Designer Tom Massey talks about his 2023 Chelsea show garden for the Royal Entomological Society, which he hopes will show how important people and their gardens are to insects. Tom discusses the design, which will include an outdoor laboratory with curving roof inspired by the shape of an insect’s eye; as well as what brownfield gardening is, why we don’t use the term ‘pest’ anymore, and which insect is his all-time favourite.
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Talking Gardens - the Chelsea Edition
- Episode One: Cleve West 16/05/2023
- Episode Two: Charlotte Harris 17/05/2023
- Episode Three: Tom Massey 18/05/2023
- Episode Four: Chris Beardshaw 19/05/2023
- Episode Five: Harry Holding 20/05/2023
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Talking Gardens - Season One
- Episode One: Fergus Garrett
- Episode Two: Alice Vincent
- Episode Three: Tom Stuart-Smith
- Episode Four: James Wong
- Episode Five: Troy Scott Smith
- Episode Six: Jekka McVicar
- Episode Seven: Charlie Harpur
- Episode Eight: Sarah Price
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