BBC Gardeners' World Spring Fair - Show Interviews | 1-3 May 2026 | Beaulieu, Hampshire

Sue Kent will be at the Show on 3rd May  – JOIN US THERE!Sue Kent is a celebrated British garden designer, television presenter, author, speaker, and advocate for accessible gardening whose work challenges traditional expectations of who can engage with horticulture. Known for her unique and inspiring approach to garden design — often using her feet due to an upper‑limb disability — Kent transforms outdoor spaces with creativity, sensitivity, and a focus on inclusivity. Her acclaimed work has been featured on BBC Gardener’s World and BBC Garden Rescue. Kent’s genuine passion, relatable style, and innovative perspective make her a compelling on‑screen talent and creative force.

See Ashley Edwards at BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair, Sun 3 May 2026.Ashley Edwards, a dedicated horticulturist and horticultural therapist on a mission to cultivate well-being through the transformative power of gardening. With a profound passion for teaching, Ashley is committed to making gardening an accessible and inclusive activity for everyone.

Meet the Experts - Lucy ChamberlainSoak up seasonal advice with Lucy Chamberlain – whether on a tour of one of Beaulieu’s stunning gardens or in a hands-on Have-A-Go Workshop each day at the Fair!

The BBC Gardeners’ World Make a Metre Matter campaign is back! and this year, it’s coming to life in a bold, interactive way. BBC Newsround presenter and passionate allotmenteer De-Graft Mensah is teaming up with expert garden designer Lucy Chamberlain to create gardens that inspire small garden ideas and demonstrate how every metre can make a difference.

Join Andy Clarke’s Mocktail tastings at BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair for a flavour-packed tasting workshop celebrating alcohol-free drinks. Discover sparkling teas, fruit vinegars, honey syrups, ginger blends and summer cider, while learning simple techniques and insider tips to create vibrant, garden-inspired drinks at home.Every session starts at 11am.Each session lasts approximately 30 minutes.

Rachel de Thame will share gardening advice at BBC Gardeners’ World Live.We’re delighted to announce that BBC2 Gardeners’ World presenter, Rachel de Thame, will join the expert line-up at the BBC Gardeners’ World Live 2025.

Joe Bagley is the creator of ukhouseplants.com which influences and teaches people about houseplant care in a simplistic, standardised way.From top tips, care requirements and common issues, keeping your houseplant alive is just a scroll away. 

Ade Sellars AKA ‘The Good Life Gardener’ is an award-winning garden writer, garden designer, presenter and filmmaker, with a passion for growing food in his kitchen garden.After working in London as a TV editor and director for many years, he re-trained with the RHS at Capel Manor before upping sticks and moving to the heart of rural Suffolk to build the kitchen garden of his dreams and launch a media and gardening business.As well as a regular gardening presenter on the QVC channel, Ade hosted the Urban Gardening Stage at Gardeners’ World Live at the Birmingham NEC in June 2024.The winner of The Beth Chatto Environmental Award 2023, Ade writes for several gardening magazines and gives talks and demonstrations around the country, as well as creating film content for garden shows and brands. Having filmed and created his YouTube gardening mini-series Down The Garden Path, it was picked up by ITV’s Alan Titchmarsh’s Gardening Club earlier this year and shown weekly on the programme.

Sara Ward has transformed her Victorian terraced house in London into an urban smallholding, ‘Hen Corner’, complete with chickens, honeybees, fruit trees and overflowing veg patches. Last year they harvested £3,000 worth of food from their back garden. Her recent book ‘Living the Good Life in the City’ shares some of the ways she and her family have brought city and country together, and shows that you, too, can make a difference to how you live and the food you eat.

See Arit at BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair.Arit is a regular presenter on BBC2 Gardeners’ World. Prior to this, she spent 25 years working in retail fashion and creative events, which she balanced with interests in well-being and holistic therapies, leading her to the world of gardening.

See Adam Frost at BBC Gardeners’ World Autumn FairAdam Frost, presenter on BBC2s Gardeners’ World, is a regular at BBC Gardeners’ World Live, sharing top tips and advice live on stage.

Frances is involved with the RHS campaign for school gardening and is passionate about enthusing young people to get into horticulture.  She is working on a number of community gardening projects in the South West and is also helping the redevelopment of some costal gardens that were damaged by the 2014 storms.  This is a particular passion of hers having grown up by the sea and was also part of her degree specialisation.Frances is a popular choice for gardening talks and has appeared at Blenheim Palace Flower Show, Hampton Court Flower Show and the Eden Project Green Fingers Festival to name a few.  Hailing from Deal in Kent, Frances now lives in Exeter having completed her BSc in Horticulture with Plantmanship at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh in 2013.  Frances got into gardening from an early age, helping out around the garden at home and after overly ambitiously designing a terraced landscape in a planter, given to her by her mum, age 7, she was hooked.  As well as all things gardening Frances is a budding crafter and currently doing a pottery course.Frances’ first book, First Time Gardener, was published in 2015 and her 2nd book, Container Gardening will be published in April this year.  She has also written a column for Coast magazine on highs and lows of coastal gardening.

Pip Probert is an accomplished garden designer with nearly two decades of experience transforming outdoor spaces into stunning, personalised havens. Her passion for innovative design, combined with an extensive horticultural background, has made her a respected name in the gardening world both nationally and internationally.Over her career, Pip has created 42 award-winning show gardens at prestigious events, including RHS Chelsea Flower Show, RHS Tatton Park Flower Show, RHS Malvern Spring Flower Show, BBC Gardeners’ World Live, Gardening Scotland, and the Ascot Spring Garden Show. These gardens showcase her expertise in design, construction, and planting, consistently earning medals for their high standard.Pip has also collaborated with other designers to bring their show garden visions to life and mentors aspiring designers through their first garden builds as part of her Garden Design Diploma course. Internationally, her designs have been featured at events like the Besiktas Garden Festival in Istanbul and the Beijing Horticultural Expo, highlighting her global influence.

Saul Walker fell in love with horticulture through his Grandparents passion for visiting historic houses and gardens, and after a brief spell as an Archaeologist, he went to train and work as a Gardener for the National Trust at Antony House in Cornwall. After many years there he was accepted to study on the prestigious 3-year Kew Diploma of Botanical Horticulture at RBG, Kew and was exposed to the fantastic plant collections in the gardens and glasshouses, as well as travelling to Australia, Southern Spain and the French Riviera to study plants in their native habitats.Following his time at Kew he spent a couple of years as part of the Show management teams for both the RHS Hampton Court Palace and RHS Chelsea Flower Show respectively, however he was unable to resist the call back to his native Devon, where he is now the Head Gardener of Stonelands House- a privately owned 10-acre garden. Saul’s speciality interests include Woodland Gardens, Orchids, and Exotic plants. A member of the RHS Tender Plant Committee and Trustee of The Hardy Plant Society and the Chartered Institute of Horticulture, he also co-hosts the Talking Heads Podcast with Lucy Chamberlain. 

David Hurrion has spent more than 20 years writing for and editing the nation’s crop of garden magazines, and is now Associate Editor for BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine.David has also appeared both as a regular contributor and an horticultural commentator on a wide range of national and local radio programmes, as well as on television.David’s knowledge is based on more than 40 years of growing plants, working in gardens and nurseries, and gardening his own plots in many different parts of the UK. He studied horticulture at Writtle College in Essex and went on to gain his certificate in education which took him to teach at some of the country’s foremost horticultural colleges. He has also travelled to every continent with the exception of antarctica to discover plants and gardens, both independently and, on more than 40 trips accompanying groups of gardeners. Click here for his website.

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Debbie Briden - Midlands Air Ambulance Garden - BBC GW Live - 14 June 2025 

Lucie Posford - Gold Award Winner - New Build Garden - BBC GW Live - 14 June 2025 

Pip Probert - The Reflection Garden - BBC GW Live - 13 June 2025

Callum Corrie & Becky Clay -LEGO Gardern of Tomorrow - BBC GW Live - 13 June 2025 

Graham Hull & Tom Lind - Wool Pots - BBC GW Live - 13 June 2025 

Michael Radley Orchid Society Of Great Britain - BBC GW Live - 13 June 2025 

David Stephens - Designer & Plant Expert - BBC GW Live - 13 June 2025 

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Monty Don - BBC Gardeners' World Live - 13 June 2025

Carleen Osborne -  Platinum Show Garden Winner - BBC GW Live - 12 June 2025 

Rachel Bailey and Dan Ryan - APL Garden Platinum Award - BBC GW Live - 12 June 2025 

Jan O'Brien - Beautiful Borders winner - BBC GW Live - 12 June 2025 

Saul Walker - BBC Gardeners' World Live - 12 June 2025

Isabel Sabine - Beautiful Borders - Platinum winner - BBC GW Live - 12 June 2025 

Anita Marshall - Platinum Award Beautiful Borders -BBC GW Live - 12 June 2025

Ellen Tozer - Subscribers Award Winner - Beautiful Border - BBC GW Live - 12 June 2025 

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