Chelsea Flower Show Tours

Join the 18th annual seven-day tour to the 2012 Chelsea Flower Show (May 19-26) and show your support for the Kirstenbosch team who will be building the SA stand. One of the most prominent themes at the Chelsea Flower Show in recent years has been the use of the circle in garden designs. Enjoy a private VIP tour of Chelsea with gold medal-winning designer David Davidson and join him for a Champagne breakfast. A highlight of the tour will be meeting the Kirstenbosch team competing at this most famous London gardening extravaganza. It is also a showcase for contemporary design and demonstrates how the brightest and most creative of the generation combine plants, colours, decor, concrete, wood, metal and water to produce works of art in the garden. Why are people so interested to see Chelsea at least once in their lifetime.

The Royal Hospital Chelsea is one of the most popular landmarks of this area, providing an extensive ground to hold the annual Chelsea Flower Show of London. Formally declared as Londons Great Spring Show, the Chelsea Flower Show is an annual event hosted by the Royal Horticultural Society in London, England. From a mere horticultural show at Chiswick to the Great Spring Show at Kensington, the flower shows organized by the Royal Horticultural Society evolved over centuries. In most countries around the world spring is welcomed by hosting spectacular flower shows, where London is no exception. In 1888 their venue changed to the heart of London and in 1913 it was finalised to be at the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea.

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She has also served as a member of the Jury de la Presse at the Journée des Plantes de Courson, the French equivalent of the Chelsea Flower Show. For the past twenty years, Sorman has been cultivating gardens she creates and designs in Paris and

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Plus another private privilege, an early morning introduction to the world's greatest horticultural show by David Davidson, designer of the South African stand at the Chelsea Flower Show in London. The visit will also include a champagne breakfast.

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Others might want to underwrite exhibits or appearances by celebrity gardeners, or support bringing exhibits to the Philadelphia show from the Royal Horticultural Society's famed Chelsea Flower Show in London. Still other sponsors could be involved

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But even if you can't afford the plane ticket, you can enjoy highlights of the show with the book "Best Garden Design: Practical Inspiration From the Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show." Author Chris Young serves as a sort of tour guide to

Chelsea Flower Show winner and plant hunter take part in hospice's gardens scheme

Heir to Lullingstone Castle and renowned plant hunter Tom Hart-Dyke will be giving a guided tour of his world garden as part of a charity's annual fundraiser. Chelsea Flower Show gold medal-winner Roger Platts will also be showing off his garden and

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