Chelsea Flower Show

[Knight of Albion]

Anyone watching the programmes on the BBC? (Or been in person of you live close enough?)

Looks good.

Nice to see a lot of 'young blood' been given a chance to show what they can do. Some very impressive and innovative stuff too.

[Nicos]

No I haven't.
...but keep meaning to!

[Martin H]

I've watched every episode of the preview week as well as this week. I haven't been to the show itself for maybe 10 years.

Buried in all that coverage there are always some interesting plants and planting ideas.

I've enjoyed this year's coverage. As someone said in the paper this week, some of the exhibits actually look like gardens for once!

The absence of large doses of Titchmarsh is also a bonus.

Now that the judges have a scientific marking system, I wish they would share their marking with us. From what I saw on tv I'd have given "best in show" to Cleve West's M&G garden, although all the gold medalists looked to deserve their awards to me.

[Alison]

Sadly Joe Swift is still spouting rubbish on the coverage and there were a couple of blokes on tonight who made me want to scream but Carol and Monty were good and a couple of the gardens looked nice. Having said that I always wish the gardens were more real and not full of things that couldn't be peaking at the same time. I know they gave to force things but a but of consistency would be nice and more inspirational.


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[Compo72]

Yeah I have been watching it all week really

I have enjoyed some of the gardens .
Best in show for me was the one in the trenches from Brum .
Plus no mans land by whom I forget

I appreciate the dedication and creativity to show anything at Chelsea .
Something I have neither the time or skill , even money and space to produce .

The tv coverage doesn't show the general public . As to what they like and don't like .

I get the feeling that gardening in any aspect .
Is seeing something of a resurgence .
Critics will say it as always been popular . I just never noticed it


It's good when the tv show visits the actual gardens and nurseries .
Interviewing the people who spend their lives propagating plants .

I have never been to Chelsea only Harrogate .
Tempted to go in a couple year , probably when HS2 gets built
Wonder what the conductor would say if I turned up with a crate full of plants !




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[shushkin!]

Over the years I have been to Chelsea, Hampton court and Gardeners World flower shows and have always enjoyed them. They are tiring but I come away with more plants and loads of new ideas. I cant afford or am physically able to go to these shows any more so I am glued to the telly to get my fix. lol
The coverage this year was the best I have seen and I was particularly pleased to see the youngsters doing so well. I started gardening from the age of 4 when my Nan helped me sow a runner bean seed in a pot. That was it, I was hooked.

[eospete]

I loved the thinking behind the Alzheimer's garden. Great to see horticulture being used to promote and challenge society thinking.


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