RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

I think the RHS Chelsea Flower Show press day is one of my favourite days of the year.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

We were lucky with the sunshine today!

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

It’s always impossible to choose a favourite, but this one comes close: The New West End Garden.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

A communal garden for year-round use, designed as an interpretation of gardens and architecture of a London square.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

It was such a clever garden: there was a sheltered area for privacy from surrounding buildings, a water feature to drown out the sound of traffic.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

And, most impressively, a sprung floor that fuels the energy for the lighting and spinning fan over the garden.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Imagine if they rolled out that technology onto British high streets? That way, the energy from every footstep could be used to fuel streetlights!

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

The M&G garden ^ is always wonderful: a haze of textures and colours. Absolutely lovely.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

I love the LG Eco-City garden. At first sight, it’s a beautiful yellow garden using cottage garden flowers. Lots of Lupins and Foxgloves…

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

And then you learn that it’s a very high-tech garden: there are clear solar panels on top of the building (who knew there was such a thing? A solar panel that looks like a roof-window – genius!) and the garden combats air-pollution.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

The Lemon Tree Garden highlights the importance of gardens to displaced people trying to rebuild their lives around the globe.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

 RHS Chelsea Flower Show

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RHS Chelsea Flower Show

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Seeking shelter from the beating sun, we ventured inside…

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

And bumped into a familiar face!

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Roses are the best.

Alice Dunn

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

With the roar of Main Avenue in my ears, it was back outside for some more exploring!

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

I’ll post some more pics tomorrow!

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