Episode 10 RHS Chelsea Flower Show

to the RHS GROANS., supported by M&G Investments. The Royal Hospital

has welcomed the floor all circus through its gates and for six

precious days the garden is transformed into a blue been a

beacon of horticulture. The event has seen everything over the years,

the latest fashions, plants both common and foreign, the quirky and

the flirty. Do not call it that! It might be 100 years old, but it is

not past it. It has a reputation for cutting-edge ideas and setting

trends. Tonight, we celebrate some of Chelsea's greatest eureka

moments and most of all looking forward to what comes next. Coming

up on cutting edge Chelsea, birthday surprise. Artist Marc

Quinn reveals his latest work, especially commissioned sculpture.

I wanted to make something about the way we transform nature when we

buy plants. The Gardener's Apprentice, twice winner of the

best show award. Cleve West and his teacher John Brookes share their

passion for the future of garden design. And a Viking's approach.

Sandi Toksvig explains her garden. Me and Mr David, my builder,

designed the garden on the back of an envelope. I am worried people

will say, what was she thinking? This year, there are 34 large and

small gardens. At first glance, the aspirational planting and clever

use of space appealed to the gardener in every one. Who would

not want to design a Chelsea back yard? But to dig deeper and there

is almost always a hidden garden agenda lurking. Some designers want

to provoke opinion. Others to deliver a message. And there are

the visionary designs, which look forward, to try to sow the seeds of

change. Chris Beardshaw is taking a look at possible gardening future.

One of the exciting things about the show gardens is that they allow

designers to indulge themselves in a feast of conceptual design. That

is quite extraordinary because designers can then explore ideas

such as by adversity and the need to include space for wildlife. That

does not mean you have to compromise design. The Brewin

Dolphin is a perfect example of how the two can sit together. For more,

geometric, it has borders and his sophisticated. It is for more and

the planting is delightfully natural. It uses species we are

familiar with. Things such as those from wild flower meadows, knitted

together. It is better choreographed than perhaps nature

would orchestrate. The end result is that you end up with a wonderful

palette. Nature's sweet Sinnatt and enjoys. It does not matter -- it

sweeps him. -- in. This garden by Kate Gould explores and ornamental

woodland. The pride of place taken by this. It is dripping with bells,

fluted be the veins of magenta. An extraordinary plant for an acid

soil. It is joined by other woodland plants. Step forward and

you emerge into a woodland edge, with herbaceous planting. Feminine

and delightful. There are geraniums and others. It has a delicacy. What

is unusual about the scheme is it is not just about planting. When

you explore the landscaping, you are faced with industrial and a

very aggressive, traditionally rejected architecture. It uses

concrete and steel. There are even shopping trollies. The story is

about reconsidering our impressions of Architecture. Because if we get

the right to bail of femininity over the surface, a garden can

emerge in the most unlikely place - - veil. This is a wonderful piece

of work that explores a classical myth. The art in a sacred Forest.

There are no trees. They are represented in stylised form. The

slits emit line, as if there is sunshine -- they emit light. There

are artificial sounds, capturing the spirit of the wildlife. The

rain dripping through the canopy. Within, there is a grass Alter. At

the opposite end, a chaise longue. It stimulates you to think and it

stimulates the senses. We have aromatic plants as you brush

through. The wonderful thing about the show gardens is that not

everything you see is transferred to our own plants, but you can be

sure that the ability to think of a concept will filter down into our

own. Sculpture has been used in the

garden for many years, adding a narrative and visual focal point.

At Chelsea, there is a lot of inspiration. It gives you ideas

about how you use sculpture in the garden. This beautiful bronze, it

is of Orpheus. It is wonderful. It has the backdrop. Do not figure in

lots of plants and make it messy, made its -- make it sing out. Chris

Beardshaw has used three sculptures. They tell the story of living with

arthritis. Two of them of by a sculptor called Gillespie. This is

called to the limit. It has an energy. Like the wind is blowing

right to cross -- across it. The siting of the piece at the end is

perfect. The other pieces on the other side of the hedge, adjacent

to the glass room. It is made of bronze. But it has woodland Acorn,

which creates an amazing texture. It is one of my favourites. It has

no plants around it. It feels like a sculpture in an art gallery.

Referred sculpture is this piece. It was commissioned specifically

for the garden. It reflects the freedom from the pain. It comes out

of the planting. You might think, I can do that. Just by some chicken

wire. If you start, take an easier shape. Just your first attempt.

Sculpture in the garden does not have to be sculpture. It can be

something that looks sculptural and sits in the planting. It can be

home-made. Philip Johnson, the designer, created this bee hive out

of recycled materials. They include a rusty wheel and different types

of timber. It creates a habitat for the insects. It is a sculptural

form and great for wildlife. Adam Frost sculpted bee hive has

been causing a stir. You can find out more about the message behind

the garden by pressing the red button after the show. If you want

cutting edge sculpture, Marc Quinn is your man. He does not shy away

from controversy. His works include Alison Lapper Pregnant. He also

created Planet, a giant baby. The latest work has brought him to

Chelsea. We are standing in front of it. This is a painted, sculpted

or kit. Why that? I wanted to make a something about the transition

between artificial nature -- orchid. It is about man influencing nature.

With the layer of paint, there are 18, you have become as going

through it. It is almost like an X- ray photograph of the energy of

nature. Underneath that it is bronze. How do you start? I start

with a flower I buy at the nursery. I made a mould of it. I make a

bigger one and finally the big size. I cast in bronze and did the

painting. I rubbed it back. It is a generous thing to do because it

will be auctioned for the appeal fund. Does horticulture matter for

you? The planet, nature, it matters. It is one of the most important

themes in my work and things in the wild. The future is young people.

To help young people get into gardening seems to be a no-brainer.

What about the show? I have come every year for the past six years.

Fighting the old ladies on the last day to buy flowers to photograph or

to turn into sculpture. When I was asked to do the garden, it was a

no-brainer. It has been a great, eye-catching sculpture. Reflected

in the water. Good to meet you. Chelsea has grown from strength to

strength because the exhibitors continuously improve their ability

to capture the horticultural mood. They set the trends rather than

follow. This year, brothers Paul and Tom Harfleet chose the world of

social networks for their garden. We caught up with them at home.

Pondering their latest design and getting ready to launch their

creation to an online world. What does the garden represent?

should be about new ideas. Our I think it is the opportunity to

explore new technology. I feel it represents a glimpse into the

future of garden design. Definitely future of garden design. Definitely

about the future of garden design. Social media is interesting. It has

changed my practice. As an artist, you think about what you are doing

and Twitter and Facebook can catch a writ and you can share ideas

easily. It has become another platform to share ideas through

animations we make and images we My background in horticulture and

landscape design and his in fine art will always mean we will find a

project that connected us. I am interested in collaboration in

terms of the thinking and what Concepts can support a garden.

makes my work better because he looks at it in a different way.

is about facilitating the designs and the innovation in design

technology. He looks at it as a piece of art and I have to look at

it practically in that how will be In 2010, the RHS Hampton Court

Palace Flower Show, we collaborated on a project garden. It is a

concept I devise seven or eight years ago where I plant pansies at

the sight of homophobic abuse on the street. Tom thought it would be

an interesting idea to bring it into a garden context. It got a

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gold medal and best conceptual Vikings arrived and the bad things

they did, and I do not think it is true. I think they came with nice

sweaters to sell and a game. This is an ancient Viking game. The

object is to get rid of the soldiers of the other side. It is

one of those games that is fantastically simple. We have had

games that have lasted for five hours. That is the referee. The

thing about the referee is that I am the only person in the family

who speaks referee and when she makes an adjudication, I have to

interpret. I win quite a lot! I am a keen gardener. I do not know a

huge amount about it. What I have noticed is that not everything

takes to the sea air. I put in lavender and it seems to have done

well. I am hoping to do a bank of lavender. I like to great things to

eat. We have put in rhubarb. At the moment, it is still with us. I am

terribly impressed with the old tree, which has been here for a

long time. I thought it was dead but it seems to be doing well. It

is a survivor. There must be things that will do well and I want to

find out what those are. I have the dream view. The one that I wanted

to have, which is the feeling of the sea, which I love. I like Kana.

We have this great blank canvas. -- I like colour. I am obsessed with

fragrance. I'm want a garden that makes you feel heady when you walk

into it. -- I want to have. Things that attract butterflies and to

have the birds come in. We have a bird feeder and bird baths. I want

to encourage wildlife to visit. What a blissful spot. How lucky and

my? Not a lot of plot material. felt embarrassed showing it to you.

We did it on the back of an envelope. The basics are there.

Viking game looks great. It is a game which you think is easy and it

can turn in a moment. Anybody can play. The little ones can throw a

stick and so can the old or players. There is a desire on your part, now

you have the framework, gardening is the reverse of painting a

picture where you find the frame for it. In gardening you make the

frame. I know the different things I want in the garden. There are

four terraces. I want each of them to have a different theme.

Meditative, fragrant, calm. I do not know what is going to last. I

know how salty it is. You will find the time of year when the sorts

brave blows in. There are people here who know about seaside plants

-- salt. You can have a belt to bring down the wind before it gets

into the garden. Have you been here before? Many times. I am a regular.

I do not have the time to garden but I am always inspired when I

come here. And this garden is the first time I have started from

scratch. I will be looking at the show in a different way. I like

when you said you come here and your shoulders go down. 165,000

come here. It is relaxation and a passion. There are many people but

everybody gets a chance to have a look. If you say excuse me for a

moment, everybody is friendly. There is no aggression, it is a

lovely day out and we have sunshine. Did you have parental

encouragement? My grandfather was a keen gardener and my mother has a

fantastic garden. We call it the Secret Garden. I think the garden

should surprise you. When you do not expect something, something

funny, something quirky, I like those things. It is interesting

what you say about the nature of the people. Do you approve of

gardeners as a raised? And also everybody is well-dressed. But

nobody here is scared to get their hands into the soil and dig down

deep and make things grow as best they can. I like to get grubby in

the garden. You are a proper garden! You have to get down there

and find those plants. there is still plenty to come on the

programme. Diarmuid Gavin shares memories of

Chelsea and tells us what he thinks about the centenary show. It is not

a great Chelsea. In your opinion. In my opinion. And Rachel de Thame

is in the Great Pavilion, celebrating a perennial favourite.

The Heuchera display has two new varieties not seen in the UK.

alpine grower Chris Birchall brings precious plants to Chelsea for the

first time. You do not know whether the plant will be ready, but I am

sure it will work out all right on the day. I think. I hope! Over the

past hundred years, the show has been patronised by people whose

families can trace their history to the early days of the show. Alan

Bloom was a famous name who showed here in 1931. His son Adrian flew

the flag and continues with -- Horticultural endeavour. You

brought showmanship to Chelsea. brought conifers. They were not

popular in those years. The dwarf type I started to collect and bring

to Chelsea. My father had the perennials. I needed something

myself. We also had other plants. Red ace, the first to be protected.

Somebody had attempted to steal the cutting the previous September. I

thought this is a valuable plant, we'd better have a security guard.

There always has to be her first one. We had a stand of its own and

a conifer exhibit in the marquee. And a perennial exhibit. We covered

Chelsea quite a bit. There were plants we still used today. Like

these two. Palace Purple. I use it all the time. The Palace Purple was

raised at Kew Gardens. We showed it for the first time in 1983 and

probably did not realise what it would lead to. As far as the

geranium is concerned, it was a chance seedling that somebody said

to me and thought it was a weather, a hybrid, hardy geranium. -- it was

a winner. They named it after the lady, Rozanne. It took a long time

to get it produced and available to share it at Chelsea. We had an

exhibit where it flowed down as a river to the side of the stand.

They are examples of the rest is history. Plants that changed the

face of the world. These plants have been specially chosen by the

RHS as a plant of the decade. There are 10 in total. On Saturday, one

of them will be crowned the plant for the centenary and that an award

will be decided by you. To find out more, go to the website.

The Palace Purple caused a sensation when he launched it in

1983. Since then it has become a must-have in borders. Rachel is in

the great papillae and discovering why we should be shouting

Hallelujah for Heucheras. Since Adrian introduced Palace Purple,

there has been an explosion in breeding new Heucheras. They are

close to 1,000 with something for everyone. They are natives of

wooded and rocky sites in North America with some species coming

from Mexico. They are wonderful for filling gaps towards the front of

the border, where they provide an excellent foil to other flowering

perennials. The display is showcasing two new varieties not

seen in the UK. This one has large leaves and the calm of a copper

cattle. This is smaller, it has a beautiful dark colouring. It has

lucky pink flowers which are quite large. Not only of a beautiful,

they take sunshine. You can open -- Grove them in open, south-facing

positions. What many Scouts they will be winners -- you can grow

them. And there are three new varieties. Lovely and compact, each

one of them and covered in flowers until the autumn. What is your

advice for getting the best from them? If you have growth at the

bottom and growth at the top, you need to snap those tall bits of ant

the Grove at the bottom will come on. If they have growth the top,

take it and bury it lower but not the crowns. Evergreen. What is not

to like about then? Here they are using them as I like to do in my

own garden. They are feeling the front of the border with colour. It

also picks up on this. Beautiful how they work together. Through

here, the colour working beautifully. They even have them up

on the green wall. I have not done that in my garden. Having seen it,

I just might. Now designers making an impression.

Diarmuid Gavin has been a regular over the years and his gardens

caused a stir. It is nice to see you again. When did you first come

here? I wandered in with a wheelbarrow. I had walked around

Sloane Square with a wheelbarrow and came here, to that plot, �300

and three weeks to build a garden. Because somebody had dropped out.

They had rejected our plans but when the person dropped out they

said please come and do it. remember the National Lottery

garden. You always seem to want to cause a stir. It was to say, look

at this. That is not true. It is the impression. I do not want to

cause a stir, I want to create my child would -- childhood dream. IC

the world and gardens in a different way to most people.

cannot see people coming up and saying I will have that. The point

is to stimulate imagination. In that particular case, with the

urbanisation of society, could we have a garden on a limited foot

print above each other. Experiment, fantasy. Not taking it too

seriously. What do you make of it this year? When I came in on Monday

I was sad. It is not a great Chelsea. In your opinion. In my

opinion. I hesitate to say that because I know what everybody has

been through for each garden. There is not a lot of great imagination.

I like what Philippa has done. I'd like somebody planting Bali. I like

Stoke-on-Trent and the NSPCC. There are beautiful pictures. We have

cutting-edge designers. Surely they appealed you? They are very nice,

but, in a way, I have seen it before. Not wanting to mention any

particular parts, they lack passion. I am sad about that. If I were a

child watching at home, I would wonder why I want to be a gardener

because there is nothing that jumps out at me. Would you come back?

is my home. Chelsea changed my life. RHS is the best organisation in the

world. They give you the opportunity to show off. I would be

back in a moment. With National Lottery balls, with Chelsea

pensioners. I have another idea. is like Michael Caine at the end of

the Italian Job. When he has an idea, be very afraid. For alpine

grower Chris Birchall, the centenary year is to be his first

time. We visited him as he prepared his plants for the most famous

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plant is a plant that grows above the tree line. With regard to the