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The Royal Horticultural Society runs this floral festival for five days every May, and has done ever since 1913 when it was first held as a one-off event. Much more than just a vast flower show, it is an event at which English society sees and is seen, and attendees (including royals and celebrities) as well as show gardens are dressed in the height of fashion. Tickets sell out almost instantly, and are destined for many purposes other than as delightful gifts for people’s mothers. Expert horticulturalists from across the globe come here to sell, buy, admire, learn and even launch new species and there are plenty of specimens available for purchase. Garden design and equipment shops, gardening courses, art classes and exhibitions pack the 11-acre site wherever the show gardens do not monopolise the space, and these can be space-age, traditional cottage-style and compact city gardens to name a few.
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“Chelsea Flower Show 2009: Brompton Borders and Sloane in Bloom events”
First Published May 13, 2009 Brompton Borders This garden-focused festival (May 16-25), in the newly christened Brompton Design District, is a cross-fertilisation of gardening, art and design. These special events look intriguing: May 16-25, Garden Sk… Read more...
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Five out of Five please!
This is the easiest way to see the best in gardening talent from all over the world all in the one place. Miniature gardens from some of the best known botanical gardens as well as individual gardening celebrities are entered, the task being to create a mini masterpiece on a theme. I am surprised your reviewer only gave it one out of five, this is one of the most important events on a gardeners calender and I quibble with your suggestion that only the well to do attend, it is also a place for landscapers and landscape architects and people with green fingers who may not be able to afford to travel all over the world to see the best gardens and can, for this magic period, see them all alongside each other. Unusual plants, good varieties and really creative use of the space makes this an inspirational event for anyone interested in gardening. Five out of Five please!
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