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CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW

June 11, 2017 106 Comments

After about 25 years of wanting to go to this SHOW I MADE IT!

I think I will let the PHOTOS do the TALKING and let you enjoy THE TOUR!

Just sit back and take a GANDER…………..as they say!

The Flower Show is on the Grounds of this Hospital which houses VETS I do believe…..Correct me if I am WRONG!

A GOLD WINNER at THE SHOW.

Same Gold Medal…..inspired by MALTA!

There you GO LAURIE from STORIES & SCRIBBLES!

“The award for Best Show Garden deservedly went to James Basson for the M&G Garden, a monumental evocation of a Maltese quarry where nature and a gardener of exceptional talent have worked together to heal the scars of excavation.”

The View from the LOO!

Most beautiful PORT -A- POTTIES I have ever seen in a TENT!

There was a fountain of sorts to rinse your hands.

Took SILVER MEDAL

The boat is on REAL water which I liked but what did not work for me was the FAUX PAINTING in the arch.

BELOW

MY FAVORITE.

OLD WORLD CHARM.

Could use as a dollhouse if I ever get GRANDCHILDREN!

It is about 8:10AM can you tell by the light?

Rows and Rows of Beautiful Veggies.

Ps.I was the ONLY ONE IN A HAT!

We are INSIDE A TENT NOW………

A MARQUEE.

CAN YOU SMELL THESE BEAUTIES!

Note the attire…….

BLACK and BLACK and More Black…….

IT’s MAY

IT’s a FLOWER SHOW!

IT’S HOT by LONDON’s STANDARD’S!!!

A ~PLUS for ENSEMBLE!

BEST DRESSED OF THE DAY!

Even if SHE is SPORTING a bit of BLACK ACCENT!

MY THINKER!

THIS IS AN OLD OLIVE TREE!

I do not think I like THE IDEA that it resides in a POT!

Where was I headed?

THE BUST BEHIND ME!!!!!!!!

Mindy, this is for YOU!!!

LET’S GO BACK INSIDE THE BIG MARQUEE!

Since, you have now walked MOST of the outside exhibitors………..that I SNAPPED!

WE called these APE’s in ITALY.

The handyman or Farmer got around in these.

I guess if one has an ESTATE it would come in handy as a GARDEN MOBILE!

I told HIM He DESERVED A PHOTO!

I got a BIG GRIN for THAT!

Look at ALL the different colored POTATOES.

I asked how many days prior they started the display as the PEONY were STAGGERING!

FOUR DAYS BEFORE.

I have NEVER seen this rose in my ESCAPADES.

HAVE YOU?

I need it as these are TWO words I use FREQUENTLY!

ABSOLUTELY & FABULOUS

LACE DETAIL on the cuff………LOVED THIS!

Plus, the JACKET was PERFECT!This is a MAN with a sense of SPUNK……………we NEED More PEOPLE who have SPUNK!

DO YOU HAVE SPUNK?

This is THE QUEENS AUSTRALIAN CARRIAGE.

It’s an ANNIVERSARY but I do not remember what for……….

Can any of my MATES DOWN UNDER fill me in?

Note the LAMPS!

Note the E under the windows………could be PERFECT for going TO and FRO to fetch my GROCERIES!

Then again I already cause

ATTENTION

with my ensembles.

What would happen if I sped about town in a carriage!?

Maybe it’s time to find out!

I walked over 7 miles on this day in LONDON or so says my TRUSTY PHONE!

I wonder if I could KEEP UP with HER……………?

What was your favorite?

Did you like the GOLD MEDAL WINNER?

OR

My Folly for my future Grandchildren?

Hope you felt you were on TOUR yourselves!

I now NEED to spend time in my own GARDEN.

SUMMER is HERE!

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  • Marilyn
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    July 28, 2017 at 4:14 PM

    It was also a dream come true for me to attend last year and now to see your wonderful pictures from this year. It is a special flower show for sure. Thanks for the memories!

  • Nancy Case
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    July 3, 2017 at 12:33 PM

    So beautiful Elizabeth! I loved the roses of course, and the stone container full of ice for drinks, and the carpet of Peonies, and on and on! Glorious! I can smell the roses! So wonderful you finally got to go. xoxoxo

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