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Chelsea

Hoping For Gold

The RHS Chelsea Flower Show, formally known as the Great Spring Show, is a garden show held for five days every May by the Royal Horticultural Society in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London since 1912

There are four grades of award presented – gold, silver-gilt, silver and bronze – in each of thirteen different categories.

In 1936 Joan Hilliers was awarded a gold medal for her “Dingley Dell' exhibit

( thanks to Jeff Wharton for photo of re enactor garden designer, background photo from Bing Images )

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Uploaded on March 26, 2023