If I had limited time to spend at Chelsea Flower Show I would have to prioritise what I visited and what I could leave to watch on television later. I would not have to give this prioritisation any thought, if I had to make that decision I would head straight for the Great Pavilion as that is an experience not to miss.
























But, there is a but, the first time I went to Chelsea the thing I couldn't understand above all else was that you could not buy any plants from these stands. You can buy catalogues and sometimes seeds, but all you can do is look and admire. I know there is the final day sell off and one day I would like to experience that, but I still think it a little odd that at a show where it costs so much to go in, it costs so much to exhibit, that to buy a plant feels a little like you have mentioned filthy lucre. Meanwhile outside the pavilion they are selling statues and accessories and all sorts of stuff. Oh well, the next show I am going to is Tatton and they do sell plants there, who knows, I might be tempted to buy one......