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RHS Chelsea Flower Show Celebrating 100 years
The show gardens at Chelsea (shown here in 1936) have always been crowd pleasers
T
o mark the centenary of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show this year many of the show gardens are promoting
a greener, brighter future by highlighting sustainable living, ways to preserve Britain’s horticultural heritage, and the protection of some of the world’s most vulnerable people.
highlights of this year’s show gardens include… Designer Roger Platts’ garden for show sponsors M&G Investments, celebrates garden design over the past 100 years. His classic layout uses modern plant varieties to capture the trends and themes of RHS Chelsea shows past and present. It demonstrates that, although design has evolved, many trends have stood the test of time.
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In partnership with Sentebale, a charity established by HRH Prince Harry after he spent time working with vulnerable children in Lesotho, the B&Q Sentebale ‘Forget-me-Not’ Garden is a contemporary evocation of the landscape and culture of Lesotho. Designed by Jinny Blom, it aims to raise awareness of the work of the charity.
Championing the English landscape,
renowned designer Christopher Bradley-Hole returns to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show after eight years with a garden for the Daily Telegraph. This contemporary, Japanese-influenced garden celebrates English native trees and shrubs, while drawing attention to the challenges posed to them by settlement, civilisation and cultivation. Also highlighting the preservation of Britain’s
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