Pensioner's Garden
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Pensioner's Garden
Another garden whose pictures inspired me is Pensioner's Garden in Chelsea.
Extracts and images from
http://www.mooseyscountrygarden.com/che ... arden.html
After decades of hosting the Chelsea Flower Show, the Royal Hospital Chelsea's residents have finally had a garden made in their honour. The garden was a mix of all the things the old soldiers missed about England when away at war.
Unsurprisingly then, the garden was a jigsaw puzzle romantic notion of 'Blighty' (England). A crumbling thatched country pub led out onto a patio, vegetable plot and pond. Foxgloves, roses and a horse chestnut tree grew tall around the pub.
At the far end of the garden was a field of poppies, remembering those lost in the wars. Sadly, only a fraction of the 500 poppies were in bloom, a common problem at Chelsea this year because of the unusually cold month preceding the flower show.
The garden won Best in Show for garden designer Julian Dowle (who returned despite 'retiring' last year - perhaps because he didn't want to retire on last year's silver medal...?). Whether this award was deserved was hotly debated by the watching crowd, but no-one was surprised by the choice, politically speaking.
Although perhaps not a radical design, I really enjoyed the garden and its intricate detail. Every nook and cranny was packed with realistic touches, like the bicycle, bunting and broken fence.
The 'Dig for Victory' vegetable patch was reminiscent of the hardships of the time, and a real Chelsea Pensioner was on hand in his red coat uniform to add authenticity. And, typical of the experienced garden designer's high standard, the planting in the garden looked as fitting and settled as the thatch.
Here are all the rest of the pictures taken in this gold-medal winning Chelsea Flower Show garden. Click on a thumbnail to see a full screen picture.
Extracts and images from
http://www.mooseyscountrygarden.com/che ... arden.html
After decades of hosting the Chelsea Flower Show, the Royal Hospital Chelsea's residents have finally had a garden made in their honour. The garden was a mix of all the things the old soldiers missed about England when away at war.
Unsurprisingly then, the garden was a jigsaw puzzle romantic notion of 'Blighty' (England). A crumbling thatched country pub led out onto a patio, vegetable plot and pond. Foxgloves, roses and a horse chestnut tree grew tall around the pub.
At the far end of the garden was a field of poppies, remembering those lost in the wars. Sadly, only a fraction of the 500 poppies were in bloom, a common problem at Chelsea this year because of the unusually cold month preceding the flower show.
The garden won Best in Show for garden designer Julian Dowle (who returned despite 'retiring' last year - perhaps because he didn't want to retire on last year's silver medal...?). Whether this award was deserved was hotly debated by the watching crowd, but no-one was surprised by the choice, politically speaking.
Although perhaps not a radical design, I really enjoyed the garden and its intricate detail. Every nook and cranny was packed with realistic touches, like the bicycle, bunting and broken fence.
The 'Dig for Victory' vegetable patch was reminiscent of the hardships of the time, and a real Chelsea Pensioner was on hand in his red coat uniform to add authenticity. And, typical of the experienced garden designer's high standard, the planting in the garden looked as fitting and settled as the thatch.
Here are all the rest of the pictures taken in this gold-medal winning Chelsea Flower Show garden. Click on a thumbnail to see a full screen picture.
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Re: Pensioner's Garden
beautiful garden..touch of all type of plants..and cycle looks Pakistani sohrab bicycle.
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Very beautiful garden.
Sohrab bicylcle, may be he is from Pak :-)
Sohrab bicylcle, may be he is from Pak :-)
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You are not old enough to know that insignia of the bicycle.M Farooq wrote:Very beautiful garden.
Sohrab bicylcle, may be he is from Pak
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Very nice Farhan. You have made the forum colorful with these beautiful pictures.
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Muhammad Arif Khan wrote:You are not old enough to know that insignia of the bicycle.M Farooq wrote:Very beautiful garden.
Sohrab bicylcle, may be he is from Pak :-)
Arif sahab, please share the story behind this particular bicycle?
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I think he meant to say that Sohrab is now out of fashion since long
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I had thought that bicycle design was famous for historical reasons in the forces.Farhan Ahmed wrote:I think he meant to say that Sohrab is now out of fashion since long :-)
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Yes due to its high quality and durability. But the new generation is seeing low quality bicycles.
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