Chelsea 2017

[Primrose]

Tracey Ermin's bed comes to mind ! When I think of the vast cost of transporting all that stone from Malta as well as the construction costs I think the whole thing was was a waste of money. Perhaps Next year the RHS should have a different theme altogether and bring some reality back into being. Make all the plots the size of the average surburbwn garden and set an overall budget of £2000. The big designers would stay away but anybody can create a garden with an unlimited budget. It might be a greater test of their ability to work within much narrower constraints and also encourage the average Joe blogs gardener to think he could actually achieve something interesting with a little time and effort.

[PLUMPUDDING]

I enjoyed seeing the process and thinking behind Charlotte Harris's garden and the colours and perfection of the Japanese man's garden. Chris Beardshaw's looked like a proper garden but he went a bit Arty Farty over the link to music. I prefer birdsong to Beethoven and Mozart in the garden but he was trying to impress us with how clever he is.

[Shallot Man]

Looking at one of the winning garden designs, reminded me of tank traps in WW2.

[oldherbaceous]

Maybe they know something we don't Shallot Man...

[tigerburnie]

Lost interest after Tuesday, not watched it since.