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GW Magazine subscriber, Nia Blake, will create one of the Beautiful Borders at this year’s Gardeners’ World Live at the NEC. Inspired by GW TV’s 50th birthday, her design draws on Monty’s 2016 visit to the world’s longest double herbaceous borders in Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Nia says: “Monty likened the Great Broad Walk Borders of Kew to a ‘once-in-a-lifetime experience’. So I went to have a look. I loved the way the plants were grouped together in zones reflecting different botanical and horticultural types, while creating a fabulous display of colour, texture and shape. My design re-creates this concept, focusing on plants from the Asteraceae and Lamiaceae family and monocots. I’d like visitors to be inspired by the science of the groupings, while enjoying the visual display.” Look out for Nia’s border at the show, which runs 15-18 June at the NEC. See p60 for tickets.