Episode 3 Hampton Court Palace Flower Show

Hello and welcome to our final programme from the RHS

Hampton Court Flower Show 2017, an event supported

This has been a week packed full of flowers, gardens, people, and an

awful lot of sunshine. It has been hot.

Really hot. It is hat weather. You don't often see me in a hat, but

it is needed. This means some of the plants have been wilting. So have

some people. But in the sunshine, surrounded by plants, this is the

place to be. Yes. I still haven't seen all of the

show. It lasts throughout the weekend but it is vast.

I don't know if this is the biggest show, but it feels like you go in,

come out the other side, and you have mist things.

And the range is diverse. There really is a lot here. -- you have

missed things. Coming up, Nick Bailey delves

into one of the largest To discover which are the best

specimens to grow at home. Carol Klein and Toby Buckland

are exploring a range of plants guaranteed to get your garden

buzzing with pollinators. And we visit Kent as

the Australasian Plant Society prepares to bring their rare

antipodean specimens And you can join

in the horticultural conversation by sharing your views on the show

via our facebook page and on twitter using the hashtag

#bbchamptonflowers. July is the peak time for summer

holidays and wherever in the world we find ourselves,

as gardeners we're always on the look out for new

plants or design ideas. You might be thinking, I can do that

at home. Well don't pack your suitcase just

yet as we have three gardens to inspire you right

here at the show. They are filled with exotic ideas

for your garden at home. I've landed on my feet

with my hort holiday We think of Spain as being very dry,

very arid, it is in the south, but in the north, in Pelissier, it is

much more verdant, more lush, more green. -- in Galicia. They would

have had large, formal gardens, but also very intimate spaces for the

family. In northern Spain they also grow camellias. We have this one in

the corner of the garden. It is no longer in flower. But there are

touches of flour around the garden. This lovely water lily has a similar

shaped flower to the Camellia. It picks up on that. And, of course,

the blue from hydrangeas in the containers. What I also love about

this garden is its informality, its sense of place. Because there are

weeds everywhere. We have Woodruff, wild strawberries, lots of things

just creeping around the path and in and around your feet where you walk.

It's a wonderful garden. Very romantic and with a very special

atmosphere. While Rachel is in Spain, I have

come down to Southend. You might laugh, but for me it is the place I

used to go to as a kid. There is an important to this garden. It's 125

years of Southend being a borough. Designed by Tony Wagstaff. This was

designed by some young offenders, kids from ten to 18, they may have

never done anything like this before, and look at what they've

done. You look at the planting. That takes me to the 16-year-old on the

Parks Department. The first thing I learnt to do was propagate thousands

of bedding plants. And the rest of the planting works its way through.

It is all coastal plants. It is just a lovely space. It gives you that

feeling of being by the seaside. I have come to another part of

Southend. Designed by a young lad who is actually an apprentice at

Buckingham Palace, yet worked with the same young offenders. Then you

look at the planting. It has a nice feel. The grasses work their way

through. The old favourite you will see around.

It is a really stunning plants, the Angelica. These will go back to

Southend and be rebuilt. Those kids will be very proud when they walk

past that. I think there is an airport in

Southend, but I don't think it has done long haul flights, no, just

domestic. I'm in the USA. This is the Oregon garden. This is a hybrid

of influences. What I like about it is it feels like a cohesive design.

A really lovely, little garden. Over here there is a significant rose.

This is the Portland Rose. Portland is known as the city of roses. This

is actually the parent of all of the mass roses. Then there is the

Japanese influence in this garden, another layer working nicely. We

have the Japanese maples. They enjoy not too much wind whipping through.

So the pine trees are protecting them. You can't have a Japanese

garden without some water. Here there is a pall of reflective water

right in the centre of the garden. When you look at the reflection of

it, it is likely composition in itself. There is actually a lot

going on in this garden. It is not just seeing plants, the way they

grow, and how people design gardens in different parts of the world, it

also gives an insight into the local culture. So, wherever you go try and

include some horticulture in your holiday.

If you're heading abroad, whatever your destination there's

one plant you are likely to discover - an Orchid.

They're massively popular in the UK as houseplants and that trend is set

to continue as more unusual and exciting plants

To investigate which Orchid may be the right one for you,

and how best to care for it Nick Bailey is over

Orchids are elegant, charismatic, and extremely diverse plants. They

are distributed all over the world, from the tropics to the subtropics,

to temperate regions, like here in the UK. And they come from the

worlds plant family, Orchidaceae, which contains over 25,000 species

of plant. Orchids are found growing in a range of different

environments, from trees to soil to rock. But the one thing that binds

them together into the Orchidaceae family is that their reproductive

organs are joined into a single unit. There is a huge variety of

orchids on display in the floral marquee. This is your first year at

Hampton Court, but you've been doing this for 30 years, how has it been

going? Fantastic. I've had lots of interest. Lots of people asking

questions. We help people as much as we can. Viewers have sent questions

in on social media. Margaret on Facebook wants to know when the

flowers die on an orchid stem, do you cut them back? She can, she can

cut them back to a node commercial might not have too cut them back,

because they might start again on their own. -- to a node, but you

might not have to cut them back because they might start again on

their own. I'm really interested in how they

are suited to particular environments in the home. What would

you recommend for a cool room? These ones need a cooler night temperature

to flower. Lovely long stems and lots of flowers appearing either

side, so they are good value. Yes, and they are scented. What about a

bathroom? Oncidopsis, but do not let them dry

out. If you find an orchid you like it

can sometimes be difficult to find the right place to put it in your

house. That is true of any exotic plant, finding something that will

thrive in a steamy bathroom, or a try living room, anywhere indoors,

is tricky. -- dry living room. However help is at hand

as Toby Buckland is inside the butterfly dome, which is home

to a variety of plants This dome is amazing. It has a

wonderful echo and it is as warm as a jungle and as lush as a jungle.

You might think it is a strange place to speak about house plants,

but actually much of the greenery we use in our homes actually comes from

a jungle. The butterflies are certainly convinced. You probably

recognise this, the rubber plant. It is in so many front rooms because it

can survive in low light levels and in a dry atmosphere. In our homes it

is convinced that it is a sapling waiting for its parents to topple

over, open up the sky, and let the light in. Because when it gets light

and warmth they get big. This little fellow will never get out of hand.

It is a spreader. It often looks really nice in baskets in the

kitchen, just trailing over. It is also a good plant in low light

because it has this trick. Basically, the back of the leaves is

purple, it is like the back of a mirror. Sunlight passes through the

chlorophyll filled leaves, it hits the back and dances through again,

so they get two megabytes of the light cherry, as it were. Easy to

grow. Good for low levels of light. Just do not overwater it. This has a

lovely leaf to it and a wonderful colour. It likes kitchens because it

doesn't like getting too cool. In the winter it wants to be above 10

degrees. The kitchen is the heart of the home, it never gets too warming

there, so it can cosy up in there. This fellow is beautiful when it is

backlit, the sunlight comes through it. Ideal for a bathroom window with

a bit of humidity. It is the peace lily. You see these for sale. 30

years ago they were not quite so ubiquitous. And finally... You

cannot be in a butterfly dome without mentioning this little house

plants. It is a weed across the Mediterranean. It likes it dry. If

you have a porch, or a south facing windowsill, this is the plant for

you. It can survive indoors in the winter. It flowers pretty much all

year round. In the summer it can go outside in a pot. It won't only

lighten up your patio, it will also provide Pollin for native

butterflies -- pollen for native butterflies.

Most of us have an idea of our perfect place in wildlife.

Martyn Wilson thinks that sometimes we overlook sites.

We went to Longbridge, Birmingham to see the type

of landscape he wants us all to reconsider.

Sometimes you find relics of our past. You drive past them without a

second thought. I look at them differently. The sites are a great

opportunity. My name is Martyn, I am a former town planner, I retrained

as a garden designer a few years ago. This is what spurred me on to

create a garden at Hampton Court Palace this year. The company says

it has run out of component parts... Today I'm at the former Rover

factory at Longbridge, a massive former industrial site. The

traditional way to deal with a brownfield site first is to do clean

it up and get rid of material and then with the economical cycle we

have that sites stay derelict for a while or in a state of flux. I

understand why that approach is taken, but I would like to promote a

new approach where certain elements are retained, if industrial fabric

relates to a site, is there a way to maintain that and weave it into the

new landscape that is being created? Nature has started to reclaim this

site and as we walk the site we will see species have started to self

seed and settle into the soil and piles of rubble. On our show garden

we will have buddleia. You can can see how crowded together they are

naturally and we will try to re-create that. You can see

different heights and textures of plants. We will do the same.

Elsewhere we will have grasses and other plants. I want people to

perhaps see the beauty in these spaces, not see them as scruffy and

untidy, but to rethink them and think what they may mean to a local

community and to nature. There are some good examples where the

memories and that her Taij is kept. -- heritage is kept. One of my

favourites is the High Line in New York. That was an elevated railway

that became derelict and the local community kick-started the project

and it has been reimagined as a landscape, as a space that the

community can use and now it is a tourist attraction. That is where we

see opportunity and it can be beneficial to create these spaces. I

hope people will enjoy this garden and see the beauty in decay and

regeneration. That is a message to everybody, but particularly to the

planning community and developers, can we remain these elements and see

the beauty in them and retain some of our heritage.

First, this is your first show at Hampton Court. My first time and a

gold medal. I couldn't ask for me. I think it is deserved and everybody

gets it. And enjoys it. What is the magic, what can we learn from this.

I wish I knew the magic myself! I have to measured in the planting

style, so not to over-plant and withdrew a few plants to get the

natural feel and mimicking that national succession. And to get the

essence of wild brownfield sites, we don't just mimic them, you can't

just copy it and expect it to become a garden. No it is a translation, a

translation that suits your garden actually. Because each of these

sites have different aspects and different soils and you can

translate that into your own garden and pick the right species for your

garden. You talked about the High Line in New York, that we all

admire, do you think we can translate that to some of our

ex-industrial sites and make them into lovely gardens? The sites I

visited in Birmingham, they uncovered a water course that has

been buried for a hundred years and they created a new path and with the

High Line and one in Germany you see this. Commerce and the value of the

land will make that trickier? Of course and it is a fine balance and

I appreciate land has a value and we need industry and business, be we

also need green spaces for our own health. You have made a beautiful

garden and people are loving it. You have won a gold medal. Enjoy it.

Thank you very much. Our brownfield sites might be an important resource

of beauty for us, but they're more than that. They do attract a lot of

wildlife and specially insects. And even more importantly, pollinating

insects. They are the essential ingredient of a healthy ecosystem

and that includes our gardens, Carol and Toby have been going around the

show finding the best plants to attract pollinators. The buzzing of

insects in a border is one of most evocative sounds of summer. There

are so many insects waiting to pollinate our flowers. It is our job

to oblige them. Hover flies make a great contribution to the

pollination of our garden flowers. They're sometimes known as flower

flies. They're distinct from bees. They have two big eyes on the front

of the head and only two wings, as opposed to the four that all bees

have. They love all sorts of flowers. But they have a lot of

favourites. This is one of them. Hover flies love this, because it is

a great landing stage. What they're after as they are with almost all

flowers is the nectar that is buried deep in Keetch of the flowers. The

pollen's all over their bodies and it is moved around not only from now

tore flower within that flowerhead. But also to further flowers. It is

an absolutely brilliant process. These are members of the daisy

family. Daisies are attracted ed to hover flies. They have a series of

tiny flowers that open in succession offering treats to passing hover

flies. Can I borrow a plant. You came past at the perfect time. So

this is a demonstration of exactly what sort of flowers are pollinated

by moths. This comes from Ethiopia. In the evening, these flowers emit

the most delicious perfume. That is a sure sign that it is pollinated by

moths and further prove is if you look at the flower, it has a long

tube here, Ethiopians must have a long nose and it goes into the

flower and sucks out th nectar and moves pollen from the body on to the

stigma, the female bit of the flower and pollination takes place. It is a

pretty brilliant device. It is great to encourage hover flies

and moths, but before they were around, it was beetles who

pollinated primitive flowers like magnolias and water lilies.

Evolution has a way of making sure all our flowers get pollinated.

This is a butterfly garden at Hampton Court. The painted lady

migrates thousands of miles to our shores and when you see butterflies

doing that flutter by thing, you wonder how they fly around any

garden, let alone that far. But they're only bobbing up and down to

look for flowers to provide them with nectar from plants that you can

have in your garden to encourage them. The butter fly bush buddleia

is a starting points with a tubular structure to the flowers and because

butter flies have long tongues, only they can harvest the nectar. And

this is a cluster and butterflies can land on the flowers and harvest

the nectar efficiently, like a one-stop shop. This is the country

cousin and when the flowers are ready, the thistles are covered with

nectar. Where the stems meet the leaves, rain water collects and in

that water, insects fall in and drown. But butter flies with their

long tongues can harve thaes water and -- harvest that water and fly

away. Providing food with flowers is good, but even better is to spare an

area of garden for food for their caterpillars. Stinging nettles are

fantastic food plants and when they hatch out it is a miracle of nature

in the garden. It is wonderful. People tend to think of butterflies

as a summer adornment. In fact, they represent the situation of all

insects and agriculture has been a disaster zone for insects over the

last generation and gardeners are the front line. They have to act. We

can make a huge difference. It is not just growing the odd buddleia,

but getting a combination of plants. One other thing is that caterpillars

are part of the butterfly cycle. If you have got caterpillars munching

your plant, think you're feeding beautiful butterflies. Yes and this

hot, dry summer can only be a good thing for butter flies. Still to

come, I will talk to garden designer John Warland and his conceptual

garden. An event supported by Viking Cruises. Toby Buckland will be

chatting to a first-time visitor here and talking of the problems of

bringing your exhibits. And we join the Australasian Plant Society as

they bring their plants to Hampton for the first time. First, we have

Adam Frost's final installment in his look at the plants that are on

display here and how they can be best employed by you in your garden

at home. What a better way to spend a lazy

afternoon than on the lawn. But a plant that we take for granted,

grass is the most successful plant on the planet and covers a quarter

of our land. Our relationship goes back to hunter gatherer times, but

what does it bring to our gardens now? If you want a decent lawn, they

take some looking after. First, when you're creating a garden, decide

what you want from this surface. The amount of times I have created

gardens and we have added turf at the end and at the moment it goes

down it pulls the garden together. If you want your design to feel more

relaxed, let the lawn grow and cutting the path ways can give you a

mellow feeling. Or let it go and your grass pushes on and you ends up

with this beautiful seedhead and you leave this to the end of August,

strim it down and it will come up again next year. It is lovely.

Over the last 30 years, ormental grasses have been coming into their

own. That could be static, but the grass brings movement and brings it

alive. Think of ever-greens that don't change, the moment the grasses

go in and the seedhead moves, it becomes a different picture. Another

good idea is to use materials to inspire your planting and here it

has been done beautifully, with these fins have picked up in the

grasses, but the grasses work well with the paving.

Maybe that meadow was a bit too wild, but what about this. The

grasses work through the herbaceous planting and I would leave that and

it would add structure through the winter. Going out there in November

with the frost and the sun shining, that would look stunning.

Have you ever thought about using a grass is a screen? I know, bamboo,

but it is a grass. Lovely clump forming cross which gets up, gives

you height, and also when the wind blows through it gives you sound in

the garden so it adds to the atmosphere. It also feels cooler in

here. Cracking plant. Traditionally, show gardens

begin their life with a brief which sets out a central message -

whether it be highlighting a personal journey or a global

issue, that message should be translated clearly throughout

the finished garden. Earlier Arit Anderson,

Mark Lane and I took a look at three very different gardens to see

if they their message comes This is On The Edge designed

by Frederick White, it represents a journey through mental ill

health to acceptance. As you can see, this narrow path

gives you that sense of enclosure. And the planting is monochromatic,

dark and moody. We have things like these dark calla lilies. This pool

is like a cracked mirror and you cannot see your face in it properly.

Then come up the steps to this narrow pathway, which is quite

perilous, really. I really want to watch my feet here. The journey now

starts to open out. And as you come down, the steps begin to widen and

you are faced with a much more open space. The mirror is reflected here

as it was on the other side but this time it is clear, I can look in it

and see my face. The planting is a lot more optimistic. Seeing the

lilies repeated, there is more colour in them. There is, over here,

more of a hint of blue. There is still a spikiness, still a darkness.

The calla repeating. They say when you go through mental health, there

is optimism but there is that work that needs to be done. Has the

garden hit its message? What it says to me is that when one views mental

health it is a lot different to when you have experienced it. I think

that is reflected in this garden. It is only when you walk through it you

can see the message it is delivering.

This is the Power to Make a Difference garden.

It is by Joe Francis. It is about man's destructive power on this

earth, but also how nature can prevail. Joe won a silver for this,

so it has split opinion. You have this path which leads you through to

the garden. You have the rubble. You have stumps when nothing is growing

out of them. But as you gradually come around the garden there is a

spiral. And it leads you through to this naturalistic wildlife planting.

Just by introducing some plants, some trees, a log pile, you are

going to introduce nature into this space. And, of course, when we think

about man's destruction on this earth we think about the melting

polar ice caps. And that is shown here by this enormous block of ice.

As the ice melts you will gradually start to see some flowers appear.

There are irises just inside the ice. And the water will dissipate

into the soil and feed and nurture the ground. But it will also leave a

wonderful pool, so birds can start coming in. So actually, nature will

prevail. Whether you like it or not, I think the message is loud and

clear. One garden you probably

won't understand at first glance is Kinetica designed by John

Warland. It is inspired by the botanist

Robert Brown when he suspended pollen in the water. It is obvious,

really, but it is certainly an intriguing garden. And the pools,

when you look into them, they are simply magical. I vaguely remember

Brownian motion from school but I can't remember what it is about.

That is the basis of your design. What is it? A study on movement,

this garden. I wanted to highlight the observation of pollen. In liquid

and gas they are random, rather than structured. The garden is

symmetrical. But you can see that they are fizzing around in that

Brownian way. Even Robert Brown did not realise why it was doing it. It

took all that Einstein nearly 100 years later why under a microscope.

They move. In the wind they can swirl around in random movement.

Yes. They are enhanced by the wind. There is movement in every garden.

This is accentuated it. Remembering every particle is either vibrating

or moving around amongst us. They are doing their thing. But it will

move. They are fixed to the ground but they will move a lot. Wind not

included in the garden. We are waiting for some. I love the

planting Denise. Things like the allium seed heads. They represent

the particles moving around. Exactly. It is getting at movement,

bouncing around the space, colliding with each other. The garden is about

enhancement of scientific theory through the observation of botanical

matter. You like experimenting. You have done conceptual gardens at lots

of different shows. You like pushing the boundary. Yes, pushing

boundaries, having fun, creating something you've never seen before.

See it as a garden. Discuss scientific theory. Do what ever you

want at your leisure. Lovely to see you here. Thanks very much.

Most of the gardens keep a message buried quite deep. People don't need

to know why it is made or what it is about to enjoy it. However, this one

by Edward Mairis is different. Its message is, believe it or not, the

meaning of life. This area here represents the past. Rich with

knowledge and ancient wisdom. It is connected to this modern looking

greenhouse which represents the present, which encloses us

sometimes. There is a seating area in front. You can step out of the

present and contemplate your life. There with the bright colours and

hydroponic towers and the coloured flowering is a rainbow future full

of promise. Whether a show garden can or indeed should have a story

that you need to know in order to understand it and enjoy it is

debatable. Whether you like it or not is always a subjective opinion.

But whatever you think about it it is certainly thought-provoking.

Flower shows always have been a mixture of bright, brave, and

sometimes radical new ideas. And also much loved exhibits that

reappear year after year with much the same context. Toby Buckland goes

to the floral marquee to see exhibitors old and new. Whenever I

am in the floral marquee what I like to do is take a look at what people

have been buying, see what is in their bags. It gives you an idea of

what the trends are. We all like a bit of instant gratification with

colours. But if there is one thing that trumps that, it is the new. New

is exciting. That has an effect on the exhibitors here. It not only

means they have to innovate with their stands and how they look, but

also with the plants they bring to the show. Ingrid, you have been

coming here the years. 25 years this year. And your daughter, Sarah, how

long have you been coming? It feels about the same. Long service. Very

much so. What have you learnt over the years? It is jolly hard work.

How has your choice of plants developed in terms of what you sell?

When we started we were a small nursery. Our range was not enormous.

Now we are confident enough that we know what people will want and we

will bring the plants to fill that. What you specialise in? This year

we've brought lots and lots of new flox. People are going the bright

and bold colours. They are desperate to bring use into their garden.

Nothing has to be done to them. You do not have to state them. They just

look beautiful. If you were talking to a new person, what advice would

you have? Do not think it is as easy as using. It is hard work. Be

prepared for bumps in the road? Absolutely, and there are a few.

David, this is your first time exhibiting here? Yes, the first time

I have put on a display. How have you found the experience?

Nerve-racking to start with but once I got in it was OK, not as

intimidating as I thought. Tell me about your grasses. I wanted to show

the public what you can do with just grasses. I put fish in to give it a

zinc. Coral reef was my idea. But hopefully it is the grasses people

are looking at. And this is your speciality. Do you think you have

some plants that you think should be better known which you will bring to

the market? I have brought this diverse range. I prefer the pink

ones in different sizes. Completely hardy. It means a lot. This is part

of you, isn't it? Yes, this is my life. When it is a cold February,

you've got to remember these days to make it worthwhile. As well as the

nurseries, there are 11 plant societies who also exhibit in the

floral marquee. Including a new one. with a display which showcases

plants from Australia, New Zealand and the surrounding

Pacific Islands. We recently visited the society

to discover where their passion for these antipodean plants came

from. I love Australasian plants so much

because of their pure diversity. There is so many of them. And that

range. People often in this country don't know much about it. They give

us a taste of the exotic. Weird, wonderful, wacky plants to grow in

our gardens. But at the same time they are quite easy if you think

about it and give them what they want. This is Tom. President of the

Australasian plant Society. Probably one of the youngest presidents of

plant Society anywhere in the world. This is Robbie a fantastic chap, a

passionate plants person, a wonderful conservationist and a

super chairman of the Australasian plant society.

So many people think of Australasian plants as plants that we can't grow

in our country, or plants that come from dry, hot, arid areas. You think

of Australia you immediately think of as rock, right in the middle, and

all of the lovely red dusty dirt around it. But the diversity within

mainland Australia, north and south, New Zealand, and the surrounding

islands, is incredible. The thing we also don't realise about

Australasian plant is that they are old. They come from a time we have

forgotten about. We are talking 200 million years of evolution. In New

Zealand a lot of the plants look strange to us. And we can bring some

of that diversity into our gardens here in the northern hemisphere.

Here in Kent we have a world garden with species from across the globe

laid out in a map of the world to represent each plant's origins.

Including the Australasian continent. This is a fantastic

plant, the hebe, people don't realise it is from New Zealand and

some are from South America. It is a plant we have taken to our hearts in

this country, because it is so adaptable to conditions. It has

adapted to our environment and there are so many species, varieties are

sti discovered in New Zealand in 2017. There is thousands of plants

from Australasian that most people don't know about that will do well

in the UK. This is a member of ivy family and it is quite hardy in the

UK and it comes from New Zealand, which has high rain fall and so it

likes that and likes to be no colder than minus 6. I'm so pleased to have

the national collection Eucalyptus trees. My favourite is this one. The

clue is in the name, snow gun, it is from cold areas of south-east

Australia and it is very hardy. It has lovely patchwork bark, lovely

glossy leaves and it is my favourite Eucalyptus tree. This comes from

South Australia. The amazing purple flowers are like the things we see

in our every day gardens, but the leaves are more crispy and solid and

they can cope with drought. After a dry winter and a hot summer like the

one we have had, this plant will do well in British gardens. Plant

societies in the UK are struggling, but because the plants we grow are

so interesting, our plant society is in a strong enough position to go

and show at a major show. Being part of this special club and it means so

much. I feel like I'm not alone in liking these plants. It is being

able to see that diversity in one place at the show which will be

incredible. You have managed to fit half of

Australasian on the stand. The variety is phenomenal. A lot of the

plants haven't been seen before at a major show and the excitement of

that sharing this is a buzz. Is this just you bringing it. There is about

15 different people involved in the stand. It has been a tremendous

effort from our members to bring them all here to Hampton Court. What

are the highlights for you? For me it has got to be something I have

actually collected. There is three yub lip us the trees -- Eucalyptus

trees that I collected in 1999 and it moves that modern day plant

hunting continues. It must be exciting to have the chance to see

plants growing in their natural habitat and they are then here. It

is so exciting and the buzz is because I can go in the wild and see

the conditions the plant is experiencing and it is much easier

if you have seen it in the wild to grow the plants. For me it is this

plant, the mountain devil. Yesterday it was tight in bud and today it is

in full flower. It is the first now hear the flowered in the UK from

Australia in 179 8. To have it here... And in flower. As if it knew

the right moment to perform. There are a few things that I recognise

that are used for summer bedding. So much of our Flora does come from

Australia, like hebes come from New Zealand and in Britain we treat it

as a tender annual. But if you bring it into the house, you can keep it

going year on year. What do you think it is about the Australasian

Plant Society that is creating a buzz, because I know a lot of other

plant soepts are struggling -- societies are struggling for

membership. Because we are interested in weird plants that are

grown on the edge of what we are able to achieve here. But also we

have quite a strong ethos. We are not just about growing the plants,

but conserving the plants and these are plants people can grow with a

bit of skill and effort. So many people coming to the show they say,

I haven't got a greenhouse, but actually there are so many

throughout the UK that can be grown. Well done on your medal and it is

the most sensational display. Thank you.

From plants down under to a garden up north. A designer Will Williams

has created a changing world garden to celebrate the northern town of

Pickering's success in tackling flooding by using a natural

solution. Across the UK flooding has become a massive issue. And Will

Williams has returned to Hampton with a novel design solution.

Holding back the flood is a garden that has taken inspiration from

Pickering who got their grant for flood protection turned down and had

to come up with solutions to stop the water. That included things like

planting alters and the use of them in this garden I like it, because it

gives a natural is tick feel this garden barely uses any hard

landscaping materials. That is one thing to look at when we are

thinking about flood control. What you may not see is it is has

attracted some wildlife and I want to show you this, Will's picked up

this attention to detail, planting saplings around the garden that

would naturally occur. Good to meet you. You brought flood to Hampton.

How did you do it? It has been hard work and we have had used 52,000

litres of water and the concept is about how to use trees to help

prevent flooding. How do Alders work in flood defence. It not their root

system stucking it -- sucking it up, but they're a physical barrier. Tell

us about Pickering. They got turned down a multimillion pound flood

protection grant. That money would go to building horrible concrete

barriers. A lot of places we could use this sort of system. I am not

saying it would work for every single site, but I think some modern

day developers could use this structure. Imagine this on a huge

scale and when we are talking hundreds of thousands of trees, that

is a big barrier. And they're a fantastic tree and can hop anything.

You have cracked it, well done. Thank you. At every flower show it

is strange there is one thing that almost niggles at you. It could be

very big or tucked away or might not be something you realised you

wanted. But it's always there. We thought we would ask the team what

one thing they wanted to take away with them in their mind or

physically from this year's Show. I don't usually use the word

fantastic, but that is exactly what this is. I stumbled across it, a

imaginative piece of work from students at Ritzle college and it

features a fantasy insect, the green man, a wonderful caterpillar and a

toadstool made of Lotus heads. : I have been lucky enough to see a lot

of these beautiful South African plant in the wild. The one I'm

thrilled to see this year is this, a fantastic plant with beautiful

butterfly-like flowers. It will flower on a free -draining soil. It

is a real winner. This is Martin Wilson's garden, and it won a gold

medal and I like this site hoarding and how he has used the street art.

But what I love is these framed views of garden and this one here,

there is one for the children, it is so great, it is almost as if they're

in their own world. It is so lovely. I love it. This hedge people will

walk by it. But for me, it adds solidity against the planting of the

purples and the yellows and the shape leads up to this beautiful

wall. I love it. What a treat to discover something new, these have

taken 30 years s to breed and they have wonderful new colours,

including touches of lemon, long stems and perfect for cutting. It is

something very special, watch this space. This is is not an ordinary

azalea, it is a root-exposed one and it had taken 32 years of washing

away the compost as the plant grows to produce this. You don't normally

see the roots on plants. It is as if it is sharing a secret with us. It

is wonderful. Do I love this? Looks like a normal beehive, yes. Well no.

It is a beer hive. There is a microbrewery inside and I think

every garden should have one! Cheers! A few surprises there. What

would you like to take back? It is a tough one. I think it is on this

garden. I love that tree seat, there with the willow wort and the

craftsmanship. It is very original and with that lovely oak top. I

don't usually go for willow stuff. But you could fit that in into any

garden. You sold it. Under a tree. How about you. Trees come in, I

walked in and within ten minutes my heart had been stolen on the

children's wild garden there is a swing from a cut oak branch and I

think it is great and great for your outer or inner child. I have seen

you on it. It is lovely. You must see it for yourself. Come and see

all these things, it is open until Sunday night all the details are on

the web-site. But that is it from us from this year's Hampton Court Show.

But you can catch Saturday Kitchen live from the show tomorrow morning

on BBC1. There is one more flower show of the season, that is Tatton

Park and we will be covering it on 20th July. And I'm back next week at

9. From Joe, the whole team and myself here at Hampton Court, that

is it, goodbye. MUSIC: Hoppipolla

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