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There’s always a plant that appears in several show gardens and catches my eye. Last year it was...
22nd May 2013 • Read More »With no shortage of television commentary and press coverage of every type, there is no point in me ...
8th June 2018 • Read More »Now that all the hubbub has died down and I have had time to think about this year’s Chelsea, ...
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26th May 2016 • Read More »If you love to walk in the woods and like wild places, there is much to please you at this year’s ...
24th May 2016 • Read More »I’ve been trawling through my many images of Chelsea and. Some are just for admiring – others I ...
30th May 2015 • Read More »I was very taken by the Karro Wheelbarrow. Lightweight, robust and durable with a large wheel (this ...
22nd May 2015 • Read More »Although you can’t buy plants at Chelsea (except for very little ones) there are plenty of shoppin...
21st May 2015 • Read More »Hmm......... Not everything at Chelsea is beautiful - it was a close run thing to choose the object...
20th May 2015 • Read More »Chelsea isn't just about show gardens and a pavilion bursting with blooms. There are all manner of t...
19th May 2015 • Read More »Mahonia Soft Caress is a fairly new plant that is so very different from its prickly, upright and at...
19th May 2015 • Read More »Sarah Cook's collection of the subtly beautiful Cedric Morris irises took my breath away and th...
19th May 2015 • Read More »In my earlier post about Sir Paul Smith, I wrote about the role of green as the anchor that holds ev...
24th January 2015 • Read More »Of the many wonderful things I saw at Chelsea, it was the white planting on the Hillier Nursery sta...
3rd June 2014 • Read More »The Discovery Zone at Chelsea has really upped its game with stands that intrigue and inform. Shallo...
1st June 2014 • Read More »Back before he was famous, important, an RHS worthy - and made silly films with Joe Swift and Cleve ...
30th May 2014 • Read More »Cleve West’s Paradise garden had two distinct areas of planting, both equally wonderful, but I was...
24th May 2014 • Read More »Regular readers of my blog will know that I spend as much time constructing or installing barriers ...
23rd May 2014 • Read More »Talking to the lovely couple on the Leeds District Allotment Stand in the Great Pavilion, they told ...
23rd May 2014 • Read More »You heard it here first folks – Lunaria ‘Chedglow’. I first saw this darkly refined relative o...
22nd May 2014 • Read More »Big Green Egg makes the crème de la crème of barbecues. They also (as far as I’m concerned) made...
22nd May 2014 • Read More »Apparently the Vikings used to row their longboats silently along rivers, reaching far inland so tha...
21st May 2014 • Read More »I’m not surprised that the Laurent Perrier Garden won Best in Show at Chelsea – in amongst all t...
21st May 2014 • Read More »There are always certain plants that put in repeat performances throughout the show gardens at Chels...
20th May 2014 • Read More »by Daniel Carruthers The Chelsea Flower Show, now in it's 101st year, is revered for its wonderful g...
19th May 2014 • Read More »by Daniel Carruthers Now in its 101st year the RHS Chelsea Flower Show is the flagship gardening sho...
18th May 2014 • Read More »I paid a return visit to Chelsea on Wednesday evening and I was transfixed by the transformation ...
25th May 2013 • Read More »This amazing foliage and flower dress and parasol by Zita Elze was a real showstopper at the Chelsea...
24th May 2013 • Read More »With the grey light and relative lack of flowers it was often the contrasting textures in the garden...
23rd May 2013 • Read More »Had I the money and the space I would love this greenhouse and its glazed canopy extension from Hart...
23rd May 2013 • Read More »I’m a keen supporter of WaterAid and the work it does in bringing clean water and sanitation to ar...
22nd May 2013 • Read More »There’s always a plant that appears in several show gardens and catches my eye. Last year it was...
22nd May 2013 • Read More »One of my top gardens at this year’s show is Kate Gould’s garden with its inspired use of recycl...
21st May 2013 • Read More »In amongst the commercial stands on Eastern Avenue there’s a rather charming display of plants, ea...
21st May 2013 • Read More »I don’t think it was just the flat light, grey skies and chilly temperatures that gave the show qu...
21st May 2013 • Read More »One of the quirkier things that the RHS is doing to celebrate the centenary of the Chelsea Flower Sh...
9th May 2013 • Read More »Chris Beardshaw very bravely decided to risk bringing back rhodos to Chelsea despite their being mu...
26th May 2012 • Read More »I’ve recently been following a blog written by a couple of friends who have been sending back won...
26th May 2012 • Read More »Nigel Dunnett's Blue Water Garden is an interesting working of an old idea - the harvesting and use ...
25th May 2012 • Read More »The Taiwan orchid growers held nothing back with their orchid display in the Great Pavilion. What c...
25th May 2012 • Read More »Sarah Price has an extraordinary skill for conjuring up naturalistic plantings that look like the...
25th May 2012 • Read More »The L’Occitane Garden was as subtle as it’s neighbour (Diarmuid’s vast pyramid) was in-your-fa...
25th May 2012 • Read More »Even Jo Thompson's gorgeous garden with its very inviting and shiny caravan could not persuade me to...
24th May 2012 • Read More »I could imagine going to a fantastic party in a garden like this - lots of space for the guests to...
24th May 2012 • Read More »Although I wasn't initially too keen on the way the cedarwood had been used (reminiscent of chopping...
24th May 2012 • Read More »The Bradstone Panache Garden was one of the Fresh Gardens that really attracted my eye because the ...
24th May 2012 • Read More »Had a laugh-out-loud moment when I went to the ladies loo and discovered that one had had a horticu...
24th May 2012 • Read More »The contrast between the glossy rigid trunks of the multi-stemmed Prunus serrula and the foaming fl...
23rd May 2012 • Read More »Two of my favourite plants were definitely in the subtle palette. Andy Sturgeon’s M&G Garden ...
23rd May 2012 • Read More »Last week The World Vision Garden at #rhschelsea took shape to mesmerising effect. The garden’...
23rd May 2012 • Read More »It was all very lovely at Chelsea –subtle colours softly intermingled with one another in pleasi...
22nd May 2012 • Read More »#rhschelsea - The 2012 Chelsea Flower Show is finally upon us and I'm hard at work preparing my rep...
22nd May 2012 • Read More »Update from Chelsea - Alongside the meaningful Lupinus mutabilis two colourful flowers in The Worl...
15th May 2012 • Read More »As well as being Star Wars Day (May the fourth be with you) Friday is day one of The World Vision G...
4th May 2012 • Read More »The 15 Dicksonia antarctica and Dicksonia fibrosa tree ferns – which are each about 70 years old...
29th April 2012 • Read More »In the lead up to the Chelsea Flower Show, TEG is going to follow the progress of the World Vision...
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27th May 2011 • Read More »Why not see a few more modern gardens from some of the other shows....
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26th May 2011 • Read More »The B&Q garden was a showcase of fine, well-grown plants, so why-oh-why is it that every time ...
25th May 2011 • Read More »I loved the garden designed by James Wong and David Cubero for Tourism Malaya last year, but this ...
25th May 2011 • Read More »The lovely (and extremely modest) Cleve West has deservedly won the Best in Show award for his g...
24th May 2011 • Read More »‘Never!’ would probably be his reply – and it’s true that his Wonkavator is highly theatri...
24th May 2011 • Read More »Through the eyes of an artist © Daniel Carruthers Chelsea goers can see our adopted garden, Th...
23rd May 2011 • Read More »© Kate Dundas All garden’s have a focus but an original Barbara Hepworth is slightly different...
11th May 2011 • Read More »The Great Wall of Otley © Kate Dundas It’s March, the sun is shining in Leeds so spring must be...
12th March 2011 • Read More »Final Designs, Fine Tuning & Fine Art Chelsea might be four months away but the garden, "York...
13th February 2011 • Read More »It fascinates me the way certain plants and colour themes recur in many of the gardens each year at ...
28th May 2010 • Read More »Habitats galore in The Naturally Fashionable Garden Leeds City Coucil Lock Garden Biodiversity i...
27th May 2010 • Read More »Every Chelsea has its own unique atmosphere, its dominant themes and colour palettes - and particula...
27th May 2010 • Read More »The Luxembourg Gardens in Paris mounted their first ever display of their collection of rare orchi...
27th May 2010 • Read More »Green & Black's Rainforest garden won gold for its evocation of a forest clearing where Cameroo...
26th May 2010 • Read More »Thrive's garden won gold for its stylish and contemporary design for those who find gardening ...
26th May 2010 • Read More »Roger Platt's garden is sure to please the crowds but was a bit lacking in drama for my taste T...
26th May 2010 • Read More »Places of Change garden where community projects illustrate how learning green skills can change l...
25th May 2010 • Read More »Andy Sturgeon's garden deservedly won Best in Show - the 3 pots of iris are among many inspired ide...
25th May 2010 • Read More »So, the Chelsea Flower Show is over half way through and I’ve had time to digest what I saw when I...
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