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Chelsea The Greatest Flower Show on Earth

Have you ever wondered what it is like behind the scenes of the great Chelsea Flower Show? To celebrate Chelsea Leslie Geddes-Brown has updated "Chelsea The Greatest Flower Show on Earth", a superbly illustrated book which gives an insider's view into the highlight of the British gardening year.

The book charts the history of Chelsea from 1913 and includes fascinating statistics, behind the scenes stories and wonderful historical illustrations of Chelsea Flower Shows through the decades. We can take a peek at judging, the social side, the showmen, the glorious gardens and their designs and designers and gain an insight into exhibitors who come back to Chelsea year after year.

The wonderful range of full colour plates are a joy to behold and will bring memories flooding back to all those who have visited Chelsea in the past and entice those who have yet to enjoy the pleasure.

We learn how the Royals became avid supporters right from the beginning when Queen Alexandra with Princess Victoria and the Duchess of Fife toured on that very first day in 1913.Today the visit of the Royal family is a major highlight for exhibitors and always takes place on Press Day.

For the first time the 2005 Show will open an extra day and promises to be as spectacular as ever. Leslie Geddes-Brown's book is published by Dorling Kindersley and is a Royal Horticultural Society publication. A must for all Chelsea lovers - normally priced at £18.99 ...

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