New for 2008...
Chris Beardshaw Garden Scholarship
Launched last year, this exciting, year-long vocational scheme is designed to harness the talent and determination of one individual and turn him or her into a professional landscape gardener. Open to experienced and up and coming garden designers, the winner will be selected from this year’s show gardens in front of a public audience in the Design for Living Theatre. The successful candidate will enjoy 12 months of mentoring with Chris Beardshaw, attend an RHS course and go on to create gardens at both the Malvern Autumn Show 2008 and Chelsea Flower Show 2009. The introduction of this exciting new development in the show gardens competition has resulted in our greatest number of inspirational show gardens ever.
Design for Living Theatre
Immerse yourself in the dramatic new Design for Living Theatre. Come and listen to talks, interviews and demonstrations from leading experts and celebrities from the world of gardening in a unique and stunning setting which is difficult to describe because nothing has ever been seen like this before. An evolution of a conventional theatre, a 3 dimensional, visual and sensory experience. Your hosts, James Alexander-Sinclair and Joe Swift, will delight audiences with a wealth of gardening tales and anecdotes, with practical take home advice and behind the scene details from some of the leading experts in their field.
Taste of the Shires
A specially designated section which concentrate on locally-produced food and drink from Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire and their surrounding shires. Malvern is dedicated to supporting and promoting local producers and the connection between growing, harvesting and cooking food for the plate. In line with the Year of Food and Farming, this new section showcases the very best the region has to offer. There will even be a small cookery demonstration area.
Gardening Arts and Antiques Pavilion
A tempting garden themed Arts and Antiques Pavilion, featuring unique objects for both the home and garden guaranteed to delight any passionate gardener.
Rose of the Year Feature
The first ever dedicated rose feature for Malvern featuring a variety of stunning blooms and scents.
Herbs
With the growing interest in culinary, scented, medicinal herbs, edible and ornamental plants this year, The Cottage Herbery of Tenbury Wells in Worcestershire, is creating a 12’x10’ garden trug filled with beautiful aromatic herbs, in the Malvern Floral Marquee.