Topiary, lilacs and Chelsea judging

Gardening with the RHS

Royal Horticultural Society

Home & Garden, Leisure, Hobbies

4.4 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

In the week leading to World Topiary Day, RHS Horticultural Advisor Jenny Bowden gives us an update on growing alternatives to box (Buxus sempervirens), with insights into the ongoing threat of box blight and box tree moth from Dr Stephanie Bird. Nurseryman Ed Canon from Langthorns Plantery shares his love for lilacs, flowering plants that haven’t always been considered fashionable, but are experiencing new interest due to exciting cultivar development and increased availability through micropropagation. Plus, Jenny Laville asks “what makes an award-winning garden?” as she meets Eleanor Hollingworth from the RHS Chelsea Flower Show judging team, two weeks ahead of the world’s most prestigious garden event. Presenter: Gareth Richards Contributors: Dr. Stephanie Bird, Jenny Bowden, Jenny Laville, Eleanor Hollingworth, Ed Cannon Contact: [email protected] Links: Box alternatives trial at RHS Garden Wisley Langthorns Plantery Chelsea Flower Show Tickets

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0:00.0	Get your tickets for the greatest show in Earth at an RHS garden near you.
0:05.1	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 fives go free and under 16 to five pounds.
0:31.5	What makes a garden great?
0:34.4	Medal worthy even.
0:36.2	We judge across two days to ensure that we've had two different sets of eyes that then come together
0:42.8	and we have a big old moderation at the end of that, which I always think is a bit like
0:47.3	the United Nations Security Council. It's very serious.
0:50.3	Yeah, much more important than that.
0:52.3	Absolutely.
0:53.3	With the RHS Chelsea Flower Show only two weeks away, That we need much more important than that. Absolutely.
0:58.0	With the RHS Chelsea Flower Show only two weeks away,
1:01.1	best in class designers from across the horticultural world are preparing to bring their ideas to life
1:03.5	in the most prestigious competition going.
1:06.2	But what are the criteria for an award-winning garden at Chelsea?
1:10.4	Show's editor, Jenny Lovill, will be speaking to Eleanor Hollingworth from the judging team
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