On 22/5/07 10:40, in article , "Rupert (W.Yorkshire)"
wrote:


"Sacha" wrote in message
. uk...
What did everyone think of last night's tv programme? As always, we
became
very irritated with the number of plants whose name didn't appear
onscreen,
though that improved when Carol Klein was in the marquee. But why oh why
do
they, every year, take us away from Chelsea and off to other locations?
Chelsea is Chelsea.
snip

I suppose people will watch it en masse regardless of the content or lack of
plant names.
Someone said "You can reproduce your own bit of Chelsea in your garden"
I suppose they might be right if you have specialist plant
houses/refrigeration and all the tricks of the trade that gets everything to
flower at the right/same time. All very artificial -(people too)


I'm full of admiration for those that do all the preparation etc. but have
to admit it would try my patience to its absolute limit. I am not sure the
majority of the general public realise the refrigeration, pushing on,
holding back, exposing to light etc. etc. that has to be done for all those
plants to be seen at their very best. No, it's not natural but it is
supposed to be an example of the most excellent heights nurserymen and
gardeners can attain. If one had a time machine, it would be interesting to
go back to the days of Chelsea's early beginnings to see how things were
shown then.

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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
(remove weeds from address)