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You can now visit the virtual Chelsea Flower Show

The world-renowned garden show goes online for the first time! - by Rebecca Lowrey Boyd
  • 20 May 2020

The world’s greatest flower show has gone digital for the first time, with organisers saying it’s about “sharing gardening knowledge”.

WATCH: A feast of flowers at Virtual Chelsea Flower Show 2020

The Chelsea Flower Show usually takes place annually at London’s Royal Hospital Chelsea, but because of the Covid-10 crisis, it has been cancelled for the first down since World War Two.

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Each day will follow a different theme with new content including garden tours, design tips and “how to” demonstrations being posted online.

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Highlights include:

  • Garden tours by award-winning garden designers including Sarah Eberle, Andy Sturgeon and Tom Massey.
  • Daily “Potting Bench” tutorials from expert growers and plant specialists including Ian Drummond, Rob Evans and Medwyns of Anglesey.  
  • Hands-on activities for parents and children with experts from The School Gardening Club.
  • Q&As every day with the RHS Advisory team and landscape designers including gold-medallist Chris Beardshaw, Jo Thompson and Matthew Wilson.
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The Queen said she and her family had "always enjoyed visiting the show" and she was "pleased to hear that you will be providing gardening advice and virtual sessions on your website".

"As you adapt to the present circumstances, I hope you find this unique event enjoyable and interesting," she said.

The Royal Family posted a photo of the Queen visiting the Chelsea Flower Shower for the first time as a monarch in 1955.

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The Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show is moving online for the first time. 🌸💻 . Visit @the_rhs for a unique timetable of events from Monday 18th to Saturday 23rd May, including gardening advice and virtual sessions. The RHS have been supporting gardeners old and new, with more people than ever accessing the advice pages on their website over recent weeks. Her Majesty has been Patron of the Royal Horticultural Society since 1952 - she first attended the show as Monarch in 1955, and has visited almost every year since. The Queen has today sent her best wishes to all those associated with the RHS: 'My family and I have always enjoyed visiting the Show, and I know that your Members and Supporters will be disappointed that they are unable to attend in person this year. . 'I am sure that my grandmother, Queen Mary, who first attended the Chelsea Flower Show in 1916, would be delighted that many people today have an enthusiasm for horticulture, and that gardening remains a popular pastime in the United Kingdom.' . #RHSChelsea #VirtualChelsea #ChelseaFlowerShow Images: ©️ @the_rhs Lindley Library

You can visit the Virtual Chelsea Flower Show here.

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