button - LJN Blog Posts - Landscape Juice Network2024-03-29T15:57:41Zhttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/buttonChelsea here we comehttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/chelsea-here-we-come2010-05-18T17:53:22.000Z2010-05-18T17:53:22.000ZMichèle Martinhttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/MicheleMartin<div>Well there are just 2 days before we go to Chelsea Flower Show with the red button team.Everyone is stepping up a gear (and I thought we were busy before).Last minute preparations include writing scripts and making up information packs on all the show gardens for the 3 camera crews.The producers are working out camera angles for the 3 crews to use. Particularly the pole cam. The pole cam is the camera on a big long stick that gives you a view from above the garden then swoops down into the garden. Literally a birds eye view. I love these as they really help you work out how the different areas of each garden fit together.I've been sorting out demonstration ideas with some of the exhibitors in the Grand Pavilion. This for Carol Klein and Chris Beardshaw's walkabouts. After reading we'd had the worst winter in 30 years I came up with the idea for one of the red button walkabouts - Tough plants for Tough places. (Ok so I got the idea from the Yorkshire Hardy Plant Society stand, but then my best ideas are nicked, aren't yours?)Tendercare have kindly agreed to bring some of their cold-damaged plants for Carol to demonstrate how to rescue them by pruning out the damaged parts. Fingers crossed that this demo happens - I'm told you never know with TV, there may or may not be time to do this or someone may decide to cover something else. I just have the ideas, the final decision is not mine.My most difficult decision is what to pack - wellie or sandals?Both I think.Must go and see if they'll both fit in my bag.PS You can see the Chelsea show gardens being built on the bbc website <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/chelsea/">http://www.bbc.co.uk/chelsea/</a>.</div>BBC Red Button coverage of Chelsea Flower Showhttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/bbc-red-button-coverage-of2010-05-03T10:31:35.000Z2010-05-03T10:31:35.000ZMichèle Martinhttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/MicheleMartin<div>This year the bbc’s red button coverage of Chelsea is all being done from Manchester. That fact, coupled with sheer jammyness on my part (I just happen to have an ex-student who works for the bbc) means that I'm the bbc's red button horticultural advisor for Chelsea.My job is to research the gardens and the pavilion. Then interview the designers of the large show gardens prior to their filmed interviews. At these I help prompt the designers and check on plant names as they explain about their gardens. After that we edit the 2 films together, add music and subtitles and you see the finished product on your red button.So if you seen any misspelt names - you know who to blame!Interviewing designers over the phone has been fun, though it's meant a few early starts e.g. when ringing the designers overseas, 8am here is 5pm in Melbourne, Australia. Getting hold of them has been fun - especially Mark Gregory who missed his original filming slot because he was stuck in Mauritius with the volcano. He got back just in time to run the London Marathon. Where does he get his energy from – he’s not only designing and building a large show garden at Chelsea but he’s also building James Wongs garden too. Luckily the 2 gardens are across the way from one another so they can share a kettle for tea breaks.Must go and pack – I’ve got to drive down to Painshill Park (always wanted to go there) for filming tomorrow.We’ve got Darren Saines Norway’s answer to Alan Tichmarsh coming in on the first flight from Oslo, followed by Mr Ishihara with his interpreter from Japan, then Scott Wynd from Flemings from Melbourne. You remember they missed Chelsea last year because of the bush fires which burnt down thousands of dollars of stock and the nursery managers house with all his possessions. Finally we have the charming Mark Gregory. So should be a good day - if long - but that's show business.It is another world but my contract is only for 7 weeks so I have no illusions of grandure, my feet will be staying firmly on the ground and I’ll soon be back to normal life designing gardens for clients and doing talks for local groups.Enjoy Chelsea – I shall.</div>