:03:33. > :03:43.My legs have gone wobbly. All the gardens are judged on their merit so
:03:44. > :03:49.in theory everybody has the chance to leave with gold. This year the
:03:50. > :04:00.word two golds, two silvers and one bronze awarded. In the art design
:04:01. > :04:07.category there were six golds, one silver gold and two silvers. How do
:04:08. > :04:12.you think overall the small gardens that? It has been incredible, the
:04:13. > :04:14.sheer amount. The judges have not lowered their standards. The
:04:15. > :04:19.standard of the gardens has been really good. The thing about small
:04:20. > :04:25.gardens, a lot of people do not realise they can be more difficult
:04:26. > :04:30.to design. If you are awarded and awarded is exactly the same
:04:31. > :04:37.standards as the big show gardens. I love them. I relate to this space.
:04:38. > :04:42.My garden is smaller than this. When the public are walking around they
:04:43. > :04:49.love the small gardens. One of the things I find really useful is it is
:04:50. > :04:55.about not putting too many things. How do you get a valance of packing
:04:56. > :05:08.a lot into a small place but not being messy? It is a corridor for
:05:09. > :05:15.wildlife of the same time. There is so much there. Playing with the
:05:16. > :05:21.vertical plane. This cannot forget the Artisans. Beautifully done.
:05:22. > :05:30.Although the plot is the same size they are being allowed to breathe. I
:05:31. > :05:38.just sat after the public had left and waited and admired how
:05:39. > :05:43.spectacular it is. They might be smaller but they are perfectly
:05:44. > :05:51.formed. One small garden that has been turning heads is the Artisans
:05:52. > :05:58.gardens. I caught up with the man behind this historic design. There
:05:59. > :06:02.must be certain challenges when it comes to designing a garden with
:06:03. > :06:08.such a heartfelt message, such a sensitive subject. Yes. The
:06:09. > :06:14.commission of the marvellous commission who'd turned over 1.7
:06:15. > :06:19.million graves and memorials of foreign soldiers in the Second World
:06:20. > :06:25.War and over 154 countries, each huge honour to visit some of the
:06:26. > :06:27.sites I visit the craftsmen and pull something together that embodies the
:06:28. > :06:33.character of the commission and hard work they do. You went visiting to
:06:34. > :06:40.get your research to create this garden. Yes, I travelled about a lot
:06:41. > :06:47.to the battlefields. I have some of the bricks that have been built into
:06:48. > :06:53.the garden. I went to a cemetery with over 12,000 graves. It was so
:06:54. > :06:59.overwhelming the enormity of everything and so deeply moving. I
:07:00. > :07:04.also followed the footsteps of my grandfather who fought in the First
:07:05. > :07:09.World War, shot through the soldier, he was the signalman so as soon as
:07:10. > :07:17.the arm went up they were easy targets. There is a real personal
:07:18. > :07:21.connection as well. Yes, as with many people in Britain. I have taken
:07:22. > :07:27.some of the elements into the paving we have. Recycle Portland stone. The
:07:28. > :07:33.railings around the outside were created by the blacksmiths. Every
:07:34. > :07:46.leaf around here as a little number on the back. This is 22 of 154. 154
:07:47. > :07:50.countries. They are so subtle, the planting around them is so beautiful
:07:51. > :07:57.they do not dominate but the more you study the more you see. Yes. I
:07:58. > :08:02.wanted a significant entrance into the garden to celebrate the
:08:03. > :08:10.centenary but I needed the large trees, the giant Japanese maples, to
:08:11. > :08:20.give that shape. With foxgloves and a mixture of other wistful plantings
:08:21. > :08:23.combined with others it is that soft fluid movement of colours that said
:08:24. > :08:30.a tranquil place that is very deserving for this style of garden.
:08:31. > :08:34.Unsung heroes. There are a lot of them. This one is one of my
:08:35. > :08:42.favourites. We have that lovely otters series of flowers, very
:08:43. > :08:49.underestimated plant. Just part of the beauty of the garden. It feels
:08:50. > :08:54.incredibly peaceful and it has such a significant message. You were
:08:55. > :09:02.awarded a silver medal. But that, as a surprise? Not at all. This is my
:09:03. > :09:06.30th sure garden. You either follow the message from the garden or you
:09:07. > :09:08.choose the middle and with the Commonwealth war grave I wanted to
:09:09. > :09:15.load of much of the commission and as possible. This huge wreath at the
:09:16. > :09:20.front is perfect for the commission, perhaps not so much for the judges,
:09:21. > :09:23.but so much hard work goes on to the commission taking care of the
:09:24. > :09:31.gravestones. We are delighted with the meadowland their message. David
:09:32. > :09:39.is one of the many designers this year attempting to pull off an
:09:40. > :09:45.incredibly ambitious design. The challenge included bringing a 26
:09:46. > :09:49.foot quarry to Chelsea this year. He is clearly not frightened of taking
:09:50. > :10:01.on crazy ideas but we wanted to find out what makes him tick.
:10:02. > :10:17.My name is James. I would say I was erratic, instinctive and natural. I
:10:18. > :10:22.did not choose to work in garden design. Garden design almost chose
:10:23. > :10:32.me. Once I got involved in it I took to it like a duck to water. I am not
:10:33. > :10:39.a born gardener but I am a born appreciator of gardens and
:10:40. > :10:42.landscapes. My top tip for garden designers to look and study nature
:10:43. > :10:50.because by studying nature you really understand how plants
:10:51. > :10:59.involved and how they work together and how the hard and soft in the
:11:00. > :11:06.natural world work. Did you always know you were going to be designer
:11:07. > :11:09.from childhood? No. I started by climbing trees, enjoying landscape.
:11:10. > :11:19.I was really into painting, loved painting landscape, and I fell on my
:11:20. > :11:23.feet later in life by calling somebody and I got on a Greenwich
:11:24. > :11:32.garden design course. I figured I better do something with my life. I
:11:33. > :11:40.just excelled at it. Did really well. The first time I ever excelled
:11:41. > :11:44.in my life. It was meant to be. We know you travel extensively for
:11:45. > :11:51.researcher and inspiration. Is there someone you have been to recently or
:11:52. > :11:58.you are looking forward to going to thinking that could make a great
:11:59. > :12:05.concept? We were in Sicily and at Mount Etna there is an extraordinary
:12:06. > :12:13.range of species that only grow there. It is the next kind of
:12:14. > :12:20.eggshell going on. Do you know in your heart is there that excitement?
:12:21. > :12:24.When you saw it, that idea, did you think, this is it? Or do you have
:12:25. > :12:30.four or five different projects on the go? As soon as it gets me it
:12:31. > :12:35.fills my head and I have to get out. How many times will you go back to
:12:36. > :12:39.that area to focus on the design? We do not know where we will be back
:12:40. > :12:46.but it is something I will spend at least two months walking and talking
:12:47. > :12:50.and meeting the craftsmen and studying the plants and talking to
:12:51. > :12:55.the botanists and you have to grow for at least two years to make a
:12:56. > :13:01.good garden. It is long-term in the planning. Yes, to make something
:13:02. > :13:06.special. I would love to get inside your head and see what we are going
:13:07. > :13:14.to see in four years. It is formulating. You are having a
:13:15. > :13:19.fantastic Chelsea this year. All week we have been celebrating the
:13:20. > :13:23.international stage that is Chelsea, taking it up close and personal to
:13:24. > :13:27.plants we have grown to love and we think of as our own. Today we are
:13:28. > :13:45.focusing on European bedding fellows. This takes its name from
:13:46. > :13:52.the Greek for God and flour. Divine flour, that is exactly what it is.
:13:53. > :13:57.Most of the descendants of the pinks we grow in our gardens today from
:13:58. > :14:03.Europe. There is a theory that some of them came to this country with
:14:04. > :14:08.the Normans. Who used to bring over their own stone to build their
:14:09. > :14:13.castles. They need excellent drainage and love to be baked in
:14:14. > :14:18.full sun. That makes them superb subjects for rock gardens, troughs,
:14:19. > :14:25.even the age of our release only well-drained border. Many of us have
:14:26. > :14:28.fun childhood memories of these. Almost certainly the first thing
:14:29. > :14:41.that comes to mind is those delicious fragrance. It is time for
:14:42. > :14:46.are viable. Sweet peas are amongst our most popular garden plants.
:14:47. > :14:54.Everybody loves them. They have not always been here. It was in about
:14:55. > :15:00.1697 when a Sicilian monk sense leads to a friend in England. He
:15:01. > :15:07.grew them on. They were very similar in flower to this variety and lots
:15:08. > :15:11.grow nowadays. One of the reasons they are so popular is they are so
:15:12. > :15:17.easy to grow and give you such good results.
:15:18. > :15:24.You can sew your seed in autumn and overwinter them or first thing in
:15:25. > :15:29.the screen Lily spring, outside or in pots. It's a rapid climb. Within
:15:30. > :15:32.months, they will be climbing up those poles, loaded with bugs, and
:15:33. > :15:37.you will have flowers from Midsummer right the way through. -- loaded
:15:38. > :15:49.with buds. Herbs are vitally important to lots
:15:50. > :15:55.of us but, -- both in our kitchens and our gardens. Most of us grow a
:15:56. > :16:00.few herbs somewhere and I suppose we assume they come from this country.
:16:01. > :16:05.In fact, the majority of our herbs are brought into Britain thousands
:16:06. > :16:12.of years ago. Take parsley, the most commonly grown herb of all. It was
:16:13. > :16:16.brought over by the Romans. It is from the south of France and all
:16:17. > :16:27.around the Mediterranean sea. And French tarragon. It has a lovely,
:16:28. > :16:30.pungent aroma. There has been so much discussion about Europe in
:16:31. > :16:36.recent times, but one thing is for certain. The plants that that
:16:37. > :16:42.continent has given us are going to be in our gardens and stay in our
:16:43. > :16:47.hearts forever. One hugely familiar plant, both here at home and all
:16:48. > :16:53.over Europe, is the foxglove. I had the pleasure of meeting up with
:16:54. > :17:03.Terry baker at his botanic nursery in Wiltshire to study the genius at
:17:04. > :17:06.close hand. I don't think I've ever been to a nursery like this. You
:17:07. > :17:11.feel as though you are in the middle of the countryside. We are. This is
:17:12. > :17:15.near the Cotswolds and the wildlife has moved in. We have a population
:17:16. > :17:23.of hedgehogs, rabbits and all sorts of things. We live and let live. I
:17:24. > :17:28.always had you down as a shrub man. That is why the fox clubs came into
:17:29. > :17:43.it what grows better with shrubs is foxgloves. All around your nursery,
:17:44. > :17:50.this mound here. Which one is it? This is vestigiana with a gorgeous
:17:51. > :17:57.honey scent. This is one of how many foxgloves you grow? We have about 35
:17:58. > :18:02.different named salts. Is there any call for the straightforward ones?
:18:03. > :18:10.It's essential. It has all of the refined elegance of the wild plant.
:18:11. > :18:15.What a great idea, putting them all in a line so you can really see. We
:18:16. > :18:19.had a thing called foxglove week, and all of the people who study them
:18:20. > :18:25.in the country, and compared them. They come to compare one with
:18:26. > :18:30.another. They are all different forms, all different subtly from one
:18:31. > :18:34.another. That one is quite different. That is called candy
:18:35. > :18:50.mountain, and the Florette or point upwards. -- the florets all point
:18:51. > :18:54.upwards. Essentially, age of woodland or hedgerow plants, aren't
:18:55. > :19:00.they? , Yes, they like that layer of humour is tend to get. We can
:19:01. > :19:06.replicate that with getting some moss to create a nice moist level.
:19:07. > :19:10.In white foxgloves, there is no trace of the purple on the stems
:19:11. > :19:18.believes. To create a mini Sissinghurst in your garden... The
:19:19. > :19:21.white garden? Yes, the best way is to look through your seedlings and
:19:22. > :19:27.see how they are colouring up. I have a couple, you see this one? No
:19:28. > :19:33.marking of purple on it. That's going to go in with the white group.
:19:34. > :19:38.That is just a purple. It's plain to see, and I'll tell you what, I've
:19:39. > :19:46.always felt that white foxgloves have softer leaves, too.
:19:47. > :19:55.I could see viz a mile off, this beautiful white foxglove weaving
:19:56. > :20:03.across the pavilion. Yes, looking particularly good this year. This is
:20:04. > :20:10.this kind of foxglove. The normal sort of foxglove whiskey in the
:20:11. > :20:15.countryside. I bet you get asked frequently about biannual foxgloves
:20:16. > :20:19.and how you cope with that. A biennial plant, particularly in the
:20:20. > :20:23.world of foxgloves, produces all of its energy to create a sort of
:20:24. > :20:28.rosette in the first year and in the second year that energy is
:20:29. > :20:31.translated into flowering and seeding, so masses of seeds, masses
:20:32. > :20:37.of flowers, and all the baby plants will colonise your garden. When the
:20:38. > :20:42.seeds sector, your plant dies, so you need to sew them the consecutive
:20:43. > :20:46.year. If you're starting a new garden and he would foxgloves in a
:20:47. > :20:50.border, the best thing is to have a few small plants, to grow some
:20:51. > :20:54.others from seed, and once you have a colony built up, they will start
:20:55. > :21:01.to flower every year. You forgotten without foxgloves. -- you can't have
:21:02. > :21:11.a garden without foxgloves. Yes, the Chelsea Flower Show revolves around
:21:12. > :21:24.them and irises. You have a brand-new foxglove. Come and see.
:21:25. > :21:28.There it is. Lemon cello. A roll of drums! It really is yellow, isn't
:21:29. > :21:37.it? Yes, and outside in natural light it even more yellow. How many
:21:38. > :21:41.are there? Only three flowering plants in the whole country. I think
:21:42. > :21:47.it has a great future. You will see a lot of it in the next few years at
:21:48. > :21:53.Chelsea. How have you done this year was to mark we got a silver guilt. A
:21:54. > :21:58.bit disappointed. Apparently the Pini leaves were a bit dusty. I
:21:59. > :22:02.think the standard looks superb, and I'm sure every expert in the country
:22:03. > :22:10.would agree. They have been in raptures. I love a foxglove but, for
:22:11. > :22:14.me personally, what makes them great is the way they can lift a shady
:22:15. > :22:19.area, giving you a dash of colour when you need it the most. And you
:22:20. > :22:25.guys apparently do as well, because I have some questions. My favourite
:22:26. > :22:28.is from Edward Lloyd Davis, who sent in a spectacular picture of a really
:22:29. > :22:35.unusual shaped foxglove. Instead of being shaped like a glove, it is
:22:36. > :22:40.upturned like a saucer. He asked me what creates the shape and whether
:22:41. > :22:45.the seed can be passed on. It comes from you take themselves caused by
:22:46. > :22:50.cold damage, maybe bacterial infection, and they can't be passed
:22:51. > :22:56.on foxgloves or there would be a named variety. All week, Rachel de
:22:57. > :22:59.Thame is focused on plant recipes that work for particular garden
:23:00. > :23:03.conditions. Today, she is focusing on plants like the foxglove which
:23:04. > :23:17.work particularly well in the shade. Most of us have areas of trade in
:23:18. > :23:23.our gardens, but far from being a problem, I think it's an opportunity
:23:24. > :23:28.to grow some of the most beautiful plants. They may not always be the
:23:29. > :23:36.chilliest, and foliage plays a large part. In this little corner, we have
:23:37. > :23:40.got some beauties. This one at the back, it's a creeping evergreen
:23:41. > :23:45.perennial, so you have got these lovely leaves, very niche,
:23:46. > :23:51.well-behaved look above ground, and they create little patches that will
:23:52. > :23:55.mingle among the other plants. It's quite useful to have plants which
:23:56. > :23:58.you might consider rampant in a shady area, because it will subdue
:23:59. > :24:03.their growing habit and make them behave a bit more. These are
:24:04. > :24:08.well-known plants for shady conditions, but some will actually
:24:09. > :24:12.take quite a bit of sun as well. I think this is particularly useful
:24:13. > :24:15.because it has a pale colour along the centre of the leaf, and that's
:24:16. > :24:22.reflective so it will make the most of low light levels and give a bit
:24:23. > :24:26.of shimmer. These give you both foliage interest and very pretty
:24:27. > :24:33.flowers. This one is in a lovely rich green, but they come in a
:24:34. > :24:39.spectrum of trades, -- of shades, through to dark purple. I love the
:24:40. > :24:45.flowers, airy, and they have a bit of sparkle to them. And I also
:24:46. > :24:50.particularly love one of our British favourites, lily of the valley, just
:24:51. > :24:54.down at the front, you get the fragrance, beautiful nodding flowers
:24:55. > :24:58.and strap like leaves, they are even more useful because they will take
:24:59. > :25:02.quite a lot of dry shade, so you can put them further under an evergreen
:25:03. > :25:12.tree, where not much light and moisture can penetrate.
:25:13. > :25:19.If by any chance you don't have any shade in your garden, you might want
:25:20. > :25:23.to plant a couple of trees so you can enjoy plants like this, because
:25:24. > :25:27.it isn't always the ones which shout the loudest. Sometimes it is the
:25:28. > :25:35.ones that whisper that you want to pay attention to.
:25:36. > :25:42.I'm joined now by singer, songwriter and radio DJ Cerys Matthews. Welcome
:25:43. > :25:48.to Chelsea, but you were here earlier in the week. I like to come
:25:49. > :25:53.if I can. I think it's so inspiring. It's the place to come if you like
:25:54. > :26:00.gardening. Weight you think that burst of inspiration came from? As a
:26:01. > :26:04.child my garden was jam-packed full of garden plants and I used to like
:26:05. > :26:08.cutting and throwing them at all the rest of it. I've always been
:26:09. > :26:12.fascinated by the natural world and how small seeds can produce huge oak
:26:13. > :26:17.trees. I am never not amazed by what nature can do and my friends perhaps
:26:18. > :26:26.were thinking, because it was the 80s, roller-skates, all of that,
:26:27. > :26:31.oops and plastic and all of that, and bands, Duran Duran, ABC and the
:26:32. > :26:36.rest of it. I was more like, you can have the labels. I want to go out
:26:37. > :26:44.foraging. I had a book called Wild Food by Roger Phillips, an expert,
:26:45. > :26:47.and to me we have the value of the natural world around us, and it is
:26:48. > :26:55.far more precious than anything you can buy. Has that carried on? Are
:26:56. > :26:59.you trying to inspire your family to appreciate what we have around us?
:27:00. > :27:03.I'd like to, just roly-poly and down the hill, things which we make
:27:04. > :27:09.memories from. My youngest is now seven and we live in London and we
:27:10. > :27:12.don't have a garden, so I downsized from a bigger house to a much
:27:13. > :27:16.smaller house so we didn't have to move out of the area to get a
:27:17. > :27:21.garden, so that I could plant potatoes with them. He loves it. He
:27:22. > :27:24.is one of those old school children that comes home with sticks and
:27:25. > :27:30.stones in his pocket. It's important to me. -- old school children. There
:27:31. > :27:34.is nobody out there advertising saying that the value of nature is
:27:35. > :27:41.this. They have got a profit to make from their products. So as parents
:27:42. > :27:46.we have to remind children... Especially now. Because we have
:27:47. > :27:50.drifted to the suburbs for work. So you have downsized to have a garden
:27:51. > :27:57.and that time with your family in it. I also started the Good Life
:27:58. > :28:04.experience, to help families reconnect the landscape and use
:28:05. > :28:08.their hands, to get dirty, to make a bow and arrows, to light fires, to
:28:09. > :28:12.climb trees, all the that I feel are more valuable than we imagine in
:28:13. > :28:17.this crazy, chaotic modern world. The life that you had in Wales, you
:28:18. > :28:22.want them to have even though they are living in the city. What we
:28:23. > :28:27.liked as children, your parents or whoever brings you up once you to
:28:28. > :28:30.have an outside experience, the fresh air, the connection with
:28:31. > :28:34.nature, and it's harder than ever now to do that with all of our
:28:35. > :28:43.gadgets, and we've all moved to the city, so you have to make a point of
:28:44. > :28:48.doing it. It's beautiful. Let's talk about Chelsea. You have an
:28:49. > :28:52.opportunity to find out anything you are struggling with with your
:28:53. > :28:57.garden. What are you looking for today? I am going straight to the
:28:58. > :29:03.potato store because I love all of these varieties. I like edible and I
:29:04. > :29:07.love Anneka Rice on Radio 2. At home in my tiny cottage garden in London,
:29:08. > :29:12.I think I am killing my roses. You are in the right place.
:29:13. > :29:17.Professionals will be helping you. I'm going to send you proud to have
:29:18. > :29:22.a wander and hopefully get some good answers. Thank you very much. As we
:29:23. > :29:28.continue to celebrate the beautifully bijou small gardens at
:29:29. > :29:30.Chelsea this year, award-winning designer Toby Buckland is taking a
:29:31. > :29:38.look at the much talked about poetry garden.
:29:39. > :29:45.Of all the artisan designs, the poetry lovers garden by Fiona
:29:46. > :29:50.Cadwallader is the one that caught my eye. It has an ethereal quality
:29:51. > :29:54.and it seems to glow from within. That's because she has been very
:29:55. > :29:59.clever with the space and broken away from the usual trick of having
:30:00. > :30:04.a feature or a shed in one corner, path leading up to it and borders
:30:05. > :30:08.either side. She has kept the centre of her garden open, which makes it
:30:09. > :30:12.light and airy, and it has the effect of pushing the borders back
:30:13. > :30:18.to the edges, which makes the garden seem bigger. Table top lines
:30:19. > :30:21.creating dappled shade and the feel of the garden is lovely,
:30:22. > :30:25.particularly because of the water feature bouncing back into it. That
:30:26. > :30:29.brings me to this chair. It is a thing of beauty, and Fiona decided
:30:30. > :30:33.herself. It's the kind of thing you'd love, but you'd end up living
:30:34. > :30:37.with it, if you know what I mean. This sort of thing is always in the
:30:38. > :30:42.way. I think that's what the judges thought about the garden, maybe a
:30:43. > :30:47.bit too full, and that's why it got a silver medal and not gold that
:30:48. > :30:53.Fiona coveted. But the planting is joyous. In the cottage style, which
:30:54. > :30:58.is something that I love. The borders are chock full of plants,
:30:59. > :31:03.and I think the shakers summed it up when they said beauty through
:31:04. > :31:07.utility. Everything is gorgeous to look at but it also has a use,
:31:08. > :31:13.whether it is the glass which you see when you look out of the window
:31:14. > :31:16.is moving around, to the plants which the bees work, or parsley and
:31:17. > :31:21.broad beans for the kitchen. The other thing I like that Fiona has
:31:22. > :31:27.done is she has elevated the garden so it's like the stage of a theatre.
:31:28. > :31:32.It might not be the judges' favourite but, gosh, don't the
:31:33. > :31:41.crowds love it. Do you like it? Yes! Says it all!
:31:42. > :31:54.Chelsea Flower Show is also about flourish. And about arranging
:31:55. > :32:00.flowers beautifully. I am delighted to be joined by a florist to the
:32:01. > :32:04.stars. We can bring you the best florist tree highlights from the
:32:05. > :32:12.showground. We are standing by this impressive display, celebrating
:32:13. > :32:15.what? 100 years of the British florist association who give out the
:32:16. > :32:21.kite mark of approval to florists and this has been created by a
:32:22. > :32:25.college in Warwickshire. But Hind is the backdrop of imagery of forestry
:32:26. > :32:31.from the past 100 years and they have used an incredible assortment
:32:32. > :32:36.of fabulous flowers. The idea is that your eyes cast through to hear
:32:37. > :32:40.which is the competition run in association with the RHS of Chelsea
:32:41. > :32:44.florist of the year. This is all about celebration but here we have
:32:45. > :32:55.cutting-edge forestry. This is the future. This is an incredible
:32:56. > :33:01.display. Look at the top of that one, a dragon. It has humour. What
:33:02. > :33:09.was the theme? Summer skies. They had to create a kite out of flowers.
:33:10. > :33:14.At their very strict rules and regulations when you go into a
:33:15. > :33:18.competition? Very many, two thirds of it must be made of living natural
:33:19. > :33:26.plant material. You have to be strict with what you are using. This
:33:27. > :33:43.won RHS Chelsea florist of the year. It is stunning. How much work would
:33:44. > :33:48.go into that? These are like fine Julie, it has taken over 600 hours
:33:49. > :33:53.to create so you're never going to be able to make it commercially. We
:33:54. > :34:02.are in the best flower show in the world. Every florist strives for a
:34:03. > :34:04.seagull medal. Is it opens all a Jesus? -- open to all ages? How
:34:05. > :34:12.important is it to encourage young people to get involved? It is about
:34:13. > :34:16.nurturing new talent. Imagine a 16-year-old with a Chelsea gold
:34:17. > :34:30.medal. Wonderful. Time for something completely different. Taxi for two.
:34:31. > :34:46.This is right up my street. Fun forestry. They are great. I always
:34:47. > :34:55.think of Thailand's. The schedule was to create a vibrant street theme
:34:56. > :35:02.and they have done it. Who designed all of this? These are designed by
:35:03. > :35:08.all of the colleges so it is your one through to the most senior so
:35:09. > :35:12.everybody gets a crack of the whip. How important is it that have humour
:35:13. > :35:22.and fun in your floral design? Essential. Flowers knock the rough
:35:23. > :35:25.edges off of life. Our class of 2016 garden designers are big believers
:35:26. > :35:38.in putting flowers centre stage. Looking at what makes designers
:35:39. > :35:46.take, we can reveal floral passions. This is my garden, 500 years of
:35:47. > :35:49.Covent Garden. The three words I would use to describe myself would
:35:50. > :35:57.be passionate, enthusiastic and creative. I chose to work in garden
:35:58. > :36:01.design because I find it was a great way to express my creativity. I am
:36:02. > :36:04.not very good at drawing ironically but moving plants and furniture
:36:05. > :36:11.around a load me to express something inside. My earliest memory
:36:12. > :36:15.of gardening is when I was about four, planting potatoes and my
:36:16. > :36:23.grandad's garden and he was the person who inspired me. My favourite
:36:24. > :36:29.I always have by my side because you never know when you are to remove
:36:30. > :36:39.dead heads. My top tip is to use a focal point at the end of the stuff.
:36:40. > :36:42.This is perfectly aligned by a window or door. What is it like
:36:43. > :36:49.being at main avenue for the first time? Is there something you have
:36:50. > :36:56.also wanted to do? Yes. It is an ambition of mine to come to Chelsea
:36:57. > :37:00.and three years ago I managed to do that. It feels very grown-up. The
:37:01. > :37:04.pressure is insane. I am here and the public and enjoying what we are
:37:05. > :37:10.doing so I am happy. I remembered your artisan gardens at the back.
:37:11. > :37:15.How nervous are you? You're about to do another flower show in a couple
:37:16. > :37:19.of days. Yes. Sleep deprivation is one of the big things and when you
:37:20. > :37:22.get to finish this sure you are talking to the public and you want
:37:23. > :37:28.to be enjoying this time but also thinking about Chatsworth next week.
:37:29. > :37:34.Also installing this and the Covent Garden so my brain is everywhere.
:37:35. > :37:39.How important is it to be able to coordinate this? These shores are
:37:40. > :37:44.built by people, you have the team of logistics. I have had an amazing
:37:45. > :37:48.team behind me including the planting people and specifically the
:37:49. > :37:55.people who built it and they never get recognised, it is all about the
:37:56. > :37:57.designer on this kind of show. The main contractor John is absolutely
:37:58. > :38:03.amazing and he can take that vision from my head and turn it into a
:38:04. > :38:07.reality. It is a 50-50 partnership and without them the public could
:38:08. > :38:13.not sit and enjoy this. Showing them a picture is different from nursing
:38:14. > :38:17.them in this space. The hand of the artist creating it, an abstract idea
:38:18. > :38:22.and without contractors knowing their staff, there is nothing worse
:38:23. > :38:27.than the designer seeing that is not what I designed. The process has
:38:28. > :38:33.been refined and it is amazing. It amazes me how we picture you conjure
:38:34. > :38:37.up can become a real thing. That process you go through of drawings
:38:38. > :38:43.and communication and logistically bringing together never ceases to
:38:44. > :38:47.amaze me. A living breathing landscape. The contractors deserve
:38:48. > :38:54.so much more credit than they necessarily get. They are such
:38:55. > :39:00.superheroes. They are. We met up with careless Matthews who wanted to
:39:01. > :39:09.know how to feed her roses. -- Cerys. Just the smell of roses has
:39:10. > :39:16.this ability to turn the clock back seven or eight and I am in my
:39:17. > :39:21.grandma's garden in Swansea. We used to take off the pedals and put them
:39:22. > :39:26.in the water and try to make, not very good perfume but it was for the
:39:27. > :39:30.family. A lot of us are looking for nostalgia. Roses do it for me every
:39:31. > :39:48.time. Not just a pretty face. Gorgeous.
:39:49. > :40:00.I love this because you get the scent of roses. I live in the middle
:40:01. > :40:07.of London and I have an in formal effect. I have a lot of barbecues
:40:08. > :40:15.and end up with a lot of ash. I have been putting my meat on the roses.
:40:16. > :40:30.Is that a problem? It is not advisable to put a lot. It is high
:40:31. > :40:34.phosphate that is the worst. It locks in the nutrients and the
:40:35. > :40:38.plants cannot get it and the growth stunted and do not look healthy.
:40:39. > :40:48.What should I do? Put on a little bit of start a compost tea. Most of
:40:49. > :40:52.it you probably need to get rid of. You have inspired me. Like you.
:40:53. > :40:58.I love it when a plan comes together. She has gone away happy.
:40:59. > :41:02.Earlier this week the judges announced this year's prestigious
:41:03. > :41:07.Best show garden award. Did you agree with their decision? They may
:41:08. > :41:14.be judge and jury with the medals but you have your voice and we want
:41:15. > :41:19.to hear it as you can cast your vote in the People's choice award. Here
:41:20. > :41:21.is a reminder of the beautiful gardens in contention for the big
:41:22. > :42:31.award. I think it is going to be very
:42:32. > :42:35.interesting this year. When I look at a garden it has to be taken away
:42:36. > :42:42.or take home. Something I can rip the kids or have the old garden. The
:42:43. > :42:47.judge criteria is almost the exact opposite and I think that is why the
:42:48. > :42:52.results are sometimes different. They have to be objective. Does the
:42:53. > :42:57.garden meet the brief? For me it is about emotion, beautiful planting,
:42:58. > :43:04.passion, that is what I want in a garden. We are going to have to wait
:43:05. > :43:09.and see. Absolutely. All of the designers would love to win this
:43:10. > :43:12.award. There's nothing quite like getting the recognition of the great
:43:13. > :43:20.British public. Get online and vote for your favourite show garden.
:43:21. > :43:29.There is more information online about the contenders. Remember the
:43:30. > :43:37.one will be announced by Joel and Sophie on BBC One tomorrow evening.
:43:38. > :43:47.We are back tonight at 8pm on BBC Two with action from a busy day at
:43:48. > :43:51.Chelsea. As the cherry on the cake they will be giving you a delicious
:43:52. > :44:11.tour of me rebury's garden. See you tomorrow. -- Mary Berry's.
:44:12. > :44:13.We've made great strides tackling HIV.
:44:14. > :44:16.Imagine if we could create a movement