Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show by Brent Elliott

Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show by Brent Elliott

Chelsea Flower Show is an annual, world famous and well-loved horticultural and social event. In May 2013 Chelsea celebrates its hundredth birthday. This book will be the essential centenary souvenir, and an enduring look at what makes Chelsea special. A learned but accessible text will explore how the show has evolved, how it is has formed part of the social calendar and how it has reflected and shaped tastes in garden design and planting over the years. Outstanding personalities will be highlighted as well as outstanding gardens. Sprinkled through the book, short pieces by significant nurserymen and nurserywomen, designers, organisers, visitors and patrons will describe what Chelsea means to them. The book will be arranged chronologically, with chapters on the early shows, shows between the wars and decade by decade to the present day. Illustrations will largely be drawn from the extensive Royal Horticultural Society archive and will include photographs in colour and black and white, plans, posters and other ephemera. Many will be published here for the first time.

'stunningly illustrated book.. packed with wonderful photographs of displays past and present that will have you reaching for your dibber.' Daily Mail 'authoritative and evocatively illustrated book... equally compelling is the charting of the cavalcade of social and cultural influences that have shaped the show. Chelsea may be 100, but she is not in her dotage, and, one hopes, will long continue to surprise and delight.' House & Garden 'The text crackles with his customary wry wit, and is peppered with glorious nuggets ... the illustrations are especially rich.' Gardens Illustrated 'there is no better person to research and write the history of the Chelsea Flower Show than Brent Elliott ..." Garden Design Journal "the essential souvenir of a show that has reflected and shaped tastes in garden design and planting for the past 100 years ... the chronological chapters provide a fascinating journey from the early shows to present day." The Garden "rich in anecdotes as well as history and is superbly illustrated". The Lady 'relive the glory of this year's centenary RHS Chelsea Flower Show' Living North 'delightful nuggets about past events ... together with old saws and amusing anecdotes.' Country Life Book of the Year

Dr Brent Elliott is librarian and archivist to the Royal Horticultural Society and author of numerous articles and books. He has written introductions and captions to the RHS diaries since 1993. He is based in London.

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ISBN 13	9780711234512
ISBN 10	0711234515
Title	Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show
Author	Brent Elliott
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Quarto Publishing PLC
Year published	2013-04-04
Number of pages	200
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.