This week is the Chelsea flower show. It is a 5 day event run by the Royal Horticultural Society and is the height of the serious gardeners' calendar. I have managed to get a ticket twice in the past but not this year. However, in the local area of Sloane Square in Chelsea, local businesses have put on their own displays. Yesterday I went for a free walk to see their contributions to street floral displays.
Loved the ballet shoes.
I hope you enjoyed walking around Sloane Square and King's Road with me and hundreds of other people. There were many other shops and displays. I would say 90% of the flowers this year are real and not silk. Not sure how they will last the week. Many shop workers/ owners were out watering and spraying them. The businesses rely on the goodwill of the public not to touch the flowers especially overnight when the shops are closed. It is one of the best free flower displays I've seen and is getting bigger and bigger each year.
Wow that is so beautiful. Who needs to go to the show?
ReplyDeleteThere are some terrific displays. Nice.
ReplyDeleteSuch imagination and creativity, free and not crowded, elbow to elbow - splendid. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteSo lovely!!! I would love to visit those displays.
ReplyDeleteAwesome, thanks for the photos!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like a wonderful experience to enjoy such vibrant and mostly real floral displays throughout Sloane Square and King’s Road, especially as a charming local celebration alongside the Chelsea Flower Show.
ReplyDeleteI love the flowery bushes on both sides of the front door. They look both welcoming and elegant.
ReplyDeleteoh wow I've only ever seen this on tv shows, I would get so many ideas from an event like this.
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