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... Chelsea Flower Show More Brilliant and More Popular Than Ever By Our Horticultural Correspondent WHERE perfection abounds in such profusion it is not easy to single out any particular type of flower which outclassed its neighbours. But if a choice must ...
... THE QUEEN, with Lady Katharine Seymour, showed the keenest interest in the exhibits at the Chelsea Flower Show which she visited on the morning of members' day. Her Majesty is seen discussing with Mr. George Whitelegg, of Chislehurst, Kent, his gold-medal ...
... grounds of which the Theatrical Garden Party was always held, now only allows the Chelsea Flower Show inside its precincts. Charity concerts are much on the same level as charity balls from the point of view of the efforts which havp hp maHp +n cpll the -Hrlrpfti ...
... the Chelsea Show, which this year lacked none of the splendours of pre-war days. In the marquees was a magnificent display of flowering trees and shrubs THE FIRST PEACH-COLOURED IRIS EVER RAISED This fine specimen was exhibited at the Chelsea ...
... The Flower Show ONLY quite early in the morning was it possible to appreciate the whole beauty of the Flower Show. After 10 a.m. the crowds were so dense that visi bility was frequently nil! With one exception this show was non-competitive, ...
... Miniature Chelsea at the Reading Show MANY visitors to the Horticultural section at the Royal Counties 1 Show expressed the opinion that it compared favourably with the exhibition staged by the R.H.S. at Chelsea. In one respect, I at any rate, ...
... beer to plant his spring show. London's window-box gardeners have received royal encouragement since the war, and on more than one occasion the Queen has inspected gardens in the East End TREE-TOPPING IN THE KING'S ROAD, CHELSEA Men at work cutting down ...
... fruits of our brains and the ideas of our designers so that they can go home and try to imitate them. At the Chelsea Show we display the flowers and fruits and vegetables of a perfection unsurpassed anywhere. They were grown in these islands, yet the whole ...
... selected parent (top picture) and pressing it gently on to the female stigma of another chosen bloom. VARIETY VANGUARD At Chelsea Flower Shotv in 1947 this beautiful specimen was exhibited by Messrs. Sanders. The name was, of course, given to the variety ...
... the Royal Box, and masses of other flowers in brilliant colours. Salmon and lobsters for lunch in the restaurant. And if dresses weren't in the top flight, there were some attrac tive exceptions. Picture on the left shows Lady Cunliffe-Owen in a stiff navy-blue ...
... closed, the enchantments of the flat begin to be discovered. First there is an alcove, containing some beautiful Derby and Chelsea china figures, and to the right of this hangs a Picasso The absinthe drinkers inscribed in the artist's handwriting: A ...
... business houses the sites are being laid with lawns and flower-beds, and there will even be rock pools and greenhouses for forcing young plants. When the scheme is working fully it is hoped that flowers and plants will be sold at the sites to help pay for ...