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Thompson says: “I’ve been a long-time Archers fan, so creating a Bridge Farm garden to mark the program’s 75th anniversary has been an absolute joy. The Archers world feels incredibly familiar to so many people, and everyone has their own idea of what Bridge Farm looks like – which has made it both exciting and a little daunting, in the best possible way. I can’t wait to see it come to life,with plenty of small details that will feel familiar to listeners.”
Some of those details in the 12m by 18m feature garden will include Bridge Farm’s visitor entrance and noticeboard with bunting and pots; orchard fruit trees growing within a wildflower meadow; a cheese making area; and a potting bench with branded Bridge Farm vegetable boxes. Ther will also be a wildlife pond.
Speaking via video at the launch of the RHS Badminton Flower Show, Thompson has also teased, “there’s also a nod to goats!”, in reference to the burgeoning herd of goats at the farm.
She adds: “It’s also really exciting to be bringing this garden to the new RHS Badminton Flower Show. Set within a working landscape, it feels like exactly the right place for this garden to be. It’s not a judged garden, it’s simply there for people to enjoy.”
Whether any of the Archers cast will be there enjoying the garden is yet to be revealed, but we’d hope to be able to have a taste of Borsetshire Blue and perhaps bump into Eddie Grundy trying to get his ferrets involved somehow.
RHS Badminton Flower Show will take place May 8-12, 2024.It is one of the RHS’s new touring Shows – alongside RHS Sandringham Flower Show for 2026 – and the first RHS Flower Show to