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Blue flowers are rare in nature, and for good reason: the color is usually the result of mutations and quirks of acidity levels rather than an actual blue pigment. That makes genetically engineering a blue flower tricky, since you can’t just make a straightforward tweak and expect a garden full of unnatural hues. Scientists have […]
NC Charlie Bloom’s Colour Box garden at RHS Hampton Court, featuring Stark & Greensmith panels Summers are made for alfresco living – whether that’s friends over for barbecues, family get-togethers or just a sneaky gin and tonic as the sun sets over the yardarm. But there’s nothing more dispiriting than a colourless or untended garden, […]
The RHS Flower Show will kick off on Tuesday at 10am in the grounds of Hampton Court Palace in East Molesey, Surrey. Visitors can expect to learn all about Britain’s industrial decline, climate change and even the horrors of ivory poaching. The flower show gardens include an urban rain garden to cope with increased rainfall […]
How to watch the Chelsea Flower Show on TV? This year’s coverage of the Chelsea Flower Show is brought to you by the BBC. Kicking off on Sunday May 21, presenters Sophie Haworth and Joe Swift gave viewers a sneak peak behind the curtains of the exhibits at 5pm. The RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2017 programme […]
The Duchess stepped out in a dress costing £1,500 to the annual flower show today. The brunette 35-year-old mother of two had dressed for the occasions in a plant-themed outfit. The forest green dress had a modest, loose fit with cap sleeves and a full, pleated skirt. The expensive dress also featured a white fern […]
See There’s a blooming lovely display of floral art on its way to Chelsea. The RHS Chelsea Flower Show bursts into the London borough on Tuesday and for its duration, the surrounding streets will come alive with the arrival of a giant Floral Safari. Chelsea in Bloom, produced by Cadogan and RHS, supports the world-famous […]
When the commission was set up in 1917 its aim was to avoid gloomy cemeteries and instead use “the restfulness of grass and the brightness of flowers” to “strike the proper note of brightness and life”. Today it looks after 1.7million Commonwealth graves and memorials in 150 countries and territories and among its 1,300 workforce […]
One of the gardens most likely to get a reaction this year is Mind Trap by Ian Price, for the Northern Ireland Mental Health Association, now known as Inspire Wellbeing. Dark pools and withered plants will contrast with healthy plants, as you might expect. But the interesting thing about this garden is that the designer […]
42,000 tickets have already been sold for the spectacular floral event, which is due to take place from June 7-11, 2017. The Royal Horticultural Society, who organise the event, say the show will be bigger than the Chelsea Flower Show and on a par with the Hampton Court Palace Flower show in terms of space […]
