has her very own garden and can’t wait to share her plans and get to grips with bringing this compact space to life.

Elsewhere, Toby Buckland met a man who has planted his plot with a wonderful array of fruit and nuts, and there was a gardener in Gloucestershire who is potty about the 500 pot plants she has designed specially to produce a floral firework display.

Gardeners' World 2023 — episode five

In episode five Monty prepared for late spring and summer, sowing poppies and planting cornflowers for colour and interest in the paradise garden. He also harvested rhubarb and shared tips on moving shrubs.

Toby Buckland reveled in some fabulous spring planting on a visit to the magnificent landscaped gardens of Melbourne Hall in Derbyshire, while Rachel de Thame met a passionate dahlia grower who was once a florist working at the White House for the Obamas.

Gardeners' World 2023 — episode four

In episode four Monty added some interest to the spring garden. He also sowed peas and shallots, had some thrifty tips for petunias, and planted lilies in pots.

Carol Klein visited Mothecombe Gardens in Devon, which has been designed specifically for pollinators, with swathes of nectar-rich daisies and lavender, while Arit Anderson joined a group of young carers at a community garden in West Sussex, where they go for respite, friendship and fun.

Gardeners' World 2023 — episode three

With spring gaining momentum, episode three saw Adam Frost get to work on his veg plot and plant his first lot of potatoes, while Rekha Mistry demonstrated how to grow the perfect onion from seed.

Gardeners' World 2023 — episode two

Episode two of the new series saw Monty get plenty of plants for free when he demonstrated how to make the most of herbaceous perennials. He also cut back pelargoniums that have overwintered in the greenhouse and made a start on sowing vegetables.

Gardeners' World 2023 — episode one

The new series for 2023 saw Monty and the team return with a celebration of spring.  As well as getting on with some essential rose pruning, Monty planted clematis and rocket, cut back grasses and made a start on sowing annuals for colour this summer.

Carol Klein visited Colesbourne Gardens in Gloucestershire to revel in their vibrant displays of spring colour and there was also a skateboarding gardener who had created a haven for wildlife — and herself — in her forest garden in Sheffield.

Before Gardeners' World 2023 started, the BBC aired Gardeners' World Compilations 2023 consisting of four episodes that took a look back over past projects and shared gardening tips. Here's what happened in each episode: 

Episode four

In episode four Monty Don showed us how almost anything that holds soil and drains water can be used to grow seasonal veg, salad crops and herbs, while Frances Tophill visited some hardy gardeners on the Isle of Man whose beachfront plots are at the constant mercy of the sea. Arit Anderson met a woman on a mission to ‘green up’ neglected urban spaces. Kate Bradbury shared her tips for attracting wildlife into our gardens, and Toby Buckland helped Sue Kent tackle some tricky jobs in the garden.

Episode three

In episode three Monty Don grew loofahs... a plant he’s never tried before. Also,  Joe Swift visited a garden where the contemporary and traditional meet and Advolly Richmond discovered a stunning Japanese-inspired garden.

Episode two

In episode two, Monty Don planted tender annuals for high summer color and shared his tips for growing cherries and pruning blackcurrants. Also, Arit Anderson discovered a paradise garden in Cambridge.

Episode one

In episode one, the team celebrated the joy that gardens and gardening can bring by looking back at some of their seasonal highlights.

Gardeners' World 2023: who are the presenters?

Monty Don

Probably the most familiar presenter currently on Gardeners' World is Monty Don, who has been at the helm of the show since 2003. Monty is a British horticulturist, broadcaster and writer. He replaced Alan Titchmarsh as the lead presenter of Gardeners' World, only leaving the show between 2008 and 2011 due to illness.

Monty Don posing with his dogs on Gardeners' World

Monty Don has been presenting Gardeners' World for 20 years.  (Image credit: BBC)

Advolly Richmond

Advolly is a garden writer, historian, and a regular presenter on Gardeners' World

Advolly Richmond on Gardeners' World

Advolly Richmond is back for another series of Gardeners' World.  (Image credit: BBC)

Joe Swift

Joe is a  garden designer, journalist and television presenter. Viewers also might know him from being a co-presenter at The Chelsea Flower Show. 

AJ Odudu and Joe Swift surrounded by indoor plants on Gardeners' World

Joe Swift has also returned for a new season of gardening.  (Image credit: BBC)

Carol Klein

Carol is a renowned gardening expert, who also works as a newspaper columnist.

Carol Klein standing by an arch of roses in Gardeners' World

Carol Klein is part of the 2023 team.  (Image credit: BBC)

Toby Buckland

Toby is a TV presenter and author, and also took on the role of lead presenter of Gardeners' World between 2008 and 2010.

Toby Buckland with his olive trees for Gardeners' World

Toby Buckland is bringing his expertise to the show. (Image credit: BBC)

Frances Tophill

Frances is a British horticulturist and has also wrtten five books on the topic of gardening. 

Frances Tophill at Yeo Valley Garden, Somerset for Gardeners' World

Frances Tophill is back for a new series.  (Image credit: BBC)

Rachel de Thame

Rachel is a British gardener and TV presenter, and in addition to presenting on Gardeners' World she also co-presents the BBC's annual coverage of the Chelsea Flower Show and the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. 

Rachel De Thame Old Bladbean Stud Gardens for Gardeners' World

Rachel De Thame will be sharing her top tips.  (Image credit: BBC)

Adam Frost

Adam is a British garden designer, he started his career working for North Devon Parks Department and then he moved to London to work as a landscaper.

Adam Frost Dip on the Hill for Gardeners' World

Adam Frost returns for 2023.  (Image credit: BBC)

Arit Anderson

Arit is a garden designer, writer and television presenter. As well as presenting Gardeners' World, she is also known for fronting BBC One gardening show, Garden Rescue. 

Arit Anderson for Gardeners' World

Arit Anderson will be giving advice on getting the most from your garden.  (Image credit: BBC)

Nick Bailey and Rekha Mistry are also going to be joining the team for the series. 

Gardeners' World 2023: is there a trailer? 

Sadly not, but if one is released by the BBC then we will add it to this guide. 

Claire Crick
Assistant Managing Editor at What To Watch

Claire is Assistant Managing Editor at What To Watch and has been a journalist for over 15 years, writing about everything from soaps and TV to beauty, entertainment, and even the Royal Family. After starting her career at a soap magazine, she ended up staying for 13 years, and over that time she’s pulled pints in the Rovers Return, sung karaoke in the Emmerdale village hall, taken a stroll around Albert Square, and visited Summer Bay Surf Club in sunny Australia. 


After learning some tricks of the trade at websites Digital Spy, Entertainment Daily, and Woman & Home, Claire landed a role at What’s On TV and whattowatch.com writing about all things TV and film, with a particular love for Aussie soaps, Strictly Come Dancing and Bake Off


She’s interviewed everyone from June Brown — AKA Dot Cotton — to Michelle Keegan, swapped cooking tips with baking legend Mary Berry backstage at the NTAs, and danced the night away with soap stars at countless awards bashes. There’s not a lot she doesn’t know about soaps and TV and can be very handy when a soapy question comes up in a pub quiz! 


As well as all things soap-related, Claire also loves running, spa breaks, days out with her kids, and getting lost in a good book.