🌷 Chelsea Flower Show 🌷

shysal what a great idea. I will keep a note of the plant pots. They will make perfect gifts. Thank you for sharing.

I loved the clip showing Martin and Shirley Kemp’s beautiful garden but was horrified when Martin said he always gardens in white even if he gets really muddy and changes his clothes several times a day. This means their washing machine and tumble drier are both usually running four times a day every day!! 😮😮

I’d like to think he was joking but I’m not so sure.

Get sick of celebrities being at Chelsea, it’s not about them.

Have been to Chelsea a few times now and found it really hard work with the crowds. Very difficult to get a good view of the gardens with so many people there and of course you can't walk around them as the presenters do in fact you get a much better view of them on the TV.
Agree about Monty's suit, what a shambles, didn't fit at all especially on the shoulders and those silly scarves he insists on wearing a throwback to the sixties and did anybody notice his scruffy shoes? I preferred it when Alan Titchmarsh was the main presenter.

I actually love the way that Monty dresses....scarves and all...
I think I would rather watch it on t.v as it is so so crowded....loved Anne Marie Powell's garden..

I’ve been to all the flower shows and by far the best is Malvern.
We make a weekend of it staying somewhere cheap nearby (you have to book early). We go to a National Trust or English Heritage property on one day and then the show another day.
There’s lots of room to walk around comfortably and beautiful views to admire when sitting to eat and drink.
Always come home with something for our now beautiful garden.

I like the way he dresses, yes a bit creased, like me.

I like the way he dresses casually, yes a bit creased but then he has nothing to prove and as long as he feels comfortable that is all that matters.

Monty always looks a mess as if he is an odd shape. But he is a gardener so I don’t expect he’s too bothered about clothes. I agree with whoever said that Hampton Court is much better. Chelsea is too crowded with few places to sit down. But it’s lovely to watch and such a pleasant change from all the doom and gloom on TV. I also agree that Beechgrove is very good. Just ordinary people doing ordinary gardening. 👩‍🌾