Ö÷²¥´óÐã

TV and Radio  permalink

Not a vintage Chelsea

• Message 1. 

  Posted by GrumpyGardener (U14757801) on Friday, 27th May 2011

  Some lovely planting detail in most of the gardens (as is to be expected) but, no 'real' gardens that most 'real' gardeners like to see. Concrete and steel or lectures about sustainability ? No thank you!

  Link to this forum: Not a vintage Chelsea

  Report message1

• Message 2

  , in reply to message 1.

  Posted by Colin (U2252951) on Saturday, 28th May 2011

  Aye, and the 'hit parade' is terrible too! Whatever happened to tunes you could whistle?

  Link to this forum: Not a vintage Chelsea

  Report message2

• Message 3

  , in reply to message 2.

  Posted by thedogcody (U14659366) on Saturday, 28th May 2011

  and bring back the "black and white minstrel show"- we dont need new ideas.

  Link to this forum: Not a vintage Chelsea

  Report message3

• Message 4

  , in reply to message 2.

  Posted by Obelixx (U2157162) on Saturday, 28th May 2011

  Chelsea is the Haute Couture of gardening. The garden designs are done in intricate detail at great expense and are not meant to be for every day wear. However their influences will filter down. The smaller gardens show what a litle imagination can do in a tight space.
  
  I was struck by the lack of lawns this year and didn't miss them one bit. Obviously if you have children they're useful for playing on but for those who don't and hate the drudgery of lawn mowing there were plenty of ideas for other surfaces between planting schemes and not all expensive.
  
  Many of the plants used in the show gardens were ordinary and easily available and could be copied or adapted by most gardeners. Every household in Britain could attach an insect hotel to one if its walls to shelter insects which pollinate our plants and crops.
  
  Lots of ideas and only a little perspex, glass and steel . i'm surprised nobody's had a go at the turquoise plastic carpet in one of the Chic gardens. I thought it was ghastly.

  Link to this forum: Not a vintage Chelsea

  Report message4

• Message 5

  , in reply to message 3.

  Posted by darren p (U8518743) on Saturday, 28th May 2011

  loved, absolutely loved the korean garden. best in show is a joke of biblical proportions. bet that oirish fool is laughing all the way to the bank.(pub)

  Link to this forum: Not a vintage Chelsea

  Report message5

Back to top