Chelsea Flower Show 2007

This year's visit to Chelsea Flower Show was my 6th in a row and as always, there were many things that provided inspiration for our own garden at home. The sun was out, the sky was blue and it all got a little rock n roll with an Iggy Pop garden called Lust for Life. It didn't win a million in prizes but it did get a silver medal and I loved the t-shirts that the girls in the garden were wearing.At Chelsea, any time is Pimms o'clock for the posh folk while those of us who know what a cyncil hice is take our own sandwiches and sit and listen to the band in the park.

Lady gardeners

Regular readers of this blog will know I like gardening and that’s why I think this woman is a star. Never mind giving her half an hour once a week on telly, we want Christine knighted (well, I do). With the exception of the delectable Monty Don, women gardeners are so much better to watch on TV than their male counterparts. Women gardeners don’t mind getting their hands dirty, nails snapped, knees muddy. Women of the soil like Christine, Carol Klein and that posh woman who gardens in her skirt and old shoes, I salute you, although I’m still reserving judgement for Charlie Dimmock.