Monthly Archives: May 2012

2Chelsea in Bloom – Beautiful floral designs adorning Chelsea retailers

Last week, Chelsea in Bloom took place in the streets around Sloane Square in London. Now in its seventh year, it’s a competition whereby local retailers adorn their shops during the RHS Chelsea Flower Show week. For 2012, the theme … Continue reading →

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Rona 2 Comments

1Summer Wedding Flowers Demonstrations & Workshop at Chatsworth

If you’re in the UK, you may have been watching the recent three-part TV series which has looked ‘behind the scenes’ at Chatsworth in Derbyshire. The house looks such a wonderful place to visit and if you live nearby, you may … Continue reading →

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Rona 1 Comment

0RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2012 – The Artisan Gardens

Today it’s the turn of the Artisan Gardens at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show. And the Best Artisan Garden Award went to Satoyama Life above…which didn’t surprise me at all. I have a bit of a soft spot for … Continue reading →

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Rona Leave a comment

5RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2012 – Nikki Tibbles of Wild at Heart’s Artisan Retreat

I hope you had a lovely weekend. I still have a few more blog posts’ worth of images from last week’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show and today I’m featuring florist Nikki Tibbles of Wild at Heart‘s Artisan Retreat. New for … Continue reading →

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Rona 5 Comments

6Flowerona reflects…on the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2012

Well, what a wonderful week it’s been….and for me, the best week this year so far. I’ve been very privileged to attend the RHS Chelsea Flower Show on more than one occasion and am finding it a little difficult to put into … Continue reading →

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Rona 6 Comments

0RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2012 – The Show Gardens

I hope you’ve enjoyed reading my blog posts about the Show Gardens designed by Jo Thompson, Cleve West, Joe Swift and Andy Sturgeon. Today’s blog post features images of the other twelve, starting with the gold medal winners. Above and … Continue reading →

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Rona Leave a comment

2RHS Chelsea Flower Show – Andy Sturgeon’s Show Garden for M&G Investments

Having read about garden designer Andy Sturgeon‘s Faberge Egg a few months ago, I’d had a glimpse of the ‘energy wave’ sculpture he was planning on using for his show garden at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show. However, I was … Continue reading →

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Rona 2 Comments

0RHS Chelsea Flower Show – Joe Swift’s Show Garden for the Homebase Teenage Cancer Trust

If you’re a regular reader of Flowerona, you may remember that earlier in the year I interviewed Joe Swift about designing his first show garden for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Huge congratulations to Joe on winning a gold medal … Continue reading →

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Rona Leave a comment

1Photo shoot with Clive Nichols – Daphne’s indoor garden celebrates the RHS Chelsea Flower Show

On Tuesday, I was very privileged to watch ‘behind the scenes’ as garden and flower photographer Clive Nichols shot images of Chelsea’s acclaimed Italian restaurant, Daphne’s. You may remember that I featured an interview with Clive earlier this month. The reason for … Continue reading →

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Rona 1 Comment

2RHS Chelsea Flower Show – Cleve West’s Show Garden for Brewin Dolphin – Best in Show

For the second year in a row, Surrey-based garden designer Cleve West has won ‘Best in Show’ at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show…a truly wonderful achievement. Many congratulations to Cleve and also the landscape contractor Steve Swatton, who constructed the design. Cleve … Continue reading →

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Rona 2 Comments