The Ground Force Team
From (L) Tommy Walsh, Alan Titchmarsh and Charlie Dimmock.

Ground Force is a BBC "lifestyle" or "makeover" television programme in which a team of gardeners descend on an individual's garden and remake it for the cameras, within two days, against the clock, while that individual is lured away on some pretext. Ground Force premiered January 1, 1998 and ended July 1, 2005. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion... A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. ...

Alan Titchmarsh hosted the programme between 1997 and 2002, with his colleagues, Charlie Dimmock (who gained much press attention for often working with a shirt, but no bra), Tommy Walsh and Will Shanahan. In one special episode, they worked on Nelson Mandela's garden. Alan Titchmarsh, MBE (born 2 May 1949) is a presenter of a number of gardening programmes on UK television. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Charlie Dimmock (born 10 August 1966 in Romsey, Hampshire, England) is a british gardening expert and presenter. ... Bra - front Bra - back A brassiere ( ; , commonly referred to as a bra, ) is an article of clothing that covers, supports, and elevates the breasts. ... Tommy Walsh on the cover of his book Ground Force: Practical Garden Projects Tommy Walsh (born 1956 in London) is an English celebrity builder. ... Mandela redirects here. ...

Debuting July 29, 2003 Ground Force America was the U.S. version of Ground Force with the same presenters.

The team also worked on a number of other special projects, including:

• a garden in memory of TV presenter Jill Dando
• the New York Restoration Project garden near Ground Zero in New York
• an Old Servicemens' Home garden in Jamaica
• a Children's Home garden in New Delhi, India

After Titchmarsh's departure, the other three continued as presenters with Kirsty King joining the team as well. They also filmed new, five- minute segments to be appended onto repeats of earlier episodes, revisiting the gardens concerned, to surprise the owners and see how the gardens had developed. Jill Dando (November 9, 1961 – April 26, 1999) was a British television presenter who worked for the BBC for over fifteen years. ... Ground zero is the exact location on the ground where any explosion occurs. ... NY redirects here. ... New Delhi   (Hindi: , Punjabi: , Urdu: ‎) is an urban area within the metropolis of Delhi, and the capital city of the Republic of India, as well as the seat of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi. ...

The Ground Force team's grand finale aired in July 2005. The final episode took place in the forecourt of the British Museum in London, where the team designed and created the Africa Garden as part of the Africa 05 celebration, the biggest celebration of African culture ever organized in the UK. The design of the garden features temperate, tropical and desert zones.

An Australian version of Ground Force aired in the early 2000s on the Seven Network. This article is about the year 2000. ... This article is about the Australian television network. ...

See also

• Backyard Blitz
• Mucking In