Press days at RHS flower shows are always a mixed bag for me. I am inspired and enthused by torrents […]
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Ferruginous and Crinkly – RHS Hampton Court Flower Show
If it’s July it must be Hampton Court. RHS Hampton Court Show is a big site, with a wide variety […]
Forever Freefolk – joining a planting team at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
This year I had a very small part in the making of Chelsea. When Rosy Hardy first told me last […]
Aghast or Amused? Questions of Taste at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
My legs still hurt a bit. On Monday I spent eight hours walking round Chelsea Flower Show and only sat down […]
What about the workers? RHS Chelsea Flower Show Build-Up
The first time I “did Chelsea”, I think it was 2001 and I was very new to my job at […]
Friday Flora – Platanus x acerifolia, the London plane
This week I have seen all sorts of exciting plants arriving at Chelsea Flower Show by the lorry load. I […]
Build-Up at RHS Chelsea Flower Show – Transport of Delights
I’ve missed doing Chelsea. We used to do large, elaborate displays for Whichford Pottery when I was the head gardener […]
Weird and Wonderful at Tatton Park – but it took a while to warm up.
At first I thought I’d made a terrible mistake. I arrived at the RHS showground at Tatton Park at 7.30 […]
Taken away from Chelsea Flower Show
Now Chelsea’s been and gorn what sticks in my mind? 1. I should invest in a nice umbrella. But how […]
Chelsea Flower Show – No balls of steel this year, but plenty of nerve.
You’ve got to be tough to do a garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show. I’m not talking about the long […]
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