:00:11. > :00:17.The show gardens here at Chelsea are always immaculate, packed with
:00:17. > :00:21.plants at the peak of perfection. On the show this afternoon we're
:00:21. > :00:25.bringing you tips on how to enjoy your own blemish-free garden with a
:00:25. > :00:33.few simple steps to choosing the right plant for the right place.
:00:33. > :00:38.Coming Up: back to basics - Andy Sturgeon looks at flowers that
:00:38. > :00:46.flourish in different types of soil. If you happen to have a sandy soil
:00:46. > :00:50.- because it's free training, it will -- draining, it will allow you
:00:50. > :00:58.to grow some of these bowls. Toby picks out the Chelsea shurbs
:00:58. > :01:03.picks that are perfect for acid soils. And climate change -
:01:03. > :01:11.how to choose the right plants for your own garden conditions.
:01:11. > :01:13.Good afternoon, and welcome to RHS Chelsea Flower Show. It's Wednesday,
:01:13. > :01:16.and the event, supported by M&G Investments, has already brought
:01:16. > :01:20.tears and cheers to the designers and exhibitors alike.
:01:20. > :01:23.Yesterday it was all about medals. But in keeping with tradition,
:01:23. > :01:28.Wednesday is the day we concentrate on the plants themselves, and
:01:28. > :01:32.particularly this year, the right plants for your gardens. We all
:01:32. > :01:38.like to replicate what we see here at Chelsea, but it doesn't always
:01:38. > :01:41.work out that way when we do our plants a home. No, because you
:01:41. > :01:45.can't copy a show garden because you might not have the right soil
:01:45. > :01:50.type. You have to get that right. It's all about the ground type?
:01:50. > :01:54.people always say to me, "I can't grow this."
:01:54. > :01:58."I can't grow that." - plants grow themselves if you have the right
:01:58. > :02:03.soil to start with. What is ideal for your garden? Most gardens have
:02:03. > :02:08.a type of loam which is a soil that's got some silt in it, some
:02:08. > :02:16.sand in it, clay, a lot of worms and compost in it. It's a blend,
:02:16. > :02:21.and nothing is in such a perfection it affects how it behaves. It's
:02:21. > :02:24.just soft. That's what we aspire to? Yes, crumbly, perfect. What
:02:24. > :02:28.about this? We're getting dirty today, aren't we? Definitely.
:02:28. > :02:33.this how we can tell at home what our soil is like? I don't know what
:02:33. > :02:38.my soil is like. Soil can vary from street to street. So parts of the
:02:38. > :02:43.country it might vary, and you can get a chalky in one section and not
:02:43. > :02:49.another? Actually, you can get chalky in the front of your garden
:02:49. > :02:56.and not in the back. Clay you can get wet... It's really sticky.
:02:56. > :03:03.the only soil you can mould into a sausage saip, and it will stay like
:03:03. > :03:07.that. Hard work this your garden, back-breaking work. Very. It's very
:03:07. > :03:11.unlikely you'd have a potter's clay, but a quarter of it is made of
:03:11. > :03:16.these small clay particles, and you need to open them up and get some
:03:16. > :03:22.compost to add. What's this one? This is a chalk. It doesn't look
:03:22. > :03:26.like soil at all. No. You get it wet, and it's very slimy. Sometimes
:03:26. > :03:33.you get stone in it or large pieces of Flint. That doesn't want to
:03:33. > :03:37.break up. Some plants love it. Clematis are fantastic in it, very
:03:37. > :03:41.free draining, sometimes slimy. It's very alkaline. Where would you
:03:41. > :03:45.find soil like that? I had a garden in Cambridge that looked just like
:03:45. > :03:51.that I used to grow lots of cut nowers on it, and they loved it.
:03:51. > :03:56.Root crops are a no-no. What type of soil is this? Oh, it's bitty.
:03:56. > :04:00.Sandy soil, so it's a loam with a high proportion of sand. That makes
:04:00. > :04:05.it free draining. The other thing about sand is because it's free
:04:05. > :04:09.draining, you tend to wash out all the lime that's in it, so it's good
:04:09. > :04:16.for rhododendrums. A soil master class.
:04:16. > :04:19.So when you know what soil you've got, the next step is to know which
:04:19. > :04:28.plants suit it. So Andy Sturgeon's been to the Great Pavilion to
:04:28. > :04:33.compile his Chelsea guide. Now, people always moan about clay
:04:33. > :04:38.soil, but looking at some of these plants, I really wish I had it. One
:04:38. > :04:44.of my favourites is this plant. It's also got wonderful foliage. At
:04:44. > :04:49.this time of year in spring you can have carpets of it in a great clay
:04:49. > :04:54.soil and also this plant. It likes things a little bit damp, so it's
:04:54. > :04:57.the damper end of clay. The thing about these plants is they look
:04:57. > :05:02.superb together. It's the combination. You can have all of
:05:02. > :05:06.this froth, but you need something to anchor it. This plant will do
:05:06. > :05:09.just that. A huge plant like this will put punctuation into the
:05:09. > :05:19.planting. The leaves are this wonderful bronze when they come out
:05:19. > :05:22.
:05:22. > :05:26.and fade to a green as they mature. If you happen to have a sandy soil
:05:26. > :05:32.because it's free draining, it will allow you to grow some of these
:05:32. > :05:35.great bowls because the winter wet won't cause them to rot. If you're
:05:35. > :05:40.growing tulips, you know some will last forever, pop up year after
:05:40. > :05:46.year, but others will slowly fade away, and you have to keep
:05:46. > :05:50.replanting every two or three years. That's something I find with tulipa
:05:50. > :05:54.ballerina, but it's got a great colour. As the tulips fade away,
:05:54. > :05:59.the alliums pop up to take over the show, some of these wonderful
:05:59. > :06:03.globes like Mt Everest here, the white one. They really are
:06:03. > :06:08.spectacular. They'll really thank you for giving them a well-drained,
:06:08. > :06:12.sandy soil. Now, I get on with chalky soil. To be honest, I do
:06:12. > :06:17.find it a struggle at times. There are great plants you can grow. This
:06:17. > :06:22.is one of them. What I love about this is it flowers for ages because
:06:22. > :06:27.the flowers open at the bottom, and they die off. Then the one at the
:06:27. > :06:33.top open. It goes on for ages and ages. There are more spikes that
:06:33. > :06:37.come off at the sides. It also sows seeds, so you get seeds for free,
:06:37. > :06:47.sometimes more than you want. There's purple version as well. It
:06:47. > :06:47.
:06:47. > :06:51.looks fantastic alongside this huge plant, giant antic grey leaves with
:06:51. > :06:57.yellow flowers. Then there is this. This is something really special.
:06:57. > :07:02.It's good to have something special in your garden. This is a digitalis
:07:02. > :07:10.from Spain. The thing about this is it really loves growing on a chalky
:07:10. > :07:17.soil. That's bonus. How about this plant? I think it's pretty easy to
:07:17. > :07:22.see why "ladybird" is in the name. You see it growing all over chalky
:07:22. > :07:25.downland. It will sow seed, but only germinate if you disturb the
:07:25. > :07:29.ground, then it will pop up all over the place, a wonderful thing.
:07:29. > :07:36.It just goes to show, no matter what type of soil you've got, you
:07:36. > :07:43.can always turn it into an asset. Whilst chalky soil is very alkaline
:07:43. > :07:49.- or sweet as we gardeners say - there is another type, which is at
:07:49. > :07:56.the opposite end of the scale. Ericaceous soil is much more acidic.
:07:57. > :08:03.It builds up beneath disSiduous trees. On the ground they're broken
:08:03. > :08:07.up by the bacteria in the soil. Because they perspire all the time,
:08:07. > :08:12.what happens is, is they give off acidity. That makes the ground lose
:08:12. > :08:16.any sweetness it has and makes it perfect for a very specific palette
:08:16. > :08:24.of plants. There are easy ways to tell whether you have acidic soil.
:08:24. > :08:33.If you live on the coast, look your neighbours' gardens. If they can
:08:33. > :08:39.grow blue hydrangeas, your soil is acidic, if you live inland and see
:08:39. > :08:46.rhododendrums or heather, your soil is acidic. If you're still not sure,
:08:46. > :08:55.you can go down to the garden centre and get a soil tester kit.
:08:55. > :09:01.Put in some soil, add water. Add the magic moisture. If it comes out
:09:01. > :09:09.red, you have acidic soil, and you can plant wonderful plants like in
:09:09. > :09:13.this garden. One of my favourites is this plant. It has lovely winter
:09:13. > :09:19.leaves that look good all year long. If you think the rhododendrums are
:09:19. > :09:23.a little bit on the gaudy side, what about this one? This is a
:09:23. > :09:28.connoisseur's plant. The flowers - they're not as important as the
:09:28. > :09:32.leaves. The leaves are covered in this quilt-like substance. It has
:09:32. > :09:36.an insulating layer that stops the plant losing too much moisture and
:09:36. > :09:40.keeps the flower buds protected from frost, just gives the garden a
:09:40. > :09:45.whole glow. Finally, the other type of plants you must grow if you have
:09:45. > :09:53.acidic soil are ones that like deep, rich ground, and Chris has got a
:09:53. > :09:59.whole range of them here - hostas, ferns and others. Chris isn't the
:09:59. > :10:01.only gardener that's used a woodland setting to inspire
:10:01. > :10:11.gardeners in this Chelsea Flower Show.
:10:11. > :10:20.
:10:20. > :10:26.James Alexander Sinclair has been This is the Bradstone Pan ash
:10:26. > :10:30.Garden. The whole thing is about vitality, colour and excitement.
:10:30. > :10:34.This is inspired by fluttering kites, and the colours change all
:10:34. > :10:37.the way down. To make it more exciting, there is a wall that goes
:10:37. > :10:42.all the way back down that way, then the colour from the sculpture
:10:42. > :10:48.is picked up in the planting, so you have this vortex of planting
:10:48. > :10:52.that whizes its way in, and we have geraniums and all sorts of things
:10:52. > :10:57.rotating around a strong vertical - one birch tree that goes straight
:10:57. > :11:01.up in the air. Around the edge of that there is yet another curve -
:11:01. > :11:05.there is a curve of painting, then all the way around the edge is this
:11:05. > :11:12.far more delicate band of woodland and shady plants that ends up round
:11:12. > :11:18.about here. Now, woodland is really a posh name for shade. Pretty much
:11:18. > :11:22.anyone who in their garden has a decent-sized shrub like this hazel
:11:22. > :11:26.underneath it, under it you can grow things that don't like the sun
:11:26. > :11:36.like this grass or fern or this plant. All of these things need to
:11:36. > :11:47.
:11:47. > :11:53.This next garden continues the woodland theme. This is Petra,
:11:53. > :12:02.Tranquility Set in Stone. I am standing here surrounded by very,
:12:02. > :12:06.very wonderful multi-stemmed acer campestre. Usually you find it in
:12:06. > :12:10.hedge rows. It's a field maple. What's special about this tree is
:12:10. > :12:14.come the autumn time, all of these leaves turn the most wonderful
:12:14. > :12:20.butter yellow, so we're emerging from the woodland into a woodland
:12:20. > :12:23.glade - except that this woodland glade is not as you would expect -
:12:23. > :12:28.close-cropped grass and grazing deer and bunny rabbits. This one is
:12:28. > :12:34.emerging into a garden with all the necessary mod cons you may require,
:12:34. > :12:39.for example, over here is a fully- funking plunge pool - not just any
:12:39. > :12:44.old plunge pool. It is cleaned by this rather fantastic bog bed just
:12:44. > :12:48.there. On the edge of the woodland is this wonderful undulating wild
:12:48. > :12:51.flower meadow, then a wall, then set into the wall are very
:12:51. > :13:01.comfortable-looking chairs which seem to be beckoning me forward to
:13:01. > :13:08.
:13:08. > :13:11.sit down and enjoy the peace and We're spending the afternoon
:13:11. > :13:15.looking at how to choose the right plant for your garden conditions.
:13:15. > :13:19.We have looked at soil and habitat. But the other really important
:13:19. > :13:27.thing to consider is the aspect, and this stand has some great
:13:27. > :13:31.plants that'll thrive in full sun. These plants are really all about
:13:31. > :13:37.the flower, and if they don't have plenty of sunshine, it just won't
:13:37. > :13:40.happen, and the trick here is to make sure that the base is
:13:40. > :13:50.absolutely baking in full sun. Do that, and they'll reward you with
:13:50. > :13:50.
:13:50. > :13:54.Now, if you're not sure whether a plant likes sun or shade, there are
:13:54. > :13:59.a few pointers, a few things to look for, like this plant, for
:13:59. > :14:02.example. It's got a very silvery leaf. That's a great indicator it's
:14:02. > :14:06.going to like full sun because it's probably from a Mediterranean
:14:06. > :14:10.climate where it's very hot. The reason it's silver is because it
:14:10. > :14:15.will reflect lots of light and keep the plant nice and cool and cut
:14:15. > :14:19.down the water loss, so look out for that. Something else to look
:14:19. > :14:23.for is the leaf size and shape. This lavendar has small narrow
:14:24. > :14:29.leaves. That's also to cut down water loss. If you don't grow this
:14:29. > :14:34.in full sun, it will get tall and leggy and ugly.
:14:34. > :14:38.Make sure it's absolutely light. There are some plants that can take
:14:38. > :14:45.plenty of sunshine as long as their feet are permanently wet. One of
:14:45. > :14:49.those is this plant which loves the boggy soil. Look at those fantastic
:14:49. > :14:52.little flowers. If you want a ground cover, you can't do better
:14:52. > :14:59.than this plant. If you have a damp soil, this will carpet it
:14:59. > :15:04.wonderfully, and this is a relative of a giant, with these superb, huge
:15:04. > :15:08.leaves. Most gardens have at least some
:15:08. > :15:12.shade, and the great thing about shade is it allows you to grow lots
:15:12. > :15:22.of wonderful ferns. The superb shape is such a fantastic contrast
:15:22. > :15:23.
:15:23. > :15:28.It's difficult to find flowering plants where there isn't much sun
:15:28. > :15:35.life. For did dappled shade you can't get better than the this one.
:15:35. > :15:42.The flower lasts for ages but the leaf's important too. You get a
:15:42. > :15:47.carpet of foliage that smothers the ground. Hesperis, the sweet rocket
:15:47. > :15:52.harks a wonderful evening scent. It self-seeds, and the white version
:15:52. > :15:56.is fantastic, because as twilight arrives it gleans out from the
:15:56. > :15:59.darkness -- gleams out from the darkness. It is good to know that
:16:00. > :16:08.whatever challenges your garden givers you, you can always find the
:16:08. > :16:16.perfect plant. There's a lot more to come on this
:16:16. > :16:19.afternoon's Chelsea Flower Show. Coming up: against all odds - we
:16:19. > :16:26.visit the show garden proving that flowers can grow in the most
:16:27. > :16:30.impossible conditions. The perfect plant - RHS judge
:16:30. > :16:37.Raymond Evison reveals the star qualities between the 2012 Chelsea
:16:37. > :16:41.Plant of the Year. Today at Chelsea we're bringing you
:16:41. > :16:46.expert tips on how to find the right plants for your garden. Well,
:16:46. > :16:51.there is one family of plants that can adapt to almost any gardening
:16:51. > :16:56.conditions and those are much-loved hardy geraniums. Here's Chris
:16:56. > :17:01.Beardshaw with a guide to the best one for you.
:17:01. > :17:05.Amongst the plants that at the Chelsea Flower Show there is one
:17:05. > :17:09.that stands out as offering the greatest range of habitats in which
:17:09. > :17:14.it thrives, and the greatest diversity of structure and colour
:17:14. > :17:21.variation. It's the geraniums and here is one of them. This is our
:17:21. > :17:26.British native displaying all the classic characteristics of the
:17:26. > :17:31.family - five petals and protruding sexual parts at the centre of the
:17:31. > :17:35.flower, a rather cut and divided leaf. The common name, crane's bill,
:17:35. > :17:40.comes from the fact that the sexual parts of the flower, once the
:17:40. > :17:50.petals have fallen, you reveal the carpals, distinctive like a bird's
:17:50. > :17:50.
:17:50. > :17:59.beak. A geranium that demands the deep
:17:59. > :18:05.shade of woodland is this one. The so-called morning widow. This is a
:18:05. > :18:13.perfect example. Dark petals swept back, plentiful on the flowering
:18:13. > :18:21.spike. It's got a common name of mourning widows because the pettals
:18:21. > :18:26.resemble the hats worn by the widow. This is Samobor, with dark notling
:18:26. > :18:32.on the foliage, which adds an extra dimension to your designs.
:18:32. > :18:36.If you want a second crop of flowers, as soon as the first crop
:18:36. > :18:43.has gone, cut it down to the ground to encourage fresh leaves and a
:18:43. > :18:48.second bloom. If this is too dark for your shaded woodland area, try
:18:49. > :18:55.the geranium phaeum. It's pure and beautiful.
:18:55. > :19:02.This is geranium palm atum. Its home is madderia in the Canary
:19:02. > :19:06.Islands, where it loves the sun- drenched free-draining soils. It is
:19:06. > :19:11.later flowering and that's why at this time of the year you only see
:19:11. > :19:17.the buds. But when they burst, they are Madgents ta in colour and
:19:17. > :19:23.persist through to the frosts. One of the geraniums that rivals in
:19:23. > :19:29.open sunshine is this. As the species name suggests, it is drived
:19:29. > :19:32.from the foothills of the mountains, where it grows in the most vigorous
:19:32. > :19:37.and opulent grassland. It is that that gives ate rather wonderful
:19:37. > :19:42.habit that is of use to gardeners. If you allow it to drift through a
:19:42. > :19:47.meadow, it prospers, but equally if you blend wit other herbaceous
:19:47. > :19:51.perennials it is a great competitor, forming low mats and creating
:19:51. > :19:56.flowers that pop up through the canopy of its neighbours. This
:19:56. > :20:00.geranium also share as character resist wick all of those in the Jen
:20:00. > :20:05.us understands is promiscuity. They cross readily. If you introduce two
:20:05. > :20:09.species into your garden the poll than will be transferred and as a
:20:09. > :20:14.consequence a new form of the plant could emerge, which means if you
:20:14. > :20:24.elect those seedlings and grow them on, in future years you too could
:20:24. > :20:24.
:20:24. > :20:27.have a Chelsea winner of your own. This afternoon we're looking at how
:20:27. > :20:31.to create the perfect garden by choosing the right plants for your
:20:31. > :20:40.particular circumstances. But Toby, is there ever an environment that
:20:40. > :20:44.is impossible to plant? I've tried to think of one but I know from my
:20:45. > :20:52.own experience my drive, which gets mossy and mud on it attracts the
:20:52. > :20:57.weeds. Even on concrete plants will grow. This is a very, well, a
:20:57. > :21:01.climbing garden, it is tranquil but it represents in demilitarised zone
:21:01. > :21:05.in Korea. This is the first time I've been on this garden. Just
:21:05. > :21:10.looking out you do feel calm and peaceful and then you are reminded
:21:10. > :21:14.by this barbed wire, we have a watch tower behind us. When I first
:21:14. > :21:19.saw the garden I thought it was nature reserve and then you see
:21:19. > :21:22.this tragic humanity, the bullets, the soldiers' coat buttonness to
:21:22. > :21:28.floor. It is very moving. The garden tells a story, that there
:21:28. > :21:33.was a war in Korea, the Korean War 60 years ago, and since that time
:21:33. > :21:39.there's been this no-man's-land colonised by nature. So in a way it
:21:39. > :21:43.is reclaiming it is it? Yes, I think that's the message of the
:21:43. > :21:49.garden - where there is conflict, nature ignores it. The stream runs
:21:49. > :21:53.through the fence, and the plants don't care about man-made
:21:53. > :21:56.distinctions about who owns what. Do plants adapt to different
:21:56. > :22:00.environments? Obviously the soil here, if you have had a whole Army
:22:01. > :22:04.going through, there couldn't have been a lot of goodness around at
:22:04. > :22:08.that time. The plants improve the soil for other plants to grow.
:22:08. > :22:11.That's the trick. If you have a difficult place to plant at home,
:22:12. > :22:17.scatter a few seeds or have weeds growing in it, because it
:22:17. > :22:21.conditions the soil. That's what's happening in this soil. Are these
:22:21. > :22:31.all weeds? For example that orange plant, it is beautiful. Is that a
:22:31. > :22:31.
:22:31. > :22:36.weed? That's a country cousin of GM. They can cope in rocky ground.
:22:36. > :22:45.Ideal for bomb craters I guess. these here? Crane's bills, they
:22:45. > :22:50.have shallow roots. It does have a feeling of peace, of tranquillity.
:22:50. > :22:56.And claiming nature is what's rightfully hers. There is even a
:22:56. > :22:59.pair of nesting blackbirds. shows it doesn't take long. Such an
:22:59. > :23:02.impactful garden. In the quest to find the perfect
:23:02. > :23:04.plant for gardeners up and down the country, every year the Royal
:23:04. > :23:13.Horticultural Society award one new plant at Chelsea the enviable title
:23:13. > :23:19.of Plant of the Year. Here's Toby with some of the worthy contenders.
:23:19. > :23:26.This year there've been some sensational new plants for indoors
:23:26. > :23:32.and out. Starting with this. Dianthus memories is a new take on
:23:32. > :23:41.an old garden favourite. It has upright flowers in profusion and
:23:41. > :23:51.they are exquisitely scented. Digitalis silver cub is a special
:23:51. > :23:51.
:23:52. > :23:58.fox glove. If you sow it in February it flowers earlier.
:23:58. > :24:04.These pet uenias are a break listen through in breeding. They can cope
:24:04. > :24:12.with the cold, minus 5. For the first time there are Petunias for
:24:13. > :24:17.late spring bedding. Royal Navy is deep blue and sweetly scented in
:24:17. > :24:22.spring. If you like your flowers compact and full, this is one for
:24:22. > :24:29.you. The thing about cape daisies is
:24:29. > :24:39.they flower for a long time. This in the pink is no exception. What
:24:39. > :24:44.
:24:44. > :24:54.makes it special is its leaves. Heuchera is a chameleon of a plant.
:24:54. > :24:55.
:24:55. > :25:02.Its Las Vegass turn plum and purple. There's a new house plant on the
:25:02. > :25:10.block. What makes it special are these fabulous leaves, shaped like
:25:10. > :25:14.a dragon's tongue. All are good enough to scoop the
:25:14. > :25:20.top honours but which plant beat all of these?
:25:20. > :25:24.Raymond the worthy winner for 2012 is... It is this fantastic Foxglove
:25:24. > :25:34.Digitalis Illumination Pink. Isn't it a fantastic plant? Beautiful. It
:25:34. > :25:35.
:25:35. > :25:40.has the wow factor straight way. straight away. Absolutely. The
:25:40. > :25:47.judges selected this because of its outstanding uniqueness. Is going to
:25:47. > :25:52.be a worldwide sales hit. It is going to be with us for a very long
:25:52. > :25:57.time. Foxgloves are so popular in our gardens. Why is it our winner?
:25:57. > :26:02.Why it's different, all the foxgloves we currently grow are
:26:02. > :26:05.biennial, they grow one year, they flower the next year and they die.
:26:05. > :26:11.This is a perennial plant, so it will go on for a long time. It is
:26:11. > :26:17.ideal for growing in a pop. Hate so many atry buects ideal for a small
:26:17. > :26:21.or large garden. So I could have this in my garden for four or five
:26:21. > :26:27.years? Longer than that I'm sure. How long will it continue flowering
:26:27. > :26:32.for each year? I have not grown it yet but I'm told it is going to
:26:32. > :26:37.flower for a lot of the summer. If you look at the detail of this, it
:26:37. > :26:40.is fantastic. I need to put my glass on but the detail is
:26:40. > :26:44.fantastic. Foxgloves are known to spread throughout the garden.
:26:44. > :26:51.is sterile so it means that it won't put seedlings all over the
:26:51. > :26:54.garden. You plant this one and it stays and doesn't spread. It is
:26:54. > :26:58.controllable. It is the ultimate accolade to be Plant of the Year
:26:58. > :27:01.2012. How long do the breeders work on a plant in development? This
:27:01. > :27:06.plant was in the planning and thought to be impossible but it has
:27:06. > :27:11.been possible by some very clever breeding work. This would have been
:27:11. > :27:16.thought of four or five years ago, probably more. It is such a
:27:16. > :27:21.prestigious award. Can we get it in the shops now? You can buy it
:27:21. > :27:28.online. It is not in garden centres yet but look out for this lovely
:27:28. > :27:36.winner of Chelsea Plant of the Year 2012. So if we good to the RHS
:27:36. > :27:43.website and follow the link it will give the details? Yes. Thank you.
:27:43. > :27:47.A worthy winner. Time for one e-mail. Kelly Bennett
:27:47. > :27:51.has said yesterday James visited a Japanese garden in the artisan
:27:51. > :27:54.section. It won gold. It is beautiful. It can have on it what
:27:54. > :27:59.can only be described as moss pebbles. Can you tell me what they
:27:59. > :28:03.are and where they can be obtained from? They are pin cush moss. They
:28:04. > :28:08.are a fabulous moss. Designers like them because they are the first to
:28:09. > :28:13.tell when the soil is drying out. The tips start to go white. It is
:28:13. > :28:19.like a cannery down a mine. Where to buy, it is one of those plants
:28:19. > :28:22.you will have to hunt out on the internet to find a specialist
:28:22. > :28:25.supplier. There are you are Kelly. That's your answer.
:28:25. > :28:29.Well, that's all we have time for this lunchtime, but Alan is back on
:28:29. > :28:32.BBC One at 7.30pm, when he'll be looking at the exhibitors who are
:28:32. > :28:35.advocating a Mediterranean style of gardening.