I recently had the good fortune to attend the Chelsea Flower Show with Fiona, Neil & Debbie. It was a lifelong dream to go - my Dad went as a child and met the Queen there - and it was well worth it. They'd been showing highlights of it on tv which helped me, as the creators of each garden went around explaining what they were trying to achieve with each garden and what things symbolised. 
We went for the cheapest option, from 5:30pm - 8pm, which gave us enough time to have a good look around. Apparently it's a bit of a bun fight during the day. It's held in the grounds of the Chelsea Hospital, where the old veterans still wander about in their uniforms looking dashing. Well, as dashing as you can be when you're a geriatric. Around the outsides are stalls selling all manner of things garden-related: ornaments, furniture, gloves, wellies, and even art. Then the gardens themselves are clustered around the main pavillion. They were all supremely well-designed and must have taken loads of time to plan, and put together. The majority of them were in aid of some kind of charity like Cancer Trust or Amnesty International. In the main pavilion they had smaller gardens and the plants or blooms which I guess were judged individually. There was also flower-arranging (lots more men do this than you'd think...). I don't know how they could possibly judge the gardens as they were all spectacular.
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I'm glad we both fulfilled our life long dream.... It was great huh... Our to do list of tourist activities for 2007 is going well with nearly half the year gone. I have edited the list and we shall discuss when you are back.
Your dedicated Professional Tourist Advisor,
Fiona Wong.
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