On Sat, 28 May 2011 01:45:18 +0100, Janet wrote:

In article ,
says...

The Chelsea Flower show ? ?the world?s most famous flower show?

The web is alive with bloggers stating which is their favourite show
garden and the new plants that they simply must have.

What was my highlight you ask? I can?t tell you, because I didn?t go. I
couldn?t go. You see, I am a father of young children and so I am
prohibited from attending.

No, you are not.

Children under 5 are not allowed.

The prohibition does not apply to fathers.
You could do what every other parent does to get there; get a babysitter.

Period. I quote from the RHS website;
?For reasons of comfort and safety, children under five, babes in arms,
pushchairs and prams are not admitted to the show under any
circumstances.?

I've been to Chelsea many times (including, when I was the mother of
young children). The RHS advice is correct, due to the huge crowd on a
relatively small site, it is really only safe for adults and totally
inappropriate for small children. They would be utterly miserable with the
endless queuing and press of people.It's difficult enough for an
ablebodied adult,impossible with a pushchair or baby in arms, and a small
child could see nothing. The marquees are often extremely hot and humid
(and if it rains, people pack in like sardines).

Janet.



I don't know how you can let common sense interfere with the rights
and freedom of the individual like that, you'll want adults to
supervise their children next. How can you possibly constrain the
development of those tiny nascent gardeners with silly rules about
public safety. Your nanny state will turn those babes into robots
before you can say Big Brother.

D