The Chelsea Flower Show in the UK has a 140-year history, here's a sneak peek at the highlights
From May 22-26, 2018, one of the world's most famous and grandest horticultural exhibitions, the Chelsea Flower Show, was held as scheduled, and it is also London's most iconic annual event.
Chelsea Flower Show
Chelsea Flower Show
Show dates: May 22 to May 26
Tuesday to Friday 8am - 8pm
Saturday 8am - 5.30pm
Location: London Gate, Royal Hospital Road, Royal Hospital Chelsea, London, SW3 4SR
Originating in 1862, hosted by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), a worldwide "mysterious" organization whose core purpose is "dedicated to advancing the development of gardens and horticulture," the Chelsea Flower Show has a history of more than 150 years. It was initially held in Kensington (Kengsington), and since 1913 it has been moved to the Chelsea area of London.
Every May, London brings together works meticulously designed by floral artists from around the world, and it can be called the "Oscars of the floral art world."
In the UK, there is a popular saying: three things often cause traffic jams in London - first, the Queen going out; second, a victorious football team returning in triumph; and third, the Chelsea Flower Show (Chelsea Flower Show) opening to the public.
This shows that the Chelsea Flower Show has considerable appeal for British people as well as for many foreigners who love flowers and horticulture. And Her Majesty the Queen is an even more loyal fan of the Chelsea Flower Show, having personally attended the show 53 times, which is enough to show how important this flower show is in the hearts of British people.
Besides the British Queen, Charles, former Princess Diana, Prince William, Prince Harry, Princess Kate and others have all visited the Chelsea Flower Show.
This globally famous flower show displays not only fresh flowers, but also an exhibition of the floral art world that brings together new plant varieties, courtyard landscapes, and humanistic and environmentally friendly design concepts!
In addition to the several hundred horticultural/landscape creators who bring works every year, the flower show also gathers industry heavyweights: veteran of the landscape world and soul figure of the BBC "World Gardens" documentary series Monty Don, soul figure of the BBC documentary "Edible Garden" Alice Fowler, horticulturist and producer Alan Titchmarsh...
For all of you who love landscapes, especially horticultural flower borders, the Chelsea Flower Show is definitely a visual feast not to be missed, and of course it is also an effective way to learn flower border design and plant combinations!
As an annual horticultural feast, the theme of the UK Chelsea Flower Show is different every year. This year's exhibition will bring three major highlights, and 33 garden design works will be exhibited at the flower show, divided into five major categories:
Show fetures: Form Gardens
Artisan Gardens: Artisan Gardens
Feature Gardens: Feature Gardens
Show Gardens: Show Gardens
Space to grow: Space Gardens
Three major highlights
1. On the first evening of the opening, more visitors will have the chance to enjoy a nighttime stroll amid fragrance.
2. Innovative display gardens; this year the Grow gardens area will have 8 display areas.
3. Outdoor furniture displays will feature new style designs.
Some garden design works on display
1. Show fetures: Form Gardens
Grace Thorn The Great Geranium
Designed by Grace & Thorn
Design rendering
This work is at the entrance, using brightly colored flowers to provide an intoxicating fragrance and a sensory experience of color. Like a colorful kaleidoscope, bright and beautiful, the design is inspired by Italian balconies and classic British terraces.
Hillier A Royal Celebration
Designed by Sarah Eberle
Sponsored by Hillier Nurseries
Hilliard's Royal Celebration Garden welcomes visitors to the Grand Pavilion, this is the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
Design rendering
At the center of the entrance is an impressive corten steel staircase, surrounded by beautiful flowers.
To commemorate all horticultural work and celebrate the British royal family, many white flowers were chosen for planting in the garden, presenting the wedding theme and expressing wishes for purity and beauty.
2. Artisan Gardens: Artisan Gardens
Epilepsy Patient Care Garden
The Embroidered Minds Epilepsy Garden
Designed by Kati Crome
Built by Conway Landscapes
Sponsored by Embroidered Minds
Design rendering
In color psychology, green and white can give people a feeling of calm, which has a very good effect on treating epilepsy patients. At the same time, this garden can play a calming role for epilepsy patients in various states during temporary seizures.
Hotel Garden
O-mo-te-na-shi no NIWA
Designed by Kazuyuki Ishihara
Built by Ishihara Kazuyuki Design Laboratory Co. Ltd
Sponsored by G-Lion
Design rendering
The designer of the Japanese-style welcome garden, Kazuyuki Ishihara, was last year's most popular designer. His entry in this edition was inspired by the humanistic theme of Japanese hospitality.
Typical English Garden
The Claims Guys A Very English Garden
Designed byJanine Crimmins
Built byAndrew Loudon
Sponsored by The Claims Guys
Design rendering
The design inspiration for this garden comes from "celebrating the Arts and Crafts movement." The stone landscape becomes the focal point of the garden, withstanding the test of time and aesthetics.
Garden of Hope
Laced With Hope Garden
Designed by Laura Anstiss
Built by Frosts Landscape Construction
Sponsored by Frosts Garden Centres
Design rendering
The most eye-catching feature of this garden is that brightly colored wall, as well as the gorgeous flowers. In addition, sculptures are used extensively, and the shapes of the plants were also selected with special care.
These plants that guide people's vision upward, the brilliant colors, and the human figure sculptures looking up into the sky - could the meaning contained in them be the hope expressed by the garden's name?
Warner Edwards Garden
The Warner Edwards Garden
Designed by Kate Savill and Tamara Bridge
Built by Frogheath Landscapes
Sponsored by Warner Edwards
The inspiration for this garden work comes from the terraced garden of the Warner Edwards distillery and the beautiful scenery of Northamptonshire, with the aim of pursuing vibrant nature and English rural life.
In the selection of plants for planting, elements such as the distillery's botanical garden and shrub walls were used as references, so the garden displays many natural materials used for making gin and applications of brewing elements.
The above is a detailed introduction to some of the design works at the Chelsea Flower Show. As for the other design works, let us wait and see together.
Go visit the Chelsea Flower Show in May, let yourself be intoxicated in a sea of flowers, and use the flower show to open a British summer full of hope.