Viewers of the first series, shown on BBC 2 last spring, saw Tom and his parents Guy and Sarah Hart Dyke, struggling to keep the roof on their Castle and juggling their meagre finances as they looked for a way to bring visitors back to the Estate – a favourite haunt of Henry VIII and Queen Anne.
 | | Tom's initial Jungle plan |
It was a make or break time as the family pulled together to stop the slide into bankruptcy and avert the end of 600 years of history at Lullingstone. Two million BBC 2 viewers followed the ups and downs of the creation of The World Garden in Save Lullingstone Castle. But, viewers were left wondering at the end of episode six whether or not the Hart Dykes could make Tom’s risky plan work. Return to Lullingstone Castle introduces some new Kentish characters to the screen: Veteran gardener Jim Buttress, Chairman of Britain in Bloom and South and South East in Bloom has joined Tom in the World Garden as a new volunteer, and a much-needed foil for Tom’s wackiest gardening plans that would otherwise go unchecked.
 | | Flaming June |
The gatekeeper Reg steps up to the mark with a new – and some would say brutal – solution to the rabbit problem that’s wrecking the garden. The BBC series focuses on the ups and downs of running a family business, be it one that stretches back 20 generations. And, as the winter sets in, the council is threatening to put a spanner in the works for Tom’s elaborate winter plans. Could this be the end of the garden? It looks like things will be busier than ever as the BBC Return to Lullingstone Castle. Return To Lullingstone Castle, Monday nights 8.30pm, BBC2 from 19th March 2007. | 
