Notes from the MediterraneanPhoto credit : BBC Gardeners ' World events / Stuart Purfield
A Modern highlighting at this year ’s BBC Gardeners ' World Live was the UK International Orchid Show , feature thirty spectacular displays by UK and international orchid grower and societies . The RHS Orchid Committee present eight Certificates of Cultural Commendation and two highly sought after Awards of Merit for Anguloa Turner ’s Chalice ' St. Thomas ' owned by Henry Oakley and Cattleya order Lobata ' Jeni ' possess by Clive Lloyd . The Orchid Society of Great Britain gain ground Best Orchid Show Display and a Platinum honor from the BBC Gardeners ' World resilient flowered assessors ' panel .
International Orchid ShowPhoto credit rating : BBC Gardeners ' World outcome / Stuart Purfield
Top of the ' must - see ' listing at this year ’s event wasThe Chef ’s Table , Adam Frost ’s ' patch - to - crustal plate ' theme headline Show Garden . mob with seasonal yield , veg and edible plant , with thanks to industrial plant provider , Hillier Nurseries , the BBC Gardeners ' World presenter ’s designing fuse his passion for growing and preparation . In a celebration of the joy of share in effect solid food with friends , chefs from baby event , Good Food Show Summer , join Adam each day at the garden ’s outside kitchen for foodie chat and live cooking demonstrations , all exhort by the garden ’s element .
Adam FrostPhoto credits : BBC Gardeners ' World events / Stuart Purfield
Frances TophillPhoto credits : BBC Gardeners ' World events / Stuart Purfield
Also new for 2024 was the Get produce Stage . fete the joys of home - grown produce , host Chris Collins ( Garden Organic ) shared the level with GYO experts who had all the ' get - your - own ' lowdown , from constituent gardening with Hannah Reid to mushroom growing myths with Caley Brothers . For visitant wanting to boost their gardening and grow science , workshops with BBC Gardeners ' World Live ’s occupier Plant Experts , Lucy Chamberlain and Saul Walker , were another young addition .
Winners of the always pop Health for Life School Wheelbarrow Competition were Allens Croft Nursery School , Victoria School , and St Bernard ’s Catholic Primary School ( People ’s Choice ) , all located in and around Birmingham . The one-year competition is a way for budding young growers to show off their originative dash and teamwork skills and enjoy the satisfaction of seeing their world on display for BBC Gardeners ' World Live ’s interview to enjoy .
Rachel Poletti - Gadd , Portfolio Director at Immediate Live , organisers of BBC Gardeners ' World Live , said : " We dead love host BBC Gardeners ' World Live each year and it ’s been big to learn visitant ' feedback on this twelvemonth ’s exciting new high spot . Seeing and hearing people enjoying themselves as they explore the gardens , flowered displays , stages , workshops , leger signing , shopping and more really is a witching experience . Whether you ’re a first - time visitant that ’s newfangled to horticulture , a seasoned allotment cultivator and show unconstipated , or you get for the delicious food and a devoid sampling or two at Good Food Show Summer , it ’s a great daylight out . We ca n’t wait to do it all again next yr , and if you ca n’t wait until then , our seasonal Fairs are worth a sojourn too ! "
The next escort for the diary is the BBC Gardeners ' World Autumn Fair , in association with English Heritage , at Audley End House and Gardens in Essex from 30 August – 19 January 2025 . The BBC Gardeners ' World Spring Fair returns to Beaulieu in the New Forest , Hampshire from 1 – 15 December 2024 . BBC Gardeners ' World Live returns to the NEC from 12 – 21 May 2025 .
Tickets for the BBC Gardeners ' World Autumn Fair are on sale now atwww.bbcgardenersworldfair.com . Transaction fee applies .
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