ALAN Titchmarsh and Charlie Dimm-ock will return to Malvern in May for this year's Spring Gardening Show at the Three Counties Showground.

Mr Titchmarsh will be covering the event for the BBC Gardeners' World programme, and organisers at the Three Counties Agri-cultural Society (TCAS) are hoping for a repeat of the reaction to last year's coverage, which jammed its switchboards.

"It was fantastic for us," said TCAS spokesman Sharon Gilbert. "The audiences for national TV are huge."

The show, organised with the Royal Horticultural Society, is taking place between Friday, May 10, and Sunday, May 12, and is now in its 17th year.

Ms Dimmock will appear in its Celebrity Theatre alongside Pippa Greenwood, Nigel Colborn, Roy Lancaster and Jekka McVicar.

Other attractions will include a trail of large sculptures, a three-dimensional water garden and 13 show gardens.

More information on 01684 584924 or at www.threecounties.co.uk.