Chelsea flower show 09

[Maggi Young]

It certainly is.  Wish more schools got involved in that sort of thing.  Where abouts is the school?  Never heard of the place before, must be smallish....

Writhlington School, Knobsbury Lane, Writhlington, Radstock, BA3 3NQ, the school stands on the edge of Bath and North East Somerset, east of the town of Radstock, ten miles from Bath

http://wsbeorchids.org.uk/about/

http://www.wsbe.org.uk/

[Maggi Young]

On the BBC programme between 8 and 9 pm tonight, did anyone notice that Forumist "Geebo" had emailed to ask what the white flowers were in the big black pots in the Best in Show Garden.......they're Libertias, by the way.
The SRGC forumists get everywhere, don't they?!! 

[vivienr]

Thank you Ians for showing the Chelsea pictures. You are so lucky to have been there without the crowds. I am going for the first time on Saturday when it will probably be impossible to see anything for people. I read that there was a 'modern rock garden'(?) somewhere. Did you see it?
I am trying to make a mental list of things that are definitely worth seeing as we will be getting there late in the morning and will not have time to have a good look at everything before the sell-off starts.

I would like to know how they dead-head the buzzie-lizzies in the 'toilet roll' show garden - these designs are usually totally impractical.

[Maggi Young]

Vivien, I think that the Best in Show, Telegrapgh Garden has been described as a 'modern rock garden'.
http://www.rhs.org.uk/whatson/shows/chelsea2009/show/dailytelegraph.asp
http://www.bbc.co.uk/chelsea/

Only twelve big show gardens this year, so may you get a chance to gallop round them all 

In spite of the publicity that the Show Gardens receive, I think it is in the Floral Pavilion, where all the nursery stands are, that the real Chelsea is to be found. 

[Ian Y]

Thanks for the kind words and I must agree with you all re the TV coverage.
Time for a few more posts.

[Ian Y]

Under water garden!!!!!

[Ian Y]

Back to Jacques Amand.

[Ian Y]

Kirstenbosch had a magnificent stand as usual but I liked the picture backgrounds gave me some real photo options.

[Ian Y]

Nearing the end now

[Ian Y]

Only a few left after this

[Ian Y]

Lilies and a big hand for Chelsea

[mark smyth]

Thanks for all the photos Ian and Ian.

As ever the BBC have messed up coverage again and I agree with what everyone has said. If they are going to look at plants in a programme on the plants it should be. I seems like they are in the same garden every time I watch.

[veteran vet]

Thanks Ian for the marathon effort. We used to watch the TV programmes every year on Chelsea but have not for a number of years now because personalities and 'modern' ideas dominate, plants with flowers are rarely seen and the idea of putting a name to any plant shown is considered too demeaning for the presenter....perhaps they do not know how to give latin names! but just have big cheesey smiles with the right accent. Time the forumists made their views known...been a good start so far

[Carol Shaw]

Great pix Ian... perhaps it is time the BBC had you down there talking about the gardens and the plants 

[ranunculus]

I totally agree, Carol ... Roy Lancaster, Geoffrey Smith, Ian Young and Maggi for the sex appeal.