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Vegetable Gardens in raised wicker beds

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Garden ornaments of every description

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Floral Art display

Lixouri

Cactus display

A Hillside Garden

Chrysanthemums

Amarilli

Bonsai

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There is no doubt that the Chelsea Flower Show is the greatest garden show on earth and definitely worth a visit at the end of May

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CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW - 2011 - London - UK

As we had been warned about the crowds, I joined the Royal Horticultural Society and bought tickets as a member for their day at Chelsea, which worked out extremely well.

 

We arrived at Chelsea at 8.30 in the morning and headed straight to the show gardens in order to photograph them first with as few people as possible and were delighted to find that the Australian garden had won gold. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We had also been warned about being unable to get food and sit down and were relieved to get a coffee and bite to eat without even queuing at 10am.

 

Everything about the Chelsea flower show exceeded our expectations; the people polite, the weather superb and the displays just fantastic and it just got better the more we saw.  The day was brilliant sunshine, obviously not common in London as there was an announcement over the speaker system for people to don hats and sunscreen and be careful of the heat. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Presentation was superb

More tropical displays

Statues, seats and columns in stone and marble

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The Australian Show Garden which won Gold

created by the  Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne

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The variety and condition of the plants in the display gardens were of the highest quality

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We found so many fantastic ideas in the exhibitors’ section that I had to take photos in case we forgot anything.

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There were plant displays from many countries including; South Africa, Bermuda, Sri Lanka, Holland and Monaco

By 3.30 feeling a little foot sore, we sat down on the grass with an ice-cream and discovered another large section which led to the exit and had wall to wall stands of merchandise stalls.  After checking out all the typically English gardening merchandise we were closer to the exit and the crowds were increasing also wall to wall.  Moving through the crowds was like swimming against a current, making it very difficult to move.  So we bade Chelsea farewell, so glad for a wonderful day.

A tropical display

The David Austin and Peter Beales Rose Displays was by far the most popular (and crowded)

I was pleasantly surprised how many tropical plants were on show and offered by nurseries

Even potting Sheds looked fantastic surrounded by a cottage garden with plants and vegetables

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