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Dazzling Crystal Fountain clematis at the Raymond Evison display. Blooms the size of salad plates.

Overwhelmed at Chelsea Flower Show

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Where to begin this report on the 2015 Chelsea Flower Show? The show gardens? The perfectly grown plants in the aptly named Great Pavilion? Everything ranged from gorgeous to stunning to awesome to outrageous, despite temperatures so cold I could see my breath.

I’ll start with plants and save the show gardens for a second post.

Dazzling Crystal Fountain clematis at the Raymond Evison display. Blooms the size of salad plates.
Dazzling Crystal Fountain clematis at the Raymond Evison display. Blooms the size of salad plates.
Lupines lined up like crayons in a box, ready to colour in a garden bed.
Lupines lined up like crayons in a box, ready to colour in a garden bed.

 

Gertrude Jekyll, a favourite David Austin rose.
Gertrude Jekyll, a favourite David Austin rose.

 

Perfect auricalas precisely placed in their special theatre.
Perfect auriculas precisely placed in their special theatre.

 

Potatoes share the spotlight with flowers.
Potatoes share the spotlight with flowers.

 

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