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The RHS Chelsea Flower Show offers a view of the best in gardening and in horticulture. Originally known as the Great Spring Show, it was first held in Kensington in 1862 as a small expo focused on selling plants raised by members to raise money for the RHS charites. The late spring flower show was moved to the Royal Hospital, Chelsea in 1913 when the crowds became too large for the smaller site. The world's premier gardening expo takes place for 5 days every May. The Chelsea Flower Show can accommodate 157,000 visitors on each of the five days it is open. Normally all tickets sell out as visitors from around the world gather in London to see work from the worlds leading gardeners, designers and floral artists. Gardening professionals and talented amateur gardeners show off their green thumbs with a stunning array of flowers and plants to the delight of those able to purchase tickets. If you won't be able to go in person, you can still take advantage of the live web cams, photos and video clips available at the RHS site. Prior year's well know garden designers included Jinny Blom, Chris Beardshaw, Andy Sturgeon, Cleve West, Tom Stuart-Smith and Stephen Woodhams. Designers of this caliber are just one of the reasons that the RHS Chelsea Flower Show is considered to be the greatest and most renowned show of its kind in the world. The gardens cover more than 11 acres of the grounds of the Royal Hospital in Chelsea, which was founded in 1620 by King Charles II and designed by architect Sir Christopher Wren. The Great
Pavilion alone covers nearly 12,000 square meters! It takes 18
months of planning to organize all of the exhibitions. In the
final 3 1/2 weeks, 800 people work feverishly to build the complex
of tents, water pipes and garden settings that seem so natural
as you wander through the show.
International exhibitors come from countries as far away as the USA, Barbados, Sri Lanka, France, Holland, Italy, Germany, Australia, Jamaica, South Africa, Trinidad & Tobago, Hong Kong, India and Zimbabwe. There are around 600 exhibitors in total with over 100 floral exhibitors in the Great Pavilion. Be sure to see the exhibitions of Floral Art, and the Continuous Learning gardens offering a different themed garden annually. Each year, more than 50 small gardens are scattered through the grounds. Besides the Lifelong Learning gardens, there are gardens in the Urban and Courtyard categories and special exhibition show gardens. Visitors also have the opportunity to create their own garden designs. At 4 PM on the last day of the show there is a sell-off of display plants that can be taken home to add a touch of royal garden flavor to your yard.
The RHS Chelsea
Flower Show is always eagerly anticipated and tickets for the
event sell out fast. This also leads to an increase in demand
for hotel accommodation in Chelsea and the surrounding areas as
London hotels are booked up by green-fingered fans and budding
'Diarmuid Gavins. also see in Travel -> London Underground Tube Maps & Directions About the Author... Chiff.com Editorial Staff More about the Chelseas Flower Show around the Web: BBC Chelsea Flower Show Highlights Review of Show Garden Designs at Chelsea 2005 Flower Show
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