Press

The Show Gardens and Floral Marquee exhibitors are assessed before the Show opens to the public, with the best winning prestigious awards. Details of the 2017 Assessors and Awards available will be posted here as soon as possible.

Members of the Press will be invited to the exclusive Press Preview Event on 14 June 2017, where Show Garden Awards will be first announced. Please register for a Press Pass and details of the Press event will be emailed to you in due course. Floral Marquee Awards will be announced on 15 June 2017.

The BBC Gardeners' World Live 2016 Awards are available to view here.

This is a very special year as BBC Gardeners' World Live makes Birmingham the very centre of the celebrations as we mark the 50th anniversary of BBC2's Gardeners' World. Here's just a selection of the buzz that's going on around this year's fantastic event in the Midlands.

• British Association of Landscape Industries, 7 July, 'BBC Gardeners' World Live Success for Garden Design graduate'. Read article >
• The Guide, 29 June. Read article >
• Bury Times, 29 June, 'Hairy Gardeners wow judges'. Read article >
• Pro Landscaper, 27 June, 'Landscape construction bring home Gold at BBC Gardeners' World Live'. Read article >
• Sally Akins. 25 June, 'Cath's Beautiful Peony'. Read blog post >
• Sean's Allotment Garden,  'Harvests, Flowers and Monty Don'. Watch the vlog >
• FE Week, 25 June, 'College team win Gold Award at BBC Gardeners' World Live'. Read article >
• Pro Landscaper, 22 June, 'Success for St Albans based Lanwarne Landscapes'. Read article >
• Pro Landscaper, 21 June, 'Bradstone supports MS Society Garden'. Read article >
• Nuneaton News, 16 June, 'It's time to celebrate fifty glorious years of colour'. Read article >
• Visit Birmingham, 16 June, 'TV presenters officially launch BBC Gardeners' World Live'. Read article >
• Birmingham Newsroom, 16 June, 'Birmingham scoops another award for Rowland Emett tribute. Read article >
• Express and Star, 16 June, BBC Gardeners' World Live in Pictures'. Read article >
• Weekend notes, 16 June 'Prize winning gardens'. Read article >
• What's On, 15 June 'Schools prep their veg for BBC Gardeners' World Live'. Read article >
• Chatty Gardener, 15 June. 'Getting Nostalgic at BBC Gardeners' World Live. Read the blog >
• Chris Evans Show, Radio 2, 13 Jun. Joe Swift and Tom Kerridge interview. Listen again >
• Sally Akins, 13 June, UK Lifestyle Blog. Read the blog >
• Weekend notes, 12 June. Read the article >
• Event Industry News, 12 June 'Fabulous Fifty'. Read the article >
• Mandy Can You Dig it, 9 June. Read the blog >
• The SodShow Garden Podcast, 8 June, Paul Stone interview. Listen to the podcast >
• Reckless Gardener, 8 June 'Swinging Sixties Nostalgia Garden' Paul Stone interview. Read article >
• Express & Star, 7 June 'Family Fun and 50 year celebrations': Read article >
• BBC Radio 4 'You & Yours' David Stevens interview: Listen again >
• Coventry Telegraph, 6 June. Read article >
• Visit Heart of England, 5 June. Read article >
• The Sun, 3 May 'Growing for Gold' by Peter Seabrook. Read article >
• The Chatty Gardener, 25 May 'BBC Gardeners' World Live goes back in time': Read article >
• Interview with Pro Gardens Ltd, 12 May. Read article >
• Reckless Gardener, 11 May. Read article >
• The Guardian, 5 May 'Look beyond the Chelsea Flower Show for gardening inspiration': Read article >
• The Happy Gardeners, 4 May: Read blog article >
• This week in the Garden, Peter Seabrook, 4 May. Listen to the 'What is an F1 hybrid' podcast >
  Families Birmingham, 2 May: Read article >
• Reckless Gardener, 29 April 'Inspiring real gardeners with real landscapes': Read blog article >
• Life at No.27, Fri 21 April: Read blog article >
• Horticulture Week, Fri 21 April. Read article >
• The People's Friend, April: Read article >
• BBC Radio WM, Sat 1 April:
• The Pheonix, 30 March: Read article >
• Daily Mail, Fri 17 March: Read article >
• West Wilts Magazine, March issue: Read article, p50 >
• Hereford Times, 14 March: Read article >
• GreenThumb, February: Read blog article >
• Horticulture Week, 3 March: Read article >
• Landscaper, 19 January: Read article >
• Garden Forum, 19 January: Read article >
• Landscape Insight, 19 January: Read article >

BBC Gardeners' World Live had a presence at this important annual industry event on stand H16. The BBC Gardeners' World Live media pack documents are available here:

• Celebrating Gardeners' World at 50
• Show Gardens at BBC Gardeners' World Live 2017
• Beautiful Borders
• APL Avenue
• Floral Marquee and Plant Village