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The Big Time: The Beaminster and District Gardens and Allotment Society go to Chelsea

on BBC One London

The final programme in a series which gives talented amateurs the chance to join the professional world of their dreams.
Reporter John Pitman
The members of a gardening club in Dorset never dreamed they'd be allowed to design a garden for the Royal Horticultural Society's Chelsea Flower Show. We gave them the chance. The garden was entirely planned and stocked by the amateurs, though they were advised by professionals like Percy Thrower, Geoffrey Smith and Bill Sowerbutts. In the end, the little local society compete with professional nurserymen from all over the world and try to win a coveted gold medal to take back to Beaminster.

Contributors

Subject:
The Beaminster and District Gardens and Allotment Society
Reporter:
John Pitman
Expert:
Percy Thrower
Expert:
Geoffrey Smith
Expert:
Bill Sowerbutts
Research:
Linda McMullen
Film Editor:
Roger Guertin
Producer:
Esther Rantzen
Director:
Nick Handel

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