The Very Wet Chelsea Flower Show - Day Two

Warning!  Picture heavy post!

 

Day Two of the Chelsea Flower Show was cold and miserable with rain most of the day.  Thank goodness for the Grand Pavilion!

 

The Grand Pavilion is an enormous covered area where the nurseries have their show displays.  May I say they are amazing and in their own right they are works of art.  Every kind of plant imaginable is represented at the peak of perfection.

  

There were cacti

and delphinium

and narcissus

and orchids

and carnivorous plants

and auricula

 

and lupin

and sweetpeas.

 

Just look - everything imaginable including bonsai.  

 

There were acers

and hostas

 

and allium

and lilies

and alpines (rock garden plants)

and even foxes

and last but not least, there were dahlias!

(Which considering they do not 'naturally' bloom until July was just darned amazing).

 

Oh yes, there were also plenty of opportunities to shop as well.

After all of that, I'm tuckered out.