The East Ruston Old Vicarage airs on BBC's Gardeners' World

The history of the gardens at the East Ruston Old Vicarage will be the centre of a piece airing on Gardeners' World next week.

The vicarage spans 32 acres and is home to a large variety of plants and flowers in spaces such as a sub-tropical garden and a Mediterranean garden.

The property was bought at auction in 1973 (Image: Graham Robeson and Alan Gray) The show hosts Arti Anderson and Adam Frost went behind the scenes where they were told about its 50-year history.

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The vicarage celebrated its 50th anniversary at the hands of owners Graham Robeson OBE and Alan Gray last year.

The garden is popular with visitors and hosts plant sales (Image: Graham Robeson and Alan Gray) Since 1973 it has been enlarged and improved from a vicarage with around two acres of garden to the 32-acre garden and parkland it is today.

Great emphasis has been applied to the attraction of wildlife and it is now home to many bird species, as well as other mammals and invertebrates.

The show will air on BBC Two on September 6.