Balcony gardens to feature at Chelsea Flower Show as it tries to be relevant to young renters
Gardeners are planting in new ways, say organisers, so house plants will also be recognised
Not everyone has a large garden, and Chelsea wants to recognise that
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Balcony gardens will feature at Chelsea Flower Show for the first time as curators try to be relevant to young renters.
Visitors will see how these small spaces can be planted with species that can survive shade, cramped space and heavy wind - and don t drip on neighbours.
Following the decision to postpone the RHS Chelsea Flower Show until September for the first time in its 108-year history, designers have been tweaking their plans for the later show, and new exhibits have been planned.
Helena Pettit, RHS director of gardens and shows, says: After months of planning and uncertainty we can’t wait to return to what we do best, putting on our famous RHS Flower Shows for all to enjoy. We have seen a huge increase in people taking up gardening and growing in the last year and in being able to return to Tatton Park and Hampton Court Palace this summer, we hope to bring inspiration and advice for all gardeners and plant lovers as well as a much-needed celebration of summer.
Tatton s heads gardener Simon Tetlow and his Very Hungry Caterpillar garden in 2019
TATTON Park flower show is going ahead this summer as usual. The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) today confirmed the return of its popular summer event from July 21-25, a month after it is hoped all coronavirus restrictions will have been lifted. Visitors will once again be able to browse through a paradise of plants
Visitors will once again be able to browse through a paradise of plants Visitors will once again be able to discover innovative gardens and fantastic flowers alongside a shopper’s paradise of plants, tools, sundries and accessories to decorate all gardens, big or small, plus lots of family fun activities, talks and demonstrations.
Flower shows will go ahead in July at Hampton Court and Tatton Park, making them among the first major outdoor events to return this summer, the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has said.
The horticultural charity has already shifted its world famous Chelsea Flower Show, in London, from May to the autumn for the first time in the event’s history, because of the ongoing restrictions of the pandemic.
Now it has announced the summer shows at Hampton Court, Surrey, and Tatton Park, Cheshire, will go ahead at their normal time.
The charity’s Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival will take place on July 5-11, two weeks after it is hoped all coronavirus restrictions will have been lifted, and RHS Flower Show Tatton Park will take place on July 21-25.