Chelsea Flower Show

I have to say this week I have really enjoyed watching the Chelsea Flower Show. It has been on for an hour every night with one and a half hours on Friday. The Chelsea Flower Show is a yearly event hosted by the Royal Horticultural Society - It is by far the most prestigious flower show of the year. You can get tickets from the Royal Horticultural Society website but they dont come cheap at over £40 (its cheaper if youre a member of the RHS) The show starts on a Monday but the public arn't allowed in until Wednesday (after the prizes are awarded on Tuesday). The prizes go in order as follows... Gold Silver ...  Read the complete review

The Chelsea Flower Show 2009 is upon us again later this month (19 - 23 May) and there will be a lot of it on TV and in the papers. It's an annual event that is worshipped by many as the ultimate in 'gardening shows'. I usually just sneer at it, shrug my shoulder and hope it will not interrupt my TV viewing too much. The Chelsea Flower Show is an annual event taking place on the grounds of the Chelsea hospital and organised by the Royal Horticultural Society. You can become a member of the society and receive regular newsletters, magazines and enjoy discounted entrance ticket prices to all RHS exhibitions - the Chelsea Flower Show as well as Hampton Court ...  Read the complete review

The Chelsea Flower Show is one of the Rituals of Summer, like Wimbledon and Henley Regatta. These are all high profile events that draw huge crowds each year, and this year's Chelsea Flower Show is no exception. The gardens are fabulous. The months of preparation and the hours of toil leading up to the opening must have been exhausting. The judges make their decisions and awards are handed out before the doors are opened to visitors. Walking around I saw gold, silver-gilt, silver and bronze awards in front of some of the gardens, but to tell you the truth every single garden I saw deserved an award. They were all imaginatively and meticulously put ...  Read the complete review