RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2010

The Hunter RHS Short Wellington Boots are available in two designs - Sweetpea with Butterflies and Thistle and Forget-me-not

The RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2010 kicks off this week, 25th-29th May 2010 at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London. The Chelsea Flower Show, organised by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is a very popular part of summer with extensive BBC coverage across the five day event. There is plenty to see and do including some new additions; the ‘Plant Paradise’, more Floristry with three areas of floral displays and the new Talking Flowers Marquee, there is real gardening advice available from Hilliers Nurseries in conjuction with Scotts Miracle-Gro and the Chelsea Plant of the Year competition, with 20 new plants and flowers up for the award!

Did you know that Hunter wellies collaborated with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) to produce some funky wellies with garden inspired designs? With all the walking around involved at the Chelsea Flower Show, you’ll need to be sure that you are wearing comfortable footwear all day long and you won’t go far wrong with these Hunter RHS wellies. Available in a shorter length for just £34.95 (RRP £50)  in UK sizes 3 – 8 from wellieboots.com . The two designs; Sweetpea with Butterflies and Thistle and Forget-me-not are inspired by nature and gardens. Click here for our full range of Gardening Shoes and Wellington Boots.

On the RHS website, I found someTop Tips for Visitors of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show which include:

• Wear sensible shoes – much more comfortable than tottering around in 4 inch heels!
• Arrive early and visit the stands you really want to see first.
• Take a notebook and collect website and email addresses so that you can make purchases from home at a later date and have them delivered direct to your door!
• When taking notes in your notebook, make a note of where you saw it e.g. the stand number.
• Grab a show catalogue – it includes an essential map and has details of the nurseries you may wish to order from.
• Take a digital camera to get some pictures of plants and their labels; scribbled notes are good but photos are even better!
• Make sure you’ve charged the camera battery and take an extra memory card if you have one!
• Take a mobile phone or two per group just incase you lose each other or want to meet up.

Have a great day and make sure you check the weather forecast before you set off to make sure you are prepared for the day ahead. For more information visit the RHS Website.