Life on the frontline in World War I will be the focus of a floral exhibit in the Great Pavilion at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show this year. Birmingham City Council has joined forces with the Royal British Legion and the charity Thrive for the floral exhibit. The display will feature wartime memorabilia as well as giant poppies and reconstructions of the trenches.
Pennard Plants will also be commemorating the outbreak of the war with two back-to-back gardens reflecting the times before and after 1914.
The charity Perennial, meanwhile, is one of a number of exhibitors celebrating milestones at the 2014 show. Designer Jo Thompson will be working with Jim Buttress and Hardy’s Cottage Garden Plants to produce a display to mark the charity’s 175th anniversary.
Jon Wheatley from Stone Barn will create a floral spectacle to celebrate 50 golden years of South West in Bloom, and Raymond Evison will launch a number of Clematis, including one chosen to celebrate his 25th Gold medal at RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2013.
New nursery exhibitors include Drointon Nurseries, which is planning a more contemporary display of Auricula primulas, Brighter Blooms, which is making its debut with a display of Zantedeschia, and PW Bamboo, which will create a new bamboo exhibit.
The new Discovery area in the Great Pavilion will be full of scientific and educational exhibits including a display about the botanical source of paper.
Source: RHS – Pavilion Exhibits Commemorate Outbreak of First World War
