What's hot at the Chelsea Flower Show
Held each year in May, this year's Chelsea Flower Show featured 16 show gardens and 28 courtyard gardens -- all under the sunny skies shining down on the grounds of Chelsea Hospital and Ranelagh Gardens in London. After constant rain from ... [... more]
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Chelsea Gold: great plants from the Chelsea Flower Show 2001
Under the floral pavilions at the Chelsea Fower Show, 2001, the best growers in the UK unveiled their newest and their best plants. As promised in last month's article, here is a rundown of the wonderful plants from the Chelsea Flower Show, 2001. ... [... more]
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Chelsea Flower Show
Claire Austin, a bronze medal winner, had a beautiful range of peonies, including the magnificent tree peony 'King of the White Lions' (seen left). Goldbrook Plants (from Suffolk) had a magnificent display of hostas and other foliage plants in ... [... more]
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Chelsea Flower Show 2000
Water, water, everywhere - that seemed to be the main theme of the Chelsea Show Gardens this year. The best garden in show award went to the exhibit sponsored by Gardens Illustrated, which combined aspects of both traditional and modern. It ... [... more]
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Chelsea Flower Show 2001
After one of the wet and muddiest British winters ever many gardeners could be excused for being less than enthusiastic about their gardens at the moment. Now the sun is shining again, however, and what could be more inspiring than a trip to the ... [... more]
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Real Gardens
With the Chelsea Flower Show now behind us, we explore the meaning of real romantic gardens. Gardens that allow wildlife and people to re-connect with nature and soothe the spirit. Fashions in gardening come and go. Another Chelsea Flower Show ... [... more]
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Spirals of Broken Glass (Hampton Court Flower Show 1999)
Report on the show gardens and plant displays at the RHS Hampton Court Flower Show 1999 Hampton Court Flower Show is rather different from the renowned Chelsea Flower Show. The venue is on a much larger scale so, although it is still busy, it is ... [... more]
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Creating Bonsai Landscapes: 18 Miniature Garden Projects
 A very small world: The writer presents 18 miniature landscapes which, she says, "represent a very personal synthesis of the bonsai and penjing traditions". These landscape are made up of the usual tiny trees, moss and gravel, but they also [... more]
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Really Small Gardens
Practical planning for the small garden: Really Small Gardens. This is the Royal Horticultural Society's "practical guide to gardening in a truly small space" and it is a very comprehensive guide to planning a small garden. The author has [... more]
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