tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10667700.post7464531904508672787..comments2024-01-08T00:18:57.750+00:00Comments on Gay Banker: Chelsea Flower Show 2008GBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07046768019709916759noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10667700.post-36170865491112382432008-07-09T10:25:00.000+01:002008-07-09T10:25:00.000+01:00Good Job! :)Good Job! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10667700.post-14855848543395646862008-05-27T02:35:00.000+01:002008-05-27T02:35:00.000+01:00Thanks for that GB! And I do agree, the hole is m...Thanks for that GB! And I do agree, the hole is most curious! <BR/><BR/>PS dunno if you've read my blog of recent times, but it seems highly likely that I'll be visiting your fair shores in July! We'll have to catch up for a "warm" beer or two! :)Montyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01535444453211857308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10667700.post-29425828964974312462008-05-26T06:48:00.000+01:002008-05-26T06:48:00.000+01:00Yes alastair, no complaints about the English weat...Yes <A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/profile/03666338364999663287" REL="nofollow">alastair</A>, no complaints about the English weather this year :-).<BR/><BR/>Hopefully Chelsea will remain in the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_Hospital" REL="nofollow">Royal Hospital</A>'s Gardens, <A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/profile/00637550146809680298" REL="nofollow">Hedgie</A>. I can't help thinking that if they moved Chelsea, wherever they moved it to would just be another flower show like e.g. the <A HREF="http://www.rhs.org.uk/Hamptoncourt/" REL="nofollow">RHS Hampton Court Flower Show</A> in July.<BR/><BR/>I hope you manage to visit the Chelsea Flower Show one year Cody! As I said in this post, it's a great day out as long as the weather doesn't spoil it.<BR/><BR/>Yes, <A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/profile/15375583469985472050" REL="nofollow">Sting</A>, I liked the colours in 'A Garden for George' too :-). But since it's an English garden it's colourful, not colorful LOL!<BR/><BR/>Well <A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/profile/07973492018655035709" REL="nofollow">Anonymous Blogger</A>, I guess someone was bound to like The Café Garden! <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terence_Conran" REL="nofollow">Terence Conran</A> was joint designer with Diarmuid Gavin, and perhaps because I often like Conran's designs I think the garden this year is Diarmuid Gavin's least worst effort.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your kind words <A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/profile/08680924058987036459" REL="nofollow">HBH</A>, I've always enjoyed taking photos, but to be honest with you I don't think these photos are anything special!<BR/><BR/>I did see Jamie Durie's garden <A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/profile/01535444453211857308" REL="nofollow">Monty</A>. And just for you, I've added a pic of that garden to this posting!<BR/><BR/>GB xxxGBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07046768019709916759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10667700.post-44408611021353790962008-05-26T04:25:00.000+01:002008-05-26T04:25:00.000+01:00The only design we've heard about here in Oz was t...The only design we've heard about here in Oz was that of Jamie Drurie's - he who attempted to give a "bloody lecture" to Prince Philip - apparently he got a gold medal for his garden. Did you see it?Montyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01535444453211857308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10667700.post-62311521950290786502008-05-25T11:02:00.000+01:002008-05-25T11:02:00.000+01:00Yes, excellent pics GB. How did you ever find the ...Yes, excellent pics GB. How did you ever find the time between work, bf's, 'activities' to also learn to take photos? :-) xxxHumming Bird in Hydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680924058987036459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10667700.post-51982334255203965282008-05-25T08:09:00.000+01:002008-05-25T08:09:00.000+01:00those are really pretty pictures. I love the cafe ...those are really pretty pictures. I love the cafe gardenAnonymous Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07973492018655035709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10667700.post-15387049387450898862008-05-24T19:46:00.000+01:002008-05-24T19:46:00.000+01:00Pretty pictures. I esp like A garden for George i ...Pretty pictures. I esp like A garden for George i guess cos it's so colorful.NaijaScorpiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375583469985472050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10667700.post-24828967253966753252008-05-23T16:55:00.000+01:002008-05-23T16:55:00.000+01:00GB, thanks so much for photos of Chelsea Flower Sh...GB, thanks so much for photos of Chelsea Flower Show. Something we have wanted to attend for years but never quite able to find the time to get away from New England. This was going to be the year--but decided instead on a 12 day cruise out of Dover to Baltic capitols and St. Petersburg in June.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10667700.post-36084160873704980502008-05-23T11:38:00.000+01:002008-05-23T11:38:00.000+01:00I love Chelsea! Nice pics. I'm kicking myself for...I love Chelsea! Nice pics. I'm kicking myself for not going this year. There's a big panic about the council making the RHS apply for planning permission next year, and the RHS vowing to move the show somewhere else as a result. In many ways it has completely outgrown the location, but that's part of its charm and Chelsea just wouldn't be the same anywhere else.Hedgiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00637550146809680298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10667700.post-56134062521951648922008-05-23T10:01:00.000+01:002008-05-23T10:01:00.000+01:00We really lucked out on the weather this year, tod...We really lucked out on the weather this year, today being perhaps the most overcast of the show (but it's still warm!). The new hybrid Osteospermums made my year.<BR/><BR/>A couple of years ago I was involved in setting up a stand - it was a small affair, and tough enough to pull together on time, but seeing some of the real "show gardens" being worked on was really humbling - amazing stuff and shamefully short lived, but that's Chelsea.Stairshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03666338364999663287noreply@blogger.com