Hampton Court Flower Show

They will be joined by Jim Buttress, a former chairman of the Royal Horticultural Society and a judge at the Chelsea and Hampton Court Flower Shows and Tom Brown, head gardener at Parham House. The panel will be led by Jean Griffin, BBC Radio Sussex’s gardening guru, with Mark Wasilewski, head gardener at St James Park and adviser on the design of the Olympic Park. There will also be experts from the Hardy Plant Society, as well as from Heaselands Gardens who will also represent conservation group Plant Heritage. If you, or your school, society or organisation would like to be involved, call Ruth de Mierre on 01444 453399 or email ruth@i-dmc. A knowledgeable expert panel will be on hand to answer questions: anything from what’s the ideal planting scheme for a window box, to ‘can I grow vegetables on my balcony.

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