What's the story?

Gardens galore.

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Perennial favourite Beechgrove returns with a new series on BBC Scotland, Thursday, 7.30pm. It will be repeated on Sunday mornings on BBC Two. Episodes will air until early autumn.

I'm dusting off my hoe.

Excellent. Prepare for horticultural inspiration in spades.

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I see what you did there. Hasn't filming stopped due to coronavirus?

They've thought of that. The presenters will be giving weekly updates from their own patches around Scotland: Carole Baxter in Aberdeenshire, Brian Cunningham at Scone, Perthshire, and George Anderson and Kirsty Wilson from their respective gardens in Edinburgh.

What else can we expect?

Beechgrove is encouraging us to roll up our sleeves and get cracking, no matter how small your growing space.

The nation has gone potty for houseplants, which are bigger on Instagram than travel, and Brian will be sharing a new project: Top 10 plants for a bargain border.

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Anything else?

Whether you are a veteran green-fingered enthusiast or a rookie giving it a whirl, there's no time like the present, according to Carole.

She says: "These really are extraordinary times that we find ourselves in, but one thing that is for certain is that we need gardening even more than ever."

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