Tim Richardson takes on the RHS at Hampton Court

What a brave fellow Tim Richardson is to stand up to the RHS. I mean, take a swipe at the bastion that is British horticulture and then have the audacity to attend one of their events.

Writing on today's Telegraph, Richardson tells how he was 'ambushed' by RHS members in the Telegraph Gardening Theatre by members who were unhappy with his swipe at the RHS' archaic judging system for its shows.

I will let you read the article for yourself but I have to say that I am with Richardson and there has to be a much more democratic way of judging.

I am always very suspicious of 'clubs' who organise an event and then hand out awards to its own favourites. It is surely the case that awards are given by a very small group of people that cannot possibly accurately represent the views and taste of a broad audience; who knows what agendas a judge can be harbouring.

The RHS need to find a way of letting the gardening public decide what they like - shouldn't they?