tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5223294603002782762.post8886282705652624023..comments2024-03-24T06:10:25.358-07:00Comments on Noel's Garden Blog: Back from Chelsea Noel Kingsburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09443137231998907024noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5223294603002782762.post-12128333303769570342012-06-01T08:48:31.778-07:002012-06-01T08:48:31.778-07:00Haha love the Gavin monstrosity! Crazy idea - woul...Haha love the Gavin monstrosity! Crazy idea - wouldn't like it in my back garden though...Capital Gardenshttp://www.capitalgardens.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5223294603002782762.post-38553695427986754802012-05-31T06:41:46.309-07:002012-05-31T06:41:46.309-07:00Love D. Gavins stupa :D. Thx for showing.Love D. Gavins stupa :D. Thx for showing.Brigitte@KlasseImGartenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00362086385614877710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5223294603002782762.post-88245099192857391362012-05-28T06:57:28.964-07:002012-05-28T06:57:28.964-07:00I love Darmuid Gavin's piece.. it's just a...I love Darmuid Gavin's piece.. it's just awesome.. how can he made the garden so tall like that?? amazing!<br /><br />the other designs is beautiful too.. but the piece from Darmuid Gavin catches my eyes first..gardening shedshttp://www.egardensheds.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5223294603002782762.post-14397984329150091472012-05-22T17:44:56.189-07:002012-05-22T17:44:56.189-07:00I have the luck or misfortune depending on your po...I have the luck or misfortune depending on your point of view to live round the corner from the Chelsea show ground, and have just come back from there.<br /><br />Very interesting comments - my group of me, a friend and my sister who go every year was, almost immediately on seeing the main show gardens, was how samey everything looked this year. Nothing seemed to stand out, the current obesssion with tapestry planting in a way that would barely last a season on the basis of plant growth. It is starting to look quite contrived.<br /><br />We quite independently said we'd like to see how some of these gardens would actually mature. I suspect not well, as they'd have to be culled heavily and of course the simultaneous flowering is a complete Chelsea-approved trick. <br /><br />If push came to shove I was slightly more in favour of Arnie Maynard's effort as best in show - but the homogeneity really made it a difficult call.<br /><br />Please could someone ask Diarmid not to come back until he is prepared to engage with the majority of visitors, not a select few able to scale his absurd tower.westiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226693668090905967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5223294603002782762.post-18576406361613589802012-05-22T17:44:46.111-07:002012-05-22T17:44:46.111-07:00I have the luck or misfortune depending on your po...I have the luck or misfortune depending on your point of view to live round the corner from the Chelsea show ground, and have just come back from there.<br /><br />Very interesting comments - my group of me, a friend and my sister who go every year was, almost immediately on seeing the main show gardens, was how samey everything looked this year. Nothing seemed to stand out, the current obesssion with tapestry planting in a way that would barely last a season on the basis of plant growth. It is starting to look quite contrived.<br /><br />We quite independently said we'd like to see how some of these gardens would actually mature. I suspect not well, as they'd have to be culled heavily and of course the simultaneous flowering is a complete Chelsea-approved trick. <br /><br />If push came to shove I was slightly more in favour of Arnie Maynard's effort as best in show - but the homogeneity really made it a difficult call.<br /><br />Please could someone ask Diarmid not to come back until he is prepared to engage with the majority of visitors, not a select few able to scale his absurd tower.westiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226693668090905967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5223294603002782762.post-48585229802413339322012-05-21T13:10:19.304-07:002012-05-21T13:10:19.304-07:00I am a bit surprised about the natives but I do ha...I am a bit surprised about the natives but I do have to admit I like Sarah Price's work a great deal—especially the grasses in the walkway. Seems like it could be the new Western version of minding your step and taking your time while being present in the garden.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08720485909592974251noreply@blogger.com