[pbs] Chelsea flower show
Graham Rice
garden at tiscali.co.uk
Thu May 31 16:50:50 EDT 2007
Glad you had such a great time at Chelsea, Nan, it was good meet you there.
Alliums have been popular on the outdoor show gardens at Chelsea for
quite a few years now, and as a result W S Warmenhoven
(http://www.wswarmenhoven.com/) have started to stage whole exhibits
of alliums.
Graham Rice
http://TransatlanticPlantsman.com (featuring 11 Chelsea posts)
(sending for a second time, first try didn't seem to be delivered...)
>I just returned from a trip to Europe during which I had the
>privilege of covering the Chelsea Flower Show for the LA Times (if
>you live in the LA area, watch for the upcoming article - I have
>still to write it!).
>
>The show was fantastic as you might imagine, but what I thought would
>interest this group is the extensive use of Alliums. I don't know
>whether it was simply a matter of season, but alliums were used in
>every combination of color, texture, size and presentation. A.
>schubertii which looks like pink exploding fireworks, Allium
>'Globemaster,' 'Gladiator' both with huge, purple pom poms, and many
>others were featured both in the designer gardens, and in the
>displays created by individual nurseries who come to showcase their
>plants.
>
>It truly made me wonder why alliums are not more popular in the US -
>or at least on the west coast.
>
>Any thoughts? Successes or failures to share?
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