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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Safi Bugel

Weed-spliced concrete block at flower show highlights green space disparities in Chelsea

Designers Danny Clarke (2nd L) and Tayshan Hayden-Smith (2nd R) show students from Alec Reed Academy  their exhibition The Green Gap.
Designers Danny Clarke (2nd L) and Tayshan Hayden-Smith (2nd R) show students from Alec Reed Academy their exhibition The Green Gap. Photograph: John Nguyen/PA

Alongside displays of bright flowers and cutting-edge garden design, visitors at this year’s Chelsea flower show will find an exhibition featuring native weeds and plants.

The display, which is part of the smallest garden ever shown at the event, has been designed by the guerrilla gardening group Grow2Know, to bring attention to the disparity of green space in the borough.

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