Chelsea Flower Show 2016

[Maggi Young]

Chelsea Flower Show 2016    It's judging day at Chelsea today  .... the AGS has had their display judges and awaits results - it's looking good, I think.
(Pix taken from their Tweet - here )

The display makes extensive use of troughs, which SRGC have always found to be successful with judges and public alike.

Note added 24th May -  AGS wins GOLD! Well done!

[Maggi Young]

Kevock Gardens planting was also  ready for the  judges



 Even if you are not a facebook member you can see their set-up photos here : https://www.facebook.com/Kevock-Garden-Plants-167564876607540/?fref=ts

Note added 24th May - Kevock wins Gold! Well done!!

[Maggi Young]

Avon Bulbs  display at Chelsea  Flower Show  -  beautiful!  Pic from Facebook via Maxine Grice


Note added 24th May - Avon has won Gold!  Well done!

[Maggi Young]

In the last photo  of the AGS stand in my post above .... that's this one...

 if you look closely, I think this, on the stump .....

 is Linnaeus borealis - which would be pretty appropriate today, because as this photo from the Chicago Botanic Garden reminds us,  today is the anniversary of the birth, in 1707,  of Carolus Linnaeus (born 1707), father of binomial nomenclature.
Happy birthday !
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[Maggi Young]

Kitty Wilkins  has kindly given her permission to show these pictures of the Harperley Hall Farm nursery stand at Chelsea - another display looking  very  good....











Note added 24th May - Harperley Hall have bagged a Gold ! Well done!

[Maggi Young]

Re posted from a Tweet by The English Garden ( magazine) "Horti hero John Massey brought his exquisite hepaticas from @ashnurs to #chelseaflowershow #RHSChelsea "





There will be no-one here who is not wishing John and his team the best of luck, I'm sure!

Note added 24th May - Ashwood strikes Gold!  Well done!

[Maggi Young]

For those wondering how the Judges approach their task - this link should lead to an RHS  article on consistency for judges and juries...    https://t.co/LadHA0aqn4

[Margaret]

Maggi, thank you so much for all the photos and good information.

[Maggi Young]

Here is the result of my tootle around social media to see what pix I found  about the AGS  stand  at Chelsea.









The  beginning....

[Maggi Young]

some progress being made ....



couple of shot of troughs she helped plant from Kew's Joanne Everson (also an  SRGC member too, of course!)




these two from Joanne's Tweets  are of the finished article.

[Maggi Young]

others from AGS tweets and Facebook posts.... from the build onwards
-you may spot Kit Grey-Wilson , the designer of this display "Out from the Woods", Tim Lever,  Gemma I think ....







Note added : there are now  photos of the set-up and a list of the plants used in the AGS  Gold display here : http://www.alpinegardensociety.net/news/Building+the+AGS+Garden+at+Chelsea/474/

http://www.alpinegardensociety.net/news/List+of+Plants+on+the+Chelsea+Garden+/475/

and pictures of the finished display  http://www.alpinegardensociety.net/news/Out+of+the+Woods+the+Finished+Chelsea+Garden/476/

[Maggi Young]

No pix from Jacques Amand yet - but they've won Gold too!  well done!

Billy Carruthers and Binny Plants have won a Silver-Gilt Medal at Chelsea for  their exhibit of paeonies and other perennials.

[Maggi Young]

Fantastic to hear of such success from SRGC  friends - read all the results in the Great  Pavilion HERE

[Ian Y]

Congratulations to all for their hard work in making such wonderful displays at Chelsea and thanks also to Maggi for doing the work in gathering in the pictures to share with you all on our forum.

[Maggi Young]

Maggi, thank you so much for all the photos and good information.

Thanks Margaret - nice for those of us who cannot attend to know a bit about what's happening!


 And thanks to Ian for his kind words too!