Aussies dig deep to win Ashes of gardening An ecstatic team of Australians have won the best-in-show medal at the Chelsea Flower Show - the Ashes of horticulture. "We're the best in the world; we're the Usain Bolts of gardening," said the head of Fleming's Nurseries, Wes Fleming. It was Fleming's last try for the medal after nine attempts. The 18-strong team hugged and broke into a spontaneous chorus of "We Are Australian" after being told the news. Blooming beautiful: Phil Johnson and Wes Fleming meet the Queen. The judges strung out the announcement, first handing out a gold medal to the team, then a few minutes later letting them know they had also won the top award. The team had created a billabong, complete with ferns, bottle trees, a swathe of wildflowers and even a waterfall. Standing over the garden was a timber studio in the shape of a waratah flower, which garden designer Phillip Johnson chose because it was the flower his father gave his mother before he proposed. "A bunch of boofheaded volunteers from Australia have taken out the best-in-show medal at Chelsea," Mr Fleming said. It's ... we're the best in the world. What do we do now? Let's get drunk! He paid tribute to Mr Johnson, calling him "a genius and a phenomenon." "I'm absolutely utterly overwhelmed, it's an amazing team effort," said Mr Johnson, who modelled the display on his garden in Melbourne and incorporated recycling principles, and as many natural elements as possible. "It was better than I even envisaged," he said after the announcement. Gardening gurus: The Fleming's Nursery team celebrates having won the best-in-show medal at the Chelsea Garden Show. This team executed my dream to the highest possible level. We've built it on the other side of the world, next to the Thames. We've built a billabong, and no one can beat an Australian gorge! The garden was picked out by several commentators for its joy and exuberant spirit, in a show where many other gardens provided dour geometrical shapes or serious environmental messages.