Suffolk bakers Bushells have been baking in Lowestoft for over a 130 years. Matt Ellis has been working as a baking since leaving school at 15. After working for several other bakeries, Matt ended up at Bushells. He explained to Ken Crowther about the process of producing the bread following the traditional methods.

Woottens of Wenhaston in Suffolk is a large producer of herbaceous plants, producing over 600 different cultivars, with 75% propagated at the nursery. The nursery was established 25-years ago by Michael Loftus as manager Lucy Skinner told Ken Crowther.

The iris collection at Woottens of Wenhaston in Suffolk is under the watchful eye of field manager and iris specialist Gillian Morris. Iris breeders are working to develop better varieties, but in doing so they have changed the shape of the flower as Gillian explained to Ken Crowther.

Corinne Price is the manager of the Shuttleworth Trust’s Swiss Garden in Bedfordshire, which reopened to the public in July 2014. The £3.5m restoration took 18 months and was funded by through donations and grants. Corinne gave Ken Crowther a potted history of the gardens.

The Swiss Garden in Bedfordshire is approaching its 200th birthday. Lord Ongley set the garden out in a Regency style in the 1820s. The estate was purchased by industrialist Joseph Shuttleworth in the 1870s, who kept the Regency picturesque style as Kevin Hilderditch told Ken Crowther.

There is often confusion between pelargoniums and geraniums. Michael Perry from Thompson and Morgan showed Ken Crowther some of the pelargoniums and geraniums they grow and they discuss the difference between the two.

Old fashioned varieties of vegetables are coming back into fashion, with many varieties pre-dating the 1950s, and some can trace their roots back to Victorian times. Early travellers and plant hunters brought back many of the plants which are grown in this country today, as Margaret from Robinson’s Seeds and Plants told Ken Crowther.

Old fashioned varieties of vegetables are coming back into fashion, with many varieties pre-dating the 1950s, and some can trace their roots back to Victorian times. Early travellers and plant hunters brought back many of the plants which are grown in this country today, as Margaret from Robinson’s Seeds and Plants told Ken Crowther.

Bonsai is an art form using horticultural material. Unlike a sculptor who can put his tools down when the piece is finished, bonsai is an ongoing art form which needs regular attention. The miniature trees are grown to look like full grown trees as Reg Bolton from the Federation of British Bonsai Societies explained to Ken Crowther.

Bonsai is an art form using horticultural material. Unlike a sculptor who can put his tools down when the piece is finished, bonsai is an ongoing art form which needs regular attention. The miniature trees are grown to look like full grown trees as Reg Bolton from the Federation of British Bonsai Societies explained to Ken Crowther.