:00:42. > :00:44.Chelsea Flower Show. It's Tuesday, some would say the most important
:00:45. > :00:49.day of the week for all those exhibiting here at the most famous
:00:50. > :00:53.Flower Show in the world. Today all the planning finally comes to an
:00:54. > :00:57.end, because the RHS judges have made their decisions and the results
:00:58. > :01:01.are in. This shiny card is what everyone here is secretly hoping
:01:02. > :01:13.for, a much coveted Chelsea Gold Medal. Get one of those and you've
:01:14. > :01:17.hit the horticultural jackpot. Annemarie meets the Chelsea
:01:18. > :01:21.nurseries who have struck gold. Toby will be revealing the show gardens
:01:22. > :01:27.that impress the RHS judges and got their gold seal of approval. And all
:01:28. > :01:33.week, we're asking well-known faces to join us with their mums. Today
:01:34. > :01:37.we're talking to Julian Clary. It would be nice as a corsage. Yes. Do
:01:38. > :01:44.you think we could pick a little bit. No, you'd get thrown out if you
:01:45. > :01:48.do that sort of thing. Medals day is always an emotional roller coaster,
:01:49. > :01:52.but luckily for the anxious exhibitors, the judges don't hang
:01:53. > :01:57.around announcing the results. The news is hand delivered in the
:01:58. > :02:09.morning at 7am sharp. I set my alarm clock early to join Alex Ste --
:02:10. > :02:20.Allison Stedman from the RHS. Good morning. I'm delighted to tell you
:02:21. > :02:24.you have won gold for M This is your fifth gold at It is
:02:25. > :02:28.Chelsea. , fantastic. What are you particularly proud of with your
:02:29. > :02:32.garden? All the millimetres work, going from the hot desert down to
:02:33. > :02:38.the sunkle garden with the craftsmanship involved. You sound
:02:39. > :02:42.quite emotional. You said to me a couple of days ago, you said,
:02:43. > :02:46.Chelsea's the one place that you can design the garden that you dream of.
:02:47. > :02:50.When you're doing a private garden there's all sorts of things to take
:02:51. > :02:57.into account, the client's taste, but Chelsea, there's no compromise,
:02:58. > :03:03.you do it how you want to do it. Delighted to say that you've won a
:03:04. > :03:07.Gold Medal. Thank you very much. Congratulations. What is so special
:03:08. > :03:14.for you about winning gold here at Chelsea? This has been very special
:03:15. > :03:20.and very personal for me. I don't have time to take it in.
:03:21. > :03:29.Is it torture? You know it is. I just want to know what that is. Let
:03:30. > :03:34.me hand you over to the RHS. Adam, you've won gold for your Homebase
:03:35. > :03:40.garden. An impressive track record, how many golds now on the trot? Six.
:03:41. > :03:44.Six gold medals. Someone told me you've been up for 48 hours.
:03:45. > :03:48.Something like that. I managed to get a bit of sleep last night.
:03:49. > :03:56.That's the length you have to go to to win gold at Chelsea.
:03:57. > :04:04.Gold. Congratulations. Thank you very much. First time at Chelsea. At
:04:05. > :04:09.the tender age of? 27. You must be one of the youngest Gold Medal
:04:10. > :04:15.winners that RHS Chelsea has seen. I think so. Brilliantly deserving as
:04:16. > :04:18.well. You never compromise, Hugo and that's what's so brilliant. It's
:04:19. > :04:23.fresh and original. It's really well done. Everyone back at home and the
:04:24. > :04:27.team have all chipped in and helped out. Yeah, really pleased. Can I
:04:28. > :04:36.hear in your voice how much this means to you. Yeah, I'm very happy.
:04:37. > :04:41.Well done. It's always my favourite part of the week, even I was nervous
:04:42. > :04:44.this morning. So big smiles for those six Gold Medal winning
:04:45. > :04:48.designers today, out of the 15 show gardens. Andy, a few less than last
:04:49. > :04:54.year, when ten were awarded. Why is that? In my opinion, they gave out
:04:55. > :05:00.far too many gold medals last year. If you dish them out Willie nilly,
:05:01. > :05:04.it devalues the hold thing. It must be hard to get or there's no point.
:05:05. > :05:07.I think they've done the right How much thing. Have they changed the
:05:08. > :05:12.system? They're competing against themselves not the garden next to
:05:13. > :05:16.them? That's right. They've come up with a clear system. I think the
:05:17. > :05:19.results speak for themselves. They're spot on. In order to explain
:05:20. > :05:24.it to us, you and me and all the viewers and all the designers, James
:05:25. > :05:31.Alexander Sinclair will be explaining it on BBC Two tonight. We
:05:32. > :05:33.lock at the gardens and think one thing, but the experts sometimes
:05:34. > :05:37.think something different. They certainly do. Do you know what, I
:05:38. > :05:41.don't find there's anything controversial happened this year. It
:05:42. > :05:45.feels to me they've got it spot on. Whatever they've done, I think
:05:46. > :05:49.they've got it right. Well, hard on the he's of those results, Toby's
:05:50. > :05:56.been to look at the Gold Medal-winning gardens, to see what
:05:57. > :06:00.he thinks impressed the RHS judges. To win gold at Chelsea, above all
:06:01. > :06:07.else, designers have to be ambitious. Cleeve West has been
:06:08. > :06:11.that. Design-wise he's been clever. If you put a giant monolithic water
:06:12. > :06:18.feature like this in the middle of any garden, it can dominate, unless
:06:19. > :06:23.you have great skill. It overshadows everything else. But clever planting
:06:24. > :06:28.has created a sense of adventure. There's lush, full Luxure yans at
:06:29. > :06:31.the back of the garden. As you skip through it and jog up the steps, the
:06:32. > :06:38.tone changes completely. The judges will be looking for that kind of
:06:39. > :06:41.smart planting. He's also a brilliant plantsman. There's always
:06:42. > :06:50.things in his garden you just don't see anywhere else. I love the
:06:51. > :07:02.geranium and the rosa. His pallet is unique. The ewe -- pal yet is
:07:03. > :07:05.unique. Hugo Bugg estate agency guard season before. It's about
:07:06. > :07:09.designing a space to capture rainfall, not be flooded by the
:07:10. > :07:13.ever-changing weather in the UK. It is a smart garden, packed with
:07:14. > :07:17.technology and ideas so that we can use water well. When you are using
:07:18. > :07:21.technology, as we all know, it can go wrong. So it's a bit of a gamble
:07:22. > :07:27.for any designer to pack a garden with so much of it. There's foun
:07:28. > :07:31.dins, recycling, there's -- foun tins, recycling, and a leak in any
:07:32. > :07:39.one of those and bang goals the gold. And it's a -- goes the gold.
:07:40. > :07:48.This garden is fresh and fun. It's edgy. It's a breath of fresh air.
:07:49. > :07:55.Definitely worth its Gold Medal. When I first saw The Telegraph
:07:56. > :08:00.Garden, I thought, this is very me. I should imagine the judges felt the
:08:01. > :08:02.same. That's not because it's chic. It's because it's proportioned so
:08:03. > :08:07.beautifully. You have a big open area in any garden and it can look
:08:08. > :08:12.quite empty. They've achieved a garden that has, well, brimming with
:08:13. > :08:15.interest. Now it's based on classical Italian design brought
:08:16. > :08:20.into the 21st century. It's the usability of this garden that I just
:08:21. > :08:26.love. The borders are big, but not unmanageable. They're large enough
:08:27. > :08:30.to give you a pallet of plants to give you colour all the year round.
:08:31. > :08:34.I love the water feature while you sit in the shade. This lawn is
:08:35. > :08:38.magnificent. Over time, it will get daisies, there might be weeds in the
:08:39. > :08:43.borders, no matter, this garden will age with grace. This garden deserves
:08:44. > :08:54.everybody bit of that Gold Medal it's earned. Meeting the designer's
:08:55. > :09:00.brief, they set that themselves, is an important part of getting a Gold
:09:01. > :09:06.Medal. Adam Frost in his Time to Reflect garden has done that. The
:09:07. > :09:11.brief was to create a naturalistic garden, that's wildlife friendly,
:09:12. > :09:15.and also will cater for the kids. Usually such designs look scrappy
:09:16. > :09:20.around the edges, they don't have a crisp finish that Chelsea is looking
:09:21. > :09:25.for. I can imagine older kids studying with their GCSEs in the
:09:26. > :09:34.pavilion, while the toyedlers play to sticks through the -- pooh sticks
:09:35. > :09:38.through the rills. Wildlife is enjoying it already. It's going to
:09:39. > :09:47.be a crowd pleaser, I can tell you that. Chelsea first timer Charlotte
:09:48. > :09:51.Rowe has earned a Gold Medal for no man's land, a garden that's eloquent
:09:52. > :09:54.and elegant because it tells a story so well. The judges will be looking
:09:55. > :10:00.for this kind of thing. They want a garden with a strong narrative and
:10:01. > :10:04.hers starts in the torn-up battlefields of the Somme and moves
:10:05. > :10:09.through a real garden space that you could use. It's all very well having
:10:10. > :10:13.a tale to tell, but if it means your garden is no longer one anyone can
:10:14. > :10:17.relate to, what's the point in that? It ends up down at this pool of
:10:18. > :10:24.reflection. I really like this feature. It goes back to the story,
:10:25. > :10:35.nature will heal all. It can heal us too. Very well done Charlotte. Monty
:10:36. > :10:40.will talk to the designer of that garden on BBC Two tonight. There is,
:10:41. > :10:43.of course, one more Gold Medal-winning garden to reveal. It's
:10:44. > :10:47.the garden that the judges deemed to be the best of all the gold gardens
:10:48. > :10:51.and has gone on to receive the highest prize at Chelsea, the Best
:10:52. > :10:55.in Show award. We'll be announcing that result later in the programme
:10:56. > :11:00.and talking to the very proud designer. You've been there, haven't
:11:01. > :11:03.you, Best in Show? I have. I'm glad that you keep reminding people,
:11:04. > :11:07.thank you. Yeah, I bet your heart went there, when they gave you that
:11:08. > :11:12.envelope. Oh, yeah, it's such a great moment. Never forget it. Have
:11:13. > :11:16.there been any surprises with the medals this week, do you think? I
:11:17. > :11:20.personally don't think so. But of course, there's a few people going
:11:21. > :11:26.to be disappointed, but let's think about some of the new kids on the
:11:27. > :11:30.block here. There's a few people like Matt Keatley who has come here
:11:31. > :11:36.for the first time and won a Silver-Gilt. They will have aimed
:11:37. > :11:41.for gold. Silver-Gilt used to be highly respected. We need to reclaim
:11:42. > :11:44.it as that. People should be delighted, is that what you're
:11:45. > :11:47.saying? Yes. James Alexander Sinclair is one of the RHS judges
:11:48. > :11:51.and he said a civil guilt is you have made it to the Olympics, you
:11:52. > :11:55.have made it to the final, you just didn't come first, but still it's a
:11:56. > :11:59.massive achievement. Yeah, it's incredible and we shouldn't forget
:12:00. > :12:03.that. I'm going to mention a bronze medal, given out this morning by the
:12:04. > :12:10.RHS. Has that surprised you? Not really, no. Again, they've got it
:12:11. > :12:16.right. A bronze, first time for Paul Harvey Brooks on Main Avenue there.
:12:17. > :12:19.Probably stretching a small garden budget to a main element. There's
:12:20. > :12:23.other elements to consider. It's a good garden. I think it will give
:12:24. > :12:26.them something to aim for. Our first-time garden designers here,
:12:27. > :12:31.the young guys have done well. Yeah, they have. That's great to see.
:12:32. > :12:34.Well, the anticipation wasn't just confined to the show gardens this
:12:35. > :12:41.morning, it also rippled through the Great Pavilion, when the nursery men
:12:42. > :12:47.and women found out whether their exhibits had impressed the judges.
:12:48. > :12:51.We've been looking at the Gold Medal-winning nurseries whose star
:12:52. > :12:58.plants will be wowing the crowds all this week.
:12:59. > :13:04.53 gold medals have been awarded this year, but some people are very
:13:05. > :13:10.used to getting this very special honour. Rosy, another Gold Medal!
:13:11. > :13:16.It's brilliant, isn't it. How many is that now? 19. Flipping heck, what
:13:17. > :13:19.won it for you this year? Oh, the plants are just fantastic. The staff
:13:20. > :13:24.at home have been brilliant and we've just got the best weather to
:13:25. > :13:27.prepare it. It got really hot end of set up, but the plants are in
:13:28. > :13:33.cracking condition. That's really what won it. A little bit of my
:13:34. > :13:39.design, by hey! If I get one more, my son says I can retire. Just one
:13:40. > :13:41.more year to go, hopefully! Keep doing what you're doing, because
:13:42. > :13:56.it's working. Quiz the display -- exquisite
:13:57. > :14:05.diplace of roses. The colours are sublime. It's a positive rainbow of
:14:06. > :14:10.bloom. It's their 18th consecutive Gold Medal. To the masters,
:14:11. > :14:14.Hillier's. It's their 69th consecutive gold. How do you do it?
:14:15. > :14:17.I'm never sure really. It's such a challenge getting everything here
:14:18. > :14:21.and putting it together. Now it's the main thing on my mind, you know,
:14:22. > :14:25.when you actually come in and see that Gold Medal certificate, it does
:14:26. > :14:29.feel great. Does anybody else hold more gold medals in the marquee? No,
:14:30. > :14:33.they don't. It is officially a world record for the most gold medals at
:14:34. > :14:37.Chelsea Flower Show. So 70th, next year? Yes, I think we said if we got
:14:38. > :14:45.this one, we would probably go for 70. Gosh, congratulations. Thank
:14:46. > :14:49.you. It's fabulous. Thank you. # What have you done today to make
:14:50. > :14:53.you feel proud # Another gold. Unbelievable. Can't
:14:54. > :15:03.believe it. How many is that Third on now? The trot, 24 in total. What
:15:04. > :15:07.do you think swung it this year? It's Word War I themed. We grow all
:15:08. > :15:11.of these plants and they're better than we've ever produced. I tell you
:15:12. > :15:14.what, everyone in Birmingham is going to be proud of you this
:15:15. > :15:20.morning, aren't We hope they? So. That's what we're here for. Would
:15:21. > :15:29.you believe that this is the 28th Gold Medal at Chelsea for Jacques.
:15:30. > :15:33.Congratulations. It's wonderful. It's all that hard work, being here
:15:34. > :15:37.early morning, late at night, when I came in this morning and saw the
:15:38. > :15:40.gold, that was it. The flowers look like they're positively smiling as
:15:41. > :15:45.well. I think they are. I've had a word with them all. Smile because
:15:46. > :15:49.it's a nice gold again, thank you. Those flowers over there are
:15:50. > :15:58.astonishing. I know, they are beautiful. They're stately plants,
:15:59. > :16:05.well they just look at you. Another gold, you must be delighted. It is a
:16:06. > :16:11.great thrill. How many have you had now? This is the 26 and the Mac.
:16:12. > :16:15.What is your secret? Well, I have a tremendous team back in Guernsey. It
:16:16. > :16:22.is a team effort. I love the way you have displayed these like a number.
:16:23. > :16:25.It is always a matter of giving new ideas and concepts to people who
:16:26. > :16:29.come to visit. I think the public will be excited about your stand
:16:30. > :16:34.this year. They have been so complimentary.
:16:35. > :16:38.Now, it is no surprise at all that this morning, Walker's bulbs have
:16:39. > :16:44.been awarded the 21st consecutive gold medal. Look at this
:16:45. > :16:49.extraordinary display, a cornucopia. That is what Chelsea is
:16:50. > :16:52.about, winning golds. We will have more medal results from
:16:53. > :16:57.the great pavilion tonight at eight o'clock on BBC Two when Carol meets
:16:58. > :17:02.some first-time exhibitors vying for the first gold medal. How, all this
:17:03. > :17:06.week, we have been asking some familiar faces to come to Chelsea to
:17:07. > :17:10.take a look around. We have also asked them to bring their mums
:17:11. > :17:14.along. Today, it is the turn of Julian Clary. We will be meeting
:17:15. > :17:19.your mum in a little while, but I wanted to chat to you first. Welcome
:17:20. > :17:23.to Chelsea. It is your first time? Yes, I always thought it was too
:17:24. > :17:28.posh for the likes of me. But it is all right. Definitely not too posh.
:17:29. > :17:33.I understand you have a fabulous home in Kent that used to belong to
:17:34. > :17:39.Noel Coward. So, wonderful home, exceptional garden I knew a
:17:40. > :17:43.gardener? Well, I go in the garden. And I have a marvellous gardener
:17:44. > :17:47.called Andrew Ashton who does the work. I know what I like and I point
:17:48. > :17:52.at things, but he is the one who actually kneels down and get his
:17:53. > :17:54.hands dirty. But are you passionate about gardening? When you saw the
:17:55. > :18:01.house, was it the house or the garden that inspired you? A bit of
:18:02. > :18:06.both. The garden was in a state. I enjoy it more each year, because
:18:07. > :18:13.things take time to grow. The more I help planet, it becomes my haven, my
:18:14. > :18:20.escape. Who inspired you as a young boy? My grandfather in Norfolk. He
:18:21. > :18:27.had a very big garden, and that was an old manor house. It was all the
:18:28. > :18:34.cottage garden things, like roses and peonies, mixed in with soft
:18:35. > :18:38.things like fennel and the grasses. Did you spend time in the garden
:18:39. > :18:44.with him, or was it may be your -- mainly your mum that you garden with
:18:45. > :18:47.now? No, I did spend time in my grandfather's garden, messing
:18:48. > :18:53.around. But my father more than my mother taught me to garden and what
:18:54. > :19:05.goes where and what likes which spot and how you dead head. We tried with
:19:06. > :19:10.cars and decorating, but it was over the garden that we bonded. There are
:19:11. > :19:15.some very subtle colours here. What are you looking for for your garden?
:19:16. > :19:20.I note you spent a lot of time designing it, but what are you
:19:21. > :19:27.looking forward to? Things that will give it shape, and things for the
:19:28. > :19:35.winter. I want to look at the topiary. I'm not convinced I want it
:19:36. > :19:41.yet. Also, behind you, I love all that. But normally, you would not
:19:42. > :19:46.put it in your garden, so that is an interesting idea. Fox gloves. Lupin
:19:47. > :19:51.'s, roses. Your mum will be exploring Chelsea with you. Do you
:19:52. > :19:55.have similar taste? I think so, or maybe not. She likes variegated
:19:56. > :20:02.things. I am more worried about her falling over. I have to keep an eye
:20:03. > :20:08.on her. Anything in particular you are looking out for in Chelsea
:20:09. > :20:13.today? Peonies. I mean, everywhere you look here, there is something. I
:20:14. > :20:17.have seen a few cactus, which I never thought I would be drawn to.
:20:18. > :20:24.There are so much choice. Wanted to bring your mum, Brenda, along. There
:20:25. > :20:29.she is, looking very proud indeed. We will leave you to it and see how
:20:30. > :20:32.you get on later in the show. Enjoy Chelsea. Now, if you are dreaming of
:20:33. > :20:37.a long, hot summer eating alfresco in the garden, Rachel De Thame has
:20:38. > :20:40.some inspiration for you. All this week, she has been scouring the
:20:41. > :20:46.great pavilion for floral combinations. The idea is to try
:20:47. > :20:47.putting a meal together. It is all about choosing the right
:20:48. > :21:14.ingredients. A mixed meso table has lots of
:21:15. > :21:17.Lucius little taste and plenty of bright it. And with that
:21:18. > :21:29.Mediterranean theme, I am looking for plants that relish hot, dry
:21:30. > :21:33.conditions. For me, poppies are one of those extra special flowers in
:21:34. > :21:37.any plant in combination. It may be because they flower fleetingly,
:21:38. > :21:46.sometimes for only three days. And also the fragility, those tissue
:21:47. > :21:50.paper fine petals are very slender. This one is a variant of our native
:21:51. > :21:54.field poppy. Those are the growing conditions they like, nothing
:21:55. > :21:59.special. They are also good at growing through gravel. I can spot
:22:00. > :22:10.them a mile off. To me, they just sing out.
:22:11. > :22:19.You only need a few irises to make a big impact. They come in this myriad
:22:20. > :22:24.of colours. In fact, the name Iris means rainbow. The flower shape can
:22:25. > :22:29.also vary. Some are baffled around the edges of the petals that hang
:22:30. > :22:33.down -- some of them are ruffled. Others are smoother, almost a more
:22:34. > :22:47.classical shape. So whatever your taste, there is something for you.
:22:48. > :22:54.When we are looking for those drops of deliciousness for our mezze
:22:55. > :22:58.table, herbs are perfect, particularly if they come from the
:22:59. > :23:09.editor any regions. They adapt to hot, dry conditions. -- they come
:23:10. > :23:22.from the Mediterranean regions. Also, the time mounds beautifully.
:23:23. > :23:30.They fit the bill exactly. -- the thyme.
:23:31. > :23:41.I think the M garden is my ideal mixed mezze table top. All of these
:23:42. > :23:45.individual, exquisite plant is, and they do not match too much. He is
:23:46. > :23:49.brave with the colours he uses, things like the bright orange of
:23:50. > :23:55.this California poppy. Then there is our other poppy in that soft shell
:23:56. > :23:59.pink. We have the Silverleaf here, and the thyme just creeping through
:24:00. > :24:03.the gravel and enjoying these hot, dry conditions. And to soften it
:24:04. > :24:13.all, the height of these plants adding transparency. It is delicious
:24:14. > :24:18.little tastes wherever you look. It is medals day here at Chelsea,
:24:19. > :24:22.and small garden designers have been pulling out all the stops to grab
:24:23. > :24:26.the judges' attention. First thing this morning, we followed James
:24:27. > :24:46.Alexander Sinclair, the RHS judge, as he gave out the medals.
:24:47. > :25:00.Best in show. No way! Congratulations. You got a gold,
:25:01. > :25:04.mate. So, an emotional morning across the two small garden
:25:05. > :25:08.categories. The first group are the Artisan Gardens, and the brief here
:25:09. > :25:13.is to use natural, sustainable materials in an artistic way. There
:25:14. > :25:27.are seven gardens altogether, and two won gold medals. The paradise on
:25:28. > :25:33.earth also won Best in show. Well, I don't think I need to explain why
:25:34. > :25:36.this garden won gold and Best in show, because it is absolute
:25:37. > :25:41.perfection. The designer has an impressive track record here at
:25:42. > :25:48.Chelsea, and yet again, he has pulled it out of the bag. Known to
:25:49. > :25:50.some as the Moss man, this garden is smothered in wonderful, velvety
:25:51. > :25:54.moss. But it requires an enormous amount of work. It is like
:25:55. > :26:03.entrusting the garden with jewels, and that is a feat that has been
:26:04. > :26:09.recognised by the judges. There are so many elements here in such a
:26:10. > :26:13.small space, with the tea house, the waterfall, all this stonework and
:26:14. > :26:19.the planting. All of that could be a recipe for disaster, but it isn't.
:26:20. > :26:22.It is really brilliant. As far as I am concerned, the judges make the
:26:23. > :26:33.right decision and I don't think there will be any complaint about
:26:34. > :26:36.this garden winning Best in show. The remaining ten gardens are
:26:37. > :26:39.competing in the fresh garden category. Here, the designers have
:26:40. > :26:42.been asked to push the boundaries and be more Giorgos Karagounis
:26:43. > :26:50.actual in the approach. The judges awarded three gold medals to London
:26:51. > :27:01.square, which out and this, the mind 's eye garden, which also won Best
:27:02. > :27:05.in show. There is drama, impact and theatre in spades in this garden.
:27:06. > :27:12.Everywhere you look, there is another detail. The construction is
:27:13. > :27:15.perfect. The water wall is beautiful, but the water pouring
:27:16. > :27:21.down the face distorts the view so that when you look out, the colours
:27:22. > :27:24.of the flowers are hazy and blurred. It is tempting to get carried away
:27:25. > :27:27.with all that construction, but in this garden, there was a perfect
:27:28. > :27:33.balance between that and the planting, and is planting is
:27:34. > :27:38.beautiful. It is also horticultural and perfect. All these plants would
:27:39. > :27:49.genuinely grow together. And the more I look, the more I can see why
:27:50. > :27:53.this garden won Best in show. And I am with the two award-winning
:27:54. > :27:56.designers now, Alex and Tom. First, Chelsea, you not only got a gold,
:27:57. > :28:02.but Best in show. How does that feel? Unbelievable. A bit
:28:03. > :28:11.speechless, really. He still can't speak. When I came here, I saw gold,
:28:12. > :28:18.and then a load of cameras came. They said, Best in show. Still can't
:28:19. > :28:22.believe it. I adore the small gardens here at
:28:23. > :28:27.Chelsea, but particularly this year, the Artisan Gardens. They are
:28:28. > :28:31.quite remarkable. Now, the great pavilion at Chelsea is bursting with
:28:32. > :28:36.medal winning nurseries. There are thousands of plants, flowers and
:28:37. > :28:41.drugs in here. -- flowers and shrubs. Help is at hand over
:28:42. > :28:46.choosing. All week, Christine Walkden is Gary the aisles of the
:28:47. > :28:49.great pavilion in seeking out her favourite top ten plants. Here are
:28:50. > :29:07.two that get her gold seal of approval.
:29:08. > :29:12.This stand is full of glorious peonies. Some people consider them
:29:13. > :29:18.difficult, but they are not. The tree peonies need to have the route
:29:19. > :29:21.buried three inches beneath the ground so that they can sucker,
:29:22. > :29:25.while the herbaceous ones need to be planted at the same level as they
:29:26. > :29:30.are in the pot. Keep them well watered. They are gross feeders, so
:29:31. > :29:39.whack on that fertiliser and then sit back and wait for a summer full
:29:40. > :29:45.of glorious blooms. Dave, you have been growing peonies for years. How
:29:46. > :29:50.do you keep the passion alive? After 30 years, it is just in my blood
:29:51. > :29:54.now. I love them as a flower, and the excitement every year of
:29:55. > :29:59.bringing them to the Chelsea Flower Show is what keeps me going. What
:30:00. > :30:03.new peonies have you got? We have a fantastic new one this year which is
:30:04. > :30:09.a tree peonies, just over there. It is short. It will grow just over a
:30:10. > :30:12.metre in height. Beautiful, green foliage which turns a russet colour
:30:13. > :30:13.in the autumn. What are your top tips for Peony growing?
:30:14. > :30:20.in the autumn. What are your top Plant in the autumn. Prepare the
:30:21. > :30:23.soil well and do not over for us, and be a bit patient. That is four
:30:24. > :30:34.things, but that is what I would say! From the moisture loving
:30:35. > :30:42.peonies to the drench tolerant plants, we saw great examples. I
:30:43. > :30:47.love these. That strong, architect of habit and such a range of
:30:48. > :30:51.colours. They are great in hot orders, fantastic in conservatories.
:30:52. > :30:55.But there is one main problem with them. They can grow very tall and
:30:56. > :31:07.leggy and flopped over. And that is what stops people growing them.
:31:08. > :31:11.Claire, they can be top heavy. Is there anything you can do about
:31:12. > :31:15.that? Yeah there's shrubby species and hybrids on the market now.
:31:16. > :31:21.They're good for a smaller garden. They just won't topple over in a
:31:22. > :31:25.pot. I believe you've got some new introductions, would you like to
:31:26. > :31:31.talk me through them. The new one this year is really bred for the
:31:32. > :31:35.colour and the fact that it's really bushy. It's ideal for a small garden
:31:36. > :31:43.and in containers. I just love the colour and the habit of these
:31:44. > :31:48.plants. I think more people should try them, particularly the dwarf
:31:49. > :31:55.ones. They're such an easy plant to grow, only have to remember to frost
:31:56. > :32:02.protect them. They're drought tolerant. Leave them in a pot. It's
:32:03. > :32:09.fine. Now, every year, out of the hundreds of exhibits in the Great
:32:10. > :32:15.Pavilion, the RHS judges award one nursery the equivalent of Best in
:32:16. > :32:17.Show in the garden, it's the Diamond Jubilee award. This year it was
:32:18. > :32:22.presented to South West in Bloom. John, quite an emotional moment this
:32:23. > :32:26.morning when you were given the It was envelope? Incredible. I had no
:32:27. > :32:31.idea that we were even in the running for it and it was a smashing
:32:32. > :32:34.surprise. Well, very well deserved. A lot of people were involved to
:32:35. > :32:37.bring you here, weren't there. That's right Britain in bloom,
:32:38. > :32:39.throughout the country involves over 700 groups in the south-west. People
:32:40. > :32:42.have helped us throughout this whole process. The support has been
:32:43. > :32:45.incredible. They've all been on the phone to me and texting me this
:32:46. > :32:48.morning. I've thanked them all for their wonderful We have involvement.
:32:49. > :32:53.James Alexander Sinclair here, the RHS judge, James, can you explain to
:32:54. > :32:58.us, how the Diamond Jubilee award is actually given? The Diamond Jubilee
:32:59. > :33:01.award is given to the creme de la creme of horticulture. As you said,
:33:02. > :33:05.there are huntses of exhibits and they are all judged by -- hundreds
:33:06. > :33:09.of exhibits and they are judged by panels. After the judging, they come
:33:10. > :33:11.up with one person. We end up with six people and the chairman and
:33:12. > :33:16.moderators of those panels go and sit in a room and it takes hours.
:33:17. > :33:19.There's debate and bottles of wine and large cigars and all sorts of
:33:20. > :33:23.things. It can take really a long time to come up with. They're
:33:24. > :33:27.arguing for their particular person. Eventually when they emerge from
:33:28. > :33:29.this papal conclave, they come out with one person. That person is the
:33:30. > :33:34.person who receives the Diamond Jubilee award. It is a serious
:33:35. > :33:38.award. This is the best of anything in this tent and this tent is the
:33:39. > :33:42.best of horticulture. Are there any particular plants on the stand which
:33:43. > :33:47.draw you towards that? I am looking at some of these dahlias and think
:33:48. > :33:51.they are tricky to get those things here. Is that recognised with this
:33:52. > :33:55.All of award? Those sorts of things. As you know, doing gardens, it's not
:33:56. > :34:00.just one thing, it's the sum of all the parts. If you're going to be
:34:01. > :34:04.foolish enough like John to get a dahlia into flower in May, you have
:34:05. > :34:07.to know what you're doing. If you're jumping off that diving board, you
:34:08. > :34:11.have to know how to land, which you obviously do. Every flower, every
:34:12. > :34:14.plant, every combination. The sort of dressing around it. The
:34:15. > :34:18.buildings, the amazing vegetables around the other side, all of that,
:34:19. > :34:22.combined gets you a Diamond Jubilee award. A couple of things wrong and
:34:23. > :34:25.you wouldn't have got that. You're saying it's worth all the effort
:34:26. > :34:30.everyone's put in. I think so. Thank you very much. Earlier in the show
:34:31. > :34:35.Nicky met Julian Clary, who revealed his love for his own garden in Kent
:34:36. > :34:40.and how his mum Brenda is always on hand with her thoughts. He says she
:34:41. > :34:44.knows what she likes and isn't afraid to say so. We invited them
:34:45. > :34:53.both to look around the show and we tagged along.
:34:54. > :34:56.Step. Step. Yeah. If you see a pair of legs sticking out of a rose bush
:34:57. > :35:01.at some point, that might be my mother. I fell over once in front of
:35:02. > :35:10.Julian. He thinks I'm going to do it every time. I know. I walk along
:35:11. > :35:16.like this now. Feast your eyes here. Look, we saw this on television
:35:17. > :35:28.yesterday. A frilly cuff. That's the new one, yes. That's so pretty when
:35:29. > :35:36.you get up close to it, look. We'll just have to wait. That's him gone,
:35:37. > :35:41.then. I'll be back.
:35:42. > :35:51.Come around this way, get the cactus in the background. If you don't
:35:52. > :35:57.mind. Come on then. Thank you. Is this your first Gold Medal? No
:35:58. > :36:03.it's six out of six. Nothing else will do. Not any more, no. How do
:36:04. > :36:08.you get them to flower at the right time of year? Water and feed
:36:09. > :36:13.regularly through the summer. That's March through October. Cool, dry
:36:14. > :36:19.winter, fine, no problem whatsoever. Look at that with the yellow. I've
:36:20. > :36:24.got a cactus plant that is about 40 years old. They go on for a long
:36:25. > :36:30.time. Oh, yes. I've seen them 200 years old. Have you? Yes in
:36:31. > :36:37.Argentina. You have some of grandma's like this. Yes. The one
:36:38. > :36:43.I've got which is very old, I have dead bits underneath. Take them out,
:36:44. > :36:46.if you can. With all those prickles? Get tweesers, barbeque tongs,
:36:47. > :36:52.anything you have available. The dead bits will come out and it won't
:36:53. > :37:02.spoil. Ease them out gently, yes. Thank you, it's beautiful. Oh, my
:37:03. > :37:07.favourite, look. Peonies are here. Just lovely, aren't they? Like the
:37:08. > :37:13.way they're roped off in case we want to steal them. This is amazing
:37:14. > :37:15.because it has the Silver Medal, whatever was the Gold Medal for
:37:16. > :37:23.because I think they're just wonderful. Yes. Think the Queen
:37:24. > :37:27.walked down this very path yesterday. I bet she didn't fall
:37:28. > :37:32.over. Take the weight off your sling backs. Yes. What do you think? I'm
:37:33. > :37:37.really impressed. It's your first time here. I always thought it was a
:37:38. > :37:42.bit too posh for the likes of us, Chelsea Flower Show is very posh,
:37:43. > :37:49.but there's all sorts of people wearing beige, isn't there? I think
:37:50. > :37:53.it's very posh. Cacti, I didn't think I'd be drawn into the world of
:37:54. > :37:57.cacti. What was nice is talking to the people bringing out the cactus
:37:58. > :37:59.plants. The plant I will dream of tonight is peonies. I shall dream of
:38:00. > :38:12.roses. It's always a pleasure to see Julian
:38:13. > :38:17.and meet his mum as well. Now winning a Gold Medal at Chelsea is
:38:18. > :38:22.no mean feat. Judges work to a very strict criteria and the smallest
:38:23. > :38:26.detail could result in an exhibitor narrowly missing out on the gold and
:38:27. > :38:31.instead receiving a Silver-Gilt. Still a very strong medal and not to
:38:32. > :38:35.be sniffed at. I'm here with the Rich brothers. This is your first
:38:36. > :38:39.large garden. Congratulations, you got a Silver-Gilt. How are you
:38:40. > :38:44.feeling? Relieved. It's so nice. You work so hard. You kind of wait for
:38:45. > :38:51.it. Beef been given our Med aland -- we've been given our medal and we
:38:52. > :38:55.can relax. We enjoyed a lie-in this morning. It is a tremendous
:38:56. > :38:58.achievement. You won gold last year for your artisan garden. This is a
:38:59. > :39:02.huge undertaking. Have you had a chance to speak to the judges, why
:39:03. > :39:10.you just missed out on gold. Yeah we did. It was just things in the finer
:39:11. > :39:13.details. A few pot rivets weren't in lines, wobbly coping stones, things
:39:14. > :39:20.like that. It's in the finer details. Has it come as a surprise
:39:21. > :39:24.the things they picked up on? No, last year we knew for a fact we
:39:25. > :39:27.couldn't have made that garden any better. This was just missing
:39:28. > :39:31.something for us. Just that little something. Yeah, we knew deep
:39:32. > :39:35.Congratulations, and down. David, I have to say, I think you are the
:39:36. > :39:40.youngest ever garden designer at Chelsea. Yes, that's cool. We
:39:41. > :39:48.shouldn't really mention age, but I'm going to because you're just 23.
:39:49. > :39:51.Yes. You're 26. He's old, move on. Fabulous achievement but last night
:39:52. > :39:54.must have been the icing on the cake, didn't you meet Her Majesty
:39:55. > :39:59.the Queen? We did, She drifted yeah. Over to us. We didn't expect it at
:40:00. > :40:03.all. It was the icing on the cake for us. Amazing experience and
:40:04. > :40:11.unfortunately we didn't, because we didn't expect it, we didn't wash our
:40:12. > :40:16.hands. We still had mucky hands. Let me see. Do you think she noticed?
:40:17. > :40:23.Probably, she had on white gloves. Boys, congratulations. Thank you
:40:24. > :40:27.very much. I've joined the crowds here on Main
:40:28. > :40:31.Avenue waiting for a big announcement. Every year one Gold
:40:32. > :40:35.Medal-winning garden is chosen by the RHS judges to receive the
:40:36. > :40:39.highest horticultural accolade it is, called the Best in Show award.
:40:40. > :40:44.Own one garden designer can win. So who will it be? Sue Biggs, over to
:40:45. > :40:50.you. I'm delighted to now that this
:40:51. > :40:59.year's winner of the Best Show Garden award is this Laurent-Perrier
:41:00. > :41:04.Garden. Congratulations. Well done. APPLAUSE
:41:05. > :41:08.Well done. Fantastic. I think we all knew it was inevitable you'd win
:41:09. > :41:13.Best in Show eventually. I'm glad that you were so sure. I wasn't. I
:41:14. > :41:19.wasn't until the last minute or so. I'm delighted. It's a very special
:41:20. > :41:24.moment for me and for my studio. It's something to really work on.
:41:25. > :41:28.Some of the things about this garden I absolutely love and the planting
:41:29. > :41:35.in particular is superb. You've really got something going on there.
:41:36. > :41:41.It has been a development, it's been one-and-a-half year from the journey
:41:42. > :41:45.going to meet with foreGus and meeting James and -- fergus and
:41:46. > :41:48.meeting James and developing the planting has been a success. How
:41:49. > :41:53.long has that taken you? I don't know, it's going to be probably for
:41:54. > :41:58.the rest of my life. Oh, you've only just started, I see. This garden has
:41:59. > :42:05.been a long time in the planning? We were asked last May to do the third
:42:06. > :42:09.garden for Laurent-Perrier and has been refind along the way. Are you
:42:10. > :42:15.going to do it next year? No way. No. You must be mad if you do it
:42:16. > :42:21.again. And again. I want to take time to really enjoy this moment, to
:42:22. > :42:27.have time to enjoy It's absolutely it. Brilliant. Thank you very much.
:42:28. > :42:33.Thank you. We're going to let Luciano take in this wonderful news.
:42:34. > :42:36.We're back tonight on the Best in Show garden at 8pm on BBC two, to
:42:37. > :42:40.talk to him further about what it takes to win Best in Show at
:42:41. > :42:44.Chelsea. The RHS judges have picked their Best in Show. What we want to
:42:45. > :42:48.know is - do you agree with their decision? Which garden would you
:42:49. > :42:53.pick as your Best in Show? Well, we're giving you the chance to have
:42:54. > :42:59.your say by voting in the BBC RHS people's choice award. On the red
:43:00. > :43:03.button all week we're taking an in-depth look at more of the large
:43:04. > :43:06.gardens to help you decide. On Thursday lunch time you can start
:43:07. > :43:13.voting and we'll now the winner on Friday night. For more -- we'll
:43:14. > :43:18.announce the winner on Friday night. You've been sending us pictures of
:43:19. > :43:23.your Chelsea standard gardens. Andrew from Gloucestershire sent his
:43:24. > :43:27.garden. How beautiful is that. Kevin Hayes has a very nice lawn, very
:43:28. > :43:30.Chelsea this year. Now, we think this one would have a little work to
:43:31. > :43:35.do. What do you think about that, a few flowers. A few more! That's all
:43:36. > :43:40.from today's show. Monty and Joe will be back tonight at 8pm on BBC
:43:41. > :43:47.Two with more medal-winning Chelsea. Nicki and I are back tomorrow at 3pm
:43:48. > :43:51.on BBC One with Darcey bussel and her mum. See you then. Bye.