RHS Flower Shows are back!

Gardening with the RHS

Royal Horticultural Society

Home & Garden, Leisure, Hobbies

4.4 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2021

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

The RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival returns for 2021. And what a return it is! From world-class garden design talent to new ways of growing cabbages, there's something for everyone. We explore the show's no-dig gardens, community allotments and experience some lively debates between horticultural experts in the talks theatre. Plus an interview with a cut-flower grower who overcame multiple tragedies in 2020 to bring a heartwarming and colourful garden to this year's show.

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0:00.0	Get your tickets for the greatest show in Earth at an RHS garden near you.
0:05.0	Where nature puts on an unforgettable performance of colour and fragrance.
0:09.3	The scenery changes many times in one season and our finest trees will happily play the part of.
0:14.7	The best hiding place ever.
0:17.4	Booth.
0:18.2	Put your day out of dreams in the hands of the experts.
0:21.6	It's the greatest show in Earth.
0:23.7	At an RHS garden near you.
0:25.5	Book tickets online for discounts plus under five score free and under 16 to five pounds.
0:35.2	I'm Catherine Pottsidi's, Head of Show's Development at the RHS, and welcome to Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2021.
0:44.2	We're here at Hampton Court Palace and we're stood behind the scenes hiding in the lime trees by the deer park, looking out on a very busy showground.
0:55.6	We've got people towing and throwing,
1:01.7	buggy's whirring, wheelbarrows full of awards, everything is happening today and it's been a day to remember. We were out at the Cracker Sparrows, giving out award cards and medals in the floral
1:06.3	marquee. It's the first time since 2019 we've put on a major flower show and everyone, everyone from the industry who's here is so excited to be back.
1:24.4	There's a great festival atmosphere and we're talking to loads of people throughout the show today.
1:30.8	Coming up on the podcast, we're delving into the beautiful world of cut flowers.
1:35.1	We're debating variegated plants and bonsai and getting tips from a host of experts in our RHS allotment.
1:42.9	We've had a great week so far and there's still so much to come
1:47.4	for a jam-packed weekend ahead. So to give us a tour of some of the sites, I'm joined by Bex Welty,
1:53.6	show manager for the RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival. Hi Bex. Hi, Catherine. How are you?
1:59.1	Very well. I'm really enjoying the show today.
2:02.2	Not everyone is obviously able to make it this year, but we're just really, really delighted
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