If you are planning to visit the RHS Malvern Spring Festival 2018 then go. It’s a great spring show with lots of fabulous plants, gardens and events to educate, inspire and entertain. Nestled in the Malvern Hills, the Three Counties Showground has a magical, green backdrop of rolling hills. With a blue sky and a […]
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Show Gardens at RHS Chatsworth
Visitors to RHS Chatsworth Flower Show are in for a treat says Jean Vernon
This June the very first RHS Chatsworth Flower Show opened it’s gates to visitors. The weather was not very kind, with high winds and torrential rain closing the show on Press Day and creating parking issues for those that braved the elements. For show stalwarts who refused to be repelled, the show offered plenty of fresh and innovative gardens, exhibits and displays. The show gardens were a delight, with a range of Free Form creations, that ducked under the judging radar and some show gardens that would have been just as at home on main avenue at RHS Chelsea.
Secret seaside garden
Jean Vernon visits Driftwood Garden in East Sussex. It’s a secret seaside garden with so much to inspire.
Flower Power wins prizes
Amateur gardeners scoop hundreds of pounds in prizes, by using Flower Power plant food in their pots and containers
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.
Time travel, weird edibles and lawnmowers
Jean’s been out and about testing lawnmowers, eating tulip bulbs (yes really) and making supper from garden weeds.