RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2008 DVD
Presented by Carol Klein
The world’s most prestigious flower show opens its doors for five days in May in the grounds of the Royal Hospital in Chelsea. And once again you can enjoy and relive all the horticultural splendour with the magnificent souvenir DVD. The DVD captures the magic of the show, which you can enjoy throughout the year from the comfort of your home.
Leading plantswoman and BBC TV presenter Carol Klein takes you on a journey through the highlights of this year’s dazzling designs and planting ideas in the show gardens, the small gardens and the Great Pavilions’ floral exhibits.
Following on from last year’s theme of environmentally-responsible gardening, this year’s show looks deeper at the theme of sustainability and climate change, with many gardens incorporating green initiatives into their design.
Although the RHS Chelsea Flower Show lasts just five days, the souvenir DVD combining the best of all the colour, the designs and planting, ensures the memories last a lifetime.
Buy a copy
The DVD costs £20.
Visitors to Chelsea can buy a copy from the RHS Gardening DVDs & Videos stand.
To order a copy or for further information on this and the many other exciting special interest videos and DVDs that make up the RHS/Twofour Collection visit www.twofour.co.uk/sellthru or contact:
The Twofour DVD & Video Collection
Twofour Studios
Estover
Plymouth PL6 7RG
e-mail: videos@twofour.co.uk
Tel: 08700 622 800
Royalties from the sale of the DVD go towards the charitable work of the RHS, promoting horticulture and helping gardeners.
New plants
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show is plant breeders’ favourite place to launch new plants, and over the past six years nearly 400 plants have been launched at the show.
Here are some of the plants being launched this year.
View Graham Rice's blog on the new Chelsea plant introductions
Rhodes and Rockliffe
Rhodes and Rockliffe had a fantastic display of begonias with leaves of all sizes, shapes and colours.
New for this year is the large-leaved Begonia grandis subsp. sinensis. As the name suggests, this is a grand plant with leaves reaching up to 30cm (12in) in diameter.
The original plant was given to RHS Garden Wisley from a grower in Japan
They also had a plain green Begonia langeana on display, the first time they'd shown this at Chelsea.
McBeans Orchids
The orchid displays always look amazing in the Great Pavilion. The star of the McBeans stand was the new pretty new pink, Doritaenopsis 'Elegant Pearl'.
Bowden Hostas
Bowden Hostas had two new hostas on display.
The first, Hosta 'Bishop George Bell' is a lovely apple-green, bred from a seedling found on the Bowden allotment. It is named after the Bishop of Chichester Cathedral on the 50th anniversary of his death.
The second is Hosta 'War Paint' which was introduced two or three years ago, but in limited numbers. With large leaves arching downwards and central variegation, it will be a striking addition to any shady spot.