Growing for gold at Chelsea Flower Show
While the Melbourne nurseryman is delighted that the win recognises yet another Australian team effort at beating the garden-savvy English at their own game, the Queen's visit on Monday, during her traditional pre-show walk, was the icing on the... WES Fleming's gold medal win at this year's Chelsea Flower Show, awarded yesterday, takes his tally to four golds and two silver-gilts during his six attempts to win the coveted best in show award at the pantheon of horticulture. Of course an entry in the best show garden section - this year won by Andy Sturgeon - wouldn't be complete without greenery and this year Mr Wynd opted for a jungle theme complete with 4. The Queen spent about four minutes chatting to Mr Fleming and others, expressing her concern about his not being able to compete last year because of a fire at his nursery, at Taggerty, on Black Saturday, that destroyed a third of the tree stock. ''Actually I'm surprised at how many people have come to us and said how much we were missed, from the public to the Royal Horticultural Society hierarchy and the gardening crews here.
The Age on 25.05.10 | File Under Flower Show | CommentsMelbourne Nurseryman, Wes Fleming Receives Another Chelsea Flower ...
Congratulations to Wes Fleming,the third generation Fleming family member of the well known Monbulk fruit tree growers and nurserymen who originally traded under the name of E. J Fleming & Sons for winning another gold medal at this years... His success results from the careful selection of creative landscape architects who design and build the outdoor settings and infrastructure where Wes then uses his nurseryman skills to select the various plants and flowers. A bit of local knowledge can reveal that the Fleming family held a record still not beaten in the Mountain District Cricket Association where there were 6 Fleming brothers played in the Monbulk First Eleven. This year he used Scott Wynd to design the gold medal lifestyle setting including swimming pool, spa, a wet bar and last but not least, a good old Aussie Barbie. This increases his gold medal tally to four with two silver medals. The other Fleming brothers were also good batsmen and bowlers, especially Ken as opening bowler and Ray who batted at number three....
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