Its splendour may have faded a little over the years, but there is no doubting the underlying magnificence of Bodnant Garden in the Conwy Valley.

Now the amazing work which is taking place to restore the garden to its former glory in a £2m improvement plan is to be revealed in a BBC Wales programme.

The five-part series takes a behind-the-scenes look at how the 19th century gardens are shaping up in the 21st century.

The garden has been run by the National Trust for 60 years, though Bodnant Hall is still the family seat of the Aberconway family - Lady Aberconway is the only member of the public allowed to pick the flowers.

But with visitor numbers falling, an upgrade is desperately needed. Lady Aberconway, her son Michael and the head gardener Troy Scott Smith are the passionate triumvirate committed to making the garden great again.

Though visitors adore it, the garden does have its critics to win round. The Times's gardening correspondent Stephen Anderton has described it as "beautiful, but dying on its feet", and is sceptical about the family's involvement.

In the first episode Anderton visits the garden to see how he responds to the planned improvements, while the Prince of Wales is also due for a visit and the staff battle against time to get everything ready. Will Prince Charles give Bodnant the royal seal of approval?

Pictured above are some of the characters who will become familiar faces over the course of the series.

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