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Gardens stand tall at Chelsea Flower Show

Gardens soared to new heights at the Chelsea Flower Show, Britains annual gardening lovefest that draws royals and rock stars, plant nerds and putterers to a usually quiet corner of this bustling city every May.

One celebrity designer, Diarmuid Gavin, suspended an Avatar inspired patio pod feet above a grassy marsh with the help of a giant crane. His Irish Sky Garden shared airspace with the shows tallest ever garden, a vertical wall of herbs feet high a glass deck floating above a classy kitchen garden; and numerous roof gardens brimming with lavender, sedums and such.Closer to earth, glitz gave way to reality and the serious themes, local and global, that now color landscapes everywhere Worldwide weather havoc dealt England its hottest, driest spring on record. Every drop of waterevery inch of soil every pricey pound spent on gardens, should bear fruit literally, according to Chelsea trendsters while doing not a pence of harm to the environment.Because this is England, where a show like Chelsea merits cheery editorials on the countrys competitive gardening spirit, sustainability must have style, too. High style.

Which brings us back to that floating deck and plant-cloaked high rise. Below them were stunning edible landscapes where regal purple cabbages reigned, artsy insect hotels welcomed beneficial bugs, herb rivers coursed through gravel, lettuce ringed orange trees, and bees buzzed around borage as if they had discovered Eden.Flowers shared space with rain barrels, solar panels, wind turbines, recycled plastics, locally sourced stone and hydroponics. Sophisticated plantings often exhibited a carefree naturalism as if risen from the land rather than imposed upon it.Yes, though dampened by the economy for a few years, clearly Chelsea was soaring again, with purpose and vision. Here are details of some highlights.

Potager perfection: Award-winning designer Bunny Guinness packed enough edibles into her display garden to feed a family of four for a year, she said. Hard to argue when eyeing curved wicker and cedar raised beds that overflowed with charmed combos of squash blossoms and roses, poppies and parsley, chard and scabiosa,Thus Slimming product seems to be a good source of antioxidants. They help in bolster our body immune system. and those gorgeous cabbages. Potted and espaliered fruit trees added to the bounty.This is much more applicable especially those Slimming tea that are advertised as weight loss supplements. A garden outside the kitchen has to look good, she said of mouthwatering display. Divided into four quadrants with a low central fountain, the disciplined design maintained order in the midst of such riotous abundance.Urban tilthDid you know that without constant resupply, London would run out of food in four days asked Laurie Chetwood, who co designed the six story tall herb wall and apartment building it fronted to showcase vertical gardening and encourage urban greening. Windowbox gardens nurtured tomatoes, peppers and strawberries while farmed fish swam in a stream flowing through a Plexiglas outdoor dining table. Built by schoolchildren, a block of insect hotels attractive to birds and bats resembled a found-art piece. Sustainable technology from solar to hydroponics fueled it all.

Nature Several award-winning gardens emphasized naturalistic, impressionist plantings with nods to modern meadows and the century wild gardens championed by William Robinson. In one elegant display,It is considered to be an elite best-hangers when it comes to the outfits related to sporting as well as the excursion goods. a Japanese like garden with a house of bamboo panels that rotated in the wind, sculpted boulders and rivers of gravel and water were complemented by swaying knee-high grasses and dusky rose and bronze flowers.