Press

Press registration to attend the 2017 Show is now open. However, please feel free to get in touch with the team directly using these details if you have any special requirements such as interview or image requests: 020 3405 4286 or email sarah.sandys-renton@riverstreetevents.co.uk

The Press Preview offers the opportunity to be the first to see the finished Show Gardens and attend the Awards Presentation. This is an unbeatable chance to be among the first to see the Show Gardens, get up close for photography and filming. Read more here.

Please RSVP by 12 June to laura.loveday@riverstreetevents.co.uk

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.

• 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 >
• 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