RHS Chelsea Flower Show - Season 13 / Year 2020
Season 13 / Year 2020
Episodes
Goldrush
Sophie Raworth and Joe Swift kick off a week of special programmes celebrating past stagings of the horticultural event by reflecting on a decade of Best Show Garden award winners. Mary Berry champions one of the greatest rose growers in the Great Pavilion, while Arit Anderson looks at the trendiest houseplants and there is also the launch the BBC RHS People's Choice of the Decade vote, where the public get to vote on their favourite People's Choice winning garden of the past 10 years.
Best of British
Monty Don and Joe Swift take a look back over the last decade of world-class design and horticulture from the RHS Chelsea Flower Show from their own gardens, beginning by celebrating the very best of British. From roses to royalty, they reveal more about the people and plants that fuel the nation's obsession with gardening, and meet the designers and the passionate people inspired by the UK's rich history and landscape.
Around the World
Monty Don and Joe Swift embark on a horticultural trip around the globe at the world-famous flower show, discovering the people and plants that make it an international event. They are joined by Carol Klein, Adam Frost and the team to meet the international fleet of designers and plantspeople who travel thousands of miles to bring fresh ideas and fabulous floral creations to the show each year.
Trailblazers and Trendsetters
Monty Don and Joe Swift reveal the trendsetters amongst the designers and growers at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, and discover who has influenced our gardening habits. Elsewhere, fashion designer Paul Smith shares what inspires him at the show year after year.
A Better World
Monty Don and Joe Swift celebrate the positive power of plants as they focus on the designers and growers striving for a better world with the creations they bring to the event. They reveal how, over the years, the show has contributed to the better promotion of the health of the planet, plants and people, and talk to Countryfile presenter Ellie Harrison and BBC correspondent Fergal Keane about the importance of gardens to mental wellbeing.
Legends and Legacies
Monty Don, Joe Swift and the team look at the legends and legacies that have made the Chelsea Flower Show the greatest event in the horticultural calendar. They discover what it takes to become an icon at this show, talk to the Chelsea designers and plants men and women that have broken records, won global recognition and inspired generations of gardeners. Plus, how movers and shakers from other creative fields have been influenced by their visits to the event over the years.
People's Choice
Sophie Raworth, Joe Swift and the team end a week of programmes looking back at the best of the horticultural event by focusing firmly on the public's favourite gardens, plants and personalities. There is a look at how the Queen and members of the royal family have been involved over the years and Sophie and Joe reveal the designer who has won the BBC/RHS People's Choice Garden of the Decade.
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