Hi ighten, it's nice to hear your views following your Chelsea visit.
Many people like me will only see the gardens on screen and I imagine it's a totally different experience from seeing them in the flesh. I have enjoyed watching the online videos of the gardens as you get to see them in depth more than the evening shows on BBC 2.
I liked the block of white planting in the Telegraph Garden but felt the blocks intended to be red and blue didn't have the same impact.
Obelixx, nice to be different , Shaun comes from the NE as do I wet legs are part of the joy of living in the best part of the UK. Two years of dry arid desert never a single drop of rain made me realise how lucky we are, home on leave I sat on the village green in pouring rain, soaked happy relaxed, went back to other baking climates and returned to do the same, wet legs, yes, much better than sun parched skin and rationed water.
The planting on Shaun's garden is low meant to be cut back so you take your choice, concrete the lot and have dry legs or have the lovely aroma of herbs and flowers as you get out of the car. You take your choice, here in the NE we wear wellies for best, gardening is open sandals, wet feet? Who cares.
I like the idea or a planted parking area - just not wet legs when I get out of the car after a long day at work or in my posh frock after a night of ballroom dancing. Low growing thymes and chamomiles and saxifrage would give greenery and colour and not be so soggy.
My antecedents are Geordies and Seahamites so I do know the north-east very well. Too flipping parky by half when the wind blows off the north sea. The Lakes and Lancashire fells and dales are more to my taste and yes - wet. Belgium is pretty wet too. Couldn't live without seasons and green stuff.
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)."
Interesting to hear about Chris staying around to talk to the crowds and give advice. He's that rare combination of very intelligent and creative, and very personable and generous.
"What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour".
Pretty sure it is going to be Chris, every one is talking about it. At least it will be put to good purpose, a worthy cause.
Obelixx, know Belgium well we went to La Roche En Ardenne many times and toured the area. The strange bit being we were told Belgium was wet, how come we always got sunburned? When I want to upset the greens a run up the coast road to Seaham is relaxing, almost as good as wet legs, I am from Geordy stock Sunderland area are Machems, Geordies Tachems and ne'er the twain shall meet.
Did enjoy Chelsea, never been now will never go but we have TV.
My dad was from Newcastle and mum's mob was Seaham. Belgium is wet like Lancashire but some bits are as wet as the Lakes and we can get very cold and have very hot spells too so sunburn is easily come by. A lot like most of the UK but with extremes at either end of the scale cos of lack of Gulf Stream.
I can't vote from here but I do hope CB wins. It's a great garden in both design and form and planting and should also have a great future in its new home in Poplar.
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)."
Again the Yorkshire garden won the people's award, and quite rightly too in my opinion. The presenters (Monty & Joe) said they were keen to find out why this garden won. Surely the fact that this winning garden looked natural, used natural products and didn't include mirrors, plastic, glass and all the other finishes that are over used on other show gardens speaks volumes .....
I must admit the minute that I saw it, l would have been amazed if it hadn't won. Chris Beardshaw's garden was a close second for me, l love his planting.
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Hi ighten, it's nice to hear your views following your Chelsea visit.
Many people like me will only see the gardens on screen and I imagine it's a totally different experience from seeing them in the flesh. I have enjoyed watching the online videos of the gardens as you get to see them in depth more than the evening shows on BBC 2.
I liked the block of white planting in the Telegraph Garden but felt the blocks intended to be red and blue didn't have the same impact.
Obelixx, nice to be different , Shaun comes from the NE as do I wet legs are part of the joy of living in the best part of the UK. Two years of dry arid desert never a single drop of rain made me realise how lucky we are, home on leave I sat on the village green in pouring rain, soaked happy relaxed, went back to other baking climates and returned to do the same, wet legs, yes, much better than sun parched skin and rationed water.
The planting on Shaun's garden is low meant to be cut back so you take your choice, concrete the lot and have dry legs or have the lovely aroma of herbs and flowers as you get out of the car. You take your choice, here in the NE we wear wellies for best, gardening is open sandals, wet feet? Who cares.
Frank.
I like the idea or a planted parking area - just not wet legs when I get out of the car after a long day at work or in my posh frock after a night of ballroom dancing. Low growing thymes and chamomiles and saxifrage would give greenery and colour and not be so soggy.
My antecedents are Geordies and Seahamites so I do know the north-east very well. Too flipping parky by half when the wind blows off the north sea. The Lakes and Lancashire fells and dales are more to my taste and yes - wet. Belgium is pretty wet too. Couldn't live without seasons and green stuff.
Pretty sure it is going to be Chris, every one is talking about it. At least it will be put to good purpose, a worthy cause.
Obelixx, know Belgium well we went to La Roche En Ardenne many times and toured the area. The strange bit being we were told Belgium was wet, how come we always got sunburned? When I want to upset the greens a run up the coast road to Seaham is relaxing, almost as good as wet legs, I am from Geordy stock Sunderland area are Machems, Geordies Tachems and ne'er the twain shall meet.
Did enjoy Chelsea, never been now will never go but we have TV.
Frank
My dad was from Newcastle and mum's mob was Seaham. Belgium is wet like Lancashire but some bits are as wet as the Lakes and we can get very cold and have very hot spells too so sunburn is easily come by. A lot like most of the UK but with extremes at either end of the scale cos of lack of Gulf Stream.
I can't vote from here but I do hope CB wins. It's a great garden in both design and form and planting and should also have a great future in its new home in Poplar.