Chelsea Flower Show 2013: Products & Ideas

<br /><div style="text-align: center;">This is the second year the Chelsea Flower Show</div><div style="text-align: center;">has housed the Artists Retreat Section</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">- one of my favorite areas -</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Designers are invited to decorate a summerhouse,</div><div style="text-align: center;">creating inspirational hideaways</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Swoon on, my friends...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFoKqf5lch_Ju9pBjg5hOCUey9lL6iteI-B_5FQ4qPNYATgaCQqDeLmhpSwe52yXV_Q4K0-tSdWNjhyphenhyphenUGIBuCgkJ9Mblx1hiKol53spGdXQsXDo1L_R2Nd9hx8YTnzopF2_ODkk6WDlrL6/s1600/DSC05925-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFoKqf5lch_Ju9pBjg5hOCUey9lL6iteI-B_5FQ4qPNYATgaCQqDeLmhpSwe52yXV_Q4K0-tSdWNjhyphenhyphenUGIBuCgkJ9Mblx1hiKol53spGdXQsXDo1L_R2Nd9hx8YTnzopF2_ODkk6WDlrL6/s640/DSC05925-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The mowing path is so creative!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A quintessential English brand,</div><div style="text-align: center;">the Cath Kidston retreat</div><div style="text-align: center;">featured handmade paper roses</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Let's take a peek inside the shack,<br />shall we?<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPF6XeTXE8hX8G72tJBVIHFQfcw5PmN8AYsqeAM17UA2nEgGOpU-8WBeNvKjCDhPf5LH73hk_FmvMPU7pezrboZiwfs89taAQLlzVTRxWk6A0ReXKZbnX-1LwyFRaemcFejzVkZvHfWNpO/s1600/DSC05927-002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPF6XeTXE8hX8G72tJBVIHFQfcw5PmN8AYsqeAM17UA2nEgGOpU-8WBeNvKjCDhPf5LH73hk_FmvMPU7pezrboZiwfs89taAQLlzVTRxWk6A0ReXKZbnX-1LwyFRaemcFejzVkZvHfWNpO/s640/DSC05927-002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Across the way, I met Rob Ryan in his workshop retreat</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Genuinely, I have been a huge fan of his work for years</div><div style="text-align: center;">so it was a real thrill to meet him<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLKLxBRK1hUn5CGvOnZump4xta6ns2rKvi_LSXZLapt_dCgZO9jAehVkYDa3DLh7mASqQF-lCCJ474x9XUxTaqE27FhTSWjIVmPe_TdA2mTjzGQJQTwIfk68laoF0UYk9xJ4Fa0c_R-1M8/s1600/DSC05937-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLKLxBRK1hUn5CGvOnZump4xta6ns2rKvi_LSXZLapt_dCgZO9jAehVkYDa3DLh7mASqQF-lCCJ474x9XUxTaqE27FhTSWjIVmPe_TdA2mTjzGQJQTwIfk68laoF0UYk9xJ4Fa0c_R-1M8/s640/DSC05937-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">With a background in print making,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Rob now is known for his papercut art (laser and by hand)</div><div style="text-align: center;">and poetry-like sayings that sweetly speak to the heart</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Transferred onto ceramics and textiles,</div><div style="text-align: center;">you can find his products online and in some of the coolest stores</div><div style="text-align: center;">(including Liberty)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Grabbing things from his real workshop,</div><div style="text-align: center;">here's a limited look at his show retreat<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwELTn7oQsO-E7-nR3stnDPcNd1NhGwKLsubeq7AzNBHnd0NZ_R_SaH0UflmIBCRid4v63-OCtAFliUtPJEV1mEQmoYH-23huAnLQxiJqh_MXxfZZIvkzEplmcPphERCAC_B3cJqz5P-tX/s1600/DSC05942-013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwELTn7oQsO-E7-nR3stnDPcNd1NhGwKLsubeq7AzNBHnd0NZ_R_SaH0UflmIBCRid4v63-OCtAFliUtPJEV1mEQmoYH-23huAnLQxiJqh_MXxfZZIvkzEplmcPphERCAC_B3cJqz5P-tX/s640/DSC05942-013.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A space that oozes creativity</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Moving away from the Artisan Retreats,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I thought this was a clever peat-free compost alternative</div><div style="text-align: center;">made of wool and bracken from the Lake District<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVthX1OJRKLZnP9VqAQzV4rdv5MXoL97RYc3KrKdJ_6APM_5YBGXG7fCQXd0q7J2vCETyJ1fc3cs4WGc0GXKkboxut8eMX0jssiAiPLUvV1PMwWjWdS9DuMRLAMzrxREtlLyknzhSL0zvA/s1600/DSC05919-002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVthX1OJRKLZnP9VqAQzV4rdv5MXoL97RYc3KrKdJ_6APM_5YBGXG7fCQXd0q7J2vCETyJ1fc3cs4WGc0GXKkboxut8eMX0jssiAiPLUvV1PMwWjWdS9DuMRLAMzrxREtlLyknzhSL0zvA/s400/DSC05919-002.JPG" width="272" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And how about an upside down lampshade<br />as a decorative potting sleeve?<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxvi9xIJGLyZ0SAsM_k9dxysXsiv6wpXxkMJJBEayQ7zCRsKSFBTvF1sy0Ox704PnLbbrzUx7zPgxHibyU54DkEWOFSvMmQMPplP8KeaiDkhZyL2T1bfP6OO5mAplqF4aUNIxV7zUpG49/s1600/DSC06185-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxvi9xIJGLyZ0SAsM_k9dxysXsiv6wpXxkMJJBEayQ7zCRsKSFBTvF1sy0Ox704PnLbbrzUx7zPgxHibyU54DkEWOFSvMmQMPplP8KeaiDkhZyL2T1bfP6OO5mAplqF4aUNIxV7zUpG49/s640/DSC06185-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />or an old boot?<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_MNYTOw5KZdWG-x7dBrUqt24j4UizqGaIgDDopxu-A0eiEMIbkjMoVkbCOjLZZKR4JNR2BCCrlBf4eojCSp3eUjP7CclQ50969s4q14pCe9Fj3QeFn-wfaR1CwEh4XPAKGavb9C53um7K/s1600/DSC06139-002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_MNYTOw5KZdWG-x7dBrUqt24j4UizqGaIgDDopxu-A0eiEMIbkjMoVkbCOjLZZKR4JNR2BCCrlBf4eojCSp3eUjP7CclQ50969s4q14pCe9Fj3QeFn-wfaR1CwEh4XPAKGavb9C53um7K/s640/DSC06139-002.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ken Muir exhibit</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Typically, 'coloured mythical creatures' are banned from the show,<br />but this year the ban was lifted for charity<br /><br />I think gnomes are having a bit of a comeback,<br />for I spied a few at the show<br /><br />Look at this cutie<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmqPg77dlIC3WPSVG_SygiwjTM7Jim1v5lw82mxCBkSi2Sq_qwapmvUf0opc24CfxYptx-l3l_C5PROT_pSfLURNSozctJsgsk-m7ZMA1zyvH9eqrrLjCSKCCab1Im6DF39_-pOqiwO-BM/s1600/DSC06182-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmqPg77dlIC3WPSVG_SygiwjTM7Jim1v5lw82mxCBkSi2Sq_qwapmvUf0opc24CfxYptx-l3l_C5PROT_pSfLURNSozctJsgsk-m7ZMA1zyvH9eqrrLjCSKCCab1Im6DF39_-pOqiwO-BM/s640/DSC06182-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">University of Reading exhibit</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />The University of Reading<br />was promoting the concept of<br />'A New Millawnium' (clever)<br /><br />With proper planting,<br />it is possible to have a full flowering, grass-free lawn<br />requiring mowing just 3x/year<br /><br />Goodness me,<br />can you imagine, lawn gardening?!<br />My, how beautiful<br /><br />Ideal for roundabouts and small yards with light foot traffic,<br />I can see how this could be possible<br />with nonaggressive clovers, yarrows, buttercups,<br />English Daisies, violets, and more<br /><br />According to the university,<br />medieval paintings indicate lawns of the past were flowered<br />while grassy lawns were for jousting tournaments<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtFSu7S4SeHTuYhO57nKnVfuBG6uCM4i884A8b-KYPAsxopkqZR6v2ZpDdSHRIggE0cWCwHH0Iobiz4Ra5FmwgOmIHfefcLoSuJHCqcMrkzRV1zT-VGRGo2R6DddsC15E4ORUCx_O7kwzb/s1600/DSC05946-003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtFSu7S4SeHTuYhO57nKnVfuBG6uCM4i884A8b-KYPAsxopkqZR6v2ZpDdSHRIggE0cWCwHH0Iobiz4Ra5FmwgOmIHfefcLoSuJHCqcMrkzRV1zT-VGRGo2R6DddsC15E4ORUCx_O7kwzb/s640/DSC05946-003.jpg" width="626" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pippa Small's retreat</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Alrighty, I think that pretty much covers it :)<br /><br />I hope you found some inspiration over the last few days<br />through the series<br /><br />It has been an absolute pleasure -<br />can't you just see me twirling in a meadow of flowers right now?!<br /><br /><i>'But yet still inside you there will never be a shortage </i><br /><i>to the amount of love that your heart can grow...</i><br /><i>until it finally blossoms and its flowers cover the whole world'</i><br /><i>-Rob Ryan</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">P.S. A few of you have asked about how to buy tickets in the future. I order my tickets online in December/January for the May show - they sell out each year but it varies as to when. RHS Members can purchase tickets for Tuesday (when flowers are looking their freshest), and the public can buy tickets for Wed - Sat. Buy tickets through the RHS website <a href="http://www.rhs.org.uk/">here</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">- photos by me -</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">More 2013 Chelsea Flower Show Posts:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://happyhomemakeruk.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/chelsea-flower-show-2013-gardens.html">The Garden</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://happyhomemakeruk.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/chelsea-flower-show-2013-press-day.html">Press Day!</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

Chelsea Flower Show 2013: Products & Ideas

This is the second year the Chelsea Flower Show has housed the Artists Retreat Section - one of my favorite areas - Designers are invited to...

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Chelsea Flower Show 2013: The Gardens

<br /><div style="text-align: center;">So I quickly learned that on Press Day </div><div style="text-align: center;">the international media</div><div style="text-align: center;">is mostly there for the celebrities</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">which was good news for me as</div><div style="text-align: center;">the garden designers were hanging around their installments, ready to chat :)<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigVHKr18J8WM7Rvb-McEawMAHD86oj54ELXcFktLoTuookD-FaHfr7TxqiXdIWUEmll1PL0pydzt46EsIYC3OkCxtU5o-kiSHylXTzUWnBvdDkyYvDi6h9wkrpl0nra5cP-I8df8cGmuCJ/s1600/DSC06168-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigVHKr18J8WM7Rvb-McEawMAHD86oj54ELXcFktLoTuookD-FaHfr7TxqiXdIWUEmll1PL0pydzt46EsIYC3OkCxtU5o-kiSHylXTzUWnBvdDkyYvDi6h9wkrpl0nra5cP-I8df8cGmuCJ/s640/DSC06168-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Birmingham City Council exhibit</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So here were my top picks...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">'A Hebridean Weaver's Garden'<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ffFpEXLk-J2lWMLHETuBdgV4cH7eeGdqcABTsM7aSk2hAuE_CnkHpYFBVfnmtkjFkZAFeDWHCFhNKZX2B9fWeo1ANFdYNO-zjUl8849t__oE5s6yXVgB1NyMs2tGVr1etAtIrXx9V9A2/s1600/DSC05968-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ffFpEXLk-J2lWMLHETuBdgV4cH7eeGdqcABTsM7aSk2hAuE_CnkHpYFBVfnmtkjFkZAFeDWHCFhNKZX2B9fWeo1ANFdYNO-zjUl8849t__oE5s6yXVgB1NyMs2tGVr1etAtIrXx9V9A2/s640/DSC05968-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">To be set in the 1950's on the Outer Hebrides islands of Scotland,</div><div style="text-align: center;">this installment shows the traditional making of Harris Tweed</div><div style="text-align: center;">with hand dyed and hand spun wool</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Notice the crooked tree you would see on the islands due to high winds?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love the little brook and</div><div style="text-align: center;">the traditional blackhouse with its aerodynamic roof line and rocks to hold it down </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The original theme and attention to detail are magnificent</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Another favorite was</div><div style="text-align: center;">'The Garden Of Magical Childhood'</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Raise your hand if you'd like to see this in your backyard :)<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBjJnMTpZ8E6nruaOdI9uxQvkkrlhyphenhyphenfZHAMHVaPqsORCfIpnx6km8Tw00JO1Ft1U1XtJakcJQPCzFknQojCEwvKz-L5v0HJKJSn2Ti5wVYxdMhw_qEiq1Kvs2dPQ8XWa9IkPsZeZ3w6f0o/s1600/DSC05988-002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBjJnMTpZ8E6nruaOdI9uxQvkkrlhyphenhyphenfZHAMHVaPqsORCfIpnx6km8Tw00JO1Ft1U1XtJakcJQPCzFknQojCEwvKz-L5v0HJKJSn2Ti5wVYxdMhw_qEiq1Kvs2dPQ8XWa9IkPsZeZ3w6f0o/s640/DSC05988-002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So loving those wooden mushrooms and </div><div style="text-align: center;">the little pond in the grass with hand painted wishes on rocks</div><div style="text-align: center;">- so sweet -</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The garden depicts a tea party taking place under a tree house,</div><div style="text-align: center;">designed to encourage viewers to reflect on the preciousness of childhood</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Unlike the Show Gardens section,</div><div style="text-align: center;">the Artisan Garden designers cannot excavate</div><div style="text-align: center;">so they placed a horse chestnut tree in the middle of the fort</div><div style="text-align: center;">and built the slope around it</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The ivy growing up the tree house was planted first </div><div style="text-align: center;">to give it time to grow and look more natural</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I think any child would love to spend a few hours in this lovely spot</div><div style="text-align: center;">and this magical retreat looks like it has been there forever</div><div style="text-align: center;">(which is tricky with only 5 days to put it together)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As to the only flower requiring guards,</div><div style="text-align: center;">the Lady's Slipper orchid was hiding in the corner at</div><div style="text-align: center;">Le Jardin De Yorkshire<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ukJy11TYYF3BOmXtKkInZUOmCqvqhdb5tQAyAW09tkmVUPKg8VhPfZ4BJ-WdLDmqbniV2ac2lSd4S8WGuQMZnHxvvxg58i-ELTSrXSgnrJdYAl2UailT5hfQLFFDFsIVU2UZWDCx9zAe/s1600/DSC06080-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ukJy11TYYF3BOmXtKkInZUOmCqvqhdb5tQAyAW09tkmVUPKg8VhPfZ4BJ-WdLDmqbniV2ac2lSd4S8WGuQMZnHxvvxg58i-ELTSrXSgnrJdYAl2UailT5hfQLFFDFsIVU2UZWDCx9zAe/s640/DSC06080-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This beauty is a success story of scientists at Kew Gardens </div><div style="text-align: center;">bringing this girl back from the brink of extinction</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The orchid continues to be the rarest wildflower in Britain</div><div style="text-align: center;">and is being reintroduced in the north of England, including Yorkshire</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Like the Chelsea Flower Show,</div><div style="text-align: center;">the Tour de France is celebrating its 100th year too</div><div style="text-align: center;">and teamed up with Welcome To Yorkshire</div><div style="text-align: center;">to promote the Tour de France riding through Yorkshire next summer</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaOiaP1ltcPt0KNQ_QmnWvVRhlkA1dg3LYJ9NbIATHc_oL8Kb7UbZd6mWvpRkP7kx14RL3q7tZ9mEVA8g5w7hgQSJxyP-RXOkCqsKNUP2H61mUYEpyCgpFw6pT46sh3ZYrjV1d-Ug2zhns/s1600/DSC06082-0012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaOiaP1ltcPt0KNQ_QmnWvVRhlkA1dg3LYJ9NbIATHc_oL8Kb7UbZd6mWvpRkP7kx14RL3q7tZ9mEVA8g5w7hgQSJxyP-RXOkCqsKNUP2H61mUYEpyCgpFw6pT46sh3ZYrjV1d-Ug2zhns/s640/DSC06082-0012.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">two guards protect orchid (see arrow)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Let's now go inside the Great Pavilion,</div><div style="text-align: center;">where I was particularly taken by the unusual hanging amaryllis display</div><div style="text-align: center;">by W.S. Warmenhoven (Holland)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1lL3VECfSLEzQuWQZqrznPNje6V2Ygzink4Deuxw7pO9bbRz-2YU0DezGbWybQh3bqLSdVHgjCldKNWW-BJwzTTgqAdd0PmBc_5NwXyfbCfkQ5_Bo54qQHOnv4-tZoA1BrqYahaMNqdhn/s1600/DSC06121-002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1lL3VECfSLEzQuWQZqrznPNje6V2Ygzink4Deuxw7pO9bbRz-2YU0DezGbWybQh3bqLSdVHgjCldKNWW-BJwzTTgqAdd0PmBc_5NwXyfbCfkQ5_Bo54qQHOnv4-tZoA1BrqYahaMNqdhn/s640/DSC06121-002.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Attached with metal cuffs and secured with wires,</div><div style="text-align: center;">these hollow amaryllis stems will be hand watered just one more time this week</div><div style="text-align: center;">from above</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wouldn't this be a fun idea for a wedding or garden fete?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And for something really different,</div><div style="text-align: center;">check out this red poppy from China</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> - Meconopsis punicea -</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;">which is related to the gorgeous and rare blue poppy</div><div style="text-align: center;">(seen in background)<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0WDEW3VuyZgV4WZJbHeFXjATL0SaRc7D8jjz8mf4lkpOdPCa_ew7YOADZfFiPtJp_iV4PwVzZ7fu3Ch8eGO8cfLwi2JHpSaKaM2yCyEWEtM0ZFC8zELtuSMylnEtehHmxP39EJx-v0x3h/s1600/DSC06176-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0WDEW3VuyZgV4WZJbHeFXjATL0SaRc7D8jjz8mf4lkpOdPCa_ew7YOADZfFiPtJp_iV4PwVzZ7fu3Ch8eGO8cfLwi2JHpSaKaM2yCyEWEtM0ZFC8zELtuSMylnEtehHmxP39EJx-v0x3h/s640/DSC06176-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But wait, there's more!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm just getting warmed up :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Check out this carefully excavated apple tree<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrjqwXIQpjpzYxeuOm3gVaH1UhwgHyGfrRbSTzQ-e0WNxnGAWAKu2Sk6cLasS_PLtqi43ZUT4Pl4iIUJWug3QgJuif2F6rExWo-0166WfIYp4ZSBTcxiseTGEDnpHVrJvEghlhBIdGfuBo/s1600/DSC06178-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrjqwXIQpjpzYxeuOm3gVaH1UhwgHyGfrRbSTzQ-e0WNxnGAWAKu2Sk6cLasS_PLtqi43ZUT4Pl4iIUJWug3QgJuif2F6rExWo-0166WfIYp4ZSBTcxiseTGEDnpHVrJvEghlhBIdGfuBo/s640/DSC06178-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And as always, a stunning display of orchids</div><div style="text-align: center;">by Thailand's Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaMws6WVfTVGIW_PadDig8ZPfMCE5ym9ly6T-2QPOh3Z79aFmRIO-M2aujOijjhVYf6H2rEYif7gc50i5V0XrapbPkPjDWuCloiVizwW-cXdQeSgDuJkftC0bxNR5J9i9Eud5Q6EKKnsfu/s1600/DSC06160-002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaMws6WVfTVGIW_PadDig8ZPfMCE5ym9ly6T-2QPOh3Z79aFmRIO-M2aujOijjhVYf6H2rEYif7gc50i5V0XrapbPkPjDWuCloiVizwW-cXdQeSgDuJkftC0bxNR5J9i9Eud5Q6EKKnsfu/s640/DSC06160-002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Working with 50,000 orchids, lots of Oasis and wire </div><div style="text-align: center;">this amazing display came together</div><div style="text-align: center;">with the help of fifteen people over five days</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Nearby, </div><div style="text-align: center;">Paignton Zoo showed their version of past and future gardening</div><div style="text-align: center;">A classic English garden on the left contrasts with an artificial biome on the right</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">At Paignton Zoo in Devon, crops are grown hydroponically (soil-free) onsite to feed the animals</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sounding futuristic, trays of crops are placed on conveyor belts to sunlight and feeding stations<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicIfBRCWJiDgv4q0I_0h6trkxxsKNBXVp0Kc0QUY1vQGM8UP6onvApoKR_GFjPyXZdav4fTO_h6uZrtpFBhTu_EiBZyfL_5184eUaM19M0eq7wzrPnlcdepJDtQOwoVUnzP9ursgVPO3_l/s1600/DSC06127-002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicIfBRCWJiDgv4q0I_0h6trkxxsKNBXVp0Kc0QUY1vQGM8UP6onvApoKR_GFjPyXZdav4fTO_h6uZrtpFBhTu_EiBZyfL_5184eUaM19M0eq7wzrPnlcdepJDtQOwoVUnzP9ursgVPO3_l/s640/DSC06127-002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But for me, here was the show-stopper...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This dress!!<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicUkLt7LnlHqRBGZv_Zul1T5potiWlMrGIz_y4tOoU3xUR5fiH3erCgWeFgIJxFWYt3QlDRfaLytf7qGZ0Jrg3aZhITa-63MQFait3qg3i4edZIwOTPrCp_yq6RNdLMqoqWat4hHvZBl9a/s1600/DSC06019-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicUkLt7LnlHqRBGZv_Zul1T5potiWlMrGIz_y4tOoU3xUR5fiH3erCgWeFgIJxFWYt3QlDRfaLytf7qGZ0Jrg3aZhITa-63MQFait3qg3i4edZIwOTPrCp_yq6RNdLMqoqWat4hHvZBl9a/s640/DSC06019-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Just look at the exquisite detail,</div><div style="text-align: center;">made from fresh flowers, foliage and ferns</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So dreamy<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl5cwc7jaOYD0QbqZAZDsO2uO_dDsq43apmYNON9JZxoMsxgCFFngNOP5R8403TG_STp51BqWChWJRF4y87u9kdwe-YLFfPnUth7R-abXNhaHcixtkfgZel4e6UmpguF9VbB9RC1Dm0T9V/s1600/DSC06036-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl5cwc7jaOYD0QbqZAZDsO2uO_dDsq43apmYNON9JZxoMsxgCFFngNOP5R8403TG_STp51BqWChWJRF4y87u9kdwe-YLFfPnUth7R-abXNhaHcixtkfgZel4e6UmpguF9VbB9RC1Dm0T9V/s640/DSC06036-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Okay, I will let your floral heart have a rest</div><div style="text-align: center;">Such deliciousness, no?<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhagHumO2D2aob42wzuvZwCRujkXM9mmZBU2T24FiUzg8X3yxKC90SvYRpesRrrJ1LIwmG5qDKQSOzOYOKgfPBWBvyIAhrR1Qsh1j83BiK39TVeDlx4eI59tizHXBlkg6bJm8hu0vLxe-wO/s1600/DSC06042-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhagHumO2D2aob42wzuvZwCRujkXM9mmZBU2T24FiUzg8X3yxKC90SvYRpesRrrJ1LIwmG5qDKQSOzOYOKgfPBWBvyIAhrR1Qsh1j83BiK39TVeDlx4eI59tizHXBlkg6bJm8hu0vLxe-wO/s640/DSC06042-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have one more Chelsea post coming your way soon</div><div style="text-align: center;">Don't miss it :)<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>- photos by me -</i></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">More 2013 Chelsea Flower Show posts:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://happyhomemakeruk.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/chelsea-flower-show-2013-press-day.html">Press Day!</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://happyhomemakeruk.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/chelsea-flower-show-2013-products-ideas.html">Products & Ideas</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; 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Chelsea Flower Show 2013: The Gardens

So I quickly learned that on Press Day  the international media is mostly there for the celebrities which was good news for me as the garden...

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Chelsea Flower Show 2013: Press Day!

<br /><div style="text-align: center;">In January I applied for a press pass</div><div style="text-align: center;">for the 2013 RHS Chelsea Flower Show</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjcmZudlvLtc5qPlIPVZ_dXsfGrb-PenjKgCFj7kmVypkZhyvW_H51TihDzPiNCH-wqgPajxdHUeopgOzkYJyTIss9YJFTaCoU4AVkMPoaU_NFTbJdJ7UWNE6EBQ_TL5UrkM5X2Jq6jo08/s1600/DSC05905-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjcmZudlvLtc5qPlIPVZ_dXsfGrb-PenjKgCFj7kmVypkZhyvW_H51TihDzPiNCH-wqgPajxdHUeopgOzkYJyTIss9YJFTaCoU4AVkMPoaU_NFTbJdJ7UWNE6EBQ_TL5UrkM5X2Jq6jo08/s400/DSC05905-001.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I had to submit previous Chelsea Flower Show articles I had written</div><div style="text-align: center;">(fortunately I had covered it for the last two years on my blog)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And my request was approved in March</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was an unforgettable day!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here, pull up a chair :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I bee-lined it to the Press Tent to collect the 'Photocall Schedule'</div><div style="text-align: center;">which listed where celebrities would be at appointed times for photo ops</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It had me running around the grounds like a scavenger hunt - too fun!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">First I saw Emilia Fox at Prince Harry's</div><div style="text-align: center;">B&Q Sentebale Forget-Me-Not Garden<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9KIAClfdd-Gj8f9n9m9LBDvDCk35wGXRxetuZze0SHMVfTN40__1kylbI3bodhWXC3h1eAB4p1sS1c5j_QFpopt-Qyj1W-8HhmMlUWPjGSsh3_BcsiktQejxIaLBND8YOCvajyfqeX2gj/s1600/DSC06000-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9KIAClfdd-Gj8f9n9m9LBDvDCk35wGXRxetuZze0SHMVfTN40__1kylbI3bodhWXC3h1eAB4p1sS1c5j_QFpopt-Qyj1W-8HhmMlUWPjGSsh3_BcsiktQejxIaLBND8YOCvajyfqeX2gj/s640/DSC06000-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">then Dame Helen Mirren at the Burncoose stand in the Great Pavilion<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgADgWHSGLyUxMYZ_jI1qQWmaN5GtFiec2sAKDLJYaDMvDim0MRQAaajfEXnB1KSVgocYvk3zJvPRIWMxo9LSZFc_VV_pBAlY9b8RK-KWyHEqV31-yrqhv5m1bbvFDxTVptq63nmR82Gw-I/s1600/DSC06047-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">followed by Ringo Starr opening the WaterAid Garden<br />with his wife Barbara Bach</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUx15DpRPmEE4FQ8N9hjerRfeDeK0Rf9Dm5UtAi0EVwFZyfyt_H1N-UykOlafOnikvIPrYVtcB3PQbKSekLXcBb8CGgN8NSrgjdfvMUYmo1dbfF1cNo_65hdhGePEpPfgLEiRELLCo0enS/s1600/DSC06078-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUx15DpRPmEE4FQ8N9hjerRfeDeK0Rf9Dm5UtAi0EVwFZyfyt_H1N-UykOlafOnikvIPrYVtcB3PQbKSekLXcBb8CGgN8NSrgjdfvMUYmo1dbfF1cNo_65hdhGePEpPfgLEiRELLCo0enS/s640/DSC06078-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I missed Helena Bonham Carter by a few minutes<br />at the 'As Nature Intended' garden</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lots of local celebrities were walking around</div><div style="text-align: center;">and a photographer would ask them if s/he could take their photo</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUx4xKMXY4XBtNd3Gk3t3JZBG_c77obo8yJGOPPcOCl3AcMHLbnCiGqFSTPzekc1qalojB9v5rzYnGo585-_2C55L18i3_h1TQA0DCK8iDaRIGmFPYaYpmmRxaaIKI0cNmRuv9vDtL6TkA/s1600/DSC06192-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUx4xKMXY4XBtNd3Gk3t3JZBG_c77obo8yJGOPPcOCl3AcMHLbnCiGqFSTPzekc1qalojB9v5rzYnGo585-_2C55L18i3_h1TQA0DCK8iDaRIGmFPYaYpmmRxaaIKI0cNmRuv9vDtL6TkA/s640/DSC06192-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My friend, Suzy, is my garden partner-in-crime </div><div style="text-align: center;">She usually accompanies me on most of my gardening shoots</div><div style="text-align: center;">and we've always gone to the show together in the past</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This year we were separated as I had a solo press pass,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and she worked the gala event at the show just a few hours after I'd left</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although Prince Harry didn't turn up for 'my' Press Day yesterday, </div><div style="text-align: center;">he did show up at 'Suzy's' gala event last night</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3KnGin3nX5zcclH3faoCNn2pPwD2Zk-USt3MFP0pviFRmP0_Ix4VHtoFwdshenlRAXf7g1-JYYzISMz68n8dXAC9AECoCLV9TAy7Oa_a5saKv0eQz3xZ8P693Nrodbzqs_DhfoZKOPOA8/s1600/photo-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3KnGin3nX5zcclH3faoCNn2pPwD2Zk-USt3MFP0pviFRmP0_Ix4VHtoFwdshenlRAXf7g1-JYYzISMz68n8dXAC9AECoCLV9TAy7Oa_a5saKv0eQz3xZ8P693Nrodbzqs_DhfoZKOPOA8/s640/photo-001.JPG" width="478" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garden designer Jinny Blom with Camilla, Prince Charles, Prince Harry<br />at B&Q Sentebale Forget-Me-Not Garden</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXL5f88dDR5RUUvZwS9oWL8wxisQul9iu8IREeeFySifgQzcQSmzF3CZZGtga0KJ171s9BdWG1oBcPLK0hpB2Q4buWkq9JBv7nrUEID7yarIvV3aawBHshaeSlGE4QtuqjPqd0xSIFrXJ9/s1600/photo+(1)a-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXL5f88dDR5RUUvZwS9oWL8wxisQul9iu8IREeeFySifgQzcQSmzF3CZZGtga0KJ171s9BdWG1oBcPLK0hpB2Q4buWkq9JBv7nrUEID7yarIvV3aawBHshaeSlGE4QtuqjPqd0xSIFrXJ9/s640/photo+(1)a-001.JPG" width="478" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Queen looking lovely in lavender</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Prince Harry teamed with B&Q to highlight his charity, Sentebale,</div><div style="text-align: center;">which cares for vulnerable children affected by HIV in Lesotho</div><div style="text-align: center;">(Prince Harry did his gap year in Lesotho)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Jinny Blom not only designed this garden,<br />but also designed the 'Healing Garden' with Prince Charles<br />for the Chelsea Flower Show in 2002</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I can't wait to show you more gardens<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Watch for my next post ;)<br /><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">- photos 1-6 by me </span></i><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">7 & 8 by Suzy Wood -</span></i><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></i><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">More 2013 Chelsea Flower Show Posts:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://happyhomemakeruk.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/chelsea-flower-show-2013-gardens.html">The Gardens</a></span><br /><a href="http://happyhomemakeruk.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/chelsea-flower-show-2013-products-ideas.html" style="font-size: small;">Products & Ideas</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; 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Chelsea Flower Show 2013: Press Day!

In January I applied for a press pass for the 2013 RHS Chelsea Flower Show I had to submit previous Chelsea Flower Show articles I had writt...

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