Property News · May 6, 2017

Look beyond the Chelsea flower show for gardening inspiration


Get your gardening fix at these alternative events – and avoid the Chelsea crowdsYou could be forgiven for thinking the Chelsea flower show is the only horticultural happening this spring, what with nightly primetime BBC TV coverage, rose-sniffing celebrity visitors splashed across the front pages and bookies taking bets on which designer will bag best in show.But has some of the shine come off what the RHS calls “the world’s most prestigious flower show”? The tricky economic climate has seen the number of show gardens on Chelsea’s Main Avenue almost halve this year, down to nine from last year’s 17. Previous show winners, including Andy Sturgeon, Cleve West and Tom Stuart-Smith, are absent, and after eight years, Chelsea’s main sponsor has decided to bow out. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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