CHELSEA
Chelsea as Unusual May 2020 saw Gladwell & Patterson not at the Royal Hospital Chelsea exhibiting at the world’s finest flower show but, as with all of you, firmly at home. So they took the decision to deconstruct and reconstruct their usual stand at Chelsea here in the Deepings in the garden at Molecey Mill. Unpacking the walls of their exhibition stand and building it for 2020 meant that the gallery among the flowers went ahead in a virtual dimension. Instead of being up at the crack of dawn in Battersea Park in a steady vehicle queue of garden designers, builders, plantsmen and women and a whole host of the finest horticultural minds all ready to put on a wonderful gardening display, the run from the garage to the stables was a lot shorter and the walls seemed a lot lighter. Glenn persevered to replan the layout and after an early start the Gladwell & Patterson stand Not at the Chelsea Flower Show started to take shape. The stand, 48
which you might recognise from the last few years, fitted well under the oak frames and the space gave some extra distance to the walls. Whilst G&P couldn’t take you to the 2020 RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Graham and Glenn hope that you enjoy a glimpse of the stand at their home. They proudly showcased a selection of their finest horticultural artists, carefully picked to appeal to the discerning gardeners who visited their virtual Chelsea Show. This year there was no artist in residence each day painting but there were plenty of visual surprises to entertain! The eyes of the gardening world are always firmly focused on the RHS Chelsea Flower Show during this special week and the RHS with the BBC ensured some exciting virtual coverage from the comfort of viewers’ homes for this unique year. The show has been held in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, London, every year since 1913, apart from gaps during the two World Wars and now in 2020. Enjoy this wonderful stand, not this year on Southern Road close to the Bullring Gate, but next to the gentle millstream at Molecey Mill, West Deeping. Get in touch if you see something which interests your green fingers.
