On 2009-05-24 20:04:55 +0100, Paul Corfield said:

On Fri, 22 May 2009 04:22:31 -0700 (PDT), Judith in France
wrote:

On May 22, 12:02*pm, Paul Corfield wrote:
I have posted a selection of my photos from the Chelsea Flower Show 2009
on my Flickr site.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/2475974...7618614051158/

I hope you enjoy them.
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Paul C

Wow, thank you. I loved the Clematis Kingfish. Am I showing my
ignorance in asking if two have been planted, blue and white or is it
bi coloured?

Judith - I believe it is just the blue flower. Details from the grower
here. It was on their stand.

http://www.raymondevisonclematis.com...p?productId=24

Huge organisation in Guernsey and very good, too. Do you happen to
know the name of the white one? I think I'm starting to channel
Gertrude Jekyll! ;-))

Nice to see plenty of people enjoyed the photos - thank you for looking.

They were terrific photos and especialy valuable to those who couldn't
get to Chelsea themselves AND who felt the Beeb coverage of the marquee
left a lot to be desired!
I'm getting very fed up with all of it being about 'design', much of
which is 'designed' to draw attentioni to the designer, not the plants.
This in no way is intended to denigrate the designers but most people
either can't afford designers or don't want them. They want to do
their own gardens and choose their own plants for them. BBC - please
note for next year!
As a few in the trade have said, either Chelsea starts paying attention
to the Nurserymen who exhibit in the marquee AND allows them to start
selling plants, or that aspect of Chelsea will gradually disappear.
It's too expensive and time-consuming for a lot of people to
participate and in the end, this might be harmful. Now that people can
shop for plants over the Internet, the RHS is going to have to look
carefully at the value of a show that is comparatively small and
crowded and which does not enable people who might travel miles to get
to it, to buy plants once they get there.
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials
South Devon