1,500 plants given to University's botanic garden

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More than 1,500 plants used in the BBC Gardeners World live shows have been re-planted at The University of Leicester. Around 20 staff and student volunteers spent three days moving them into the vacant borders of the university's 16-acre botanic gardens on Glebe Road. They were donated by the presenter Nick Bailey, after he produced a 'show garden' for a live event in Birmingham earlier this month. Nick spoke to BBC Leicester's Jo Russell.