Chelsea Flower Show

I disagree. Maybe the TV coverage was a bit dire, I didn't watch many of the programmes this year through lack of time, and when I did it was on iplayer so I was able to skip past the annoying celebrities bits. If we are talking about the actual Show then I quite like the idea of having a few really expensive show gardens that are completely unpractical and unaffordable. It is an indulgence but some of the ideas rub off, I guess no one goes away from the show and wants to recreate a complete garden, but maybe one or two ideas might form the basis of something newer and better. I personally would not like to have some of the posher gardens at all, but most of the show gardens are reasonably practical, its just a few that are extreme and we do need people to push the boundaries on design.