RHS Chelsea: 25 fascinating facts you definitely didn't know
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RHS Chelsea: 25 fascinating facts you definitely didn't know
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1) It wasn’t always called the Chelsea Flower Show
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2) Rock Gardens were the first gardens at Chelsea
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3) Entertainment Tax, what Entertainment Tax?
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4) 1927 the RHS took a firm stance
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5) It was once dubbed 'The Chelsea Shower Flow'
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6) The Queen's has a long-standing history at Chelsea
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7) Nothing goes to waste
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8) It is NOT the biggest flower show
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9) There was once a plasticine garden
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10) The Great Pavillion is HUGE
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11) Kate Middleton added 'Garden Designer' to her CV
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12) This is the Plant of the Decade
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13) There's also the Plant of the Centenary
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14) It takes just under three weeks to build a Show Garden
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15) It's exhibitors galore
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16) The judging process is a long one
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17) This is the Garden of the Decade
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18) There was a gnome ban
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19) Floral foam has also made the banned list
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20) And artificial grass has been banned too
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21) 2020 was the year of the first ever virtual Chelsea
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22) 2021 was one for the history books
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23) There's a thing called the Chelsea flu
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24) Visitors prefer Pimms over champagne
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25) RHS Chelsea's stateside appeal
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