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* The 2006 show ran from 14–18 June
* The 2007 show ran from 16–20 June
* The 2008 show ran from 11–15 June
* The 2009 show ran from 10–14 June
* The 2010 show ran from 16–20 June
* The 2011 show ran from 15–19 June
* The 2012 show ran from 13–17 June
* The 2013 show ran from 12–16 June
* The 2014 show ran from 12–15 June
* The 2015 show ran from 11–14 June
* The 2016 show ran from 16–19 June
* The 2017 show ran from 15–18 June
* The 2018 show ran from 14–17 June
* The 2019 show ran from 13–16 June
* The 2020 show was cancelled due to the
BBC Gardeners' World Live is a large multi-day gardening related consumer show held each June at the
National Exhibition Centre
The National Exhibition Centre (NEC) is an exhibition centre located in Marston Green, Solihull, West Midlands, England. It is near junction 6 of the M42 motorway, and is adjacent to Birmingham Airport and Birmingham International railway sta ...
, England, co-located with the BBC Good Food Show Summer. Open to the general public, the BBC television programme endorsed event typically hosts celebrity focus groups and advice workshops, showcases new product announcements, show gardens, floral marquee, along with providing retail space to exhibiting parties. Exhibitors have included Thompson & Morgan, Makita
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tools and many more.
History
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''Gardeners' World'' is a long-running British gardening programme, first broadcast on 5 January 1968. The 2022 series is the 53rd. Its first series was presented by Ken Burras and came from Oxford Botanical Gardens. Up until 2020 most of its e ...
television series. The event had 17,500 attendees and over 100 exhibitors. Since 2005 Gardeners' World Live has been co-located with the BBC Good Food Show Summer. Until 2015, Gardeners' World Live included the Royal Horticultural Society
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London, is the UK's leading gardening charity.
The RHS promotes horticulture through its five gardens at Wisley (Surrey), Hyde Hall (Essex), Harlow Carr (Nor ...
Flower Show Birmingham, but after the 2015 the two parted ways. BBC Gardeners' World Live continues to be one of the country's leading gardening events.
Since 2021, the Gardeners' World Spring Fair has been held every April or May at Beaulieu Motor Museum in Hampshire. Since 2022, the Gardeners' World Autumn Fair has been held every September at Audley End House in Essex.
Recent years
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confirmed the 2010 show's attendance at 101,005. With 564 participating companies between 16–20 June 2010. In celebration of her 60th birthday formal model and socialite Twiggy
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was the honorary recipient of a named rose. Tickets are sold via the NEC's box office, The Ticket Factory
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. In 2017 the event celebrated 50 years of BBC Two's Gardeners' World.
Show highlights
The 2017 Show included features celebrating the 50th anniversary of BBC Two'sGardeners' World
''Gardeners' World'' is a long-running British gardening programme, first broadcast on 5 January 1968. The 2022 series is the 53rd. Its first series was presented by Ken Burras and came from Oxford Botanical Gardens. Up until 2020 most of its e ...
including The Nostalgia Garden set in the 60s (designed by Paul Stone), and The Anniversary Garden showing vignettes of how the garden design styles have developed over the decades (designed by Professor David Stevens). The BBC Two production team filmed at the event on Wednesday (before opening to the public) and Thursday, with the resulting 1-hour anniversary TV special airing on Friday 17 June. Best in Show was won by Wyevale Garden Centres for their 'Romance in the Ruins' garden designed by Claudia de Yong.
In 2016 the show includes Floral Marquee, Show Gardens and BBC Gardeners' World Live Theatre where the TV presenters shared their inspiration live on stage, along with Alan Titchmarsh on Friday.
In 2013 the show included the Royal Horticultural Society Floral Marquee, BBC Gardeners' World Theatre, The Kitchen Garden Stage, The Design Clinic, Gardening for Wildlife and Show Gardens. For the first time the outside area was brought together under the banner Royal Horticultural Society Flower Show Birmingham. Celebrity and expert gardeners included Monty Don
Montagu Denis Wyatt Don (born George Montagu Don; 8 July 1955) is a British horticulturist, broadcaster, and writer who is best known as the lead presenter of the BBC gardening television series '' Gardeners' World''.
Born in Germany and rais ...
, Carol Klein
Carol Ann Klein (born 24 June 1945) is an English gardening expert, who also works as a television presenter and newspaper columnist.
Early life
Born in Walkden, Lancashire, in 1945, Klein attended Bolton School but left school when she was 15 ...
, Joe Swift, Diarmuid Gavin
Diarmuid Gavin (born 10 May 1964) is an Irish garden designer and television personality. He has presented gardens at the Chelsea Flower Show on nine occasions from 1995 to 2016, winning a number of medals, including gold in 2011. He has als ...
, Cleve West, Toby Buckland
Toby Neale Buckland (born 11 October 1969) is an English gardener, TV presenter and author, best known for being the main presenter from 2008-10 of BBC's long running flagship gardening programme ''Gardeners' World''.
In 2008 Buckland won RHS ...
, Anne Swithinbank, Matt Biggs and David Domoney
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.
In previous years the shows featured the Gardeners' World Magazine Theatre, award winning show gardens, grow your own garden, Floral Marquee and Floristry Master-classes.
Celebrity guests are commonplace with familiar names such as Toby Buckland
Toby Neale Buckland (born 11 October 1969) is an English gardener, TV presenter and author, best known for being the main presenter from 2008-10 of BBC's long running flagship gardening programme ''Gardeners' World''.
In 2008 Buckland won RHS ...
, Monty Don
Montagu Denis Wyatt Don (born George Montagu Don; 8 July 1955) is a British horticulturist, broadcaster, and writer who is best known as the lead presenter of the BBC gardening television series '' Gardeners' World''.
Born in Germany and rais ...
, Joe Swift, John Craven
John Raymond Craven, (born 16 August 1940) is an English journalist and television presenter, best known for presenting the BBC programmes '' Newsround'', ''Countryfile'' and '' Beat the Brain''.
Early life
Craven was born in Leeds, West Rid ...
, Julia Bradbury
Julia Michele Bradbury (born 24 July 1970) is an Irish-born English television presenter, employed by the BBC and ITV, specialising in documentaries and consumer affairs. Her passion is the outdoors and more recently following her cancer diagn ...
, James Martin, Ainsley Harriott
Ainsley Denzil Dubriel Harriott (born 28 February 1957) is an English chef and television presenter. He is known for his BBC cooking game shows '' Can't Cook, Won't Cook'' and '' Ready Steady Cook''.
Early life
Harriott was born in Paddin ...
and the Hairy Bikers
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.
Each year prizes for best gardens are bestowed upon exhibitors by visiting celebrities attracting large media attention.
Rose Dedications - every year a new breed of rose is specifically dedicated and named after a leading public figure. Previous recipients include Phillip Schofield
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, Barbara Windsor
Dame Barbara Windsor (born Barbara Ann Deeks; 6 August 193710 December 2020) was an English actress, known for her roles in the Carry On (franchise), ''Carry On'' films and for playing Peggy Mitchell in the BBC One soap opera, ''EastEnders''.
and Twiggy
Dame Lesley Lawson (''née'' Hornby; born 19 September 1949) is an English model, actress, and singer, widely known by the nickname Twiggy. She was a British cultural icon and a prominent teenaged model during the swinging '60s in London.
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. In 2017 the new rose 'Gardeners' Gold' was launched.
Sponsors
In recent years, sponsors involved in the Show include
* Lexus
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: Headline sponsors in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
* Wyevale Garden Centres: sponsors in 2015, 2016, 2017
* GreenThumb; Floral Marquee sponsors in 2016
* Honda
* Thompson & Morgan
Show Dates
* The 2006 show ran from 14–18 June
* The 2007 show ran from 16–20 June
* The 2008 show ran from 11–15 June
* The 2009 show ran from 10–14 June
* The 2010 show ran from 16–20 June
* The 2011 show ran from 15–19 June
* The 2012 show ran from 13–17 June
* The 2013 show ran from 12–16 June
* The 2014 show ran from 12–15 June
* The 2015 show ran from 11–14 June
* The 2016 show ran from 16–19 June
* The 2017 show ran from 15–18 June
* The 2018 show ran from 14–17 June
* The 2019 show ran from 13–16 June
* The 2020 show was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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* The 2021 show was held later in the year, from 26-29 August, due to COVID-19 restrictions
* The 2022 show ran from 16-19 June.
* The 2023 show ran from 15-18 June.
* The 2024 show is scheduled to run from 13-16 June.
See also
*Royal Horticultural Society
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London, is the UK's leading gardening charity.
The RHS promotes horticulture through its five gardens at Wisley (Surrey), Hyde Hall (Essex), Harlow Carr (Nor ...
* Chelsea Flower Show
* Tatton Park Flower Show
RHS Flower Show Tatton Park held at Tatton Park, near Knutsford, Cheshire, first began in 1999 by the Royal Horticultural Society. The show houses the RHS National Flower Bed Competition, Young Designer of the Year Award and a wide range of ins ...
References
External links
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