The Then & Now Immerse yourself in ‘The Then & Now’ with this contemporary urban social space with textures, smells, and playful modular structures. This design signifies the journey through our changing climate and introduces a cohesion of traditional & modern planting and self-forming, quarry dust paths which lead you through the planted boarders to create a covered gravel garden. Sustainable, biodiverse friendly and introducing a new approach to low maintenance planting with a modern twist. Scattered, contrasting, burnt timber structures eventually group into a moulded bench signifying our climates harsh reality.  Designed by  Katie Smithson The theme of 2024 is ‘Share my Space.’ The theme is all about harnessing the potential of small garden spaces and using them as catalysts for building a sense of community through gardening. Our gardens, no matter how big or small, are spaces we can come together, learn from one another and cultivate a shared green oasis. 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A Haven For All “This design is about sharing our garden space with the other native animals. I seek to demonstrate that we can create a beautiful, decorative place to enjoy ourselves, whilst also providing valuable resources for a wide range of animals.The main feature is the Arbour which provides a comfortable, sheltered resting spot from which to view the garden (and its other visitors), modified to also incorporate accommodation for birds, hedgehogs, toads, newts, ladybirds, bees, butterflies, beetles et cetera!The planting has been carefully considered to include a blend of ornamental and native species, which provide shelter or food such as nectar, seeds, berries and leaves. The colour scheme is based on 2 deep, rich varieties of a famously pollinator-friendly plant; the Buddleia, combined with complementary splashes of bright green and peachy orange, and flowers are mostly either conical spikes or daisy shaped.” Designed by  Jemma Elcock The theme of 2024 is ‘Share my Space.’ The theme is all about harnessing the potential of small garden spaces and using them as catalysts for building a sense of community through gardening. Our gardens, no matter how big or small, are spaces we can come together, learn from one another and cultivate a shared green oasis. BOOK GW LIVE TICKETS Explore the Beautiful Borders FIND OUT MORE Discover garden inspiration Find out more With thanks to garden product suppliers

Stop and Smell the Flowers Designed by Julie Haylock The Inspiration for my garden is to spread the word, “it’s good to talk”. In a world full of technology and faceless interactions with people, finding the time to sit and meet with others and take a moment to digitally detox and enjoy the beauty of nature is important to us all. The winding gravel path in my design encourages you to slow down the pace and to take in with your eyes the soft colour palette of perennial planting as you watch insects busy collecting their nectar and, as you step through the moon gate you leave your busy life behind to sit a while with a friend and relax screened from the world by trees. The reflective water bowl focuses the mind to think about the important things in life, health, happiness, friendships, and family and appreciate how much they mean to us.

The Pig Showcase Garden Keep your eyes peeled for more information on The Pig’s first Showcase Garden for BBC Gardeners’ World Live, will full description and design imagery to come!

I will wait “My garden is designed for my autistic son with recognition of the struggle he has to visit new places. Often its easy to overlook the time needed for him to overcome his anxiety of unfamiliar places. We only process a small portion of our surroundings whereas Matthew takes everything in at once and becomes overwhelmed. I’m reminded that time is needed for Matthew to process new places. I want Matthew to experience nature from his safe space, so I’ve included plants for birds, bees and butterflies and a small nature pond. The plants use are nontoxic, tactile and aromatic.” Designed by  Jodie-Louise Miller The theme of 2024 is ‘Share my Space.’ The theme is all about harnessing the potential of small garden spaces and using them as catalysts for building a sense of community through gardening. Our gardens, no matter how big or small, are spaces we can come together, learn from one another and cultivate a shared green oasis. BOOK GW LIVE TICKETS Explore the Beautiful Borders FIND OUT MORE Discover garden inspiration Find out more With thanks to garden product suppliers

Flora & Flavour “A space which produces edible plants while having perennial flowers and trees that provide for the garden year on year. We have a seating area, where we can relax amongst the plants with a cooking space and a pizza oven, allowing us to enjoy eating what we have grown, right where we have grown it. The space welcomes wildlife and encourages biodiversity with a small wildlife pond.Growing food connects you with the nature around you, growing your own produce has many positive impacts on the environment including reducing food miles and your carbon footprint.” Designed by  Hannah Reid The theme of 2024 is ‘Share my Space.’ The theme is all about harnessing the potential of small garden spaces and using them as catalysts for building a sense of community through gardening. Our gardens, no matter how big or small, are spaces we can come together, learn from one another and cultivate a shared green oasis. BOOK GW LIVE TICKETS Explore the Beautiful Borders FIND OUT MORE Discover garden inspiration Find out more With thanks to garden product suppliers

Making Space “Art-making, like gardening, brings people together and becomes a language with which to transcend socio-political boundaries. Celebrating the beauty and generosity of more-than-human beings, a garden is the perfect shared space to dream, play, create and cultivate the important conversations that will heal our world. Whether used as a tool, material, ink or dye, every plant in this garden has a use which might inspire creative action. ​As an artist and trainee gardener, I take great inspiration from my explorations of the East Sussex landscape. As such, this garden design is not only informed by the creative uses of plants, but also the geology and landscape of East Sussex, so that visitors might share a glimpse of the environment that cradles the artistic practice of myself and countless other gardeners and makers.” Designed by  Emma Lindsay The theme of 2024 is ‘Share my Space.’ The theme is all about harnessing the potential of small garden spaces and using them as catalysts for building a sense of community through gardening. Our gardens, no matter how big or small, are spaces we can come together, learn from one another and cultivate a shared green oasis. BOOK GW LIVE TICKETS Explore the Beautiful Borders FIND OUT MORE Discover garden inspiration Find out more With thanks to garden product suppliers

Little Library “A recent study has found that the number of insects sampled on vehicle number plates in the UK has declined by over 64% since 2004. It feels right to me, that in my beautiful border, there is a vibrant tapestry of flowers thoughtfully selected to encourage all wildlife — especially pollinators.I feel enriched and energised whilst being present in my border, which only encourages me to keep learning. The ‘little library’ allows myself and others to discover the importance of gardening by sharing knowledge in a small, but abundant area.” Designed by  Elle Hepburn The theme of 2024 is ‘Share my Space.’ The theme is all about harnessing the potential of small garden spaces and using them as catalysts for building a sense of community through gardening. Our gardens, no matter how big or small, are spaces we can come together, learn from one another and cultivate a shared green oasis. BOOK GW LIVE TICKETS Explore the Beautiful Borders FIND OUT MORE Discover garden inspiration Find out more With thanks to garden product suppliers

Share my mobile garden: A renter’s retreat “Throughout our lives we find ourselves sharing spaces, be it student housing, retirement villages and rental housing. This can often be temporary which can making having a garden challenging. If you’re not sure how long you are staying then it’s often difficulty and deflating to invest time, love effort, and money if it’s not your own. With a container based garden this can be overcome and provide the delights of having a garden space that is, and can be shared and moved!” Designed by  Deborah Mole BOOK GW LIVE TICKETS Explore the Beautiful Borders FIND OUT MORE Discover garden inspiration Find out more With thanks to garden product suppliers

Workshops with the Plant Experts Learn a new skill, or enhance an existing one, in these informative and practical, hands-on workshops. Sessions include Grow Your Own, Houseplants and Growing Your Own Oyster Mushrooms.Places cost just £8, or £10 for the Oyster Mushroom Workshops with the Caley Brothers. These are small group sessions, so be quick to avoid disappointment.  Book at the same time as tickets or, if you already have tickets, you can book workshops independently. Find out more below. Book tickets and a workshop Add a workshop to your booking Oyster Mushroom Workshops with the Caley Brothers Brought to the Fair by Jodie and Lorraine of the Sussex-based Caley Brothers, this workshop teaches visitors how to grow their own oyster mushrooms at home.Attendees also received a kit to help get them growing on their own coffee grounds or alternative substrate. The team cover all aspects of growing mushrooms and answer any questions along the way.The Caley Brothers aim to connect people to the world of fungi and growing gourmet mushrooms in an easy and accessible way. What’s more, all their mushrooms are grown sustainably on repurposed coffee grounds and their ready to grow are consciously designed to be recycled, composted or reused.£10 per session 10 Essentials of Grow Your Own Learn a new skill, or enhance an existing one, in these informative and practical, half-hour workshops. Sessions include Grow Your Own, Houseplants and Propagation.£8 per session BOOK NOW House Plant Success Different houseplants for different areas of the home, the ten essentials of keeping houseplants in good condition and their day-to-day care. You’ll get to take your own succulent home.£8 per session BOOK NOW Subscribers, save more! Do you subscribe to BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine? Book your Garden Walk or Plant Expert Tour when you book tickets to the Show and your discount will be applied to the tours. Plant Expert Tours Meet the plant experts Lucy Chamberlain and Saul Walker. FIND OUT MORE PLANT EXPERT TOURS

The UK's largest Orchid Show is at BBC Gardeners' World Live Whether you have lots of orchids or none at all, there is something for everyone at the UK International Orchid Show. The orchid family is the largest and most diverse family of flowering plants on earth, with over 30,000 species and 200,000 hybrids to choose from.Once the preserve of the wealthy, orchids are now available to everyone, even outside in the garden! So come and see the vast range of these incredibly flamboyant plants at the show and find out more! BOOK TICKETS /*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 */ .elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container{height:100%;width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty{position:relative;min-height:22px;min-width:22px}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;margin:auto;padding:0;width:22px;height:22px}