The Great Chelsea Garden Challenge
 

Well it's over and I must say it was a good set of programmes, with a
lot of hard work put in by those involved.
A worthy winner, though as with so many shows it was hard to split the
last 3.
I'm just glad they didn't have a prog. of that sort before I did
Chelsea, but that was back in 76, and I did my display in the great Marque.
In those days you had to have done at least 3 displays in the RHS Halls
and to have had at least a silver before you could apply for Chelsea. My
first was the RHS Great Autumn show and I got a silver gilt.Three weeks
before Chelsea I got a phone call, someone had dropped out so could I
possible do a display twice the size?
In my ignorance/innocence I said yes.The rest is another story, but my
big regret is I have no pictures of the display.
David @ a now rain free side of Swansea Bay

The Great Chelsea Garden Challenge
 

On Thu, 14 May 2015 21:18:34 +0100, David Hill
wrote:

Well it's over and I must say it was a good set of programmes, with a
lot of hard work put in by those involved.
A worthy winner, though as with so many shows it was hard to split the
last 3.
I'm just glad they didn't have a prog. of that sort before I did
Chelsea, but that was back in 76, and I did my display in the great Marque.
In those days you had to have done at least 3 displays in the RHS Halls
and to have had at least a silver before you could apply for Chelsea. My
first was the RHS Great Autumn show and I got a silver gilt.Three weeks
before Chelsea I got a phone call, someone had dropped out so could I
possible do a display twice the size?
In my ignorance/innocence I said yes.The rest is another story, but my
big regret is I have no pictures of the display.
David @ a now rain free side of Swansea Bay

Is this "light under a bushel" David? Ihad no idea that you had
exhibited at Chelsea, even if it was in the dim and distant past! What
a shame you have no pictures. Wouold you do the same display again now
if asked to do it now?

The Great Chelsea Garden Challenge
 

"David Hill" wrote ...

Well it's over and I must say it was a good set of programmes, with a lot
of hard work put in by those involved.
A worthy winner, though as with so many shows it was hard to split the last
3.
I'm just glad they didn't have a prog. of that sort before I did Chelsea,
but that was back in 76, and I did my display in the great Marque.
In those days you had to have done at least 3 displays in the RHS Halls and
to have had at least a silver before you could apply for Chelsea. My first
was the RHS Great Autumn show and I got a silver gilt.Three weeks before
Chelsea I got a phone call, someone had dropped out so could I possible do
a display twice the size?
In my ignorance/innocence I said yes.The rest is another story, but my big
regret is I have no pictures of the display.

We helped set up a stand in The Avenue many years ago, fascinating to see
Chelsea whilst still under construction, then to walk around the old tent
very early in the morning when hardly anyone was there (except for a family
of Royals) so we could actually see all the plants/stands without looking
over shoulders.
--
Regards. Bob Hobden.
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