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RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2012
Image by Karen Roe
Kirstenbosch
Gold medal winner
“Gateways – a botanical journey” documents South Africa’s unique flora and scenic attractions.
The 2012 Kirstenbosch-SA exhibit is rather like the diary of a traveller, it takes visitors on a journey through changing botanical and cultural landscapes which show South Africa’s unique flora, against the backdrop of watercolour paintings of picturesque locations.
Attractions allow visitors to experience many fascinating species that thrive within the varying climates such as the south-western Cape coast and interior (Fynbos biome) extending into Namaqualand and the semi-arid Karoo (Succulent Karoo biome) and onward to the northern provinces of KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga (Grassland biome).
Complementary cut-outs set the scene – a gracious Cape Dutch Manor House here, a fisherman’s cottage, a rough Karoo farm track, a windmill, an Ndebele (traditional tribal design) archway. The low perimeter wall on each side features a typical architectural gateway providing a ‘sense of arrival’ at each destination.
The Chelsea Flower Show has been held in the grounds of the Chelsea Hospital every year since 1913, apart from gaps during the two World Wars.
It used to be Britain’s largest flower show (it has now been overtaken by Hampton Court), but is still the most prestigious. From the beginning it has contained both nursery exhibits and model gardens. Every year there have been exhibits from foreign countries as well as from Britain.
It is the flower show most associated with the Royal family, who attend the opening day every year.
Whatever you love about gardening, there’s something for you at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
‘Fresh’ is a brand new area that includes modern, inventive gardens with new design ideas, along with tradestands offering ingenious new products.
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