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- 5/25/2025
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025 Highlights Part 2
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00:00from Chelsea.
00:32It has been a truly memorable week as designers and exhibitors pulled out all of the stops
00:47to put on the world's greatest flower show and what a week it has been.
00:53Oh and these wonderful gardens on main avenue, the show gardens, there were six of them.
00:57The great pavilion this year has been spectacular too, hasn't it?
01:01I've actually come in early a few mornings to go in there just to get that little sneak
01:06but also you've got the balconies and then down on Royal Hospital Way.
01:10I think honestly there has been something for everybody.
01:13And all the show gardens, very very different one from the other, aren't they?
01:17Definitely, I mean we've got sort of slightly more traditional Joe Thompson, beautiful roses,
01:21herbaceous plants into something like the sand dunes, you know, and how are we going
01:26to move planting forward?
01:28Amazing.
01:29And we have to mention a first at the Chelsea Flower Show, dogs.
01:33Yes, I think the dogs might have just about stolen the week.
01:39They certainly grabbed the attention at the beginning of the week, I quite enjoyed it,
01:41I brought my own dog here.
01:43It was great fun, amazing amazing variety here and so much for people to take home.
01:50Well we had a great start to the week as the gates opened and a host of famous faces and
01:55dogs got their first glimpse of the show ground.
02:02Just a wonderful celebration in nature in all its different forms, we have all of these
02:05gorgeous flowers that come out this time of year.
02:08And artists putting together these gardens really beautifully and they're all so different,
02:12there's lots to look at.
02:14My favourite, the Hospice UK one, the Garden of Compassion is really beautiful, a beautiful
02:18space, it's got a lovely feeling about it.
02:22I'm addicted to Chelsea, I think it just makes you wake up and realise that things are happening
02:27in the gardening world that you're not doing in your garden.
02:31I have to say I'm really loving being here, it's a fantastic atmosphere, it's really beautiful.
02:37It's thrilling, it's gorgeous, this year is enchanting, lots and lots of sort of wild
02:41looking gardens which gives you hope because you look at your own garden and think I'm
02:44not so far off it.
02:48This is actually my second time.
02:49And my first time today, I always wanted to go but I've been busy.
02:53And she invited me, little old me.
02:58I've been wandering around mostly the bars and Josh said no you've got to go in these
03:03gardens, I had no idea.
03:05I was doing it all wrong.
03:09It's always something that's in my diary, coming to the Chelsea Flower Show, it's just
03:13Nice to get some inspiration, I try to garden, I'm not great at it but I enjoy it.
03:20I like it, I love gardens, I love to look at stuff and I love to be around people who
03:24know how to do it.
03:25So that's what I'm hoping, you never know, some of them might turn green.
03:31It seems to go without saying, it's very beautiful, there are lots of lovely flowers.
03:36The Japanese moss garden is pretty incredible, I just find it such a kind of philosophical
03:42and mindful place.
03:46Yeah I just think, I think what's great about here is it doesn't really matter how big a
03:49garden you've got, there's something for everyone to remain.
03:58So lovely to see everyone enjoying Chelsea and having such a great time here.
04:03Now in the run up to the show I joined returning designer Jo Thompson on the build for her
04:08main avenue garden, the Glass House.
04:11Designers are given just three weeks to pull off such incredible feats.
04:16Before the show officially opened, I joined Jo for the very first look at her finished garden.
04:24And here it is, the Glass House, Jo Thompson, you've finished, you've done it.
04:30You must be able to breathe again.
04:32Finally I can, after three weeks being here on this building site, it's just wonderful
04:37to be here now in a garden and I can actually enjoy it.
04:40It's spectacular and that was the first time I was able to go in your pavilion which you've
04:44created.
04:45It's such a lovely space with the water at the back, that lovely area there and the glass,
04:50I mean it's a really peaceful place.
04:53You had a really specific brief though for this garden didn't you?
04:56Absolutely, so the garden is for a charity called the Glass House who train women in
05:01prison in horticulture and those women asked me to create a space for them in a garden
05:06that was private but also where they could look out from into the garden at the same time.
05:11You've definitely managed to do that and the roses, very Jo Thompson, can we go and have
05:15a little wander through the garden now that you can enjoy it?
05:18Beautiful roses, I recognise a few of those, Emma Bridgewater, this is lovely, this one
05:23though.
05:24This is a fabulous one, so it's the one that everybody's talking about already, Wild Rover
05:28and it's a beautiful floribunda, so flowers all summer.
05:31Great name as well and these poppies are beautiful, you've got some big oriental ones and
05:36these tiny ones as well.
05:37Got these little, Beth's poppy is the tiny one, it's so sweet as it just dots through
05:41the borders here.
05:42And with the weather, I know when I talked to you a few weeks ago you were really struggling
05:46with the kind of roses and having to protect them and the irises as well, how difficult
05:50has it been because they look fantastic?
05:52They are hanging on, it's great and there are loads more buds but yes for the last couple
05:57of days we've had tents up for them because the sun on this spot, once it comes up, just
06:02stays here all day long and it was blasting down yesterday.
06:06And the wonderful water, I love the rill running through here, it has a wonderful calming effect
06:12doesn't it?
06:13It comes from that water source right at the very top, so behind the pavilion and trickles
06:17down under a step and down to this pond and it really is calming and relaxing, first time
06:23I've felt like that for a long time.
06:25Really?
06:26Now you famously have said you're not coming back to Chelsea again, are you coming again,
06:30is this it?
06:31Absolutely not, no definitely, this is it.
06:33This is your crowning glory?
06:35This is my swan song.
06:36This is your swan song?
06:37Absolutely.
06:38Well I cannot say, I mean you have definitely done a wonderful job because it's, look at
06:41it, look at the view back, happy?
06:44Thank you, I'm really really happy with it, happy to go out on this one.
06:47Well Joe Thompson, I think you've done a wonderful job, all those beautiful roses as ever that
06:52you have in your garden, so well done.
06:54Oh thank you.
06:57Joe was absolutely delighted to be awarded a gold medal by the RHS judges and you can
07:02see what, the execution was just perfect.
07:06At the heart of the garden were roses which are great for anyone wanting to grow cut flowers.
07:12Dame Mary Berry shares this passion and she toured the great pavilion with Rachel to find
07:19the best flowers to create beautiful centrepieces at home.
07:27Mary you're my favourite person to come and look at floristry with because I know that
07:31you really love it and I try to grow as much as I can throughout the year.
07:37And we're here by the Doncaster College display which is just so impressive isn't it?
07:42I think these are wonderful, these spheres made with woven stems, really striking.
07:48They're quite amazing.
07:50What else has caught your eye here?
07:52I love that, it's actually a circle, it's almost like an arch done with willow in white
07:58and every kind of seasonal white flower there and some honeysuckle which just gives it a
08:04lovely colour.
08:05Wouldn't that be a perfect background to a wedding?
08:08Yes.
08:09But tell me a bit about your own garden then, do you have a distinctive flower garden at
08:14home?
08:15I have an area where I have picking.
08:17I start the year by picking little irises, the winter ones and then at the moment we're
08:24just getting the end of Lily of the Valley and gosh they smell lovely don't they?
08:30So what have you got to pick in your garden?
08:33Sweet peas, although they're still quite small in my garden, I think they need to catch up,
08:38they're getting there slowly.
08:40And then I do masses of dahlias and I absolutely love them and I think they're just such good
08:45value plants, they start flowering in the summer, still going in November.
08:49And of course with all those I find it's good to deadhead and with any luck we'll get more.
08:54Definitely.
08:57I think another of my favourite cut flowers, such good value, is Alstroemeria, do you grow
09:02those?
09:03I do, but I'm keen to find a grower and learn a bit more about them.
09:07Well that sounds like a good mission, I'll leave you to it.
09:16Angela, I grow Alstroemeria and what a magnificent display you've got here, all different colours
09:23under the sun.
09:24Yes.
09:25And you grow them in different heights as well?
09:27Yes we do, so we have short varieties which are excellent for containers and fronts of
09:33borders, medium varieties which are great for mid-borders and the talls which are wonderful
09:39cut flower varieties and great for the backs of borders.
09:42What's the perfect position and soil?
09:45They like a good free draining soil and a full sun or part shade position.
09:50Other than that they're not fussy and they will keep growing and growing all season long.
09:55When's the best time to plant them?
09:58From spring onwards is a really good time to plant Alstroemeria, wouldn't recommend
10:02planting them in the autumn, if you plant them now it gives them a really good chance
10:06to get established in the garden.
10:08I was told to pull them up rather than cut them, what's your view?
10:12Absolutely agree, I always say twist and pull them like rhubarb and that encourages them
10:17to have lovely new shoots and you get lots more flowers throughout the season.
10:21So what's your favourite Mary?
10:23I love the softer colours, the whites and the pinks and I'm going to have a go at growing them now.
10:31Floral displays are just one way to bring personality into your home
10:37which has been one of the big trends at Chelsea this year.
10:41I explored some of the most creative techniques used in the gardens
10:46to create spaces that you can truly call your own.
10:52For me, an awful lot of the gardens this year at Chelsea feel very personal
10:59and that definitely seems to be a design trend across the showground.
11:04And I think one thing that stops us maybe doing that at home,
11:09what I mean is really personalising our space, is we worry slightly too much about
11:16what other people think, well don't.
11:19And I think this is a great place to demonstrate why, alright?
11:23This garden celebrates the life of somebody with Down Syndrome
11:28and it is full of mischief.
11:31Look at this, you're going to absolutely love this.
11:35Ready, watch.
11:36So you're walking into the garden and then all of a sudden, bang,
11:39it's soaking wet.
11:40But also I love the sense of craft here,
11:42it does feel like someone's really made the garden.
11:45You've got this beautiful textured flooring which changes under your feet
11:48but then also the paving takes me back to the 1970s.
11:52Crazy paving but it's been modernised.
11:54The last little surprise, boom.
11:58Yes, he can walk on water.
12:01But more than anything, what should your garden look like?
12:04Yes, he can walk on water.
12:07But more than anything, what should your garden do?
12:10Put a smile on your face.
12:22Hey, what did I say?
12:24Put a smile on your face.
12:25How about your own monorail down to the office in the morning?
12:29This is a great garden.
12:31It's been created for kids recovering from cancer.
12:34But also, let's take a moment, listen to the sound of water.
12:39You can even personalise that, this is loud, you know,
12:42something that should disappear into another world.
12:44But you just might like the slow movement,
12:48or maybe still, just to stop and reflect.
12:51And then the planting, deep, rich.
12:54But for you, it might be light, airy, yellow, hot, whatever it might be.
13:01The last thing, as I'm going through here,
13:03my feet are catching the plants, just like the herbs.
13:06So I've got this scent coming up.
13:10How good is this?
13:19Adam definitely having way too much fun on that monorail.
13:23As well as the latest design trends,
13:25most gardeners look to RHS Chelsea for planting inspiration.
13:29Arit took to the showground to share the colour palettes
13:32here at the show that you'll want in your garden this summer.
13:42This year at Chelsea, the designers have been taking shades
13:45from all parts of the colour wheel
13:47and putting them together with a little twist.
13:56This is the HIV Tackling Stigma garden.
13:59And these red ribbons represent awareness of HIV.
14:03And what the designer has done here is take this red
14:06and thread it through the border,
14:09coming past the beautiful purple of the lupins.
14:11And then as it jumps over the path,
14:13it then picks up its friends on the other side of the palette,
14:16the yellows and the oranges, as it dissipates through the border.
14:25But sometimes it's not always about a clash of colour.
14:28If you want to use the same colours in your border,
14:30then think about the shapes of your plants.
14:32You've got this beautiful lupin, tall and statuesque,
14:35with a slight red tone in it.
14:37And then you've got the salvia here, Love and Wishes,
14:39really delicate in the border.
14:41But then you can go for a nice globe of the Allium Sensation,
14:45and then the tiny, delicate flower of the Aquilegia.
14:48Same colour family, but look at the effect.
14:56I love the peace and tranquillity that's created here
15:00in the London Square Chelsea Pensioners' Garden.
15:03Here, the colours are much more muted and more pastel.
15:06So looking at the pale pinks and white, touches of pale blue,
15:10it's all about calming things down and using a smaller flower head.
15:14And we mustn't forget that green is a colour,
15:17and the more we immerse ourselves in it, the more restful we feel.
15:22And here, the garden designer has made it very much
15:25a focal part of this garden, and it makes the space feel a lot bigger.
15:30The larger leaves of the hosta, the delicate fronds of the ferns,
15:34it all feels totally sublime.
15:46Yellow really is the colour at Chelsea this year.
15:49And on the Avanade Intelligent Garden,
15:51I love the way it's been pulled through the whole space.
15:55Now, yellow is so underplayed in gardens, and I don't know why.
15:58Because you can see from the riverbank into the dry area at the front,
16:02it's such a fantastic colour.
16:04Now, if you're going to use something like yellow,
16:06you can play with all of the pastels through to the brights if you wish.
16:10But here, I like the pops of colour and the clash of colour.
16:14So the Primula here and the Iris,
16:17they are on the opposite side of the colour wheel.
16:20Each colour makes the other one look brighter.
16:23Or maybe you like the clash of the pink with the yellow.
16:25I mean, I really, really love that.
16:27And of course, yellow is the colour of the sun,
16:30so it can't do anything other than put a smile on your face.
16:40Whether you wanted a striking bold border or a more muted display,
16:44there really was something for everyone here this year.
16:47Now, over in the Great Pavilion,
16:4955 gold medals were handed out by the RHS judges.
16:53So many gold medals.
16:54I mean, there were almost 90 exhibitors,
16:56but the skill in there is extraordinary.
16:58It's mind-blowing.
16:59You know, the effort, the work, the dedication these people put into the displays.
17:05It's incredible.
17:06And you go in there, and the thing that really strikes you is the aroma, the scent.
17:10I mean, the roses are spectacular.
17:12We saw David Austin.
17:13We saw Peter Beals.
17:15You can't walk away and not remember that.
17:18No, and also, you sort of get this sense that you can go down rabbit holes,
17:22so you can chase the hostas, you know, or, I don't know, chrysanthemums,
17:25but also wonderful little collections full of ideas.
17:28I mean, you can get lost in there for absolutely hours.
17:31And there are people who come back year after year,
17:33and what I love about it is just the absolute passion
17:36that goes into growing something very particular.
17:39Yeah, yeah, clever people.
17:41They really are very clever people.
17:43There were people there who came for the first time who were growing crab apples,
17:46a family business.
17:47Wonderful to see them there on the world stage.
17:50Well, it wasn't just medals that were handed out.
17:52There were some big awards as well, including Best Exhibit,
17:55which was awarded to clematis grower Raymond Everson.
17:59And earlier this week, France was called up
18:02with the winner of the RHS President's Choice Award.
18:06I'm here on the Kells Bay stand in the Great Pavilion,
18:09which is an amazing showcase for all the different ferns
18:12that we can grow in our gardens.
18:13And I am really excited to be here
18:15because I have been walking past this beautiful display all week long.
18:19I'm desperate to get inside and have a look.
18:26The thing about this stand, which is so striking straight away,
18:31is its scale.
18:32It's absolutely enormous,
18:34and it manages to make ferns look really appealing.
18:37Their lushness, their greenness, their sumptuousness
18:41makes them seem really, really enticing.
18:55There are over 100 different species of fern here.
18:59So it's a really complex sign to put together,
19:01and they've done it so beautifully that it looks
19:03just like a piece of jungle has landed in the middle of the Great Pavilion.
19:07It's so naturalistic.
19:08And although the tree ferns may catch your eye initially,
19:11there are some incredible species here.
19:13This is the Sphaeopteris cooperi,
19:16and it's breathtakingly beautiful,
19:18especially that huge prosia that's unfurling in the crown there.
19:22Really stunning. That's an Australian species.
19:25And then behind me is Toadia barbara,
19:28and it might sound strange,
19:29but that's always been one of my favourite ferns.
19:31Such a beautiful specimen.
19:33But there are plants here from all over the world,
19:35so the Pacific Islands, Vietnam, New Zealand,
19:38and they are all grown to perfection.
19:50Congratulations, Billy. This is beautiful.
19:53It must have taken an awful lot of work.
19:56I sort of regretted my ambition last Thursday.
20:00It was a very stressful day.
20:01Quite a challenge, but absolutely delighted with the finished product.
20:05Are there any particular species that are interesting,
20:08or are your favourites?
20:10They're all my favourites,
20:11but this year I brought this huge big tree fern,
20:14about 15 foot tall.
20:16It's a cross between this rough tree fern here
20:19and the Syate Cunningham here,
20:21and it's the first time I think this would ever be in a Chelsea.
20:24And you must be particularly proud this year
20:26because you have a special award as well.
20:28On top of my gold medal, which I saw at 7 o'clock this morning,
20:31I was thrilled. I was at the front of my stand
20:34and the President of the RHS, Mr Keith Weave,
20:37sidled up to me and presented me with the President's Choice.
20:40Quite an emotional moment.
20:41I'm not surprised that you got it.
20:43This is just so beautiful.
20:45Thank you very much.
20:50Congratulations to Billy and his team at Coles Bay.
20:54In the Great Pavilion,
20:56dozens of new plants were launched this year,
20:59including a very special royal rose
21:02for the King's Foundation,
21:04created by David Austin Roses.
21:07Sophie and I got the exclusive first look.
21:14Just putting the final finishing touches
21:16to this spectacular display,
21:18but the scent in here is really something else, isn't it?
21:21I feel like I could bathe in it.
21:22You really do.
21:23Now, look at all these beautiful roses.
21:25Any favourites among them?
21:26I think if I had to choose one,
21:28Gertrude Jekyll.
21:29That is spectacular.
21:30Classic.
21:31That's one of my favourites.
21:32Rambling Recta.
21:33I grew up with that all over my parents' house.
21:36Just needs space.
21:37Yes, you do need it.
21:38It does ramble.
21:39It certainly does.
21:40Now, that is the Secret Garden
21:41and inside I think we're going to find the King's Rose.
21:45Let's go and have a look.
21:46You're just teasing.
21:47Come on.
21:48Through the gates.
21:49Come on then.
21:50There we go.
21:51Wow.
21:52Look at that.
21:53Yeah.
21:54And here it is, the King's Rose reveal.
21:56David, it is beautiful.
21:58Are you happy?
21:59Very happy, yes.
22:01The scent is incredible, honestly,
22:02but I love the shape, the openness,
22:04and if you look carefully, there's bees already in here.
22:07It's beautiful, isn't it?
22:08It took you such a long time to finally get it.
22:11Why did that process take so long?
22:14To explain it, it starts 12 years ago
22:18with 60,000 individual different seedlings in a bench
22:22and over the next 12 years, we reduce the number
22:25until we have just one single plant
22:28that we deem good enough for introduction.
22:3060,000 down to one.
22:32I mean, it's such an intricate process.
22:34And it's incredible, isn't it,
22:36the plant breeders, the work that they put in
22:39just to get that one rose.
22:41But me, the gardener, wants to know,
22:44so how high, what conditions?
22:46Can you grow it in a container?
22:48Yeah, absolutely you can grow it in a container.
22:50It's an extremely robust rose.
22:52It's very healthy.
22:54It'll get to about four feet.
22:56Obviously, pruning can vary the height a little bit.
22:58It's the amount of flowering over the long period of time
23:01that's a real, real asset.
23:03The colours are beautiful.
23:04I mean, the striped rose, have you ever had one like that before?
23:07This is our very first striped rose.
23:10That's inspired by a famous old-fashioned rose
23:13that goes back hundreds of years,
23:15but that old rose only flowers once in the season.
23:18This will flower throughout the season
23:20until the first frost.
23:21There's so many.
23:22I mean, this looks like it's never going to stop flowering, doesn't it?
23:25I love that classic, all up-to-date.
23:28There's some magic in there, you know?
23:30Yeah.
23:31Our father's concept was basically
23:32take old-fashioned roses and improve them.
23:35And we're still doing the same thing
23:38right at the start of his career.
23:41That's the King's Rose for the King's Foundation.
23:43Yes.
23:44Tomorrow, the King will be here.
23:46Do you think he's going to come and have a look at his new rose?
23:49We never know.
23:50But obviously, it would be a fantastic honour if he did.
23:53You'll have the King in the Secret Garden.
23:55Well, fingers crossed for you that he comes to see it
23:58because it is spectacular and I'm sure he will love it.
24:01Thank you very much, David.
24:02My pleasure.
24:04When His Majesty the King visited,
24:06he did stop by to see the King's Rose, which he loved.
24:10David and the team were awarded a gold by the RHS judges.
24:14Over in the gardens,
24:15design duo Tom Massey and Jay-Ann were also awarded gold
24:19for their Avanade Intelligent Garden.
24:22Adam and I got the first look.
24:24Well, something you're going to want to see
24:26is right here on Main Avenue
24:28in a garden that is reimagining
24:30what a park in the heart of the city could look like.
24:34Designed by Tom Massey and Jay-Ann,
24:36their forward-thinking use of technology
24:38has made their Avanade Intelligent Garden
24:41one of the most talked-about gardens
24:43in the run-up to the show.
24:44We're going to talk about the technology in a moment, though.
24:47Let's have a look at the garden first.
24:49It's spectacular, isn't it?
24:50It is, but also straight away when you walk in,
24:53it holds atmosphere.
24:54And I think that's what Tom is really good at.
24:57He's created this lovely sort of layered planting
25:00and you feel safe and tucked.
25:01And the hard landscaping is wonderful
25:03because there's so much, it's so different,
25:06but I recognise quite a lot.
25:07Yeah, you do.
25:08The sort of texture and the way that he's played,
25:10but yeah, I reckon there's probably
25:12seven different Chelsea gardens in here.
25:15I mean, this is paintings from one of his old gardens
25:18and that's one of your benches, isn't it?
25:20That's one of my benches, yes.
25:22From a garden past.
25:23Which I didn't know until I got here, but yeah.
25:25And this is all held together by this planting.
25:28Spectacular planting, such a mix as well.
25:31And I think what's great about this is the diversity.
25:34It's built in layers, so if you think of trees, the shrubs,
25:37and then we're down to the herbaceous plants.
25:39But within that, there's a huge amount of edibles.
25:42So you've got currants, you know, edible currants.
25:45We grow an immense amount of currants,
25:46we've got edible currants.
25:47Why not just plant the edibles?
25:49You know, he's got Szechuan pepper back there.
25:51And then you get down even things like beautiful herbs,
25:54little borage.
25:55So what he's done is he's created this space
25:57that not only looks stunning, but people can go in,
26:00pick things, enjoy things, take things home.
26:02And it's so delicate as well,
26:04the way that he's planted it, isn't it?
26:06Yeah.
26:07And if you walk around here,
26:09what you do notice on a lot of these trees
26:11are these black boxes that are in the trunks.
26:15Yeah.
26:16That is the technology that everyone is talking about.
26:19That certainly is.
26:20So every single one of those carries a sensor,
26:22it feeds back to an app,
26:24and in a simple way of explaining it,
26:26you can read and find out exactly what a tree needs.
26:29So if you plant a new tree, it will feed you information.
26:32So you don't start to blanket water everything
26:34because that will tell you the humidity.
26:36That will tell you what water it needs.
26:38Is it happy? Is it not?
26:39So it's basically a technology that lets the tree talk to you.
26:42How about that?
26:43It's great.
26:44A tree talking garden.
26:45I mean, they have been for a long time,
26:46but we're getting a listen now.
26:50We checked in with Tom and Jay throughout the week
26:53and the technology was working like clockwork.
26:57A standout feature of the design
27:00was the clever use of materials
27:02from past Chelsea gardens.
27:04But they weren't the only ones to show.
27:06You could breathe new life into something old,
27:10as Chris found out.
27:14Recycling and repurposing is not only great for your pocket,
27:18but great for the planet too.
27:20So if you're looking for some upscaling inspiration,
27:23where better than right here at Chelsea?
27:26And look at this for a great example of upcycling or repurposing.
27:31The designer has taken old Chelsea pensioner uniforms
27:35and turned them into covers for the scatter cushions.
27:38You could do with a much-loved jacket or old pair of jeans.
27:42Not only are you saving money, reducing waste,
27:45but it's got a story and a sentimental value as well.
27:49Brilliant.
27:57And how about this for giving something old a new lease of life?
28:01This beautiful wall behind me
28:03has been made entirely from reclaimed bricks
28:06that are over 300 years old.
28:09Just showing us that just because something's old
28:11doesn't mean to say it can't still have a purpose.
28:15Another great way this designer has made the most of the materials they have
28:20is this beautiful pathway,
28:22made entirely from offcuts from the paving slabs just over there.
28:26Now, you don't need to do a whole pathway.
28:29You could just create beautiful edging around the borders
28:32or a separate little paving area, but just use what you've got.
28:38Look at this wonderful waterfall behind me.
28:41It's been made entirely from reclaimed stone and slate
28:45from a church bridge, an old house in Devon.
28:49The wood for the path has been taken from an old disused railway track
28:54and I really love the raised beds made from old logs,
28:58which is not only perfect for your wallet,
29:00but also great for wildlife as well.
29:07I'm here with Ashley
29:08and there's a really interesting story behind these tiles.
29:11Ashley, tell me, how have you made these?
29:13So, the tiles are made from discarded shells from a local restaurant.
29:18We process them to create our own lime,
29:20so instead of using concrete and that's the basis of the tile
29:24and that's how we got this effect and we've used them throughout the floor.
29:28So, this is made just from discarded shells?
29:31Yes, seashells and some sand and that is it.
29:35So, really sustainable.
29:37And we also took the shell powder and used it in the glazing in our pots as well
29:42and that's what brings out the kind of bluey-green hues
29:45and creates that watery effect.
29:47We throw away so many shells each year from the restaurant industry
29:52and I just wanted to look at ways we could start to reuse them in the garden.
29:56So, it saves you money, saves you water and reduces pest damage.
30:01And looks good.
30:02I mean, what a great idea and just goes to show you can repurpose almost anything.
30:08So, let's go.
30:16Throughout the week, Sue and Toby shared the best tips to grow your own fruit and vegetables.
30:24Taking your first bite of something home-grown is so much sweeter
30:29than something you'll get from the shops.
30:31And it doesn't matter the size of your garden or the level of gardening experience.
30:36There's a summer fruit that's perfect for you.
30:44Strawberries are probably the best fruit to start with
30:47because you can find them easily in packs at garden centres
30:50and they need a sunny spot and regular watering.
30:54And if they dry out, you might not get such a good crop.
30:58When you are watering, get right into the base of the plant.
31:02Avoid the leaves, avoid the berries.
31:04This will help you prevent your plant getting disease.
31:08You can grow them in the ground or you can grow them raised like this.
31:12This is the perfect picking hike for me.
31:15No bad back, no bending and the slugs can't get them.
31:22Raspberries are another fantastic fruit.
31:25They're delicious, they've got lots of antioxidants and they're relatively low maintenance.
31:31There are two types of raspberries, summer fruiting and autumn fruiting.
31:35The summer fruiting tends to grow taller so they need some sort of staking.
31:40When they finish fruiting, just cut them right back to the base,
31:43only the ones that had fruit on,
31:45and leave the ones that had no fruit on this year to provide you fruit for next year.
31:50Autumn flowering raspberries do everything in one year.
31:53They send up their shoots, they flower and they produce berries around August through to October.
32:00When they finish fruiting and they've gone dormant, cut them right down to the base.
32:04It really is that simple.
32:06The plus is that they produce berries when most other berries have finished
32:10and the birds don't eat them, but I do.
32:18Delicious.
32:23And finally, you don't need to separate your berries into rows or individual pots.
32:29They can look decorative within the flower border.
32:32I'm on the Songbird Survival Garden and deep in the undergrowth there are alpine strawberries,
32:37thornless blackberries and this beautiful blackcurrant.
32:41They lack a fertile soil and are best planted late autumn to early spring when the plants are dormant.
32:48They do well in sun or partial shade.
32:51In fact, currants are more tolerant of partial shade than most berries.
32:55Now, these have been planted for the birds to eat, but if you want to harvest them yourself,
33:01wait till they're black and as soon as they are, get out and pick them.
33:05Otherwise, you'll lose out to the birds.
33:08By July, you'll have clusters of jewel-like berries glistening in the sun.
33:13Gorgeous.
33:18We're so lucky in this country because we can grow such a wide range of vegetables
33:23and the satisfaction of sowing, raising and harvesting veg from your own garden is wonderful.
33:29And the flavours out of this world are so much better than anything you can buy in the shops.
33:33Sure, some types of veg take practice to get perfect,
33:37but there are others that are so easy to grow, anyone can have a go.
33:42If you've only ever shopped for tomatoes at the supermarket, you have no idea of the diversity of this crop.
33:48Grown from seed, there are hundreds of different varieties,
33:52from hasty, great beef steaks like that, down to tomatoes that are the size of a pea.
33:58And there's everything in between.
34:00Cherry tomatoes, super sweet in a salad.
34:03And of course, you can't go wrong with tomatoes.
34:06Red, believe it or not, isn't the only colour.
34:09There are purple tomatoes, orange tomatoes, stripy types too.
34:20Chard is a must. It's so easy and trouble-free.
34:24You can grow it in pots, with your hands, or you can use a hand blender.
34:28It's just a matter of getting the right amount of chard.
34:31Chard is a must. It's so easy and trouble-free.
34:35You can grow it in pots, with window boxes, or in the soil.
34:38The tops, you can steam or stir-fry.
34:41The stems add a bit of crunch, and you can harvest from it 12 months of the year.
34:46It's a plant that's packed with vitality, and it will save you so many trips to the supermarket.
34:57For some veg, timing is everything.
35:00And now is the time to sow sweet corn.
35:03You need a metre of ground. You plant 9 or 12 plants in that metre to help with pollination.
35:08And they're a breeze.
35:15It's also time to sow or plant climbing French runner beans.
35:20They'll romp away as the heat of the summer rises.
35:24And you don't need to clear an extra metre of ground.
35:26You can save time by simply growing them up the stems of your sweet corn.
35:30If a metre of ground is too much, what about sowing a few peas in pots on your kitchen windowsill?
35:36Not for the pods, but for the leaves and stems.
35:39Yeah, the leaves and stems are edible.
35:41Wilted into an omelette, they're delicious, and they do taste of peas.
35:45And then there are microgreens.
35:48Now these are edible seedlings, most of them from the cabbage family.
35:52So kale, broccoli, cauliflower.
35:55You sow the seed cheek to jowl in a pot like this, and they stretch for the light.
35:59And as they do, they grow sparkling purple or green stems.
36:03They're really sugary sweet, and they're full of goodness.
36:07Not only are they delicious, they save you loads of time.
36:09You don't even need to go down to the bottom of the garden to gather your crop.
36:12Because it's right there on your kitchen windowsill.
36:15And I'll tell you what, they'll bring a salad to life.
36:18Glorious.
36:26The flavour, diversity, the good vibes you get from growing your own.
36:31Honestly, they're profound.
36:33Go on, give it a go.
36:35You'll love it.
36:40Toby and Sue having a lovely time now.
36:42What are you growing at home?
36:43Do you know one thing I've been enjoying was asparagus.
36:46Wonderful.
36:47It's been absolutely magical.
36:48And then before I came away, I put the courgettes in.
36:52And now it's just like that.
36:53Because ultimately, if anybody's wanted them while I've been away.
36:56But what about you?
36:57No fruit and veg in my house.
36:59My garden's too small.
37:00But roses.
37:01My garden is full of roses.
37:03I get one a year from the Chelsea Flower Show.
37:05I've yet to pick one that I'm going to buy and take home.
37:07But yeah, I've got quite a few now.
37:09Wonderful.
37:10We've got plenty more highlights for you tonight on the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025.
37:18And events supported by the Newt in Somerset.
37:21First, across the week, we met some fantastic guests keen to share their passion for gardening.
37:27Here are just some of our favourites.
37:29Let's talk about your new garden.
37:31Yes, we made the big move to London a few years ago.
37:35So it was a bit of a wrench for me to move from the countryside into town.
37:40But we have inherited a beautiful garden, which we have just started.
37:44Tell us about this new garden then.
37:46It's got a lot of established planting.
37:49But a lot of it hasn't really been touched for years.
37:52So lots of kind of trees.
37:54We're right near Hampstead Heath.
37:56We've got a lot of green space.
37:57The reason we moved is we've got a dog.
37:59And we wanted to be somewhere where there's lots of open areas to walk the dog.
38:03So we walk the dog every day.
38:05And we've got Hampstead Heath.
38:07So every day we are in the nature.
38:09So yeah, it's fantastic.
38:11Welcome to Chelsea.
38:12Oh, thank you, Nicky.
38:14Oh, do you know what?
38:15It's my favourite day of the year.
38:17Is it really?
38:18It's nearly as good as Christmas Day, I think.
38:20Oh, that's so good to hear.
38:22But I suppose in a way, this year, you're looking at it all through fresh eyes.
38:26Because you've just recently moved.
38:28We have indeed.
38:29So we moved at the end of last summer.
38:31And before, we were living in West London.
38:33And we had basically sort of a little square for a garden.
38:38And now we have a bit more space.
38:40And also, are you discovering things about gardening that you'd forgotten that you did as a child?
38:44And you're just enjoying it now for what it is?
38:46Definitely.
38:47I mean, mum and dad, on a Sunday, sort of a normal day, would be out in the garden planting.
38:52I remember eating peas, you know, fresh from the garden.
38:55And they just tasted delicious.
38:56My grandfather as well grew tomatoes.
38:58And there's nothing like tomatoes that have grown in the greenhouses there.
39:01How lovely.
39:02They just taste so different.
39:04Welcome to Chelsea.
39:05For the very first time, Vanessa Williams.
39:07Lovely to see you.
39:08Thank you, Sophie.
39:09It's wonderful to be here.
39:10What is it like?
39:11It's extraordinary.
39:12It is.
39:13It is beautiful.
39:14I mean, not only the colours, the fragrances, the varieties.
39:18It's like stepping into different worlds everywhere you go.
39:22You live in New York State.
39:23So you're about 40 miles north of New York City.
39:25Yes.
39:26I'm in Westchester County.
39:27And you have an amazing, huge garden.
39:29That you've never seen before.
39:31Yes.
39:32I'm in Westchester County.
39:33And you have an amazing, huge garden.
39:34That you've never seen before.
39:35I do.
39:36I've got four acres, luckily, two ponds, a stream in between.
39:39And I just walked by the Japanese garden.
39:42I was looking at the red maple that I've got, my Japanese red maple.
39:46My rhododendron is now blooming, which is great.
39:49So love to see that bit of colour.
39:51Now, you've had a chance to walk around, haven't you?
39:54Have you got any highlights, any favourites that you've seen?
39:57Well, I saw the Elton John rose, which is beautiful.
40:00And I stopped by the irises, which are beautiful.
40:02My grandmother's name was Iris.
40:04So it was very apropos.
40:07And just saw, again, the colours.
40:09Normally, you're used to the ones that I have in my garden are yellow or purple.
40:13I'm always surprised at how spectacular the varieties are that I've never seen.
40:22If I can take us back to the 70s, to the good life.
40:25You know, Tom and Barbara Good.
40:27I remember those shows so well.
40:29And in a way, you were the fourth one, weren't you?
40:31Encouraging people to get out there and to grow their own.
40:35Before the good life, when I was 23 or 24, I was a poverty-stricken actress.
40:42And I lived on an island in the Shepparton with a garden.
40:46And it was very basic.
40:48How I started gardening was to grow my own food.
40:51Really?
40:52Because we had no money. We were on the dole.
40:54Yes.
40:55And that was how I started.
40:57And then, five years later, I was in the good life.
41:03Here, we welcome you with open arms.
41:05Because it's the first time you've been to Chelsea.
41:07I've never been to Chelsea.
41:08I mean, this is just stunning.
41:10I mean, it does make you need the loo a little bit, the thinking of the water.
41:14But this just makes you feel very zen.
41:17Very zen.
41:18Is that how you feel in your own garden?
41:20I mean, my own garden.
41:22I mean, it's quite shaded.
41:23It's very narrow and very long.
41:25So I've tried to section it.
41:27And I've got a lot of ferns.
41:29I do love a fern.
41:30You know, a bit of a floaty fern.
41:32And they love it there.
41:33I love rhododendrons, hyacinths.
41:35I love geraniums.
41:37I love a geranium.
41:38And I think they'll still be quite shady a bit.
41:42So I want to get even more ferns.
41:44Because they seem to thrive in my garden.
41:48Now, everyone can be inspired by ideas shown here at Chelsea.
41:52And this year, Jason Williams showed us how to transform even the smallest of spaces.
42:02Feeling connected to nature in the city is really important.
42:06It's a way of linking us to the landscape around us.
42:09And here at the Balcony and Container Gardens,
42:11there are tips and tricks to help us immerse ourselves into nature.
42:16Now, this is the Fetter Cairn Wilderness Retreat Garden.
42:20And the first thing you notice is probably this luxurious copper bath.
42:25Now, I'm an 18th floor balcony gardener in Manchester City Centre.
42:30And I can tell you this now.
42:32If I was to have a bath on my balcony,
42:34I think I'd probably have the police called on me.
42:36But what you have to remember is that this garden is set in the Scottish Highlands.
42:42So if you imagine that you were in a lock in the Highlands,
42:46that's what this is.
42:47It's letting you feel immersed in the space.
42:50If that's not quite the water feature for you,
42:52there is this bird bath over here.
42:54And of course, that's going to bring birds into the garden.
42:57But there's also some stones here,
42:59which will allow the pollinators to come in, land and drink safely.
43:04One of the biggest struggles as a balcony gardener is not the sun.
43:08It's actually the wind.
43:10Here on this garden, the designers have selected some heathers.
43:14And heathers are great because they've got small leaves,
43:17which means that they transpire less and lose less water.
43:21And finally, the planting here wraps around the balcony.
43:25It almost feels like a tight hug,
43:27which leads right up to this glorious pine tree.
43:31Now, it's not just there for show.
43:33It adds height, structure and also an aroma.
43:41When you're designing a small space,
43:44it's really important to think about how you use your time in that space.
43:48This exhibit in the Houseplants Studio was designed by Pippa Jamieson.
43:53Pippa designed this exhibit
43:55in order to create a calm and safe space for her daughter.
43:59Now, Pippa's designed sensory zones,
44:01and the very first of those zones is this one.
44:04And it's all about touch.
44:06And as you look,
44:07every single one of these plants has got a completely different texture.
44:14And then next, we have this section here.
44:17And this is all about scent, like mint, basil and rosemary.
44:23And it smells amazing.
44:26Our final zone is all about taste.
44:29So over here, we have some thyme, some oregano and a little bit of sage.
44:34But my favourite bit is right outside.
44:38Creating a living wall doesn't have to be complicated at all.
44:41I mean, just look at this.
44:43You'd think that this is something really, really fancy,
44:45but it's just an old shoe rack.
44:47And you can see that because of this lip,
44:49the plants are at a 45-degree angle,
44:52which makes it super easy to water.
44:56Low maintenance options like this
44:58give you more time to sit back and relax and enjoy your green space.
45:09Now, with our lives as busy as ever,
45:12everyone needs somewhere to escape to.
45:15And there is no better place than our gardens.
45:19Earlier in the week, Rachel and JJ went looking for inspiration
45:23that we can take from Chelsea to create a calming retreat
45:28that will allow you to unwind this summer.
45:38Well, this place feels very special.
45:40It's a bit of a secret hideaway.
45:42It's one of the container gardens here at Chelsea.
45:45It's extraordinary because the designer, Junichi Hara,
45:48he's given us a completely different take on containers.
45:51So instead of something rectangular or circular,
45:54you've got these gorgeous, very organic shapes,
45:57and they function in the same way.
45:59It's the sound as well.
46:01Obviously, it's very calming,
46:03but equally, we're not far from the main road here at Chelsea,
46:06and you just cannot hear the sounds of the city at all.
46:09But, you know, it's not the only sense of mine that gets a treat in here.
46:13It's also touch.
46:14That live-edge wood there, I love running my hands along it.
46:17It really just helps ground me.
46:19It's very medicine.
46:20I think picking up on that's a multi-sensory thing.
46:23The texture is also in all the planting,
46:26from the gorgeous velvety mosses through to the acers, that feathery.
46:30I mean, it's really very special, I think.
46:32I just want to breathe it in.
46:34Mmm, breathe.
46:44Come on in.
46:45Come on in.
46:46Oh, this is very lovely, isn't it?
46:50I was struck by the planting straight away
46:52because we're on the Norfolk Boards,
46:54and all of these plants are suitable for growing near the seaside.
46:58So you've got all the silvery foliage,
47:00lovely soft things like the phyllichthrum.
47:03Love this little single rose as well.
47:05That's beautiful.
47:06But actually, the softness of the planting, I think,
47:09it sits off nicely against the hard landscaping.
47:12Yes, there's natural stone,
47:13but for me, it's these boards here.
47:15Ah, you like the boards.
47:16This reclaimed timber is gorgeous,
47:18and it's got that kind of boardwalk feel or appear,
47:20which is very fitting because I can see the tide is coming in.
47:24Yes, we won't be able to get across again.
47:26What a shame.
47:27What a shame.
47:28I won't tell if you don't.
47:36At the start of the week,
47:37I joined Their Majesties the King and the Queen,
47:40along with other members of the royal family
47:42as they toured the showground.
47:48The royal visit is always a highlight
47:50for the designers and growers
47:51who put so much into this show every year.
47:54And this year, there are a number of gardens
47:56that have very personal connections to the King and Queen,
48:00starting with Monty's, the RHS BBC Radio 2 dog garden.
48:05And the King and Queen
48:06are being shown the names of four of their dogs,
48:09that have been engraved on the brick path in Monty's garden.
48:13Bluebell, Moley, Beth, and Snuff.
48:17I think Ned was quite a star attraction during that visit.
48:21How was it?
48:22It was good. Of course it was good.
48:24They were very kind about the garden and interested.
48:27The King, I think he enjoyed the garden.
48:29He liked seeing Snuff, his dog, there.
48:31The King is arriving at the King's Trust garden,
48:34formerly the Prince's Trust, now in its 49th year.
48:38And this garden has been built with the help of three young people
48:42who've all benefited from the King's Trust.
48:45The King's been introduced to Alfie,
48:47who's one of the three young people who've helped build this garden.
48:50And Alfie says the help that the Trust has given him
48:53has changed his life.
48:54What was that like?
48:55I mean, it's absolutely wonderful.
48:57Definitely a once in a lifetime opportunity
49:00that I will never forget.
49:02A walk through Raymond Everson's beautiful clematis display.
49:07Raymond's been coming here for 65 years now.
49:10He knows the King and Queen well.
49:12He supplies the clematis to Highgrove, Birkhall and Balmoral.
49:20What does it mean to you to have the Queen visit your garden?
49:23And what you've told me is your last Chelsea,
49:25although I don't believe you.
49:26No, that's great.
49:27The Queen visited, so I don't need to do another Chelsea garden.
49:29That's it for me.
49:30And the royal tour ends with football royalty David Beckham,
49:35gardening royalty Alan Titchmarsh
49:37and, of course, the King and Queen themselves.
49:44Well, their Majesties certainly seem to love paying a visit
49:48to the RHS and BBC Radio 2 Dog Garden,
49:51which was, of course, designed by our very own Monty Don.
49:54And why wouldn't they enjoy it?
49:56They have the names of their dogs,
49:58Bluebell, Beth, Moley and Snuff,
50:01engraved in the brickwork in the park.
50:04But also you had your dog's name in there.
50:07Oh, yes, my dog Luna. She was very proud of that.
50:09A proud moment, because Luna came to the show on Monday.
50:12That's good company.
50:13It was chaos.
50:14Ten dogs on that garden, including Ned.
50:17Monty's garden, though, has been a huge success, hasn't it?
50:20Do you know what the lovely thing is?
50:22That ultimately he's totally and utterly involved in it.
50:25He's lived and breathed it all week.
50:27So, yeah, it's been great.
50:28So has Ned, who obviously helped design it.
50:30Yeah, very much so.
50:32Whilst Monty's garden wasn't judged,
50:34there was a competition in the Great Pavilion
50:37that exhibitors were battling it out for.
50:40The coveted RHS Plant of the Year competition.
50:43And who better to reveal the winner than our Carol?
50:49The Plant of the Year competition
50:52is an incredibly prestigious event.
50:55For plant breeders and growers,
50:58whether they're shortlisted or the winner,
51:00it can really boost a plant's profile.
51:07In third place is this striking agapanthus.
51:11It's called Zambezi.
51:13It's got quite broad leaves,
51:15and the green bit in the middle is just striped gently with gold.
51:20But then it's got these bold yellow margins to its leaves.
51:24It really is a gorgeous plant.
51:26Now, in joint second place,
51:28the judges couldn't choose between two of the entrants,
51:31is this absolutely majestic salvia.
51:35It's called Tropicolor Sunrise,
51:38and it really suits the plant.
51:40It's a big leaf salvia,
51:42and it eventually reaches about three feet in old money.
51:47It's got these glorious big leaves,
51:50and if you turn them over,
51:52this is one of its innovative qualities.
51:55And that's what they're looking for in this competition.
51:58The back of the leaves is dark red,
52:01but on top of that are flowers.
52:03Just look at them.
52:05Here you can see the true colour of the flower.
52:07Absolutely brilliant vermilion red.
52:10It's lovely.
52:15Sharing second place is this extraordinary hosta.
52:20It's called Silly String,
52:23and it's quite unlike the usual hosta
52:26with beautiful heart-shaped leaves.
52:28I love it.
52:30I absolutely love it.
52:32It's got this kind of fountainous habit.
52:34It makes this delightful mound,
52:37and these very, very glorious, almost blue leaves
52:41have wavy edges to them as well.
52:44Very often when we're growing hostas,
52:46it's just for their foliage that we grow them.
52:49In this case, the added attraction
52:51is that it flowers prolifically.
52:57Drum roll.
52:58The winner of Plant of the Year 2025
53:02is this beautiful philadelphus.
53:05Petite, perfumed pink.
53:08It's utterly gorgeous,
53:10and it's being exhibited down here by Sparshow College,
53:14and it's the very first pink-flowered philadelphus.
53:18I'm lucky enough to have Lucy with me from Sparshow College
53:22who created this glorious display.
53:25We are so proud to have this plant here.
53:27Not only is it really beautiful,
53:29it was bred by a close personal friend
53:31and someone that taught me, a chap called Alan Postel.
53:34He's been breeding plants for 65 years.
53:36He's retired now, but that didn't stop him
53:38tinkering in his garden on this philadelphus
53:40for the last 10 years.
53:42He was determined he wanted a pink dwarf philadelphus
53:45with a beautiful scent, and I think he's pulled it off.
53:48It's amazing.
53:49He's huge and definitely achieved it.
53:51Well, it got 43% of the vote,
53:54and it'll certainly get mine.
53:56I totally agree.
54:01Congratulations to Alan and the team at Sparshow College.
54:06The big award that all the large show garden designers
54:10wanted to win was the BBC RHS People's Choice Award,
54:15and the decision was in your hands.
54:19People voted in their thousands,
54:21but there could, as ever, only be one winner,
54:25and the winner was...
54:27..the Chino Niwa Japanese Tea Garden,
54:30designed by Mr Ishihara, of course.
54:33Now, it really is going to be a big surprise for him
54:36because currently he is on a plane back to Japan
54:39to present the award.
54:41It's Helena Petit, RHS Director of Shows,
54:44and she's here to give it to Mr Ishihara's son, Jun.
54:48Congratulations!
54:50CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
54:55Yeah! Thank you!
54:58Thank you!
55:00So, that's your first taste,
55:02being part of something like this at Chelsea.
55:04Are you going to come back and do some more yourself?
55:10Yeah, I want to.
55:11You want to?
55:12Yeah, of course, of course.
55:14How is your dad going to feel about this?
55:21Well, he's going to jump and, you know...
55:23Exactly!
55:25Exactly!
55:27You've been here with him for years, haven't you?
55:30You know just how much that would mean to Mr Ishihara.
55:33Yeah, 20-odd years.
55:35You know just how much that would mean to Mr Ishihara.
55:38Yeah, 20-odd years we first started out.
55:40I think if he finds out in mid-flight,
55:43they'll turn the plane around, but he'll come back, you know?
55:46Welcome! Brilliant!
55:52He's in the middle.
55:54He's in the middle.
55:56Let's give it up.
55:58Well, what a beautiful garden.
56:01And Mr Ishihara is certainly a very well-deserved winner
56:05because he won both the BBC RHS People's Choice Award
56:09and the RHS Chelsea Garden of the Year,
56:12awarded by the judges.
56:14The perfect end to the week for him and all his team.
56:18This is spectacular.
56:19There have been so many highlights, though, haven't they, this week?
56:22It's endless, isn't it? It really has been.
56:24I think if I had to pick another garden outside of this,
56:27probably Tom Massey's. I love the technology.
56:30And then you've got Jo Thomson's garden, the Glasshouse Garden.
56:33That was spectacular as well.
56:35She always uses roses so beautifully.
56:37And she comes back time after time
56:39and she just produces the most spectacular gardens.
56:41And also, talking about roses,
56:43we got the first glimpse of the King's Rose,
56:45which was... That was a highlight as well.
56:47We did, we did. We saw it.
56:49The dogs. We can't finish without mentioning the dogs.
56:52I mean, Ned, Monty's dog.
56:54I think he stole the show, really, didn't he?
56:56Certainly did on Presto.
56:57Do you get to take your brink home?
56:59My own dog has a brink and I am taking it home.
57:01Well, that is it from us for another year.
57:04We do hope that you have enjoyed everything
57:06that this year's show has had to offer
57:08and that you've got plenty of inspiration
57:10to try in your own garden.
57:12It's goodbye for now from us
57:15and the whole BBC team
57:17in front and behind the cameras.
57:20Have a lovely summer. Goodbye.
57:22Bye-bye.
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