BBC Gardeners' World Live Awards 2009

BBC GARDENERS' WORLD LIVE AWARDS 2009

To see this year's Awards, click on the links below:

Show Gardens Awards

RHS Floral Marquee Awards

Botanical Art Awards

How do the awards work?

Panels of selected RHS judges complete the judging of gardens, floral exhibits and other horticultural exhibits before the show opens. All exhibits are judged using RHS criteria - they are not judged against each other. There is no limit to the number of medals the judges can award. Four medal grades are available for award for horticultural exhibits at the Royal Horticultural Society's shows, and these are used by RHS Committees and judging panels who recommend awards for exhibits.

The awards are:
Gold
Silver-Gilt
Silver
Bronze
No awards are made to exhibits judged to be below Bronze standard.

These medals (with the exception of the Gold Medal, which is not further qualified) are available in the following ranges according to the type of exhibit:
Exhibits of Show Gardens, Back to Back Gardens, Flowers and Ornamental Plants are awarded in the FLORA medal range.
Exhibits of Fruit are awarded in the HOGG medal range.
Exhibits of Vegetables are awarded in the KNIGHTIAN medal range.
Exhibits of Special Scientific or Educational Interest are awarded in the LINDLEY medal range.
Exhibits of Pictures, Photographs, Window Boxes and Hanging Baskets, Flower beds, Floral Arrangements and Floristry are awarded in the GRENFELL medal range.