Chelsea Flower Show

merlotgran

^Well of course- but so very different to their well established gardens, is my point, as a Member^

Quite a few of us are members, Fleurpepper, only don’t feel the need to keep mentioning it.

The reason I mentionned it, is to indicate that I am a keen gardener, and love visiting gardens.

What a very unpleasant post. Yes, National Trust too. Some of our favourite gardens are private however.

Oh are you member Fleurpepper? Have you been to Chelsea this year or watched it on TV?

Callistemon21

Oreo

HannahLoisLuke

Almost forgot, weeds, or wildflowers are the flavour of the month this year, along with rubble and junk.

😂 Some of our neighbours are into that look, one has tastefully added an old fridge too.

Oreo 😂

I hope the wildflowers cover it up soon!

Oh, the dandelions are coming up very tall this year so we just have to hope, DP says if it’s still there in a few weeks he’ll ask the neighbour if she wants him to take it away in his van.Weeds are one thing but household items in front gardens are another!😖

Heard on radio they’re embracing weeds as a feature at Chelsea this year. A third of the gardens have them as a feature. A weed is a plant, just not in the right place etc.

Oreo

Callistemon21

Oreo

HannahLoisLuke

Almost forgot, weeds, or wildflowers are the flavour of the month this year, along with rubble and junk.

😂 Some of our neighbours are into that look, one has tastefully added an old fridge too.

Oreo 😂

I hope the wildflowers cover it up soon!

Oh, the dandelions are coming up very tall this year so we just have to hope, DP says if it’s still there in a few weeks he’ll ask the neighbour if she wants him to take it away in his van.Weeds are one thing but household items in front gardens are another!😖

Can you deadhead their dandelions before the seeds blow everywhere?

Yes, I know they are now a desirable weed but they take over.

Tip: Don't plant oregano, anyone!!
It's like a weed, gets everywhere and has tenacious roots too.

I went with a friend yesterday to belgravia in bloom the theme this year is films, the displays were beautiful 🌸🌸

Dandelions - the bees love the pollen and the birds particularly sparrows love the seed

Win win.

Love it 😍

Whitewavemark2

Dandelions - the bees love the pollen and the birds particularly sparrows love the seed

Win win.

😁
But they take over!

I should take a photo of some of the fields near here 😲

I can’t decide which show garden I like the best. Torn between Sarah Price and Chris Beardshaw’s. They couldn’t be more different. 🤔

I was saving it all up to watch in one go but my Humax box has stopped working again

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Nothing to do with the gardens but isn't Joe Swift looking more like his father, especially in that hat!!

That hat is permanently glued to his head - probably wears it in bed!

😁
Perhaps it was his Dad's hat 🙂

I went once and on RHS day but found it very congested and smaller than expected. I now prefer to watch on TV where you can actually get into the gardens.

I've been to Chelsea several times and have always enjoyed the day. I do find that a lot of the gardens are at offs with the current message of sustainability. Moving tons of rock across the whole country, building huge concrete structures etc. I have been thinking that perhaps the build should be limited to say a week, to reduce carbon footprint? That said I'm watching every day and Chris Beardshaw gets my vote.

I see the Just Stop Oil protesters have been chucking orange powder all over the Brewin Dolphin garden shouting, ‘What’s the point in a garden if you can’t eat?’and ‘Stop putting your heads in the compost!’

Oh, the irony! 😂😂

merlotgran

I see the Just Stop Oil protesters have been chucking orange powder all over the Brewin Dolphin garden shouting, ‘What’s the point in a garden if you can’t eat?’and ‘Stop putting your heads in the compost!’

Oh, the irony! 😂😂

That is vandalism and they should be charged!

merlotgran

I see the Just Stop Oil protesters have been chucking orange powder all over the Brewin Dolphin garden shouting, ‘What’s the point in a garden if you can’t eat?’and ‘Stop putting your heads in the compost!’

Oh, the irony! 😂😂

The Brewin Dolphin garden:

Imagined as the metamorphosis of a former 1900s’ industrial site, the garden has been designed to illustrate how brownfield land can be rehabilitated using existing and repurposed materials to establish a new, sustainable and environmentally-aware landscape
The planting is based upon a mix of native pioneer species alongside endemic plants, which rehabilitate polluted soils – the type of conditions found in many urban environments – and clean the air through higher rate CO2 absorption

Am I missing their point? Or are they missing the point?

It's them Callistemon21, assuredly it's them! Total fools, they didn't research beyond who had sponsored the garden, not what it was to symbolise.

Rosie51

It's them Callistemon21, assuredly it's them! Total fools, they didn't research beyond who had sponsored the garden, not what it was to symbolise.

Another idea behind it was that more brownfield sites should be used for building homes which seems to be an excellent idea to me.
The less we can encroach on the countryside and farmland the better because, yes, we have to eat and brownfield sites may be more conveniently located near to existing facilities too.

What’s the point in a garden if you can’t eat?’and ‘Stop putting your heads in the compost!

I bet not a single one of them is a farmer or has a clue about farming.

It was paint, btw!
Toxic or not?

I’m all for peaceful protest but this is just plain wrong.

MayBee70

I’m all for peaceful protest but this is just plain wrong.

It's not clear what their message was.

Growing flowers and plants here in the UK in gardens is causing genocide in parts of the world?

I hope the woman who helpfully tried to clean them is not in trouble. It said she was "spoken to" by an official.

I thought she was just trying to help 😀

I’m usually a fan of Monty Don, but he apparently loved this garden. I would definitely disagree.