AFTER an overcast Thursday, the sun broke through on Friday morning and shone down on the crowds the the RHS Spring Festival in Malvern.

The festival has a star-studded line up of special guests across the weekend, including DJ and gardening enthusiast Jo Whiley, horticultural experts Monty Don, Joe Swift, and Carol Klein, celebrity chef Raymond Blanc and BBC Masterchef host, John Torode amongst others.