There is plenty to splash your cash on at the Chelsea Flower Show. The shopping caters for all budgets and styles, for the smallest garden to the grandest.
Flower shows
Ideas to take home from Chelsea Flower Show
One of the great things about Chelsea Flower Show are the little details and ideas that everyone can take home and use in their own gardens.
Ethnicity in horticulture
Garden designer Juliet Sargeant says more can be done to attract different cultures and ethnicities into the horticulture industry.
New hospice gardens from Greenfingers
The Greenfingers Charity has five new hospice gardens planned for 2016.
Going for gold at Chelsea
Two of the biggest rivals in garden design – Cleve West and Andy Sturgeon – are set to go head to head at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2016.
Edible flowers and elderberry syrup
As the first hints of autumn start to blush the garden foliage, Jean Vernon has been out and about making the most of the last days of summer.
Rose of the year
The rose may be the national flower of England but German company, Kordes, saw off all English rivals as its ‘Sunny Sky’ bloom was crowned Rose of the Year 2016 at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show.
New plants at Hampton Court
The floral marquee at RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show is the perfect place to find a new plant for your garden. And if you are after something completely new, look no further than these five beauties, as picked by Jean Vernon.
The Chelsea Tinge
Chelsea Flower Show is not the centre of the universe, but for one week a year it becomes the pinnacle of all that is great in gardening and horticulture. Having had the privilege to be there, here are a few of my highs from the show.
Ideas to take home from Chelsea
Not everyone can or wants to go to RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Simply spend a little while watching the show coverage on television, online and social media.
Chelsea garden sculpture
Take some garden sculpture home from the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, or just get inspired to recreate a few ideas in your own way at home.
New plants at Chelsea 2015
This year there’s something for everyone in terms of new plants at Chelsea – climbers and plants for the patio are especially prominent. Graham Rice picks his top five.
The best of Chelsea
It’s show time! RHS Chelsea Flower Show is on again. Jean Vernon picks her 5 favourite show gardens in 2015.
Shake up at RHS Chelsea
Alan Gardner, who has been diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome, is set to shake up the gardening establishment by exhibiting a show garden at Chelsea Flower Show for the first time – as well as starring in his own Channel 4 TV series.
Television show controversy
The Great Chelsea Garden Challenge, a new BBC2 series is creating controversy. Critics claim the show is making garden design into a ‘MasterChef’-style competition.
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