A WINNING landscape gardening team has reformed in a bid to build a gold-medal garden at this year's Chelsea Flower show.

TV gardener and designer Chris Beardshaw - who has previously won gold at the show - asked Rupert Keys to build up his design, which takes recycling as its theme.

Both went to Pershore College, although they did not meet there.

Before enjoying the glitz and glamour at the world famous show, the pre-construction work has to be completed at Mr Key's base near Pershore.

The garden has been sponsored by the travel company Trailfinders and Government-funded recycling agency, Wrap.

"I've done five show gardens for Chris over the last few years," said Mr Keys.

"We are doing all the preliminary work at the moment, like the brickwork and setting up the garden, but there will still be a lot to do when we go down to Chelsea on Wednesday, May 4," he said.

The pair then has less than three weeks to get the garden ready for the grand opening, using native British plants, recyclable materials, and peat-reduced compost.

Mr Keys declined to say how much the garden cost to build, but said it was a surprisingly large amount.

The 70ftx30ft Trailfinders recycled garden aims to prove everyday items, which are thrown away, can be transformed into a stylish and contemporary garden.

Mr Beardshaw currently presents Channel 4's Great Garden Challenge. Other TV credits include the hugely popular BBC series The Flying Gardener, Hidden Gardens and Gardener's World.

"Creating a show garden under any conditions is a real challenge, especially so, when we are highlighting the often unsung heroes of the garden - the British natives - and combining that with recycled materials to create a striking urban space," Mr Beardshaw said.