By clicking the image above you can view the Driftwood Garden You Tube Channel.
The garden and I have appeared in many clips available on You Tube! See the coverage on BBC Gardeners' World and BBC SE Today lunchtime bulletin. There are the 2 interviews on Good Morning Britain from July 2014 and then sequences showing the garden each year, also the gardening segment features that were broadcast as part of Latest Homes Live on the Brighton Tv Channel, Latest TV between October and December 2014.
2024
You can view the film of Driftwood on BBC Gardeners' World on 22nd March 2024 by clicking Monty above.
Short film shown on BBC SE Today prior to the garden featuring on BBC Gardeners' World for the second time on 22nd March 2024
2023
7 minute film of the back garden in July 2023.
A 3 minute film of the beach garden on 7th July.
20222 minute record of final day of new pond area patio: 24th November 2022.
2 minute record of day 6 of new pond area patio: 23rd November 2022.
2 minute record of day 5 of new pond area patio: 22nd November 2022.
2 minute record of day 4 of new pond patio area: 19th November 2022.
2.5 minute record of Day 3 of new pond patio area: 17th November 2022.
2.5 minute record of Day 2 of new pond patio area: 14th November 2022.
3 minute film of the new pond area before changes and part development: 12th November 2022.
8-minute tour of the garden in July 2022.
The new sunken garden patio: July 2022
2 minute round up of the 4 day Platinum Jubilee in the garden: June 2022
Garden ready for Platinum Jubilee visitors: June 2022.
The new sunken garden dressed with succulents for the summer.
Storm Eunice: 22nd February 2022
The new sunken garden in winter, January 2022
20212021: A year in review.
2.5 minute film showing the redesign from start to finish.
Days 11 of garden redesign above, 19th October 2021, all finished
Days 9 & 10 of garden redesign above, 16th & 18th October 2021
Day 8 of garden redesign above, 15th October 2021
Day 7 of garden redesign above, 14th October 2021
Day 6 of garden redesign above, 12th October 2021
Day 5 of garden redesign above, 11th October 2021
Day 4 of garden redesign above, 9th October 2021
Day 3 of garden redesign above, 5th October 2021
Day 2 of garden redesign above, 4th October 2021.
Day 1 of the garden redesign above, 2nd October 2021
Summer? What summer? Gales on 30th July 2021.
A 6-minute film of the back garden in June 2021.
A 3-minute film shot in the beach garden on 2nd June 2021.
Short film showing the impact of gales on the garden on 3rd and 4th May 2021
2 minute film of the beach garden on 19th April 2021
Short film of the garden in spring with lots of bulbs flowering
3-minute video of the beach garden in march 2021 just after all the agaves were repositioned for the season.
Short film of central path after tidying both gravel beds, March 2021
Short film of the garden on 6th March after pressure cleaning.
A short film of the back garden in February 2021
Short film of the pond area in the back garden on a cold winter morning, filmed January 31st
Short film of the beach garden on a wet windy winter morning, filmed January 30th
2020A 6-minute tour of my collection of over 120 house plants.
A 6 minute film showing how the garden is put to bed for the winter, filmed October 2020.
A 15-minute visit to the back garden at it's peak in July 2020
A short film of the beach garden to show what visitors were missing in the summer of 2020!
With the cancellation of the Macmillan Coastal Garden Trail, this was a review of the last 8 years filmed at Driftwood.
With the cancellation of the Macmillan Trail, I chatted with Christine Walkden about its importance and fundraising.
As there was no planned Mayor's Garden Trail for 2020, a short review of the last 9 years and the amounts raised!
A 4 minute film created from the drone footage kindly provided by ITV Meridian in May 2020. Driftwood From The Air.
A 4 minute film shot and broadcast by ITV Meridian in May 2020
4- minute film I made from the clips I sent to the National Garden Scheme to make a virtual tour back in April 2020. Edited and published May 2020
8-minute video virtual tour of the garden for Candide's Garden Day 2020 on the 10th May.
Short clip filmed in April of the top gravel gardens.
Above a short clip of the succulent collection in the garden, filmed April 2020
The above clip was a virtual tour made for the National Garden Scheme over the Easter Weekend and published on 23rd April. Subject, the beach garden and my agave collection.
This link leads to a short film shown on BBC SE Today on 22nd April which includes a piece with me at Driftwood, talking about the National Garden Scheme.
2- minute look at a couple of garden rooms, April 2020.
201910 minute tour of the garden in July 2019 prior to an opening for the National Garden Scheme.
The back garden in February on a wet misty afternoon.
The Beach garden on a wet cold February morning.
2018
A year in review at Driftwood: December 2018
15th August 2018
A great 6 minute interview on the BBC Sussex Breakfast Show on 15th August discussing the garden.
14th August 2018
A short film shown on BBC SE Today on 14th August following the feature in the Daily Mail.
AugustA 15 minute tour of the garden prior to opening for the National Garden Scheme on the 5th August.
MarchIn September 2017 I was involved in a location shoot for QVC in promoting Richard Jackson's Flower Power. You can see the 4 short films that were broadcast on the channel in February 2018 here.
MarchBelow is a short film of the bad weather , Beast from the East, in February and March 2018.
FebruaryPeople always ask what the garden looks like during the winter. This 5 minute clip gives a flavour of winter at Driftwood.
2017 DecemberNot garden related, but a piece filmed at home and shown on BBC SE Today evening news bulletin about my Christmas decorations.
JulyVideo of the garden taken before opening for National Garden Scheme in July.
2017 April 24thNational Garden Scheme partnered with Macmillan Cancer Support on a Get Active campaign and I was used in the video.
2016 November 25thMore Radio Eastbourne published a short video on me as the winner of their Fundraiser of the Year Award 2016 for raising in excess of £76000 for charity.
November 18thGardeners' World Magazine published short video on Driftwood as a finalist.
SEPTEMBER 23rdFeatured on BBC Gardeners' World
SEPTEMBER 2016A film made in June 2015 by an American organisation, to promote the NGS in the States published this 15 minute film produced at Driftwood with an interview with Geoff Stonebanks.
SEPTEMBER 2016A film made in June 2015 by an American organisation, to promote the NGS in the States published this trailer this month! Driftwood included.
SEPTEMBER 1stClip on BBC SE Today promoting an evening showing of a film about the garden on its rating on TripAdvisor. Regretably, the evening clip put on hold, hopefully to a later date.
JUNE 9thClip filmed of the garden prior to opening for the National Garden Scheme on 9th June.
2015 JANUARYA showcase video for Simone Thorogood includes 2 sequences with Geoff Stonebanks as well!
2014 DECEMBERAnd..... Here is a recorded clip via iPad from PC screen of the studio sessions as well!
This is the tenth segment on Latest Tv where I show Andrew and Simone how to make a Christmas wreath, which was broadcast week commencing 17th December.
This is the ninth segment on Latest Tv. Simone, Andrew and I visit a Christmas Tree Farm to cut down a tree and return to Driftwood to make decorations for the birds over Christmas. It was broadcast week commencing 10th December.
NOVEMBERThis is the eighth segment on Latest Tv, Simone and Andrew move the Agaves from the front garden and was broadcast week commencing 26th November.
This is the seventh segment on Latest Tv, preparing succulents for the winter months and was broadcast week commencing 19th November.
This is the sixth segment shown on Latest Tv between 12th and 18th November. I show how to prepare geraniums and trailing fuchsias for retaining through the winter.
Here is the fifth gardening segment on Latest Tv between 5th and 11th November. I demonstrate how to plant a pot of tulips.
OCTOBEROne segment that was filmed for Latest TV but not broadcast was this eleventh piece on the rusted metal work around the garden in October 2014.
This is a short clip, shown as the fourth gardening segment on Latest Tv between 29th October and 4th November. I demonstrate how to fleece more delicate plants for the winter.
This is the third gardening segment shown on Latest Tv between 22nd and 28th October. Simone and Andrew are shown how to propagate fuchsias.
This is the second gardening segment shown on air between 15th and 21st October. Simone and Andrew are shown how to create a chair planter.
This is the first gardening segment broadcast in the show between 8th and 14th October 2014 about fern propagation.
SEPTEMBERVideo of my first appearance on Latest Homes Live back in September 2014 talking about he Macmillan Coastal Garden Trail
JULYThis is the first interview live on national television on Good Morning Britain on 14th July 2014 with weather girl, Laura Tobin.
This is the second interview live on national television on Good Morning Britain on 14th July 2014 with weather girl, Laura Tobin.
This is the garden video for 2014 filmed in July.
2013This is the garden video for 2013 filmed in July.
2012This is the garden video for 2012 filmed in July.
2011This is the garden video for 2011 filmed in July.
2010This is the garden video for 2010.
This was filmed in before the Garden Gadabout event.
This was filmed in before the Seaford In Bloom event.