The 2014 show will be as exciting as ever and plans are already gathering momentum! Here are just a few of the highlights at this stage:
- Applications are being reviewed and confirmed for the show, artisan and fresh garden categories and further details of the gardens (including images and descriptions) will be announced shortly:
- In the Great Pavilion, new exhibitors include Drointon Nurseries, City of Cape Town, Creative Garden Design and PW Bamboo, whilst longstanding exhibitor Hilliers will be creating a stunning display on the Monument site at the heart of the Great Pavilion to mark their 150th anniversary
- Other anniversary displays in the Great Pavilion include NAFAS’s display celebrating their Emerald anniversary (55 years) titled “A Green Thought in a Green Shade”, a one-off display by Perennial marking their 175 years of support for horticulturists and a stunning display by South West in Bloom highlighting “Fifty Golden Years of Bloom”
- Birmingham City Council’s Great Pavilion display will remember those who were involved in the First World War. Hooksgreen Herbs are staging a herb garden inspired by Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit stories, and there will be an exciting fusion of garden design and floristry inspired by Royal Leamington Spa sponsored by BID Leamington Ltd in association with Creative Garden Design
- Pattaya City & Nong Nooch Botanical Garden’s evocative and colourful display will celebrate “Thailand: Our Pride, Our Monarch & Our Cultural Heritage”, whilst Sallis Chandler are working with M&S and Finlays to create “Nature’s Helpers: Bees-Butterflies-Bugs”, highlighting ways in which cut flower producers can work in harmony with pollinators and beneficial insects
- New for 2014, Discovery (in the Great Pavilion) replaces RHS Environment and showcases the best scientific and educational exhibits from the world of horticulture
Source: RHS – Highlights of the 2014 RHS Chelsea Flower Show
