Comments on: Chelsea Flower Show Trends 2011 – and the Chelsea Fringe Garden Show

By: Christine

Christine — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 04:20:43 +0000

The Queen might get a bit of a shock if someone also handed her an icecream?

By: Tom Turner

Tom Turner — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:25:02 +0000

I like the images on the fashion blog post. They could offer a discount or a reward (eg an icecream) to every visitor who arrives at the show with some kind of living floral ornament.

By: Christine

Christine — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 04:28:12 +0000

The fashion perspective on Chelsea.[ http://blog.modelmanagement.com/2010/05/21/blooming-marvellous-the-chelsea-flower-show-and-fashion/ ] My suggestion, is that Chelsea set the Fashion agenda with truly seasonal wear!

By: Christine

Christine — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 04:26:49 +0000

Vogue surprisingly wasn’t enlightening on the subject. [ http://www.vogue.co.uk/celebrity-photos/110524-chelsea-flower-show-2011/gallery.aspx ] But although Vogue seems silent on the subject other blogs have taken up the subject and suggest a serious fashion conspiracy at Chelsea to muscle in on the garden gala.

By: Tom Turner

Tom Turner — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 06:43:49 +0000

Not sure – but many of the female models at Chelsea are dressed in flowers and this is my guess.

By: Christine

Christine — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 04:47:24 +0000

Tom, I forgot to ask if the dancer’s costume is floral or vegetable etc?

By: Tom Turner

Tom Turner — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 05:35:51 +0000

You are right. It has a charm – and it is an example of recycling too. We could even have an Aircraftville in which all the dwellings were made like this – but might we not end up with too much of a good thing? It is, as you say, a question of scale.

By: Christine

Christine — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 23:34:30 +0000

Tom, the aircraft home is amazing. Sometimes it is the raw energy of an idea which is the most inspiring. So although I would not literally duplicate this little home – I am incredibly inspired about the possibilities it triggers. Rather than being less than satisfactory it is a delight! (ie note the incredible economy in the use of the form, locating the entry under the protective cover of the wing.) I wonder whether the sleeping quarters are located in the tail section? How has the nose section with the window been utilised? And the home is connected to power!

By: Tom Turner

Tom Turner — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:05:00 +0000

Tim - very good news. Please keep us posted. Note: if anyone would like to contact Tim about the Chelsea Fringe please use our contact form and we will forward the email.

By: Tim Richardson

Tim Richardson — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:46:03 +0000

Dear Tom

Thanks for this and it was good to see you at Chelsea.

I started organising my own Chelsea Fringe last May, not knowing that you had posted some ideas on this on your website a few years earlier. Anyway, we are now up and running and looking to launch at Chelsea 2012. We have lots of ideas, a clear structure, an effective steering committee and — following a meeting at Chelsea 2011 — the support and endorsement of the RHS, though the Fringe as an entity remains entirely independent. We are now talking to sponsors who might be in a position to fund the central Chelsea Fringe hub, which will include an office, website with online catalogue, and a small number of personnel. Among our ideas are horticultural ‘happenings’ or installations which will pop up around London, as well as initiatives such as the floral boats, which we talked about at Chelsea. Too many ideas to go into here — at the moment it’s all dependent on initial funding, of course. Thanks for your support and I will keep you posted as to how things progress. Do add my email address in case anyone wants to contact me directly.

best wishes
Tim Richardson