:00:35. > :00:37.Hello and welcome to our final programme from the RHS
:00:38. > :00:39.Hampton Court Flower Show 2017, an event supported
:00:40. > :00:53.This has been a week packed full of flowers, gardens, people, and an
:00:54. > :00:59.awful lot of sunshine. It has been hot.
:01:00. > :01:03.Really hot. It is hat weather. You don't often see me in a hat, but
:01:04. > :01:07.it is needed. This means some of the plants have been wilting. So have
:01:08. > :01:10.some people. But in the sunshine, surrounded by plants, this is the
:01:11. > :01:16.place to be. Yes. I still haven't seen all of the
:01:17. > :01:19.show. It lasts throughout the weekend but it is vast.
:01:20. > :01:26.I don't know if this is the biggest show, but it feels like you go in,
:01:27. > :01:28.come out the other side, and you have mist things.
:01:29. > :01:32.And the range is diverse. There really is a lot here. -- you have
:01:33. > :01:33.missed things. Coming up, Nick Bailey delves
:01:34. > :01:36.into one of the largest To discover which are the best
:01:37. > :01:39.specimens to grow at home. Carol Klein and Toby Buckland
:01:40. > :01:42.are exploring a range of plants guaranteed to get your garden
:01:43. > :01:44.buzzing with pollinators. And we visit Kent as
:01:45. > :01:46.the Australasian Plant Society prepares to bring their rare
:01:47. > :01:48.antipodean specimens And you can join
:01:49. > :01:54.in the horticultural conversation by sharing your views on the show
:01:55. > :01:58.via our facebook page and on twitter using the hashtag
:01:59. > :02:05.#bbchamptonflowers. July is the peak time for summer
:02:06. > :02:07.holidays and wherever in the world we find ourselves,
:02:08. > :02:10.as gardeners we're always on the look out for new
:02:11. > :02:12.plants or design ideas. You might be thinking, I can do that
:02:13. > :02:16.at home. Well don't pack your suitcase just
:02:17. > :02:19.yet as we have three gardens to inspire you right
:02:20. > :02:22.here at the show. They are filled with exotic ideas
:02:23. > :02:38.for your garden at home. I've landed on my feet
:02:39. > :02:51.with my hort holiday We think of Spain as being very dry,
:02:52. > :02:55.very arid, it is in the south, but in the north, in Pelissier, it is
:02:56. > :03:05.much more verdant, more lush, more green. -- in Galicia. They would
:03:06. > :03:10.have had large, formal gardens, but also very intimate spaces for the
:03:11. > :03:14.family. In northern Spain they also grow camellias. We have this one in
:03:15. > :03:18.the corner of the garden. It is no longer in flower. But there are
:03:19. > :03:23.touches of flour around the garden. This lovely water lily has a similar
:03:24. > :03:29.shaped flower to the Camellia. It picks up on that. And, of course,
:03:30. > :03:34.the blue from hydrangeas in the containers. What I also love about
:03:35. > :03:37.this garden is its informality, its sense of place. Because there are
:03:38. > :03:43.weeds everywhere. We have Woodruff, wild strawberries, lots of things
:03:44. > :03:49.just creeping around the path and in and around your feet where you walk.
:03:50. > :03:50.It's a wonderful garden. Very romantic and with a very special
:03:51. > :04:10.atmosphere. While Rachel is in Spain, I have
:04:11. > :04:15.come down to Southend. You might laugh, but for me it is the place I
:04:16. > :04:21.used to go to as a kid. There is an important to this garden. It's 125
:04:22. > :04:24.years of Southend being a borough. Designed by Tony Wagstaff. This was
:04:25. > :04:29.designed by some young offenders, kids from ten to 18, they may have
:04:30. > :04:34.never done anything like this before, and look at what they've
:04:35. > :04:38.done. You look at the planting. That takes me to the 16-year-old on the
:04:39. > :04:44.Parks Department. The first thing I learnt to do was propagate thousands
:04:45. > :04:49.of bedding plants. And the rest of the planting works its way through.
:04:50. > :04:51.It is all coastal plants. It is just a lovely space. It gives you that
:04:52. > :05:12.feeling of being by the seaside. I have come to another part of
:05:13. > :05:15.Southend. Designed by a young lad who is actually an apprentice at
:05:16. > :05:19.Buckingham Palace, yet worked with the same young offenders. Then you
:05:20. > :05:24.look at the planting. It has a nice feel. The grasses work their way
:05:25. > :05:29.through. The old favourite you will see around.
:05:30. > :05:36.It is a really stunning plants, the Angelica. These will go back to
:05:37. > :05:37.Southend and be rebuilt. Those kids will be very proud when they walk
:05:38. > :05:58.past that. I think there is an airport in
:05:59. > :06:04.Southend, but I don't think it has done long haul flights, no, just
:06:05. > :06:09.domestic. I'm in the USA. This is the Oregon garden. This is a hybrid
:06:10. > :06:15.of influences. What I like about it is it feels like a cohesive design.
:06:16. > :06:19.A really lovely, little garden. Over here there is a significant rose.
:06:20. > :06:27.This is the Portland Rose. Portland is known as the city of roses. This
:06:28. > :06:30.is actually the parent of all of the mass roses. Then there is the
:06:31. > :06:36.Japanese influence in this garden, another layer working nicely. We
:06:37. > :06:41.have the Japanese maples. They enjoy not too much wind whipping through.
:06:42. > :06:45.So the pine trees are protecting them. You can't have a Japanese
:06:46. > :06:49.garden without some water. Here there is a pall of reflective water
:06:50. > :06:54.right in the centre of the garden. When you look at the reflection of
:06:55. > :06:59.it, it is likely composition in itself. There is actually a lot
:07:00. > :07:02.going on in this garden. It is not just seeing plants, the way they
:07:03. > :07:05.grow, and how people design gardens in different parts of the world, it
:07:06. > :07:11.also gives an insight into the local culture. So, wherever you go try and
:07:12. > :07:18.include some horticulture in your holiday.
:07:19. > :07:20.If you're heading abroad, whatever your destination there's
:07:21. > :07:24.one plant you are likely to discover - an Orchid.
:07:25. > :07:28.They're massively popular in the UK as houseplants and that trend is set
:07:29. > :07:30.to continue as more unusual and exciting plants
:07:31. > :07:36.To investigate which Orchid may be the right one for you,
:07:37. > :07:38.and how best to care for it Nick Bailey is over
:07:39. > :07:59.Orchids are elegant, charismatic, and extremely diverse plants. They
:08:00. > :08:02.are distributed all over the world, from the tropics to the subtropics,
:08:03. > :08:10.to temperate regions, like here in the UK. And they come from the
:08:11. > :08:16.worlds plant family, Orchidaceae, which contains over 25,000 species
:08:17. > :08:20.of plant. Orchids are found growing in a range of different
:08:21. > :08:25.environments, from trees to soil to rock. But the one thing that binds
:08:26. > :08:28.them together into the Orchidaceae family is that their reproductive
:08:29. > :08:33.organs are joined into a single unit. There is a huge variety of
:08:34. > :08:39.orchids on display in the floral marquee. This is your first year at
:08:40. > :08:44.Hampton Court, but you've been doing this for 30 years, how has it been
:08:45. > :08:48.going? Fantastic. I've had lots of interest. Lots of people asking
:08:49. > :08:53.questions. We help people as much as we can. Viewers have sent questions
:08:54. > :08:58.in on social media. Margaret on Facebook wants to know when the
:08:59. > :09:05.flowers die on an orchid stem, do you cut them back? She can, she can
:09:06. > :09:08.cut them back to a node commercial might not have too cut them back,
:09:09. > :09:20.because they might start again on their own. -- to a node, but you
:09:21. > :09:21.might not have to cut them back because they might start again on
:09:22. > :09:35.their own. I'm really interested in how they
:09:36. > :09:41.are suited to particular environments in the home. What would
:09:42. > :09:46.you recommend for a cool room? These ones need a cooler night temperature
:09:47. > :09:49.to flower. Lovely long stems and lots of flowers appearing either
:09:50. > :09:52.side, so they are good value. Yes, and they are scented. What about a
:09:53. > :10:06.bathroom? Oncidopsis, but do not let them dry
:10:07. > :10:16.out. If you find an orchid you like it
:10:17. > :10:21.can sometimes be difficult to find the right place to put it in your
:10:22. > :10:24.house. That is true of any exotic plant, finding something that will
:10:25. > :10:26.thrive in a steamy bathroom, or a try living room, anywhere indoors,
:10:27. > :10:32.is tricky. -- dry living room. However help is at hand
:10:33. > :10:34.as Toby Buckland is inside the butterfly dome, which is home
:10:35. > :10:52.to a variety of plants This dome is amazing. It has a
:10:53. > :10:57.wonderful echo and it is as warm as a jungle and as lush as a jungle.
:10:58. > :11:01.You might think it is a strange place to speak about house plants,
:11:02. > :11:04.but actually much of the greenery we use in our homes actually comes from
:11:05. > :11:12.a jungle. The butterflies are certainly convinced. You probably
:11:13. > :11:17.recognise this, the rubber plant. It is in so many front rooms because it
:11:18. > :11:21.can survive in low light levels and in a dry atmosphere. In our homes it
:11:22. > :11:26.is convinced that it is a sapling waiting for its parents to topple
:11:27. > :11:32.over, open up the sky, and let the light in. Because when it gets light
:11:33. > :11:39.and warmth they get big. This little fellow will never get out of hand.
:11:40. > :11:44.It is a spreader. It often looks really nice in baskets in the
:11:45. > :11:47.kitchen, just trailing over. It is also a good plant in low light
:11:48. > :11:53.because it has this trick. Basically, the back of the leaves is
:11:54. > :11:58.purple, it is like the back of a mirror. Sunlight passes through the
:11:59. > :12:02.chlorophyll filled leaves, it hits the back and dances through again,
:12:03. > :12:08.so they get two megabytes of the light cherry, as it were. Easy to
:12:09. > :12:14.grow. Good for low levels of light. Just do not overwater it. This has a
:12:15. > :12:20.lovely leaf to it and a wonderful colour. It likes kitchens because it
:12:21. > :12:24.doesn't like getting too cool. In the winter it wants to be above 10
:12:25. > :12:30.degrees. The kitchen is the heart of the home, it never gets too warming
:12:31. > :12:34.there, so it can cosy up in there. This fellow is beautiful when it is
:12:35. > :12:39.backlit, the sunlight comes through it. Ideal for a bathroom window with
:12:40. > :12:44.a bit of humidity. It is the peace lily. You see these for sale. 30
:12:45. > :12:48.years ago they were not quite so ubiquitous. And finally... You
:12:49. > :12:54.cannot be in a butterfly dome without mentioning this little house
:12:55. > :13:00.plants. It is a weed across the Mediterranean. It likes it dry. If
:13:01. > :13:05.you have a porch, or a south facing windowsill, this is the plant for
:13:06. > :13:09.you. It can survive indoors in the winter. It flowers pretty much all
:13:10. > :13:14.year round. In the summer it can go outside in a pot. It won't only
:13:15. > :13:23.lighten up your patio, it will also provide Pollin for native
:13:24. > :13:28.butterflies -- pollen for native butterflies.
:13:29. > :13:46.Most of us have an idea of our perfect place in wildlife.
:13:47. > :13:56.Martyn Wilson thinks that sometimes we overlook sites.
:13:57. > :13:58.We went to Longbridge, Birmingham to see the type
:13:59. > :14:00.of landscape he wants us all to reconsider.
:14:01. > :14:07.Sometimes you find relics of our past. You drive past them without a
:14:08. > :14:17.second thought. I look at them differently. The sites are a great
:14:18. > :14:21.opportunity. My name is Martyn, I am a former town planner, I retrained
:14:22. > :14:25.as a garden designer a few years ago. This is what spurred me on to
:14:26. > :14:27.create a garden at Hampton Court Palace this year. The company says
:14:28. > :14:42.it has run out of component parts... Today I'm at the former Rover
:14:43. > :14:53.factory at Longbridge, a massive former industrial site. The
:14:54. > :15:07.traditional way to deal with a brownfield site first is to do clean
:15:08. > :15:12.it up and get rid of material and then with the economical cycle we
:15:13. > :15:19.have that sites stay derelict for a while or in a state of flux. I
:15:20. > :15:24.understand why that approach is taken, but I would like to promote a
:15:25. > :15:30.new approach where certain elements are retained, if industrial fabric
:15:31. > :15:41.relates to a site, is there a way to maintain that and weave it into the
:15:42. > :15:47.new landscape that is being created? Nature has started to reclaim this
:15:48. > :15:51.site and as we walk the site we will see species have started to self
:15:52. > :15:59.seed and settle into the soil and piles of rubble. On our show garden
:16:00. > :16:04.we will have buddleia. You can can see how crowded together they are
:16:05. > :16:08.naturally and we will try to re-create that. You can see
:16:09. > :16:15.different heights and textures of plants. We will do the same.
:16:16. > :16:22.Elsewhere we will have grasses and other plants. I want people to
:16:23. > :16:28.perhaps see the beauty in these spaces, not see them as scruffy and
:16:29. > :16:32.untidy, but to rethink them and think what they may mean to a local
:16:33. > :16:42.community and to nature. There are some good examples where the
:16:43. > :16:50.memories and that her Taij is kept. -- heritage is kept. One of my
:16:51. > :16:55.favourites is the High Line in New York. That was an elevated railway
:16:56. > :17:01.that became derelict and the local community kick-started the project
:17:02. > :17:05.and it has been reimagined as a landscape, as a space that the
:17:06. > :17:09.community can use and now it is a tourist attraction. That is where we
:17:10. > :17:17.see opportunity and it can be beneficial to create these spaces. I
:17:18. > :17:28.hope people will enjoy this garden and see the beauty in decay and
:17:29. > :17:33.regeneration. That is a message to everybody, but particularly to the
:17:34. > :17:38.planning community and developers, can we remain these elements and see
:17:39. > :17:55.the beauty in them and retain some of our heritage.
:17:56. > :18:06.First, this is your first show at Hampton Court. My first time and a
:18:07. > :18:12.gold medal. I couldn't ask for me. I think it is deserved and everybody
:18:13. > :18:19.gets it. And enjoys it. What is the magic, what can we learn from this.
:18:20. > :18:23.I wish I knew the magic myself! I have to measured in the planting
:18:24. > :18:33.style, so not to over-plant and withdrew a few plants to get the
:18:34. > :18:41.natural feel and mimicking that national succession. And to get the
:18:42. > :18:46.essence of wild brownfield sites, we don't just mimic them, you can't
:18:47. > :18:52.just copy it and expect it to become a garden. No it is a translation, a
:18:53. > :18:58.translation that suits your garden actually. Because each of these
:18:59. > :19:03.sites have different aspects and different soils and you can
:19:04. > :19:08.translate that into your own garden and pick the right species for your
:19:09. > :19:12.garden. You talked about the High Line in New York, that we all
:19:13. > :19:16.admire, do you think we can translate that to some of our
:19:17. > :19:22.ex-industrial sites and make them into lovely gardens? The sites I
:19:23. > :19:25.visited in Birmingham, they uncovered a water course that has
:19:26. > :19:33.been buried for a hundred years and they created a new path and with the
:19:34. > :19:39.High Line and one in Germany you see this. Commerce and the value of the
:19:40. > :19:46.land will make that trickier? Of course and it is a fine balance and
:19:47. > :19:52.I appreciate land has a value and we need industry and business, be we
:19:53. > :19:58.also need green spaces for our own health. You have made a beautiful
:19:59. > :20:06.garden and people are loving it. You have won a gold medal. Enjoy it.
:20:07. > :20:11.Thank you very much. Our brownfield sites might be an important resource
:20:12. > :20:20.of beauty for us, but they're more than that. They do attract a lot of
:20:21. > :20:24.wildlife and specially insects. And even more importantly, pollinating
:20:25. > :20:30.insects. They are the essential ingredient of a healthy ecosystem
:20:31. > :20:35.and that includes our gardens, Carol and Toby have been going around the
:20:36. > :20:48.show finding the best plants to attract pollinators. The buzzing of
:20:49. > :20:52.insects in a border is one of most evocative sounds of summer. There
:20:53. > :21:04.are so many insects waiting to pollinate our flowers. It is our job
:21:05. > :21:11.to oblige them. Hover flies make a great contribution to the
:21:12. > :21:16.pollination of our garden flowers. They're sometimes known as flower
:21:17. > :21:21.flies. They're distinct from bees. They have two big eyes on the front
:21:22. > :21:25.of the head and only two wings, as opposed to the four that all bees
:21:26. > :21:33.have. They love all sorts of flowers. But they have a lot of
:21:34. > :21:37.favourites. This is one of them. Hover flies love this, because it is
:21:38. > :21:43.a great landing stage. What they're after as they are with almost all
:21:44. > :21:50.flowers is the nectar that is buried deep in Keetch of the flowers. The
:21:51. > :21:55.pollen's all over their bodies and it is moved around not only from now
:21:56. > :22:03.tore flower within that flowerhead. But also to further flowers. It is
:22:04. > :22:15.an absolutely brilliant process. These are members of the daisy
:22:16. > :22:25.family. Daisies are attracted ed to hover flies. They have a series of
:22:26. > :22:31.tiny flowers that open in succession offering treats to passing hover
:22:32. > :22:39.flies. Can I borrow a plant. You came past at the perfect time. So
:22:40. > :22:45.this is a demonstration of exactly what sort of flowers are pollinated
:22:46. > :22:50.by moths. This comes from Ethiopia. In the evening, these flowers emit
:22:51. > :22:55.the most delicious perfume. That is a sure sign that it is pollinated by
:22:56. > :23:06.moths and further prove is if you look at the flower, it has a long
:23:07. > :23:15.tube here, Ethiopians must have a long nose and it goes into the
:23:16. > :23:20.flower and sucks out th nectar and moves pollen from the body on to the
:23:21. > :23:25.stigma, the female bit of the flower and pollination takes place. It is a
:23:26. > :23:38.pretty brilliant device. It is great to encourage hover flies
:23:39. > :23:45.and moths, but before they were around, it was beetles who
:23:46. > :23:50.pollinated primitive flowers like magnolias and water lilies.
:23:51. > :24:01.Evolution has a way of making sure all our flowers get pollinated.
:24:02. > :24:13.This is a butterfly garden at Hampton Court. The painted lady
:24:14. > :24:19.migrates thousands of miles to our shores and when you see butterflies
:24:20. > :24:22.doing that flutter by thing, you wonder how they fly around any
:24:23. > :24:27.garden, let alone that far. But they're only bobbing up and down to
:24:28. > :24:31.look for flowers to provide them with nectar from plants that you can
:24:32. > :24:40.have in your garden to encourage them. The butter fly bush buddleia
:24:41. > :24:50.is a starting points with a tubular structure to the flowers and because
:24:51. > :24:56.butter flies have long tongues, only they can harvest the nectar. And
:24:57. > :25:01.this is a cluster and butterflies can land on the flowers and harvest
:25:02. > :25:12.the nectar efficiently, like a one-stop shop. This is the country
:25:13. > :25:16.cousin and when the flowers are ready, the thistles are covered with
:25:17. > :25:21.nectar. Where the stems meet the leaves, rain water collects and in
:25:22. > :25:28.that water, insects fall in and drown. But butter flies with their
:25:29. > :25:35.long tongues can harve thaes water and -- harvest that water and fly
:25:36. > :25:42.away. Providing food with flowers is good, but even better is to spare an
:25:43. > :25:48.area of garden for food for their caterpillars. Stinging nettles are
:25:49. > :25:57.fantastic food plants and when they hatch out it is a miracle of nature
:25:58. > :26:04.in the garden. It is wonderful. People tend to think of butterflies
:26:05. > :26:09.as a summer adornment. In fact, they represent the situation of all
:26:10. > :26:12.insects and agriculture has been a disaster zone for insects over the
:26:13. > :26:17.last generation and gardeners are the front line. They have to act. We
:26:18. > :26:23.can make a huge difference. It is not just growing the odd buddleia,
:26:24. > :26:31.but getting a combination of plants. One other thing is that caterpillars
:26:32. > :26:36.are part of the butterfly cycle. If you have got caterpillars munching
:26:37. > :26:41.your plant, think you're feeding beautiful butterflies. Yes and this
:26:42. > :26:51.hot, dry summer can only be a good thing for butter flies. Still to
:26:52. > :26:57.come, I will talk to garden designer John Warland and his conceptual
:26:58. > :27:03.garden. An event supported by Viking Cruises. Toby Buckland will be
:27:04. > :27:09.chatting to a first-time visitor here and talking of the problems of
:27:10. > :27:14.bringing your exhibits. And we join the Australasian Plant Society as
:27:15. > :27:22.they bring their plants to Hampton for the first time. First, we have
:27:23. > :27:27.Adam Frost's final installment in his look at the plants that are on
:27:28. > :27:29.display here and how they can be best employed by you in your garden
:27:30. > :27:43.at home. What a better way to spend a lazy
:27:44. > :27:48.afternoon than on the lawn. But a plant that we take for granted,
:27:49. > :27:55.grass is the most successful plant on the planet and covers a quarter
:27:56. > :27:58.of our land. Our relationship goes back to hunter gatherer times, but
:27:59. > :28:04.what does it bring to our gardens now? If you want a decent lawn, they
:28:05. > :28:09.take some looking after. First, when you're creating a garden, decide
:28:10. > :28:15.what you want from this surface. The amount of times I have created
:28:16. > :28:18.gardens and we have added turf at the end and at the moment it goes
:28:19. > :28:34.down it pulls the garden together. If you want your design to feel more
:28:35. > :28:39.relaxed, let the lawn grow and cutting the path ways can give you a
:28:40. > :28:44.mellow feeling. Or let it go and your grass pushes on and you ends up
:28:45. > :28:48.with this beautiful seedhead and you leave this to the end of August,
:28:49. > :28:59.strim it down and it will come up again next year. It is lovely.
:29:00. > :29:11.Over the last 30 years, ormental grasses have been coming into their
:29:12. > :29:17.own. That could be static, but the grass brings movement and brings it
:29:18. > :29:22.alive. Think of ever-greens that don't change, the moment the grasses
:29:23. > :29:27.go in and the seedhead moves, it becomes a different picture. Another
:29:28. > :29:32.good idea is to use materials to inspire your planting and here it
:29:33. > :29:35.has been done beautifully, with these fins have picked up in the
:29:36. > :29:47.grasses, but the grasses work well with the paving.
:29:48. > :29:56.Maybe that meadow was a bit too wild, but what about this. The
:29:57. > :30:00.grasses work through the herbaceous planting and I would leave that and
:30:01. > :30:05.it would add structure through the winter. Going out there in November
:30:06. > :30:18.with the frost and the sun shining, that would look stunning.
:30:19. > :30:27.Have you ever thought about using a grass is a screen? I know, bamboo,
:30:28. > :30:31.but it is a grass. Lovely clump forming cross which gets up, gives
:30:32. > :30:35.you height, and also when the wind blows through it gives you sound in
:30:36. > :30:37.the garden so it adds to the atmosphere. It also feels cooler in
:30:38. > :30:46.here. Cracking plant. Traditionally, show gardens
:30:47. > :30:48.begin their life with a brief which sets out a central message -
:30:49. > :30:50.whether it be highlighting a personal journey or a global
:30:51. > :30:53.issue, that message should be translated clearly throughout
:30:54. > :30:55.the finished garden. Earlier Arit Anderson,
:30:56. > :30:57.Mark Lane and I took a look at three very different gardens to see
:30:58. > :31:00.if they their message comes This is On The Edge designed
:31:01. > :31:22.by Frederick White, it represents a journey through mental ill
:31:23. > :31:33.health to acceptance. As you can see, this narrow path
:31:34. > :31:37.gives you that sense of enclosure. And the planting is monochromatic,
:31:38. > :31:50.dark and moody. We have things like these dark calla lilies. This pool
:31:51. > :31:54.is like a cracked mirror and you cannot see your face in it properly.
:31:55. > :31:59.Then come up the steps to this narrow pathway, which is quite
:32:00. > :32:05.perilous, really. I really want to watch my feet here. The journey now
:32:06. > :32:10.starts to open out. And as you come down, the steps begin to widen and
:32:11. > :32:14.you are faced with a much more open space. The mirror is reflected here
:32:15. > :32:18.as it was on the other side but this time it is clear, I can look in it
:32:19. > :32:22.and see my face. The planting is a lot more optimistic. Seeing the
:32:23. > :32:35.lilies repeated, there is more colour in them. There is, over here,
:32:36. > :32:42.more of a hint of blue. There is still a spikiness, still a darkness.
:32:43. > :32:45.The calla repeating. They say when you go through mental health, there
:32:46. > :32:54.is optimism but there is that work that needs to be done. Has the
:32:55. > :32:59.garden hit its message? What it says to me is that when one views mental
:33:00. > :33:04.health it is a lot different to when you have experienced it. I think
:33:05. > :33:07.that is reflected in this garden. It is only when you walk through it you
:33:08. > :33:20.can see the message it is delivering.
:33:21. > :33:26.This is the Power to Make a Difference garden.
:33:27. > :33:34.It is by Joe Francis. It is about man's destructive power on this
:33:35. > :33:45.earth, but also how nature can prevail. Joe won a silver for this,
:33:46. > :33:50.so it has split opinion. You have this path which leads you through to
:33:51. > :33:54.the garden. You have the rubble. You have stumps when nothing is growing
:33:55. > :33:59.out of them. But as you gradually come around the garden there is a
:34:00. > :34:06.spiral. And it leads you through to this naturalistic wildlife planting.
:34:07. > :34:10.Just by introducing some plants, some trees, a log pile, you are
:34:11. > :34:23.going to introduce nature into this space. And, of course, when we think
:34:24. > :34:28.about man's destruction on this earth we think about the melting
:34:29. > :34:34.polar ice caps. And that is shown here by this enormous block of ice.
:34:35. > :34:39.As the ice melts you will gradually start to see some flowers appear.
:34:40. > :34:44.There are irises just inside the ice. And the water will dissipate
:34:45. > :34:50.into the soil and feed and nurture the ground. But it will also leave a
:34:51. > :34:56.wonderful pool, so birds can start coming in. So actually, nature will
:34:57. > :34:59.prevail. Whether you like it or not, I think the message is loud and
:35:00. > :35:10.clear. One garden you probably
:35:11. > :35:12.won't understand at first glance is Kinetica designed by John
:35:13. > :35:31.Warland. It is inspired by the botanist
:35:32. > :35:40.Robert Brown when he suspended pollen in the water. It is obvious,
:35:41. > :35:47.really, but it is certainly an intriguing garden. And the pools,
:35:48. > :35:51.when you look into them, they are simply magical. I vaguely remember
:35:52. > :35:55.Brownian motion from school but I can't remember what it is about.
:35:56. > :36:01.That is the basis of your design. What is it? A study on movement,
:36:02. > :36:10.this garden. I wanted to highlight the observation of pollen. In liquid
:36:11. > :36:13.and gas they are random, rather than structured. The garden is
:36:14. > :36:17.symmetrical. But you can see that they are fizzing around in that
:36:18. > :36:22.Brownian way. Even Robert Brown did not realise why it was doing it. It
:36:23. > :36:28.took all that Einstein nearly 100 years later why under a microscope.
:36:29. > :36:33.They move. In the wind they can swirl around in random movement.
:36:34. > :36:38.Yes. They are enhanced by the wind. There is movement in every garden.
:36:39. > :36:44.This is accentuated it. Remembering every particle is either vibrating
:36:45. > :36:49.or moving around amongst us. They are doing their thing. But it will
:36:50. > :36:55.move. They are fixed to the ground but they will move a lot. Wind not
:36:56. > :37:01.included in the garden. We are waiting for some. I love the
:37:02. > :37:05.planting Denise. Things like the allium seed heads. They represent
:37:06. > :37:10.the particles moving around. Exactly. It is getting at movement,
:37:11. > :37:16.bouncing around the space, colliding with each other. The garden is about
:37:17. > :37:19.enhancement of scientific theory through the observation of botanical
:37:20. > :37:27.matter. You like experimenting. You have done conceptual gardens at lots
:37:28. > :37:31.of different shows. You like pushing the boundary. Yes, pushing
:37:32. > :37:36.boundaries, having fun, creating something you've never seen before.
:37:37. > :37:41.See it as a garden. Discuss scientific theory. Do what ever you
:37:42. > :37:45.want at your leisure. Lovely to see you here. Thanks very much.
:37:46. > :37:54.Most of the gardens keep a message buried quite deep. People don't need
:37:55. > :38:01.to know why it is made or what it is about to enjoy it. However, this one
:38:02. > :38:06.by Edward Mairis is different. Its message is, believe it or not, the
:38:07. > :38:13.meaning of life. This area here represents the past. Rich with
:38:14. > :38:16.knowledge and ancient wisdom. It is connected to this modern looking
:38:17. > :38:19.greenhouse which represents the present, which encloses us
:38:20. > :38:26.sometimes. There is a seating area in front. You can step out of the
:38:27. > :38:30.present and contemplate your life. There with the bright colours and
:38:31. > :38:37.hydroponic towers and the coloured flowering is a rainbow future full
:38:38. > :38:41.of promise. Whether a show garden can or indeed should have a story
:38:42. > :38:46.that you need to know in order to understand it and enjoy it is
:38:47. > :38:51.debatable. Whether you like it or not is always a subjective opinion.
:38:52. > :38:56.But whatever you think about it it is certainly thought-provoking.
:38:57. > :39:02.Flower shows always have been a mixture of bright, brave, and
:39:03. > :39:06.sometimes radical new ideas. And also much loved exhibits that
:39:07. > :39:12.reappear year after year with much the same context. Toby Buckland goes
:39:13. > :39:24.to the floral marquee to see exhibitors old and new. Whenever I
:39:25. > :39:29.am in the floral marquee what I like to do is take a look at what people
:39:30. > :39:34.have been buying, see what is in their bags. It gives you an idea of
:39:35. > :39:38.what the trends are. We all like a bit of instant gratification with
:39:39. > :39:43.colours. But if there is one thing that trumps that, it is the new. New
:39:44. > :39:47.is exciting. That has an effect on the exhibitors here. It not only
:39:48. > :39:51.means they have to innovate with their stands and how they look, but
:39:52. > :40:01.also with the plants they bring to the show. Ingrid, you have been
:40:02. > :40:10.coming here the years. 25 years this year. And your daughter, Sarah, how
:40:11. > :40:17.long have you been coming? It feels about the same. Long service. Very
:40:18. > :40:22.much so. What have you learnt over the years? It is jolly hard work.
:40:23. > :40:27.How has your choice of plants developed in terms of what you sell?
:40:28. > :40:31.When we started we were a small nursery. Our range was not enormous.
:40:32. > :40:34.Now we are confident enough that we know what people will want and we
:40:35. > :40:44.will bring the plants to fill that. What you specialise in? This year
:40:45. > :40:48.we've brought lots and lots of new flox. People are going the bright
:40:49. > :40:53.and bold colours. They are desperate to bring use into their garden.
:40:54. > :41:02.Nothing has to be done to them. You do not have to state them. They just
:41:03. > :41:07.look beautiful. If you were talking to a new person, what advice would
:41:08. > :41:13.you have? Do not think it is as easy as using. It is hard work. Be
:41:14. > :41:19.prepared for bumps in the road? Absolutely, and there are a few.
:41:20. > :41:24.David, this is your first time exhibiting here? Yes, the first time
:41:25. > :41:28.I have put on a display. How have you found the experience?
:41:29. > :41:32.Nerve-racking to start with but once I got in it was OK, not as
:41:33. > :41:38.intimidating as I thought. Tell me about your grasses. I wanted to show
:41:39. > :41:44.the public what you can do with just grasses. I put fish in to give it a
:41:45. > :41:48.zinc. Coral reef was my idea. But hopefully it is the grasses people
:41:49. > :41:53.are looking at. And this is your speciality. Do you think you have
:41:54. > :41:59.some plants that you think should be better known which you will bring to
:42:00. > :42:08.the market? I have brought this diverse range. I prefer the pink
:42:09. > :42:15.ones in different sizes. Completely hardy. It means a lot. This is part
:42:16. > :42:19.of you, isn't it? Yes, this is my life. When it is a cold February,
:42:20. > :42:31.you've got to remember these days to make it worthwhile. As well as the
:42:32. > :42:33.nurseries, there are 11 plant societies who also exhibit in the
:42:34. > :42:44.floral marquee. Including a new one. with a display which showcases
:42:45. > :42:47.plants from Australia, New Zealand and the surrounding
:42:48. > :42:49.Pacific Islands. We recently visited the society
:42:50. > :42:51.to discover where their passion for these antipodean plants came
:42:52. > :42:59.from. I love Australasian plants so much
:43:00. > :43:04.because of their pure diversity. There is so many of them. And that
:43:05. > :43:09.range. People often in this country don't know much about it. They give
:43:10. > :43:13.us a taste of the exotic. Weird, wonderful, wacky plants to grow in
:43:14. > :43:16.our gardens. But at the same time they are quite easy if you think
:43:17. > :43:29.about it and give them what they want. This is Tom. President of the
:43:30. > :43:33.Australasian plant Society. Probably one of the youngest presidents of
:43:34. > :43:40.plant Society anywhere in the world. This is Robbie a fantastic chap, a
:43:41. > :43:42.passionate plants person, a wonderful conservationist and a
:43:43. > :43:49.super chairman of the Australasian plant society.
:43:50. > :43:58.So many people think of Australasian plants as plants that we can't grow
:43:59. > :44:03.in our country, or plants that come from dry, hot, arid areas. You think
:44:04. > :44:08.of Australia you immediately think of as rock, right in the middle, and
:44:09. > :44:13.all of the lovely red dusty dirt around it. But the diversity within
:44:14. > :44:19.mainland Australia, north and south, New Zealand, and the surrounding
:44:20. > :44:22.islands, is incredible. The thing we also don't realise about
:44:23. > :44:28.Australasian plant is that they are old. They come from a time we have
:44:29. > :44:33.forgotten about. We are talking 200 million years of evolution. In New
:44:34. > :44:37.Zealand a lot of the plants look strange to us. And we can bring some
:44:38. > :44:45.of that diversity into our gardens here in the northern hemisphere.
:44:46. > :44:56.Here in Kent we have a world garden with species from across the globe
:44:57. > :45:01.laid out in a map of the world to represent each plant's origins.
:45:02. > :45:07.Including the Australasian continent. This is a fantastic
:45:08. > :45:11.plant, the hebe, people don't realise it is from New Zealand and
:45:12. > :45:18.some are from South America. It is a plant we have taken to our hearts in
:45:19. > :45:23.this country, because it is so adaptable to conditions. It has
:45:24. > :45:30.adapted to our environment and there are so many species, varieties are
:45:31. > :45:38.sti discovered in New Zealand in 2017. There is thousands of plants
:45:39. > :45:47.from Australasian that most people don't know about that will do well
:45:48. > :45:52.in the UK. This is a member of ivy family and it is quite hardy in the
:45:53. > :45:58.UK and it comes from New Zealand, which has high rain fall and so it
:45:59. > :46:08.likes that and likes to be no colder than minus 6. I'm so pleased to have
:46:09. > :46:18.the national collection Eucalyptus trees. My favourite is this one. The
:46:19. > :46:26.clue is in the name, snow gun, it is from cold areas of south-east
:46:27. > :46:31.Australia and it is very hardy. It has lovely patchwork bark, lovely
:46:32. > :46:45.glossy leaves and it is my favourite Eucalyptus tree. This comes from
:46:46. > :46:50.South Australia. The amazing purple flowers are like the things we see
:46:51. > :46:57.in our every day gardens, but the leaves are more crispy and solid and
:46:58. > :47:02.they can cope with drought. After a dry winter and a hot summer like the
:47:03. > :47:13.one we have had, this plant will do well in British gardens. Plant
:47:14. > :47:19.societies in the UK are struggling, but because the plants we grow are
:47:20. > :47:24.so interesting, our plant society is in a strong enough position to go
:47:25. > :47:31.and show at a major show. Being part of this special club and it means so
:47:32. > :47:36.much. I feel like I'm not alone in liking these plants. It is being
:47:37. > :47:37.able to see that diversity in one place at the show which will be
:47:38. > :47:51.incredible. You have managed to fit half of
:47:52. > :47:56.Australasian on the stand. The variety is phenomenal. A lot of the
:47:57. > :48:04.plants haven't been seen before at a major show and the excitement of
:48:05. > :48:09.that sharing this is a buzz. Is this just you bringing it. There is about
:48:10. > :48:14.15 different people involved in the stand. It has been a tremendous
:48:15. > :48:19.effort from our members to bring them all here to Hampton Court. What
:48:20. > :48:25.are the highlights for you? For me it has got to be something I have
:48:26. > :48:31.actually collected. There is three yub lip us the trees -- Eucalyptus
:48:32. > :48:35.trees that I collected in 1999 and it moves that modern day plant
:48:36. > :48:41.hunting continues. It must be exciting to have the chance to see
:48:42. > :48:46.plants growing in their natural habitat and they are then here. It
:48:47. > :48:51.is so exciting and the buzz is because I can go in the wild and see
:48:52. > :48:55.the conditions the plant is experiencing and it is much easier
:48:56. > :49:04.if you have seen it in the wild to grow the plants. For me it is this
:49:05. > :49:10.plant, the mountain devil. Yesterday it was tight in bud and today it is
:49:11. > :49:17.in full flower. It is the first now hear the flowered in the UK from
:49:18. > :49:24.Australia in 179 8. To have it here... And in flower. As if it knew
:49:25. > :49:31.the right moment to perform. There are a few things that I recognise
:49:32. > :49:38.that are used for summer bedding. So much of our Flora does come from
:49:39. > :49:43.Australia, like hebes come from New Zealand and in Britain we treat it
:49:44. > :49:48.as a tender annual. But if you bring it into the house, you can keep it
:49:49. > :49:51.going year on year. What do you think it is about the Australasian
:49:52. > :49:56.Plant Society that is creating a buzz, because I know a lot of other
:49:57. > :50:00.plant soepts are struggling -- societies are struggling for
:50:01. > :50:04.membership. Because we are interested in weird plants that are
:50:05. > :50:09.grown on the edge of what we are able to achieve here. But also we
:50:10. > :50:14.have quite a strong ethos. We are not just about growing the plants,
:50:15. > :50:19.but conserving the plants and these are plants people can grow with a
:50:20. > :50:23.bit of skill and effort. So many people coming to the show they say,
:50:24. > :50:27.I haven't got a greenhouse, but actually there are so many
:50:28. > :50:32.throughout the UK that can be grown. Well done on your medal and it is
:50:33. > :50:38.the most sensational display. Thank you.
:50:39. > :50:49.From plants down under to a garden up north. A designer Will Williams
:50:50. > :50:57.has created a changing world garden to celebrate the northern town of
:50:58. > :51:02.Pickering's success in tackling flooding by using a natural
:51:03. > :51:08.solution. Across the UK flooding has become a massive issue. And Will
:51:09. > :51:17.Williams has returned to Hampton with a novel design solution.
:51:18. > :51:26.Holding back the flood is a garden that has taken inspiration from
:51:27. > :51:31.Pickering who got their grant for flood protection turned down and had
:51:32. > :51:36.to come up with solutions to stop the water. That included things like
:51:37. > :51:43.planting alters and the use of them in this garden I like it, because it
:51:44. > :51:46.gives a natural is tick feel this garden barely uses any hard
:51:47. > :51:51.landscaping materials. That is one thing to look at when we are
:51:52. > :51:57.thinking about flood control. What you may not see is it is has
:51:58. > :52:04.attracted some wildlife and I want to show you this, Will's picked up
:52:05. > :52:09.this attention to detail, planting saplings around the garden that
:52:10. > :52:16.would naturally occur. Good to meet you. You brought flood to Hampton.
:52:17. > :52:21.How did you do it? It has been hard work and we have had used 52,000
:52:22. > :52:28.litres of water and the concept is about how to use trees to help
:52:29. > :52:38.prevent flooding. How do Alders work in flood defence. It not their root
:52:39. > :52:44.system stucking it -- sucking it up, but they're a physical barrier. Tell
:52:45. > :52:51.us about Pickering. They got turned down a multimillion pound flood
:52:52. > :52:55.protection grant. That money would go to building horrible concrete
:52:56. > :52:59.barriers. A lot of places we could use this sort of system. I am not
:53:00. > :53:05.saying it would work for every single site, but I think some modern
:53:06. > :53:09.day developers could use this structure. Imagine this on a huge
:53:10. > :53:16.scale and when we are talking hundreds of thousands of trees, that
:53:17. > :53:20.is a big barrier. And they're a fantastic tree and can hop anything.
:53:21. > :53:30.You have cracked it, well done. Thank you. At every flower show it
:53:31. > :53:37.is strange there is one thing that almost niggles at you. It could be
:53:38. > :53:42.very big or tucked away or might not be something you realised you
:53:43. > :53:46.wanted. But it's always there. We thought we would ask the team what
:53:47. > :53:54.one thing they wanted to take away with them in their mind or
:53:55. > :53:59.physically from this year's Show. I don't usually use the word
:54:00. > :54:07.fantastic, but that is exactly what this is. I stumbled across it, a
:54:08. > :54:15.imaginative piece of work from students at Ritzle college and it
:54:16. > :54:26.features a fantasy insect, the green man, a wonderful caterpillar and a
:54:27. > :54:32.toadstool made of Lotus heads. : I have been lucky enough to see a lot
:54:33. > :54:40.of these beautiful South African plant in the wild. The one I'm
:54:41. > :54:45.thrilled to see this year is this, a fantastic plant with beautiful
:54:46. > :54:54.butterfly-like flowers. It will flower on a free -draining soil. It
:54:55. > :55:00.is a real winner. This is Martin Wilson's garden, and it won a gold
:55:01. > :55:08.medal and I like this site hoarding and how he has used the street art.
:55:09. > :55:12.But what I love is these framed views of garden and this one here,
:55:13. > :55:17.there is one for the children, it is so great, it is almost as if they're
:55:18. > :55:33.in their own world. It is so lovely. I love it. This hedge people will
:55:34. > :55:38.walk by it. But for me, it adds solidity against the planting of the
:55:39. > :55:53.purples and the yellows and the shape leads up to this beautiful
:55:54. > :55:58.wall. I love it. What a treat to discover something new, these have
:55:59. > :56:02.taken 30 years s to breed and they have wonderful new colours,
:56:03. > :56:06.including touches of lemon, long stems and perfect for cutting. It is
:56:07. > :56:20.something very special, watch this space. This is is not an ordinary
:56:21. > :56:26.azalea, it is a root-exposed one and it had taken 32 years of washing
:56:27. > :56:34.away the compost as the plant grows to produce this. You don't normally
:56:35. > :56:40.see the roots on plants. It is as if it is sharing a secret with us. It
:56:41. > :56:47.is wonderful. Do I love this? Looks like a normal beehive, yes. Well no.
:56:48. > :56:52.It is a beer hive. There is a microbrewery inside and I think
:56:53. > :57:03.every garden should have one! Cheers! A few surprises there. What
:57:04. > :57:10.would you like to take back? It is a tough one. I think it is on this
:57:11. > :57:14.garden. I love that tree seat, there with the willow wort and the
:57:15. > :57:19.craftsmanship. It is very original and with that lovely oak top. I
:57:20. > :57:25.don't usually go for willow stuff. But you could fit that in into any
:57:26. > :57:35.garden. You sold it. Under a tree. How about you. Trees come in, I
:57:36. > :57:40.walked in and within ten minutes my heart had been stolen on the
:57:41. > :57:47.children's wild garden there is a swing from a cut oak branch and I
:57:48. > :57:51.think it is great and great for your outer or inner child. I have seen
:57:52. > :57:55.you on it. It is lovely. You must see it for yourself. Come and see
:57:56. > :58:02.all these things, it is open until Sunday night all the details are on
:58:03. > :58:10.the web-site. But that is it from us from this year's Hampton Court Show.
:58:11. > :58:16.But you can catch Saturday Kitchen live from the show tomorrow morning
:58:17. > :58:23.on BBC1. There is one more flower show of the season, that is Tatton
:58:24. > :58:29.Park and we will be covering it on 20th July. And I'm back next week at
:58:30. > :58:31.9. From Joe, the whole team and myself here at Hampton Court, that
:58:32. > :58:59.is it, goodbye. MUSIC: Hoppipolla
:59:00. > :59:06.by Sigur Ros