The thing that annoys me most about the BBC coverage is the totally inappropriate music played at frequent intervals. Who wants to hear someone banging on a drum when they are admiring a garden?
@LG_ Thankyou it is good to know a little more about her background and garden interests. @chicky Described as a' ghost of a garden' and that is exactly what she has done.I hope you enjoy Chelsea at get to see it for yourself.
I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
@BenCotto I have a friend with an RHS bronze she is very proud of it. I think it is possible that a garden doesn't receive a medal it is a case of achieving a certain standard as I am sure you know.
I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
As has been explained before, the gardens are judged toa set of criteria which every designer knows about before they even start to design, let alone source the plants and materials and do the build.
There are points for build quality, plant quality and the exceution of the designer's own brief. The designers are nit in competition with each other but with themselves.
Going to Chelsea tomorrow and really looking forward to it. Have not seen any coverage as I've been travelling to get to London and then out to play with my hosts. RHS Wisley today. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
A medal of any kind can be the start of a career, or increase the amount of business a garden designer receives, it is the Gold standard of gardening. No one competes with each other. .
We should all feel comfortable in our garden spaces, after all what we grow is an expression of ourselves. We often want to push things to another level or move on to a new look, nothing stands still. A dead plant is an opportunity to me. So there is a place for show gardens to increase knowledge and add another layer to our own gardens.
Yes, a show garden is fleeting in it's beauty and cannot be looked at in the same way as the millions of beautiful gardens up and down the UK. Even if it has another life elsewhere change is inevitable. The hard work put into them is unimaginable and is deserving of recognition. When you are too tired to talk, walk or stand you have given it your very best.
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@chicky Described as a' ghost of a garden' and that is exactly what she has done.I hope you enjoy Chelsea at get to see it for yourself.
Best show garden: Horatio's Garden, by Charlotte Harris and Hugo Bugg.
https://www.rhs.org.uk/shows-events/rhs-chelsea-flower-show/awards?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CCSH20230523MEM - Chelsea is open&utm_content=CCSH20230523MEM - Chelsea is open CID_2674d9e2a42dfe4b0ee17f2b5c7b4cc4&utm_source=marketing enewsletters&utm_term=See all winners
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
We have body postivity. Why not garden postivity. My garden is beautiful in its own way.
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
There are points for build quality, plant quality and the exceution of the designer's own brief. The designers are nit in competition with each other but with themselves.
Going to Chelsea tomorrow and really looking forward to it. Have not seen any coverage as I've been travelling to get to London and then out to play with my hosts. RHS Wisley today. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
We should all feel comfortable in our garden spaces, after all what we grow is an expression of ourselves. We often want to push things to another level or move on to a new look, nothing stands still. A dead plant is an opportunity to me. So there is a place for show gardens to increase knowledge and add another layer to our own gardens.
Yes, a show garden is fleeting in it's beauty and cannot be looked at in the same way as the millions of beautiful gardens up and down the UK. Even if it has another life elsewhere change is inevitable. The hard work put into them is unimaginable and is deserving of recognition. When you are too tired to talk, walk or stand you have given it your very best.
@Obelixx Have a really lovely time!