The sun poured down on Tatton Park this morning as the RHS Flower Show Tatton made its grand return. After the heatwave hit the region earlier this week, designers, organisers and green-fingered visitors were happy for a cooler start to proceedings and some much needed respite from the high temperatures.
Thousands of visitors are expected to descend to the parkland in Cheshire over the next five days with a packed schedule of events, talks and of course, gardens galore to get stuck into. The Royal Horticultural Society Show opens today, July 20 for RHS members, and will open fully to the public from July 21 - July 24.
The 23rd RHS Flower Show usually takes three months to plan, with 65,000 visitors expected to flood through the gates this year. Of course, walking round the show gardens in the sizzling heat can take it out of you, which is why refreshments are essential. On average, visitors consume 14,000 cups of tea, more than 3,000 portions of fish & chips and around 13,000 glasses of Pimms - because why not.
