Article: Creativity by the yard; Pattie Barron previews an inspirational new TV series presented by London garden expert Rachel de Thame.

Byline: PATTIE BARRON

PITY the London gardener. We have to cope with lack of privacy, noise pollution, small, awkward plots and an abundance of shade. So says London gardener and TV presenter Rachel de Thame, who has problems of her own: two young children and a husband who believe that the back lawn's primary purpose is as a football pitch.

Fortunately, Rachel has masterminded a new six-part BBC2 series, Small Town Gardens, starting this Friday, which shows how prominent garden designers solve the problems of six very different plots - and ultimately make the most of a restricted, tricky space. An accompanying book by Rachel, Small Town Gardens (BBC ...

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