The UK's biggest gardening show was back in full bloom this summer.

Organised by the Royal Horticultural Society, Hampton Court Palace Flower Show (6-11 July) has become a much-loved British institution, having gained a reputation for providing some of the world's best conceptual gardens and a feast of grow your own attractions.

We've been working with the fabulous PR and Shows' teams from the RHS since March and were so excited to finally be on-site for its build up and launch.

Donning our high-vis vests and (very) sensible shoes, Hannah and I started work at the Show first thing on Saturday morning.  Getting to know the site took a little bit of time: the show covered a mighty 34 acres and featured 16 Show Gardens, 13 Small Gardens, six Conceptual Gardens, five Sustainable Gardens, six Shakespeare's Comedies Gardens, a massive 2000m² floral marquee, Home Grown exhibit (fields of golden crops, chickens, bee hives and vegetables by the truckload), a cookery theatre, and a rose festival.  The comfy shoes really came in handy.

The whole team was on site for Press Day on Monday the 5^th of July, when we welcomed over 600 journalists and photographers down to take note of everything from Judi Dench receiving a rose to a nine-strong vegetable orchestra in the Tyrrells Harvest Celebration garden.

The show was a great success (complete with lots of hot sunny weather).  Once we made it back to the office, after very reluctantly handing in our walkie-talkies, we have all resolved to grow something (or at the very least, play a carrot flute).

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