Ch4 Commissions 'The Avant Gardener'

Channel 4 has revealed details of new series, The Avant Gardener (w/t).

The 3x60' series features autistic garden designer Alan Gardner as he takes on some of Britain's unloved gardens and creates bespoke designs to transform large outdoor spaces.

Throughout the series, Alan will share with views where his inspiration comes from, whether it is a jet engine, or the petals of a flower.

'The Avant Gardener' will be made by production company betty, and follows on from Alan's first Channel 4 series The Autistic Gardener in which he transformed gardens with the help of a group of autistic trainees.

Alan said: "I always say it's my weirdly wired mind that is the key to my creativity. I gain all my inspiration from my passions – architecture, conceptual art and the amazing wider landscape that surrounds us. And it's this that I'll be bringing to all of these gardens."

Helen Cooke, Editor, Channel 4 Features, added: "This new series is going to inspire any gardener from amateur to expert. Alan finds inspiration from the most unlikely places and using his design skills and unique vision to create striking gardens – from big family gardens to smaller awkward spaces – to prove that with imagination anyone can take their outside space to another level."

Neil Smith, Joint Managing Director, betty, commented: "We are delighted to see Alan return to Channel 4 with even bigger and better designs. From his incredible energy to his shocking pink hair, he's a unique, stand-out talent in the gardening world."

The series is due to air in 2016 and has been commissioned by Helen Cooke, Editor, Channel 4 Features. The executive producer is Ian Carré for betty.

www.channel4.com

(JP)