Chelsea Flower Show

I went to the Chelsea Flower Show last Friday for the first time, and it was AMAZING! I'm not a massive gardener but I do love flowers (the colours - so pretty!). Anyway, the show comprised of various gardens, plus a pavilion which showcased pretty much every kind of flower you can imagine.

My favourite display was the Thai Garden, the one I'm photographed standing in front of haha! It had a beautiful pavilion, a waterfall of flowers, elephants, a gold boat - amazing.

There were a few weird things at the show, like the scary lady made of plants. See the photo for explanation, be afraid. 

The one thing I wish I could have got to see properly was the pyramid garden by Diarmuid Gavin, which I thought just contained plants but after reading the leaflet they handed out I realised that it had six levels which you can get to by elevator (you are greeted by a 1920s style elevator boy to take you up) which include a restaurant, a greenhouse and a helter skelter. However, the crowds were ridiculous, it was boiling hot and nothing could have made me stand in a queue at that point! 

But I have some fabulous photographs to remind me of the day - I was mainly looking for colour inspiration hence the close ups. Most them are here, but there are also some more on my Pinterest pinboard which you can see here.