:00:11. > :00:16.At the end of July the grounds here at Tatton Park in Chester are
:00:17. > :00:19.transformed. You have a powerhouse of horticulture that combines with
:00:20. > :00:22.all of the charms of the British country show.
:00:23. > :00:25.Welcome to a Great British Flower Show that celebrates the very best
:00:26. > :01:04.Hello and welcome to the Royal Horticultural Society's Flower Show,
:01:05. > :01:22.An event sponsored by Bruntwood Properties. This showing courage is
:01:23. > :01:27.young designers. Yes, and they've done really well. Contractors and
:01:28. > :01:34.designers teaming up and they all won gold medals. They really are
:01:35. > :01:38.coming through and taking over. It is also an opportunity for them to
:01:39. > :01:45.cut them a critique, maybe make a mistake, and go on to great things.
:01:46. > :01:47.Many have started here at Tatton, and have forged a great garden
:01:48. > :01:52.designing career. We'll be meeting the three finalists
:01:53. > :01:55.of the Young Designer of the Year competition and looking
:01:56. > :01:57.at their finished designs throughout Carol Klein's
:01:58. > :02:06.here with her guide to successfully Plus, Toby Buckland finds plenty
:02:07. > :02:10.of inspiration to help boost your borders,
:02:11. > :02:13.well into winter. Rachel de Thame looks back
:02:14. > :02:16.at the work of design heroes of yesteryear as reflected in one
:02:17. > :02:18.of this year's show gardens. Whilst Danny Clarke will be finding
:02:19. > :02:21.out how horticulture could revolutionise our office
:02:22. > :02:30.spaces in the future. That's all to look forward
:02:31. > :02:32.to, but first the big Out of all the show gardens
:02:33. > :02:36.here at Tatton, only one could be named Best Show Garden and here's
:02:37. > :02:55.the moment the winner was announced. You won Best Show Garden,
:02:56. > :03:04.congratulations. Thank you very much. Have you ever won Best Show
:03:05. > :03:07.Garden before? I haven't, it is amazing, it makes everything
:03:08. > :03:12.worthwhile, all of the hard work. I think this is your strongest design.
:03:13. > :03:15.The way you have used the levels. There is a journey through the
:03:16. > :03:22.garden. The proportions feel just right. Which is your favourite
:03:23. > :03:27.combination? Beneath the tree ferns. I was able to use things that like
:03:28. > :03:30.to be in the shade, and also the sun loving plants, so the combinations
:03:31. > :03:40.were more exciting. I like the way it spills over the wall from one to
:03:41. > :03:46.the next. You have that wonderful salvea there. They are redesigned
:03:47. > :03:56.device. Picture frames to look through. -- the frames are a design
:03:57. > :03:59.device. They are framing sections of the garden. Wherever you stand there
:04:00. > :04:04.is another picture to look through. But they are also practical. The
:04:05. > :04:10.glass moves. They can be open or shut. You can have a little pocket
:04:11. > :04:14.or a little room and have different people in different areas. You can
:04:15. > :04:19.see them but you can't always hear them, so you feel you are in your
:04:20. > :04:24.own section of the garden. You got Best Show Garden and you got a
:04:25. > :04:34.silvergilt medal. Yes. We knew deep down it wasn't quite a gold. Why was
:04:35. > :04:39.that? Possibly because of the weather. During the build it was
:04:40. > :04:46.really wet. It eats into your time. It is just one of those things,
:04:47. > :04:50.nature. If I was to offer you a gold medal, or Best in show at Tatton
:04:51. > :04:53.Park, which would you go for? Best in show.
:04:54. > :04:55.CHUCKLES I am glad to hear that. See you next
:04:56. > :04:59.year no doubt. Thank you. Across this whole season
:05:00. > :05:01.of RHS shows, we've seen a trend towards vibrant,
:05:02. > :05:03.primary colours popping up But when it comes
:05:04. > :05:10.to achieving this at home, it can be just as easy
:05:11. > :05:12.to get colour wrong, But fear not, Carol Klein
:05:13. > :05:28.is here with her guide to achieving The renowned Lady Gardner Gertrude
:05:29. > :05:32.said Green is also a colour. It is the colour which is the background
:05:33. > :05:39.to most of our gardens, including those here at Tatton. Green leaves
:05:40. > :05:49.create a feeling of peace and rest fullness, perfect for a
:05:50. > :05:52.contemplative corner. There is a preponderance of vivid colour here,
:05:53. > :05:57.too. But how do you put colours together? And how do you create
:05:58. > :06:02.different atmospheres and moods with them?
:06:03. > :06:13.Orange and blue are opposites. Used together they create a stimulating
:06:14. > :06:17.effect. Blue is a primary colour. It is a lovely colour to use in the
:06:18. > :06:21.garden when you want things to re-seat. If you are gardening in a
:06:22. > :06:24.small space and you use blue, particularly at the back of the
:06:25. > :06:30.garden, it makes the whole space look much bigger. -- re-seed. If you
:06:31. > :06:37.mix it with other Pastoral colours you create an impressionistic
:06:38. > :06:38.effect. There are lots of different blues mixed and mingled through this
:06:39. > :06:48.planting. -- pastel. There is a little scabious which
:06:49. > :07:05.mingles beautifully. If you want to add drama and a touch
:07:06. > :07:12.of danger to planting scheme, try using vivid reds. Red is a hot
:07:13. > :07:17.colour. It leads out of the garden at you. It comes forward. It does
:07:18. > :07:20.not take any prisoners. If you combine it with green, the two are
:07:21. > :07:30.opposite, so it makes it even more scintillating. But even against dark
:07:31. > :07:35.foliage like these dhalia it leaked out at you. And with the little
:07:36. > :07:41.bubbles of this verbena, another picture is created. It makes things
:07:42. > :07:47.even easier to look out, just depends on what you want. Splashes
:07:48. > :07:55.of yellow wake up sleepy planting. It brings things to life. Yellow is
:07:56. > :07:58.such a happy colour. It always lifts the proceedings. It covers a
:07:59. > :08:08.multitude of different colours. Sometimes it is pale, but look, two
:08:09. > :08:12.different colours, this very deep colour, and this brings in allsorts
:08:13. > :08:22.of pollinating insects, too. They love yellow. Sometimes it can be
:08:23. > :08:27.almost green. And sometimes it can be just a part of it, like the
:08:28. > :08:31.yellow centres on this plant. It goes very well with most of the
:08:32. > :08:45.colours. It looks lovely with these dark, deep rough city Reds. And the
:08:46. > :08:50.gorgeous oranges. -- russety reds. Colours are a personal choice. But
:08:51. > :08:51.whichever ones you choose, be adventurous, experiment with them,
:08:52. > :09:06.create your own personal statement. Garden design is always evolving
:09:07. > :09:09.and this evolution garden "From Hall to Home" has been inspired by some
:09:10. > :09:12.of the key figures who have influenced the way our gardens look,
:09:13. > :09:27.over the centuries. People like capability Brown, one of
:09:28. > :09:28.the greatest garden architects of all time.
:09:29. > :09:32.I'm here with designer Michael John McGarr.
:09:33. > :09:41.It is quite an ambitious theme, isn't it, for a garden? Yeah.
:09:42. > :09:48.Capability Brown is one of my influences. In this garden I've used
:09:49. > :09:54.the influence to contrast the styles. It is great that we have
:09:55. > :09:57.been able to use some of the elements of going back in time in
:09:58. > :10:03.terms of garden designing. And bringing them in with the
:10:04. > :10:15.contemporary. And you see the influences. Also in this planting
:10:16. > :10:19.with the verbena it has that wonderful sense of movement. And the
:10:20. > :10:25.idea is we can play it with some of the harder elements which we see
:10:26. > :10:32.with Capability Brown. It is about the layers. It is about the movement
:10:33. > :10:34.which we push towards. And water. Capability Brown was famous for
:10:35. > :10:40.putting the water exactly where he wanted. We cannot get the grand
:10:41. > :10:46.economy of scale that the great man did, but we have managed to get a
:10:47. > :10:50.contemporary feature into the garden. Even on a small scale it can
:10:51. > :10:55.still be appreciated and it can reflect some of the textures in the
:10:56. > :11:02.planting. And unlike the stillness. Very beautiful. Silver medal. That's
:11:03. > :11:04.fantastic. -- and I like. Brilliant. I am looking forward to coming back
:11:05. > :11:08.next year and doing another one. From revered figures of garden
:11:09. > :11:11.design, to the new kids on the block and the RHS Young Designer
:11:12. > :11:13.of the Year competition. Previous winners include Hugo Bugg
:11:14. > :11:18.and Sam Ovens who have gone on to carve out successful careers,
:11:19. > :11:22.including designing show gardens at Chelsea, proving that winning
:11:23. > :11:24.here gives emerging talent This year, three budding designers
:11:25. > :11:31.have been given the incredible opportunity to present a garden
:11:32. > :11:35.here at Tatton by the RHS with the brief of Health,
:11:36. > :11:37.Happiness and Horticulture. Tonight we'll be meeting all three,
:11:38. > :11:40.before revealing the winner First up is Rob Dwiar,
:11:41. > :12:04.whose contemporary urban design I'm Rob Dwiar, I'm 28, I live in
:12:05. > :12:10.Bristol, but I'm originally from Essex. My dad once said, do you not
:12:11. > :12:15.want to look into doing something a bit different?
:12:16. > :12:21.Hopefully funny. Perhaps over focused, and friendly, you would
:12:22. > :12:31.have to ask them, wouldn't you? Some fond memories of summer
:12:32. > :12:40.evenings watering the garden. Dad has labelled a picture of me in the
:12:41. > :12:46.photo album doing that. Something slow growing. Good
:12:47. > :12:52.structure. Good form. Happy. I would like to progress to
:12:53. > :12:59.Chelsea eventually. It is more than just pushing around
:13:00. > :13:02.in an allotment. There is a lot of coolness. Young people could benefit
:13:03. > :13:07.from it. I have played the guitar for many
:13:08. > :13:12.years. I have a mandolin that needs playing, as well.
:13:13. > :13:19.A wonderful opportunity. But somewhat stressful.
:13:20. > :13:24.My garden is called A Home From Home, playing on the influences of
:13:25. > :13:35.two environments, the urban and parole. You will see the Bali as you
:13:36. > :13:40.would in the countryside. -- barley. Traditionally not an ornamental
:13:41. > :13:44.plant, but I am using it on a mentally -- I am using it as an
:13:45. > :13:51.ornament. I hope people like that. I will have a metal hedge, as well.
:13:52. > :13:54.When you start to see the size of the plot, the excavation, all of the
:13:55. > :13:57.things that need to come together before you put greenery down, you
:13:58. > :14:03.are in danger of getting overwhelmed by it.
:14:04. > :14:11.It definitely feels nice to see it. It is coming together. The weeks,
:14:12. > :14:14.days prior to the show, I was getting incredibly nervous and I was
:14:15. > :14:23.saying to myself then, it was the need to get going. I want to use
:14:24. > :14:28.these re-claimed tiles. 6000 pieces. To us it is normal, it is just the
:14:29. > :14:31.floor of a garden. But when we have come on-site, a lot of heads have
:14:32. > :14:36.been turned, and a lot of condiments have been coming our way, which is
:14:37. > :14:40.nice. The only thing that has not been coming together is the
:14:41. > :14:44.metalwork. It is unwieldy, it is thin, it has a tendency to bend a
:14:45. > :14:55.little bit. There are challenges which no doubt will be overcome.
:14:56. > :15:01.But, challenges nonetheless. The barley has been an experiment. It
:15:02. > :15:08.survived time on the grass -- time under glass and it has survived the
:15:09. > :15:13.journey, as well. It feels like it has gone on for quite a while. But
:15:14. > :15:16.we are winning, I think, and it is looking increasingly more like a
:15:17. > :15:26.garden, which does a world of good for my nerves and state of mind.
:15:27. > :15:31.Happy designer. Winning would be an enormous propulsion for me into the
:15:32. > :15:34.garden design and landscape design world, but I am just really chuffed
:15:35. > :15:36.to be picked to be in the last three and get an opportunity to build my
:15:37. > :16:00.own show garden here. Well, Robin, the final design has
:16:01. > :16:05.come together. It's very striking. It looks fantastic, are you pleased?
:16:06. > :16:09.It has come together exactly as I envisaged. This is the only place it
:16:10. > :16:13.slots together. One of the few opportunities as a designer you get
:16:14. > :16:17.to see your own creation in maturity. You have used broad brush
:16:18. > :16:23.strokes, the grass, the Japanese grass and then barley. I was not
:16:24. > :16:28.expecting to see so much of it but it works. Absolutely. It was about
:16:29. > :16:36.merging the contemporary and traditional. Huge blocks of barley,
:16:37. > :16:41.contemporary, but imperfections are rustic and rural. You have this
:16:42. > :16:49.L-shaped seating area which has sunken down. From here, you look
:16:50. > :16:55.through your perennial planting. We were worried about the balance of
:16:56. > :16:58.elements. Particularly in only two dimensions, but once we started
:16:59. > :17:03.excavating, working in 3-D I am pleased with the chant units of it
:17:04. > :17:08.and the space we created and the way it sits next to each other. My
:17:09. > :17:12.favourite view is through here. Plant either side billowing over
:17:13. > :17:18.here. It must have been tempting to put something on that wall but I
:17:19. > :17:22.love the way it is understated. It is a mysterious, secret part of the
:17:23. > :17:27.garden. Do you think you are in with a chance? I am in with a shout, we
:17:28. > :17:31.are pleased and confident, I just hope the judges notice what I am
:17:32. > :17:35.trying to achieve and appreciate the effort and the overall finish as
:17:36. > :17:39.much as I do. I have a good chance. Best of luck. Thank you.
:17:40. > :17:42.It's easy at these shows to be wowed and seduced by sumptuous
:17:43. > :17:44.fleeting blooms, but often it's the background plants which set them
:17:45. > :17:47.off and more importantly continue to offer form and structure
:17:48. > :17:50.through the colder months of autumn and winter.
:17:51. > :17:53.Toby has been to find the plants which can give our gardens the power
:17:54. > :18:11.Flowers make a picture, and there are some plants that create a frame.
:18:12. > :18:19.This is one of my favourites. It has this lovely ebony foliage
:18:20. > :18:25.like firm, in sunshine it is almost black. It is a real beauty, it is
:18:26. > :18:28.quite generous. It looks good in its own right but put it next to
:18:29. > :18:33.anything else, the contrast brings out the colour. A wonderful thing,
:18:34. > :18:38.come autumn starts to tempt red and orange. It is perfect in low
:18:39. > :18:42.sunshine because the colour red seems to make it glow. Even this
:18:43. > :18:47.will lose its leaves in winter. If you want your garden to look good
:18:48. > :18:55.from December until spring, you need a plant with a bit more structure.
:18:56. > :19:01.A small tree will give any garden shape and character but train trees,
:19:02. > :19:09.when it comes to winter interest, they are in a league above. Espalia
:19:10. > :19:14.apple. It is created by a bit of pruning. The resultant growth is
:19:15. > :19:18.trained horizontally out onto wires or bamboo canes. It makes the dream
:19:19. > :19:22.more fruitful but after the apples have been picked and the leaves have
:19:23. > :19:24.fallen in autumn, you are left with a living sculpture. It is a work of
:19:25. > :19:37.art, really. Of course, the evergreens give the
:19:38. > :19:42.garden solidity through winter. Evergreens, you think sombre green,
:19:43. > :19:46.but think again. These sparkle with colour right through the year.
:19:47. > :19:56.This has a lovely sparkling silver leaf. It has a creamy edge, right
:19:57. > :19:59.through winter. Perfect plant for a gravel garden where it grows into
:20:00. > :20:06.waist high boulders. Another favourite of mine is Betis Boreham
:20:07. > :20:09.Irene Patterson. This is from New Zealand.
:20:10. > :20:16.The foliage has a milky splash around the outside and the stems are
:20:17. > :20:21.almost black in colour but gives it a classy look. It goes with wedding
:20:22. > :20:31.day whites and Ruby pinks and a beautiful backdrop.
:20:32. > :20:36.Flowers might put the bubbles in summer's bottle but it is the
:20:37. > :20:41.structural plants, the trees and evergreens that put the stopper in
:20:42. > :20:44.the top. If you can put just 20% of these winter interest plants into
:20:45. > :20:48.your garden, not only will your borders keep their freshness, they
:20:49. > :20:54.will keep their fears 12 months of the year. -- keep their fizz.
:20:55. > :20:57.Well you can't miss the vibrancy of the flowers in full bloom that
:20:58. > :21:03.dominant the borders in this Back to Back garden.
:21:04. > :21:08.Fabulous Echinacea, which works beautifully with this penny.
:21:09. > :21:18.This is a border for high summer. It is not just private spaces that can
:21:19. > :21:19.be transformed by plants. Danny Clarke has been to check out
:21:20. > :21:22.one feature garden that could revolutionise our working
:21:23. > :21:49.environments in the future. catch me working in an office in a
:21:50. > :21:57.million years. At Tatton, there is a space that might just change my
:21:58. > :22:02.mind. Hello. Danny, hello. I thought I might find you here.
:22:03. > :22:12.Do you mind if I take a seat? I love this space. How did you come up with
:22:13. > :22:16.the idea? We imagined ourselves sat in the field where we got the brief.
:22:17. > :22:21.If we were to create an office, how would we do it? In a sustainable
:22:22. > :22:27.way. This taps into the up cycling scene, which is right up my street.
:22:28. > :22:32.I love the pallets is that a cattle feeder. Where you have your edibles?
:22:33. > :22:36.That is the kitchen garden. No one will go hungry in this office.
:22:37. > :22:40.Hopefully not. This appears very natural but it also has contemporary
:22:41. > :22:45.lines. Typically an office environment. Straight lines,
:22:46. > :22:48.corridors. We needed to keep some of those ideas, some of those
:22:49. > :22:52.principles but break down those walls and create an office
:22:53. > :22:57.environment. We're not really seeing it in an outdoor space. That was the
:22:58. > :23:03.challenge, the space that group by -- provided that. What happens if it
:23:04. > :23:07.rains? That is fine for the wildlife but what about your poor office
:23:08. > :23:10.workers, how will they feel? There are so many days of the year where
:23:11. > :23:15.it doesn't need to be fully sunny but it is dry. Even jeering the
:23:16. > :23:18.winter, wrap up warm and just enjoy the environment. -- even jeering.
:23:19. > :23:23.I can't believe I am saying this. I love this space. I wouldn't mind
:23:24. > :23:33.working here, you have done a great job. Thank you, Danny.
:23:34. > :23:35.The popularity of the tiny Back to Back gardens continues
:23:36. > :23:38.as they wow the crowds here at Tatton, an event supported
:23:39. > :23:44.You can find some highly original ideas packed into these bijou
:23:45. > :23:53.designs, as Toby Buckland and I discovered earlier.
:23:54. > :23:59.If you've never spent time in a hospital waiting room, you can
:24:00. > :24:05.consider yourself very lucky indeed. At best, uninspiring at worst,
:24:06. > :24:09.scary. This garden represents the antithesis of those waiting rooms.
:24:10. > :24:17.It's called the waiting list. Alison was a former transplant nurse and
:24:18. > :24:20.has created a garden that people on the transplant list coming into
:24:21. > :24:27.hospital for dialysis can spend time in. It is a design that is rendered
:24:28. > :24:31.with so much love. Ruby grasses herself from seed and it was brought
:24:32. > :24:35.from her garden at home. Chocolate cosmos is a perfect plant because
:24:36. > :24:42.the still air trapped the vanilla aroma of the flowers. There is a
:24:43. > :24:45.border around the side that signifies the healing power and
:24:46. > :24:48.cleansing qualities of water. It is beautiful but the planting makes it.
:24:49. > :24:54.You have to be amongst the flowers to appreciate them. I am sitting
:24:55. > :24:57.here with the rusty foxgloves swaying in the breeze with Echinacea
:24:58. > :25:03.plants and grasses, it is lovely. You can't help but feel grant
:25:04. > :25:08.grounded and. If I was in hospital, touch wood, that will not be soon, I
:25:09. > :25:12.would like to sit and wait to see a consultant on for treatment while
:25:13. > :25:14.looking at this plant while it is worked by the bees to take my mind
:25:15. > :25:24.off the worries. This is the NSPCC Legacy garden
:25:25. > :25:32.designed by Andrew Walker. A lovely story created from
:25:33. > :25:36.childhood memories of holidays in the Lake District.
:25:37. > :25:41.And the fantastic landscape and wonderful walks you can go on.
:25:42. > :25:46.Particular point yet because I spend a lot of my childhood there as well.
:25:47. > :25:50.Outside this beautifully built dry stone wall, we have the rough to
:25:51. > :25:56.rain, things like Bracken and reeds and this rock under my foot. The
:25:57. > :26:00.details of the stonework at exceptional, setting the scene. They
:26:01. > :26:03.even have a gap in the wall but I remember jumping through as a child.
:26:04. > :26:14.-- a gap in the wall that I. This garden fully achieves its aim,
:26:15. > :26:18.it conjures up a childhood memories. It is a really lovely garden. For
:26:19. > :26:23.me, it works well. Some of the planting feels a bit stuffed, they
:26:24. > :26:28.are trying to hard to put too many plants in. The wicker dog, I don't
:26:29. > :26:29.know, the garden stands up for itself without it. But I know many
:26:30. > :26:39.people are going to love it. At first glance, the view within is
:26:40. > :26:44.a crisp urban space designed for a pair of city slickers but Eileen
:26:45. > :26:51.would also interviewed it with lovely personal touches. -- Eileen
:26:52. > :26:55.Wood. Tell me about the plants and what they mean to you. When I look
:26:56. > :27:00.at this, to taste the back to my childhood and being on the farm with
:27:01. > :27:06.my man. She lived by the words -- with my nan. The words are coming
:27:07. > :27:10.into the garden. Everything is not quite where it should be, but it is
:27:11. > :27:15.where it should be. These features have been connected by your family
:27:16. > :27:21.over the years? Pops? The hard landscaping is moving on. -- pots.
:27:22. > :27:27.Me, as an adult. I have two children. The pot is holidays in
:27:28. > :27:32.Italy. When it is a cold day or I am feeling low, the pots are there, it
:27:33. > :27:37.takes me right back in time. To where you bought it? To where I
:27:38. > :27:41.bought it and that moment in time with children. It is like a photo
:27:42. > :27:46.album rendered as a garden. That is exactly it. I wanted the garden to
:27:47. > :27:49.be the book as well. It is a wonderful garden layered with so
:27:50. > :28:00.many experiences and so much of you. A really good job. Thanks.
:28:01. > :28:02.Out of all 17 designs, only one could be chosen
:28:03. > :28:06.as the RHS Best Back to Back Garden 2016.
:28:07. > :28:24.Huge congratulations. How does it feel? It feels great. I like to
:28:25. > :28:28.think we presented something slightly different from the norm. It
:28:29. > :28:34.is a heavily landscaped garden. It is a city garden. It is a disused
:28:35. > :28:38.piece of derelict land between buildings that you've turned into a
:28:39. > :28:44.community space. Yeah, that's kind of what we do in our practice, we
:28:45. > :28:49.create these gardens in unused spaces that we let the community
:28:50. > :28:54.come in and enjoy. That is exemplified with the approach to
:28:55. > :28:58.this garden. Yes, the poem is lovely, modern poetry. Yes. It was
:28:59. > :29:03.written for the garden, we commissioned it from Ben Norris, a
:29:04. > :29:09.poet from Nottingham. We wanted it that you -- wanted something that
:29:10. > :29:12.you contemplated. It is not a billboard or a slogan, you can sit
:29:13. > :29:17.at the back and read it slowly. It adds a sense of place, which is so
:29:18. > :29:23.hard to create in a show garden, you have created something that feels as
:29:24. > :29:28.if it exists in its own right. And the materials? Eclectic mix. We have
:29:29. > :29:31.tried to not just use reclaimed materials for the sake of using
:29:32. > :29:37.reclaimed materials but as part of material pallets, rusting it,
:29:38. > :29:43.entered the brickwork planting. The planting pallet is spicy bust up --
:29:44. > :29:45.it complemented. It was something to be deliberately warm to contrast a
:29:46. > :29:55.grey and concrete city. Red-hot poker is working nicely.
:29:56. > :29:59.Unfortunately, the selenium wasn't ready for the show but we were
:30:00. > :30:03.hoping for Sunday. What kind of reaction have you got from people?
:30:04. > :30:09.Mostly positive, you get people who don't like the style, which is I
:30:10. > :30:12.guess great part of gardens, people have these preconceived notions of
:30:13. > :30:17.what they like or what they don't like. But mostly positive. It is
:30:18. > :30:18.great. Gold medal, best back-to-back garden, huge congratulations. Well
:30:19. > :30:22.done. Still to come tonight,
:30:23. > :30:24.Carol's making some noise with her celebration of bell
:30:25. > :30:26.and trumpet shaped flowers at the show, and Rachel takes a walk
:30:27. > :30:30.on the wild side as she looks at naturalistic planting
:30:31. > :30:38.schemes here at Tatton. Time now to meet the second
:30:39. > :30:40.designer in the running for the prestigious RHS
:30:41. > :30:46.Young Designer of the Year title. Caitlin McLaughlin's
:30:47. > :30:48.garden is called Nature and Nurture and aims
:30:49. > :31:04.to enhance our own well-being, An Caitlin McLaughlin, I'm 26, from
:31:05. > :31:10.Northamptonshire, and I am a plant scientist.
:31:11. > :31:14.I use to making options out of hyacinths and pretend they were
:31:15. > :31:21.deserts. Alan Titchmarsh, because I used to
:31:22. > :31:26.be assessed with Gardeners World. -- obsessed.
:31:27. > :31:34.Passionate, focused, and pessimistic, very honest.
:31:35. > :31:38.Getting into Tatton. I am torn between two, a clover
:31:39. > :31:48.because they are very short. But other thought was to get mean. --
:31:49. > :31:51.but my other thought was forget me not.
:31:52. > :31:56.Garden design professionally. I am not sure if it is cool. My
:31:57. > :31:59.friends don't think I am cool. That's all right.
:32:00. > :32:05.CHUCKLES At the job centre trying to sign on.
:32:06. > :32:10.CHUCKLES Tatton is the biggest project I have
:32:11. > :32:16.ever done, but quietly confident it will be OK.
:32:17. > :32:21.I'm quite passionate about Wildflower conservation. I like to
:32:22. > :32:27.slot that in no matter what the design. But usually very simplistic.
:32:28. > :32:32.I wanted to combine that human health and well-being concept with
:32:33. > :32:36.nature conservation. With a public park that will combine Wildflower
:32:37. > :32:41.conservation with the health benefits of a public space.
:32:42. > :32:53.Everything is progressing. The trees are in. Some of the yews art in. The
:32:54. > :33:02.frame of the pond is in. I will need to crack on with that tomorrow. --
:33:03. > :33:05.yews are in. I haven't had any training, it has all been done with
:33:06. > :33:09.the help of the Internet. I am good at having a mini panic and then
:33:10. > :33:16.instantly planning ahead on how to resolve all of those problems. We
:33:17. > :33:21.have a large hole in the pond liner. We had to rebuild part of the pond
:33:22. > :33:26.to have a new liner made. The problem with my garden is most of it
:33:27. > :33:33.is planting. It looks a disaster until I get stuck in and put
:33:34. > :33:37.everything in place. There have been moments where I think I maybe did
:33:38. > :33:45.not make the right choice, but, no, I'm not regretting it. I wanted a
:33:46. > :33:54.naturalistic looking at Meadow planting. It is more sparse than I
:33:55. > :33:58.was hoping. From a distance it looks lovely and wild, which is exactly
:33:59. > :34:04.what I wanted, but close up you can see all of these gaps. I cannot have
:34:05. > :34:13.those gaps because it does not look good enough. I have added that copy,
:34:14. > :34:21.but then other plants do not work because they are neat. -- poppy.
:34:22. > :34:29.They look manicured, and they would not be in that wild environment. I
:34:30. > :34:37.have five days. At this moment in time it isn't going very well.
:34:38. > :34:44.Yesterday was not going too well, either. The day before was. It is a
:34:45. > :34:49.journey. Tomorrow will go well. I think I am going to just sit and
:34:50. > :35:09.stare at the ground for a long time, working out how things will look.
:35:10. > :35:17.It is finished and looking absolutely fabulous. Thank you. Well
:35:18. > :35:20.done, are you pleased? There were times in the build where I did not
:35:21. > :35:25.think I would get to this point, but I am very happy with it. You had one
:35:26. > :35:30.good day and two bad days. Yes, I felt I was bouncing from a big win
:35:31. > :35:34.to a big loss, and then just trying to cope with how to fix things. That
:35:35. > :35:42.is garden design and landscaping for you, you know? This look is not easy
:35:43. > :35:48.to achieve, is it? No. It was a lot more complicated than I anticipated.
:35:49. > :35:52.That is why I changed my planting slightly to have these pockets of
:35:53. > :35:57.ornamentals which lead into the wild flowers and vice versa. I left
:35:58. > :36:00.flowers going slightly over seed heads on the grass is because I
:36:01. > :36:05.wanted to show the life-cycle progression as it would be in
:36:06. > :36:10.nature. And you grew some yourself, didn't you? About 800 and my Mum's
:36:11. > :36:14.back garden. The water feature, absolutely perfect. The reflective
:36:15. > :36:21.quality, it mirrors the sky and brings those silver birch is down
:36:22. > :36:28.into the garden in the reflection. I love the yew balls giving a bit of
:36:29. > :36:32.structure. And you have not clipped them tightly and that fits in with
:36:33. > :36:36.the garden. Yeah, I don't know too much about topiary, I did not want
:36:37. > :36:42.over clip them and ruin things before judging. I left them shaggy
:36:43. > :36:46.in the hopes it works cohesively. It is a pretty tight competition, do
:36:47. > :36:50.you have a chance? I am my own worst critic, so I don't want to say, to
:36:51. > :36:57.be honest. I don't know, probably not. Tough question. Good luck. I
:36:58. > :36:58.think it is a lovely garden. Thank you.
:36:59. > :36:59.Caitlin's naturalistic planting scheme
:37:00. > :37:04.But is it possible to achieve this increasingly popular relaxed
:37:05. > :37:05.style in our own gardens, without the neighbours
:37:06. > :37:07.thinking you've let it become overgrown?!
:37:08. > :37:10.The answer is yes, and here at Tatton there's a wealth
:37:11. > :37:32.The thing about any kind of naturalistic planting is that it
:37:33. > :37:36.should just look natural. It sounds easy but in actual fact it takes
:37:37. > :37:43.quite a lot of cunning to make sure you get this wonderful, relaxed a
:37:44. > :37:46.fact. First, choose plants that really look themselves. Let them
:37:47. > :37:51.breathe, let them be who they are. You don't want to use Belize, those
:37:52. > :37:59.rampant plants that try to take the whole thing over. -- bullies.
:38:00. > :38:08.User-friendly plants which mix and mingle really well together. -- use
:38:09. > :38:12.friendly plants. These thistles are perfect neighbours. They create the
:38:13. > :38:18.picture you want. And for a really natural look, at a sprinkling of
:38:19. > :38:22.annuals. Plants like this, it brings in the bees, it is easy to grow, it
:38:23. > :38:25.is an annual and you can put it wherever you like and the bees love
:38:26. > :38:38.it. A contemporary garden can also have a
:38:39. > :38:43.wonderfully naturalistic quality to it. I think grass and other foliage
:38:44. > :38:51.interest plants are key to getting that look. I love this along the
:38:52. > :38:59.wall. It has that wonderful silvery foliage as the contrast. The grey
:39:00. > :39:04.foliage is so effective. If you put a single grass into iPod or have a
:39:05. > :39:08.group of them, move them around to wherever you want to have that
:39:09. > :39:16.slightly unkempt but actually rather elegant look. -- a pod. To create
:39:17. > :39:20.this style you don't have to replicate nature. You just have to
:39:21. > :39:23.take some hints from it. This border has plants from all over the world,
:39:24. > :39:28.but it is the way you put them together that gives it that height
:39:29. > :39:37.and sense and style of nature. We have plants like the South African
:39:38. > :39:41.agapanthus, and the Russian sage at the front. A good tip is to play
:39:42. > :39:46.around with the sizes of the plants. Here we have two different sizes.
:39:47. > :39:51.The largest one is Walter Funk, one of the best plant names ever, and
:39:52. > :39:56.the smaller one is desert these terracotta. It feels as if the large
:39:57. > :40:01.one has self seeded itself in the bed. It works really nicely and
:40:02. > :40:08.creates that naturalistic look. And we have the blues, the bleached
:40:09. > :40:13.outlook of the grasses, and spots of orange dropped in which look really
:40:14. > :40:19.good against the rusty steel cubes. -- bleached out look. Your
:40:20. > :40:22.neighbours will not think you have lost the plot, they will be looking
:40:23. > :40:35.over the fence and admiring the garden. Michael Vincent decided to
:40:36. > :40:43.interpret his theme of revolution by showing the stages of development of
:40:44. > :40:47.plant life on Earth. -- Michael Vincent. This stream runs through
:40:48. > :40:52.the garden emphasising the fact that all life on Earth started with the
:40:53. > :40:56.water. The very first plants to develop on the earth were never
:40:57. > :41:03.warts and mosses. Michael has tried to find the beauty in these little
:41:04. > :41:09.plants which are so often ignored, but the detail is just astonishing.
:41:10. > :41:14.-- liver worts. Major Ron came Ferns. We still use them ornamentals
:41:15. > :41:23.in our gardens. -- later on. All of these plants depend on water for
:41:24. > :41:29.their reproduction. Millions of years after Ferns emerged, along
:41:30. > :41:38.came a huge group of prehistoric trees. Very primitive. And this one,
:41:39. > :41:43.gingko biloba is the only one remaining from that family. People
:41:44. > :41:51.adore these leaves, totally unlike any other tree leave. It is still
:41:52. > :41:57.grown in gardens today and beloved particularly in the autumn when its
:41:58. > :42:04.golden leaves cascade to the floor making great shiny carpets
:42:05. > :42:09.everywhere. Relatively speaking, it is only in very recent times that
:42:10. > :42:13.flowering plants have appeared on the earth. With their at a beauty,
:42:14. > :42:17.glorious colours, and diverse shapes. Plants like these, this
:42:18. > :42:33.wonderful day lily. Already we have seen two of the
:42:34. > :42:44.finalists for the Young Designer of the Year. Last up is Lily Gomme who
:42:45. > :42:50.was hoping her garden will lead her to that prestigious title. I am a
:42:51. > :42:55.garden designer from Chesham, I am 27.
:42:56. > :43:02.That is a really hard one. Maybe a bit weird, I'm not sure. Dance
:43:03. > :43:07.spontaneously, a bit too much in people's gardens.
:43:08. > :43:13.Picking runner beans, pulling all of the bugs off.
:43:14. > :43:17.I started out studying architecture. I found myself staring out the
:43:18. > :43:24.window. I just jumped out there instead.
:43:25. > :43:30.Getting through to this competition. A constant evergreen. I don't want
:43:31. > :43:34.to miss anything. It is cool, not when you were at
:43:35. > :43:47.school. Anyone who doesn't think it is cool I don't think is cool.
:43:48. > :43:51.I like the -- I like gin, well, I probably should not have said that.
:43:52. > :43:55.In opportunity. I want to win because it would be cool. But I have
:43:56. > :43:58.mainly been thinking about getting it done. I just want to see the
:43:59. > :44:01.condition and of getting the garden finished. If I win that is
:44:02. > :44:06.brilliant. I don't think I have developed a
:44:07. > :44:14.style yet. I hope I haven't in a way. I like to be brought. This one
:44:15. > :44:18.is soft. The little bit feminine. -- a little bit.
:44:19. > :44:22.I have three different spaces. The entranceway, then the back door, and
:44:23. > :44:29.that goes through to a seating area. The kitchen garden, and the back
:44:30. > :44:33.space which is heavily planted. It has a day bed on which you can lie
:44:34. > :44:38.back and relax. And they are all connected with this pergola which
:44:39. > :44:41.leads you through to the back. Construction wise I'm not nervous.
:44:42. > :44:47.But it is the plants and the planting scheme. I have put together
:44:48. > :44:53.a show before. It is a flower show. That is my most fearful point right
:44:54. > :44:58.now. I am going to be quite pernickety, and maybe annoy some
:44:59. > :45:06.people. When you put so much effort into it, it has to be just right.
:45:07. > :45:11.That's a lot better. Is it straight? A little bit that way. I'm not
:45:12. > :45:18.wishing the days away, but I am looking forward to walking up and
:45:19. > :45:25.just seeing it finished. That looks so much better. Perfect. I feel
:45:26. > :45:26.confident now, which is nice, maybe not tomorrow, but right now.
:45:27. > :45:35.CHUCKLES It's been good apart from the
:45:36. > :45:39.weather. It looks like a festival here. It's holding us back about a
:45:40. > :45:42.day. It's not really good for morale when you are soaking wet. It's not
:45:43. > :45:54.very nice. I will be happy when all the hard
:45:55. > :45:58.landscaping is done and we can concentrate on getting the plants
:45:59. > :46:02.right. This is definitely the fun part, actually seeing some greenery
:46:03. > :46:08.in the garden, playing with plants, less drilling, that's for sure.
:46:09. > :46:20.I really just want to see it completed to the standard I wanted
:46:21. > :46:27.to be completed and winning would be a bonus. -- I want it to be
:46:28. > :46:29.completed. The pressure is on to get it done right now. That is the
:46:30. > :46:55.pressure I am putting on myself. It doesn't look like festival any
:46:56. > :46:59.more. No, it's all cleaned up. Not a mud patch, it looks like garden.
:47:00. > :47:03.Finally. It works really well. Tell me about the design. I split the
:47:04. > :47:08.back garden up into three different zones. Kitchen garden, it has a
:47:09. > :47:15.walled edge with herbs and running along. I like the mirrors. It adds
:47:16. > :47:20.depth. It makes that whole part of the garden feel much bigger. The
:47:21. > :47:25.planting. You have gone for a very distinctive look. Colour combination
:47:26. > :47:30.and then drifted through the entire garden. What have we got? Fabulous
:47:31. > :47:36.plants. Echinacea. Which I have used through the garden. Classic.
:47:37. > :47:43.These structures are good as well. They are not very like blocks. I
:47:44. > :47:47.stepped them so it leaves you back through the garden. Let's have a
:47:48. > :47:48.look at the back of the garden. -- it needs you. Completely separate
:47:49. > :47:57.space. A lush chill out space. Definitely.
:47:58. > :48:01.It is supposed to be secluded, you can lie back and forget about your
:48:02. > :48:06.day if you need to. With a tree creating some shade, some privacy.
:48:07. > :48:13.Yes. There are plants connecting the spaces like Echinacea but the pallet
:48:14. > :48:17.subtly changes. Deeper colours. Angelica, slightly darker. I wanted
:48:18. > :48:24.to create a different feeling as you come through the pergola. If you win
:48:25. > :48:29.this competition Lilly, would you do a dance in the garden? No, I
:48:30. > :48:33.wouldn't. Privately, maybe, when no one is here and I am watering on my
:48:34. > :48:39.own. But not in front of the general public? They don't need to see that.
:48:40. > :48:41.I don't blame you. It is a fantastic garden, everyone who sees it will
:48:42. > :48:45.adore it. Thank you. Well done. The Young Designers' gardens always
:48:46. > :48:48.turn heads at Tatton, but for Carol it's the plants that
:48:49. > :48:50.make her soul sing. She's been hunting down the floral
:48:51. > :49:10.bells and trumpets that are making All over the Tatton show this year,
:49:11. > :49:15.there are lots of bells and trumpets, lots of other forms of
:49:16. > :49:19.flowers as well. But why our flower forms so diverse?
:49:20. > :49:26.All flowers have evolved with their pollinators, that is what gives them
:49:27. > :49:31.their different forms. In the case of trumpets, like this beautiful
:49:32. > :49:37.Lily it is all about a big insect being able to get in there,
:49:38. > :49:42.penetrate this flower. Because the nectar is way up here. And suck that
:49:43. > :49:48.nectar. As it does, it touches all of this sexual paraphernalia. Pollen
:49:49. > :49:55.is dusted on its back and at the same time, its deposits pollen on
:49:56. > :50:00.the stigma. Successful. Absolutely brilliant evolution. In the case of
:50:01. > :50:05.Foxgloves, they have long trumpets. We are all used to seeing big fat
:50:06. > :50:10.bumblebees fly inside. The trumpets close to make sure that once the B
:50:11. > :50:16.gets in there, it can't get out until it's done its work. There is
:50:17. > :50:20.one Foxglove with the tiniest globs imaginable.
:50:21. > :50:27.Milk chocolate. It attracts tiny bumblebees to make absolutely -- and
:50:28. > :50:32.they absolutely love it because it is drenched in pollen and nectar.
:50:33. > :50:44.The clue is in the name. Campsis radicans, in this case the lovely
:50:45. > :50:54.long bell shaped flowers face upwards, to your in its pollinators.
:50:55. > :50:58.If you look in com it is red colour. In its native South America it is
:50:59. > :51:01.pollinated by hummingbirds. Birds can see the colour red easily and
:51:02. > :51:06.they are drawn into the flower and they make sure that pollen is spread
:51:07. > :51:09.around. It is a really straightforward plant to grow. All
:51:10. > :51:13.that needs is a very well-drained soil and the sunniest position you
:51:14. > :51:18.can possibly give it. It will scramble for miles with masses and
:51:19. > :51:27.masses of these beautiful trumpet flowers.
:51:28. > :51:37.This is from Japan and Russia. It is called punctata because if you look
:51:38. > :51:42.inside these bells, they are spotted. They are guides to help
:51:43. > :51:47.draw the insects into the pollen. Everything is designed to make sure
:51:48. > :51:52.pollination takes place. Punctata is really easy to grow. It will manage
:51:53. > :51:56.even in quite heavy clay and it has a wonderful habit, it runs
:51:57. > :51:58.underneath the ground and sends up fresh shoots. Every of them is full
:51:59. > :52:13.of delightful bell flowers. Talking of favourites, mine has to
:52:14. > :52:18.be this Echinacea white swan. We always see a Echinacea at Tatton and
:52:19. > :52:23.they represent high summer. This is an absolute beauty, the drooping
:52:24. > :52:27.white petals. And the comb in the middle at the top, which has this
:52:28. > :52:32.amazing structure and beautiful depth of colour. That is my
:52:33. > :52:34.favourite. We asked the rest of the team to pick their top plants from
:52:35. > :52:49.the rest of the show, this year. A tree fern. This excites me. The
:52:50. > :52:56.reason it does that is because its architectural. It will bring drama
:52:57. > :53:03.to any border. Lovely fibrous roots. Out of that, the baby ones, as they
:53:04. > :53:10.fill up look like gorilla's knuckles. It is a real show stopper.
:53:11. > :53:17.I can't walk past a display of dahlias without wanting to add to my
:53:18. > :53:21.own collection and this one has really caught my eye. It is
:53:22. > :53:25.something about the shabbiness of the petals combined with the dark
:53:26. > :53:30.intensity of the Carlow which I am always drawn to. When you see them
:53:31. > :53:33.on show like this, combined and contrasting with tangerines,
:53:34. > :53:37.oranges, lemons, they stand out even more. That is the one that is coming
:53:38. > :53:42.home with me. I'm very tempted by these as well.
:53:43. > :53:52.This is my pick at Tatton. Redmond Lee Kim. It is a bold with a bad
:53:53. > :53:59.hair day. The flowers open in tax from the top down. It has a punkish
:54:00. > :54:04.individuality. Sometimes it is around your waist and others at
:54:05. > :54:07.Randy Orton is. Bees just adore it. -- and others round your shoulders.
:54:08. > :54:11.40 or 50 on these flowers alone. My favourite plant at Tatton is
:54:12. > :54:25.Craig has cacti. They have cactus. A nice plant but very, really
:54:26. > :54:29.flowers whilst it is being displayed at Tatton.
:54:30. > :54:35.Because it has been so hot and particularly in the marquee it has
:54:36. > :54:41.burst into flower in a positive fanfare of Flora first nurse. If
:54:42. > :54:43.that wasn't enough, it is time to find out who has won this year's RHS
:54:44. > :54:49.Young Designer of the Year. here's a recap of the three
:54:50. > :55:02.designers in contention. This combines elements of country
:55:03. > :55:04.and city life, producing an urban oasis. Planting pallet is simplified
:55:05. > :55:20.with large blocks of field barley. This is a garden inspired by
:55:21. > :55:24.hedgerows and meadows. Large beds of wild flowers lead to a shallow pond
:55:25. > :55:28.with Ireland seating. Creating a place both of rest and restoration.
:55:29. > :55:41.-- a pond with island seating. This design merges indoor and
:55:42. > :55:45.outdoor living. The visitor is shorn through the space by a wooden
:55:46. > :55:51.pergola that leads to inedible kitchen containing seasonal produce.
:55:52. > :55:54.Ladies and Gentlemen, it's time to reveal this year's
:55:55. > :55:56.winner and here with the result is Sue Biggs, the Director General
:55:57. > :56:10.Nothing gives me greater pleasure than to award this prize. Our young
:56:11. > :56:14.designers, these three here today of super-talented and we're lucky to
:56:15. > :56:17.have your talents for the future but I am really delighted to announce
:56:18. > :56:19.that the winner of this trophy and Young Designer of the Year 2016 is
:56:20. > :56:41.Caitlin Mclaughlin. APPLAUSE Why Caitlin? Three fabulous gardens
:56:42. > :56:45.but what stood out in hers? I am not a judge but I know what a beautiful
:56:46. > :56:50.garden this is. How you can have health and happiness in an urban
:56:51. > :56:53.landscape and that is an amazing achievement. Congratulations, you
:56:54. > :57:03.captured it beautifully, a wonderful garden. APPLAUSE
:57:04. > :57:14.You got quite emotional. Yeah. I cried quite a bit. To build a garden
:57:15. > :57:20.is exhausting. It is, I was up at 5am. Yes, a very hot day as well,
:57:21. > :57:26.easy to get emotional but were you expecting it? I really wasn't. When
:57:27. > :57:29.you are completely wrapped up in it. Long, you notice all the things that
:57:30. > :57:33.might not be quite right and you just assume everyone else could see
:57:34. > :57:39.them as glaringly obvious. But those are minute details. They are. They
:57:40. > :57:42.wonderful experience, you came at the winner. Fantastic,
:57:43. > :57:45.congratulations, well done. Thank you. I will see a lot of you in the
:57:46. > :57:56.future no doubt. Caitlin was overwhelmed. Very
:57:57. > :58:01.emotional. It is a big deal. It is. Her garden was wonderful, all three
:58:02. > :58:03.were really good. My favourite of the three, my favourite garden in
:58:04. > :58:08.the whole of the show is Lilly Gomm's. I thought that was a
:58:09. > :58:15.stunner. The judges gave it a silvergilt. But I'd give it a Monty
:58:16. > :58:22.Gold. Monty Gold? Very strong garden. Last show, this year, aren't
:58:23. > :58:25.we lucky with the weather? It has been a year that has been rich in
:58:26. > :58:32.gardens and rich implants. What I like about it, from the last day at
:58:33. > :58:36.pattern, we are in a lucky position of being there at the beginning,
:58:37. > :58:41.following that horticultural thread right through to the end. Sadly,
:58:42. > :58:44.this is the end from the RHS shows this year.
:58:45. > :58:46.So until next time, it's goodbye from all
:58:47. > :59:13.We look forward to seeing you, next year. Goodbye.
:59:14. > :59:17.It sparked the greatest transformation in British history.
:59:18. > :59:20.It had nothing like the impact of the railways.