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My annual pilgrimage to Gardeners' World Live has arrived, and what a week it will be. Although I'll be up at the NEC early to help put the finishing touches to our plans, the show officially opens its doors to gardeners at 9.00am on Wednesday 10th

At last a decision has been made. Toby Buckland is the new main presenter of Gardeners' World, and what a brilliant choice. Friendly, knowledgeable, enthusiastic and down-to-earth, Toby shares a great deal with the main presenters he follows.When I

The time has arrived. The NEC, Birmingham is about to be transformed, for the 18th time, into my favourite show of the year: BBC Gardeners' World Live. I admit that I'm a little biased, as part of my job is to help bring Gardeners' World to life

Gardeners' World Live is not, and has no desire to be, like the Chelsea Flower Show. There are no enormously expensive show gardens, no conspicuous champagne consumption and very few people wearing flowery hats.Instead it is a much more down

We had a good time, but in the same breath I have to say it's great being back - Matt Biggs and I have just returned from hosting the Gardeners' World magazine Gardening Cruise with 128 fellow gardeners. These trips are always packed full of great

Our five-day extravaganza at BBC Gardeners' World Live has sadly come to an end for another year.Much of my time was spent on our Gardeners' World Magazine Celebrity Theatre where my personal contribution involved presenting informative

When the new series of Gardeners' World returns next spring we'll be welcoming back some familiar friends on a Friday evening. Monty Don returns as lead presenter, and this time he'll be presenting the programme from his own garden in Herefordshire

. Unsurprisingly, there are blogs covering every aspect of gardening, from seedlings and compost to design and garden history. These are not just British, but encompass the gardening lives of people all over the world. Many happy hours can be spent jumping from one

There's only one thing better than receiving emails, letters and phone calls from readers and that's meeting them in person. And with Gardeners' World Live starting tomorrow (Wednesday 15 June, 2011) and running until Sunday I'm looking forward

)5. Go outside and admire.Nothing terribly complicated and yet the effect is extraordinarily wonderful.This meadow is, admittedly on the big scale and has been planted by garden designer Ivan Hicks in the ground surrounding Butterfly World and Future