The Gardeners' World team report on this year's Britain in Bloom campaign organised by the Royal Horticultural Society. Monty Don catches up with the first multi-racial community to reach the finals as they struggle to clear rubbish off the streets of Balsall Heath in Birmingham, and Chris Beardshaw travels to Cumbria to meet newcomers
Hawkshead, who feel a little daunted at the prospect of the rigorous preparation involved. Meanwhile the much-maligned hanging basket gets a bit of a battering. Gardeners' World is on Friday at 8.30pm.
Producer Sarah Davis ; Series editor Gill Tierney