Chelsea Snippets - RHS Chelsea 2007

All the up-to-date news as the excitement of Chelsea builds up

Punk legend Iggy Pop is gatecrashing the traditional gardening world by inspiring The Children’s Society’s debut garden, ‘Lust for Life’. At the heart of The Children’s Society’s garden, an arc of water pulses in rhythmic bursts to the beat of the Iggy Pop song – Lust for Life.

Iggy said of the garden: "Lust for Life is full of optimism as young people should be – but too many aren't. I'’m honoured that The Children's Society’s garen is inspired by my music and wholeheartedly support the work that they do – they rock!

Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets sponsor Charity Gala Preview

Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets is to sponsor the RHS Chelsea Flower Show's Charity Gala Preview for the next two years. The preview sold out within hours of tickets being put on sale in September and is attended by 5,000 corporate guests. The partnership will help the RHS to fund work to help gardeners and advance horticulture through its gardens, events, education programmes and scientific research.

Britain in Bloom has been nominated as a beneficiary of this year's Gala. The Chelsea Charity Gala Preview takes place the Monday evening before the Chelsea Flower Show opens to RHS members on Tuesday 22nd May. Marshalls, the UK's leading manufacturer of hard-landscaping products is the sponsor of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show for the next three years.

Hardy Plant Society Jubilee Party

Chelsea will prove a festive occasion for The Hardy Plant Society which celebrates its 50th Birthday this year. The Society’s Chelsea exhibit will commemorate the occasion and will also pay tribute to their late President, Alan Bloom, one of the founders of the Society.

The Golden Jubilee of the Society dictates the theme – a party but who to invite? Designer Barbara Stalbow had the idea of inviting plants as guests and to stage them in island beds as a fitting tribute to Alan. The exhibit will take the form of a circular open-sided and open-roofed wooden marquee standing on the ground, with a green and gold pennant flying from the apex depicting the dates of the Society. Party guests will be represented by hardy plants.

Always one of the bright spots at Chelsea the Hardy Plant Society’s Golden Jubilee exhibit sounds as exciting as ever. Congratulations to them on reaching this significant milestone.