Great pictures Chicky much better than mine. I forgot to mention I was there on Tuesday as well. I was on the Capel manor stand in the GP. They won Gold I felt a bit of a fraud getting lots of praise as I had nothing to do with the actual display myself, I just did a stint manning the stand & in return got a pass to see the rest of the show. I tried to be systematic but I am sure there are bits I missed. I agree about CB it's high time he won top spot but funnily enough I didn't think this years was one of his best, but there you go what do I know.
@Nanny Beach - there's a lovely lacecap hydrangea with blue starry flowers, called 'Sumida no Hanabi'. Don't know if that's the one you've seen but it's a cracker!
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
Watching 'Chelsea' and just seen a wonderful example of either double standards by the judges or a lack of knowledge. At the start of the programme they were showing a garden which is focussing on plastic waste and the oceans. Bear in mind that another garden was downgraded because it had Hostas in gravel when they should have been in a damp environment. The fish in the tanks in the garden were all freshwater fish and would die in an ocean. The garden was still given a Gold Medal!
I can only assume that because plastic pollution is the big story at present they didn't dare do anything else.
Wasn't quite as enthused by anything this year compared to previous shows. Faves I suppose... the Wedgwood Garden and the New West End Garden for the power producing flooring!
Didn't think Chris Beardshaw's garden was that great, tbh.
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Anni - “camera” is just an iPhone ! But it does take very clear pics (its an iphone6)