Comments on: Chelsea Flower Show – Where is a spare pair of legs when you need them?

By: Megan

Megan — Mon, 25 May 2009 16:39:13 +0000

I LOVE that Daily Telegraph Garden. It’s so black and white. The black hardscaping makes me rethink my design plans for a back yard structure I’ve been planning.If it’s okay with you, I’d like to use that picture (and credit you of course) as one of the example inspiration gardens in my test of a web site project I’m working on. It’s not live, I’m just drawing up sample screens to show people, to get feedback and see if this web site is something people are interested in. Would that be alright?

Megan: Fine with me!

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Chelsea Flower Show - the flowers (I want them all!) | Greenforks — Sun, 24 May 2009 21:08:53 +0000

[...] Show Gardens and stalls of garden sundries Chelsea also has flowers on show, as you might expect. These are [...]

By: VP

VP — Sun, 24 May 2009 18:44:33 +0000

Lovely shots. It looks like you had a great day on Wednesday :)

I’m afraid The Telegraph garden didn’t do it for me apart from the fantastic rocket-like Eremurus!

VP: Ah those Eremurus. Amazing and I’m sure they must be difficult to grow otherwise they would be in everyone’s gardens!

By: HappyMouffetard

HappyMouffetard — Sun, 24 May 2009 18:11:56 +0000

Great photos – the colours come across so well. I’ve seen a much wider range of plants and gardens on people’s blogs than on over a week of TV coverage. The TV coverage just seems to concentrate on a few gardens.

HM: I agree. The TV coverage just doesn’t do it justice.

By: Yolanda Elizabet

Yolanda Elizabet — Sun, 24 May 2009 15:32:38 +0000

Thanks for sharing your pics, they give me a much better idea of the scale of the gardens than the telly usually does.

Your poor legs and feet, why don’t they built conveyor belts at Chelsea? ;-)

Yolanda Elizabet: It’s surprising that TV doesn’t always show the gardens at their best – I think it’s the presenters getting in the way!

By: tina

tina — Sun, 24 May 2009 15:19:03 +0000

And here I thought the Chelsea flower show only had flowers. How little do I know. These gardens are very cool. Those large rocks are indeed a neat use. I like them all except the minimalist rock garden. I even really like that modern one. Pretty neat!

Tina: There are flowers and vegetables in the giant sized marquee – and Show gardens and stalls for garden sundries (eg. greenhouses, lawnmowers, sculpture, gloves, plant labels outside).

By: Shirl

Shirl — Sun, 24 May 2009 08:11:54 +0000

Brilliant, Denise :-)

Thanks for sharing your photos. It is so much better to see real images from a visitor to Chelsea rather than all the TV ones. You did well to get such clear (people free) images. I went pre new marquee and we couldn’t get anywhere near the show gardens (sea of umbrellas) and we were like a non-stop train going around the marquees!

I’ve been trying to catch up on my recorded BBC footage of the show. I had in my head James May, as he had no real flowers, couldn’t be judged. I thought he said something about that although I could have picked it up wrong. That being the case how was he able to built it… I thought they had to submit design plans? Yes, it must have been an odd one to see alright ;-)

No garden really caught me eye this year. What caught your eye seeing it for real?

Shirl: As always I liked bits of each garden though I did like the Ulf Nordfjell one. Unusual for me as I’m not usually keen on more modern gardens but I could live with this one.
I remember the older Chelsea days to – a real squash – it’s much more comfortable now and the new Marquee is very spacious and airy.
I’m baffled about the James May garden too – surely the original brief would have included the fact that the flowers weren’t real! I don’t know how he got away with it. How can they refuse garden gnomes after this :-)

By: Karen

Karen — Sun, 24 May 2009 03:21:04 +0000

Your poor legs! Yes, they did invent the extra pair – it’s called a Segway. :) Garden shows are so exhausting – you keep pushing yourself to see everything and try to soak up all the details. Mentally taxing as well as physically! I went to a lecture by Ulf Nordfjell at our most recent (and probably last) big garden show in Seattle. His slide show had technincal difficulties but what he showed of his Chelsea stuff was amazing. He’s quite a formalist, no? I couldn’t quite picture incorporating any of his style into my own garden (I’m more of a Fenland Alchemist, I guess) but it was pretty incredible nonetheless to be in his eminent presence. Hope you share more of those almost 300 pics soon!

Karen: I looked up the Segway – fun – I could have done with one!
Ulf Nordfjell’s garden was surprisingly accessible, much more relaxed in reality than in pics, (though still very formal in plan of course).

By: Zoë

Zoë — Sat, 23 May 2009 20:58:48 +0000

Great photos, best I’ve seen of the show so far I think.

Strange you hadn’t heard about the Future Gardens show. JAS was one of the judges selecting the gardens being built there. Anyway, I am looking forward to it, might go a couple of times to see the seasonal differences, its about 1.5 hours for me, but motorway all the way!

Zoe: It is odd I hadn’t heard about them – or perhaps the name just hadn’t registered with me :-)

By: emma t

emma t — Sat, 23 May 2009 20:10:35 +0000

Your photos really show exactly how each garden looked – very clear indeed! Wish I had that knack…

Emma: Thanks – luckily there were not to many people around to block the view!