Even though Chelsea’s popular flower show opens today, there have been some disgruntled noises from the green-fingered community about the event. What could have caused this horticultural discontent? Have the organisers come down with a nasty case of hay fever? Has a plague of aphids descended onto the prize rosebushes?
No. Bees have been banned from the gardens. One designer who had planned to invite 70,000 of the creatures to stay in his creation has expressed his disappointment that he now has ‘a garden full of flowers perfect for bees and not a bee in sight to enjoy it’ (read more here). Now, call me a pansy, but I’m not sure I’d be so keen on the prospect of a bee army massing around me while I’m just trying to have a peek at the gerberas.
The picture above shows Sarah Eberle's award winning Bradstone Garden, which won a Gold Medal last year - which will be the most impressive entries this time? Get your antihistamines ready and download the Flower Show NavPix here…
