It’s been an eventful week at the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show’s Grapevine Theatre with a multitude of gardening personalities and celebrities stopping by to chat and join in the fun.
Sponsored by conservatory, door and window
double glazing specialist Anglian Home Improvements and hosted by TV
garden expert David Domoney, the Hampton Grapevine Theatre is proving
the place to be at this year’s show. And if you haven’t been along yet,
there’s still time to visit this weekend when John Craven and Bill
Oddie will be topping the bill and answering gardening questions.
BBC Countryfile’s John Craven proved a popular presenter at the
Grapevine Theatre on 3rd July, the opening day of the show, where he
was a huge draw for the crowds. John gave visitors an insight into how
he got into journalism and broadcasting, before talking in more detail
about his favourite gardening topics including wild flowers, his great respect for David Bellamy and a series of other entertaining stories and recollections.
TV garden expert David Domoney,
who is presenting a series of live, interactive shows from the Hampton
Grapevine Theatre, has also been joined this week by another Countryfile
favourite, Adam Henson. Current holder of the title for the fastest
hanging basket in the Hampton Grapevine Theatre Hanging Basket
Challenge, Adam completed his display in front of a live audience in an
astounding 12 seconds!
On Thursday, a surprise visit from international athletics champion and
sports presenter Sally Gunnell caused some excitement at the Grapevine
Theatre, and qualified horticulturist, TV broadcaster and author Toby
Buckland also joined David Domoney to chat about his love of gardening.
A stunning verandah conservatory
provided by Anglian Home Improvements in the centre of the marquee has
proved particularly popular as more and more people are looking for garden tips and hints on how to use their conservatories and window sills for growing plants all year round.
David Domoney explained, “Gardeners are becoming more creative and ambitious about what plants to grow in their conservatories
and window boxes. Tropical and Mediterranean house plants such as Bird
of Paradise and the Bat Plant tend to be firm British favourites and
flowers such as jasmines and gardenias not only look beautiful but also
bring delightful fragrances into the home. What’s more, in many towns
and cities where space is at a premium in small gardens, herbs, chillies
and peppers are becoming an essential addition to the contemporary
kitchen window sill.”
Located in the heart of the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show,
the Grapevine Theatre is an ideal place to shelter from the erratic
British summer and watch a studio-style TV show with audience
participation and live presentations from green fingered celebrities.
While there, why not find out about Anglian Home Improvements’ exciting
prize draws too? You could win £1,000 in cash by visiting the stand or a
garden make over by David Domoney, worth £10,000. More information and full terms and conditions can be found on the Anglian Home Improvements website.
John Craven and Bill Oddie will both be back over the weekend and you
can send in your [gardening questions|for David to ask them during the
Celebrity of the Day feature via Twitter using the hashtag #HCgrapevine.
Other celebrities spotted in and around the Hampton Grapevine Theatre
Marquee this week include John Hurt; Michael Buerk; Moira Stuart; John
Humphrys; Miranda Richardson; Maggie Smith; Ben Sheppard; Nick Knowles;
Lee Mack; Rob Brydon; and Jessica Hynes. More expected this weekend!
To keep updated on what’s happening at the Grapevine Theatre, please visit http://www.anglianhome.co.uk/hampton-court-flower-show or follow #HCgrapevine or @anglianhome on Twitter.
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