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The Australian Garden: Chelsea 2011

Australian Garden: Chelsea 2011 Photo © Alice Joyce

The Australian Garden for Chelsea 2011: Inspired by the celebrated Australian Garden at the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbroune, the design illustrates the importance of water traveling from the parched outback region on a journey through rivers and gorges to Australia’s East Coast. An evocative wall element effectively conjures up images of burnt ochre sand dunes. Design developed by Melbourne-based Jim Fogarty.

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Chelsea Flower Show: Horticulture Heaven

Fantastic Thailand Dragon Photo © Alice Joyce

Horticulture Highlights in The Great Pavilion: Chelsea Flower Show 2011: Thai flower arranging to clematis, roses, perennials, bulbs, U ebulliently colorful exhibits!

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Irish Sky Garden: Chelsea Flower Show

Irish Sky clipped yew and box Photo © Alice Joyce

Controversial… crowd-pleaser: Irish Sky Garden designed by Diarmuid Gavin. On Press Day Monday, the so-called flying machine, hanging eden, the ‘Wonkavator’ … dangled high above; a massive crane off to the side. The garden, which won ‘Gold,’ revealed an expansive, lush landscaped realm where reflecting pools of water played off the dense greenery of plantings that conjured up the emerald countryside of Ireland. Not to be mistaken, the site proclaimed itself in no uncertain terms as the largest gardenscape ever to emerge at RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

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