Possibly one of the events of the annual calendar for many, the Chelsea Flower Show will open its doors tomorrow morning for only 5 days.
Created in the grounds of the Royal Hospital in Chelsea and run by the Royal Horticultural Society, the Chelsea Flower Show is the place to be seen both for the 600 exhibitors who create spectacular gardens in just a few days and those who want to sell you every gardening product you’ll ever need…plus quite a few you really don’t.
The show is a massive logistical operation with garden designers desperately trying to make sure all the plants come up at exactly the right time, and of course don’t get damaged, and then trying to get all these plants and other works into the show garden on time for the judges. Considering many exhibits require small walls and other buildings to be created this is generally quite stressful, but for one show garden the process was even more complicated.
Japanese Garden: Ishihara Kazuyuki has managed to create his garden entitled A Beautiful Paradise despite the fact that he and his team has to deal with the devastating Japanese earthquake and tsunami. With personal loss and the practical problems of getting out of Japan to find plants in Britain all looked lost for Mr Ishihara, at least until he visited the devastated region. The newly designed garden has been created in spectacularly quick time and is described as a tribute to the people of Japan.
Tickets: You can still buy tickets for the Chelsea Flower Show via their web site.
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