The birds of paradise smothering the Cartier store on Sloane Street surrounded by Chinese tourists, and the delphinium and Instagrammers drowning the diamond store opposite, suggest the event unfolding nearby isn’t any old gardening gig.
The Chelsea Flower Show — held for more than a century in the Royal Hospital Chelsea’s grounds — is the most famous horticulture event in the world. And at £122-plus a ticket, surely the most expensive. No wonder when show gardens are said to cost over £600,000 to erect.
