Retail Therapy
28th May 2011 • Chelsea Flower Show • Stephanie Donaldson

JC Gardens & Climbing Frames fabulous play equipment

There’s even green roofs and green walls on this playhouse

De Wit make some of the sturdiest and best designed garden tools

Split oak woven oak garden fencing from sustainably managed UK plantations

This extraordinary carved chaise longue is eye catching but of dubious comfort

Who would think that string could be this lovely – Nutscene does!

Nutscene is managed and run by a team of women – it shows!

This National Trust shed cum log store is appealingly retro

Big news from Bosch is their cordless chainsaw – no petrol, no wires and self-lubricating

Air pots are big news with tree growers – as the fine roots make their way through the holes in the dimples they shrivel and self prune

Sparrow & Finch’s clever and attractive bean support

Oxford Planters have a magnificent range of top quality planters

Garden Brocante is always a treat to visit with its wonderful range of old garden tools

Garden Brocante has other garden ephemera too

Nitrile Gloves are the way to go and Keanegardeneur has a range worth investigating

This is some of the very prettiest of the metalwork on display at Chelsea

British Plant Nursery guide promotes British Nurseries and puts together ‘jolly jaunts’