20 May 2014
RHS Chelsea Flower Show -
THE most creative and wonderful Flower Show in the world. Chelsea is
the hi-art launch pad for new plants, radical new thinking and all
things green fingered...
Chelsea comes around so quickly... This has been our fourth visit, and I am pleased to say that I enjoyed the whole experience without the aid of any hay fever tablets or tissues!... RHS Chelsea is always a wonderful show to visit, so creative. It's fascinating to spot new trends in planting and see what will be lighting up the borders in the summer months to come. Subtle, natural planting is still a big story. The art is to keep it simple and authentic. Cool ultra-violets with bright greens and icy white are go, but this year a little more colour mixing is introduced. Also, a bold formality has come back to the designers sketch pads - think secluded Italian town garden with a twist.
Always a treat!
Chelsea comes around so quickly... This has been our fourth visit, and I am pleased to say that I enjoyed the whole experience without the aid of any hay fever tablets or tissues!... RHS Chelsea is always a wonderful show to visit, so creative. It's fascinating to spot new trends in planting and see what will be lighting up the borders in the summer months to come. Subtle, natural planting is still a big story. The art is to keep it simple and authentic. Cool ultra-violets with bright greens and icy white are go, but this year a little more colour mixing is introduced. Also, a bold formality has come back to the designers sketch pads - think secluded Italian town garden with a twist.
Luciano Giubbilei for Laurent-Perrier - Best show Garden
Hope on the Horizon Garden - Matt Keightley
A paradise on Earth by Kazuyuki Ishihara
Cleve West for M&G Investments
Tommaso del Buono & Paul Gazerwitz for the Telegraph
9 out of 10!
