Chelsea flower show

Welcome to Yorkshire has scored a Chelsea hat trick and made Chelsea Flower Show history by becoming the first exhibitor to win the People’s Choice award three years in a row.

The Brontës' Yorkshire Garden, inspired by the literary legends and their work, won the 2012 award as voted for by the public – mirroring the success of the tourism agency’s previous two gardens. The win comes just days after the same garden won Gold, capping off a memorable week for the county.

The garden is based on a place often visited by the Brontë sisters, where a bridge now known as The Brontë Bridge crosses a moorland stream. It's become a popular tourist destination, and is located on the path to a location believed to be a setting for Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights,Top Withens.

Stone from a Victorian quarry near the Bronte’s home in Haworth was also included in the garden; it was transported from Dove Stones moor to London to give the garden authenticity.

Several teams from our region took prestigious awards at the Chelsea Flower Show.

Welcome to Yorkshire's Bronte Garden - inspired by landscapes around Howarth took gold, while the Royal Bank of Canada's show garden - designed by Sheffield University professor Nigel Dunnett won Silver Gilt.

Leeds University's display - an eco-design showing how small changes to urban gardens can help the environment - won the top prize in the Environment category. We spoke to Mark Goddard from the university about it.

Lincolnshire garden designer Adam Frost has won another prestigious Gold Award at the Chelsea Flower Show.

His show garden was inspired by the 19th century romantic poet John Clare, who lived near Stamford. Adam is a regular at Chelsea with several gold awards already to his name.

The University of Leeds' exhibit, which showed how gardens can make a positive contribution to the planet by acting as a home for animals and wildlife, has won Gold at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

The exhibit recreated an average backgarden and was the university's first entry to the show.