Saturday, May 30, 2009

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This Orange little Flower, taken when i walking around, then a look at for this little flower, and their so rich colour, this really make me feel so comfort to see for a while, fortunately i carried my only one camera, and take this picture, and the result... still beauty to display on my wallpaper monitor.



It's press day at the show and the designers have put final touches to their gardens, and are awaiting the verdict of the judges. I've picked out some exhibitors and designers that I think are going to do rather well.

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Colour with two (quite unique). Hung in rock wall, this flower with white and yellow around, catch my spot , take a few minutes before can captured it, cause this flower hung in wall quite tall.



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I had the chance to wander round the Chelsea showground on my own for a couple of hours last week. Standing in awe, as a crane gently winched a huge tree into one garden, my eye was caught by a tray of tiny Iris sibirica with protective paper napkins carefully tied to their heads like turbans. Whatever the size, God is in the detail...

There was much talk at lunch, because the Eden Project had brought all their plants to the site way before anyone else, raising concerns that their greenery could soon become clogged-up with building dust. Not a bit of it. Trolley upon trolley of glorious vegetables and flowers was waiting to go in. Most of these have been grown by prisoners and in homeless hostels around the country. The final effect may turn out to be a little less manicured than what we are used to on Main Avenue, but the public is going to love the mixture of flowers and 'grow your own'. I'm sure that somewhere on their clipboards, RHS show judges must have a box marked 'Heart and Soul'. This garden scores high marks on both counts.

At the other end of Main Avenue, is designer Tom Hoblyn, who says he likes to show the relationship between gardens and the natural world. I spied him from a distance, putting the finishing touches to the wavy slabs of giant redwood tree that feature at the back of his garden. The boggy part at the front is yet to be filled and will include a selection of carnivorous plants. Normally, these plants are shown in a museum-like state of perfection on stalls inside the pavilion, but many carnivorous plants, like the sarracenias (pitcher plants) Tom is going to use, are actually hardy. Hopefully, his example will make us all think about trying some in our own gardens.


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It's onwards and upwards with my vertical planting but I really do need to crack on and get a roof on my 'house' - trouble is, there's a tree in the way. Still - it wouldn't be Chelsea if there weren't any problems.

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Normally the BBC televises the Chelsea sell-off to the sound of 'Flight of the Bumblebee.' Seeing the crowds circling the stands in the Great Pavilion an hour before the bell was rung, I wondered whether the theme tune to 'Jaws' might not be more fitting. This was my first Chelsea sell-off. In some cases things seemed quite civilised: Jekka's herb farm looked relaxed, her herbs had cloakroom tickets neatly stapled to them which were attached to them each time someone reserved a plant. At the other end of the spectrum a crowd of customers waiting at the Winchester Growers/ National Collection of Dahlias stand were loitering in a predatory manner. A somewhat flustered Jon Wheatley called out to the crowd that the dahlias were not to be trampled on and that they could only be sold from the front first. Luckily Britain is a nation of well-behaved people who like to queue so the scrum did not result in casualties.

Modern show gardens may be the order of the day but we are still a traditional bunch when it comes to our back gardens - the most mobbed stands were roses and clematis followed by lavender and orchids. As the pavilion became more crowded, more and more plant material went on the move. Sometimes the plant material came first before you knew who was behind it - a huge Ficus benjamina rammed into a couple of enormous double-flowered clematis. At other times the tall spires of plant material could be observed proceeding from afar like Roman standard bearers. One woman I saw chose to drape her long Clematis 'Vienetta' elegantly over her shoulders, giving her an air of Botticelli's 'Primavera.'

But it wasn't all gaiety. There's an emotional side to ending the show for many of the designers. Adam Frost who designed the QVC garden couldn't stand to see his garden broken up and left an hour before the bell was rung. "I can't bear to see it taken apart and the sell off just upsets me", he says. Conceptual designer Tony Smith was taking a last look at his Quilted Velvet garden. "Things in the pavilion often wilt after a few days, but our gardens get better as the days go by," he says. "It's difficult for me to see it torn up". All gardens are ephemeral, none more so than these. The pictures and recordings may live on, but the feel of walking around in them lives on only in our collective memories.

So, was I tempted at the sell off? I queued up the Grenada stand and was delighted by the bags of spices on offer for £1. Turmeric, nutmeg (still in its shell), cinnamon. The smell of Chelsea will be in my thoughts for some time to come.


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This Orange little Flower, taken when i walking around, then a look at for this little flower, and their so rich colour, this really make me feel so comfort to see for a while, fortunately i carried my only one camera, and take this picture, and the result... still beauty to display on my wallpaper monitor.



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I've got a guilty secret one of the things I really look forward to at Chelsea is visiting the floristry tent. When I confess this to my gardening friends they look mystified. 'Floristry?' they sneer 'Oh I never look in there'

Why is this? It seems that the world of horticulture is as rife with snobbery as the 'foodie' culture that has evolved over the last few years. For some reason floristry has been rather looked down on and ridiculed by 'real' gardeners. Admittedly it's an ephemeral art but I think that gardeners, especially garden designers, can learn a lot from the way florists use their materials.

chelsea_floral_arrangement.jpgI particularly admire their appreciation of form and scale. They create drama and interest, harmony and elegance by really utilising the shapes and textures of flowers, leaves and stems. I like the 'less is more' attitude in a lot of floral art - the arrangements allow you to fully appreciate the beauty of individual blooms or markings on a leaf. Twisted stems, sculptured bark and sinuous grasses are carefully sourced and selected to enhance the design but nothing is included that isn't absolutely necessary.

When it comes to colour combinations the floristry tent is a great place for inspiration. I know that florists are not constrained in the same way that gardeners are, by climate, soil etc but if they looked at their planting plans with the same unprejudiced artist's eye that florists do they might create something original and special.

This year the RHS is awarding several new floristry awards. The RHS Chelsea Florist of the Year was awarded to Neil Whittaker and Young Chelsea Florist of the year which will be announced on Thursday. Hopefully this will help to raise the profile of this underrated art form. So if you want to find me you know where I'll be. My secret's out.

Gilly Brennan - Horticultural Researcher


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Friday, May 29, 2009

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I had the chance to wander round the Chelsea showground on my own for a couple of hours last week. Standing in awe, as a crane gently winched a huge tree into one garden, my eye was caught by a tray of tiny Iris sibirica with protective paper napkins carefully tied to their heads like turbans. Whatever the size, God is in the detail...

There was much talk at lunch, because the Eden Project had brought all their plants to the site way before anyone else, raising concerns that their greenery could soon become clogged-up with building dust. Not a bit of it. Trolley upon trolley of glorious vegetables and flowers was waiting to go in. Most of these have been grown by prisoners and in homeless hostels around the country. The final effect may turn out to be a little less manicured than what we are used to on Main Avenue, but the public is going to love the mixture of flowers and 'grow your own'. I'm sure that somewhere on their clipboards, RHS show judges must have a box marked 'Heart and Soul'. This garden scores high marks on both counts.

At the other end of Main Avenue, is designer Tom Hoblyn, who says he likes to show the relationship between gardens and the natural world. I spied him from a distance, putting the finishing touches to the wavy slabs of giant redwood tree that feature at the back of his garden. The boggy part at the front is yet to be filled and will include a selection of carnivorous plants. Normally, these plants are shown in a museum-like state of perfection on stalls inside the pavilion, but many carnivorous plants, like the sarracenias (pitcher plants) Tom is going to use, are actually hardy. Hopefully, his example will make us all think about trying some in our own gardens.


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