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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>The '''Chelsea Flower Show''' is a [[garden show]] held each year on five days in May by the [[Royal Horticultural Society]] in the grounds of the [[Royal Hospital Chelsea]] in [[Chelsea, London, England|Chelsea]], [[London]], [[England]]. <!-- Unsourced image removed: [[Image:Chelsea_IMG_3664a.jpg|thumb|right|Chelsea Show Garden, in 2005|300px]] --><br />
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Popular parts of the Chelsea Flower Show include the [[flower arranging]] and the [[show garden]]s.<br />
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==Awards==<br />
There are four grades of award presented, [[gold]], [[silver-gilt]], [[silver]] and [[bronze]], in each of the categories listed below. Bronze grade exhibits do not actually receive a [[medal]].<br />
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===Awards categories===<br />
* '''Flora''' Gardens and floral exhibits<br />
* '''Hogg''' Exhibits of trees<br />
* '''Knightian''' Exhibits of vegetables, including herbs<br />
* '''Lindley''' Exhibits of special educational or scientific interest<br />
* '''Grenfell''' Exhibits of pictures, photographs, [[floral arrangement]]s and [[floristry]]<br />
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===Special awards===<br />
* Best Show Garden Award<br />
* Best Courtyard Garden Award<br />
* Best [[chic (style)|Chic]] Garden Award<br />
* Best City Garden Award<br />
* RHS Sundries Bowl<br />
* RHS Junior Display Trophy<br />
* RHS Floral Arrangement Trophies<br />
* RHS Floristry Trophies<br />
* Show Certificates of merit<br />
* Certificates for Junior displays<br />
* RHS President's Award<br />
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==History==<br />
Originally called ''The Royal Horticultural Society's Great Spring Show'', the history of the Chelsea Flower Show goes back to [[1852]] when the show was held in the RHS's gardens in [[Kensington]], [[London]].<br />
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The show moved to Chelsea and was renamed in [[1913]] when a popular one off event, ''The Royal International Horticultural Exhibition'', was held in the [[Royal Hospital, Chelsea|Royal Hospital]], organised by [[Sir Harry Veitch]]. The Chelsea Flower Show has taken place at the Royal Hospital almost every year since.<br />
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==The Chelsea Flower Show today==<br />
The Chelsea Flower Show receives a lot of publicity. It is attended by 157,000 visitors each year (a number limited by the capacity of the ground). From 2005 the show was increased from four days to five, with the first two days only open to RHS members. The show is extensively covered on [[television]] by the [[BBC]]. An official DVD of the show is produced on behalf of the RHS by [[Twofour]]. Several members of the [[British Royal Family]] attend a preview of the show, as part of the [[royal patronage]] of the RHS. The area of land devoted to show gardens increased steadily between 1970 and 2000 and the show has become an important venue for watching trends. New plants are often launched at the show and the popularity of older varieties revived under the focus of the horticultural world. It is the garden design equivalent of a [[catwalk]] at a fashion show.<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.rhs.org.uk/chelsea/ Official website]<br />
* [http://www.rhs.org.uk/ The Royal Horticultural Society]<br />
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/flower_shows/chelsea_2006/ BBC coverage website of the 2006 show]<br />
*[http://www.piggotts.co.uk/pgg-history.htm Photograph of the Chelsea Flower show in 1973]<br />
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[[Category:Annual events in London]]<br />
[[Category:Gardening in the United Kingdom]]<br />
[[Category:Horticultural exhibitions]]<br />
[[Category:Kensington & Chelsea]]<br />
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