https://bbclatestnews.pages.dev/gardening/flower_shows/chelsea_2007/chelseanews_buildup1.shtml Short description (10 words max) en-gb Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see https://bbclatestnews.pages.dev/feedfactory/terms.shtml for terms and conditions of reuse https://bbclatestnews.pages.dev/syndication/ 15 FLiP Even as the final touches are added to the gardens, the assessors have begun their examination of each one, making notes which will be passed on to the RHS judges before they make their own inspection tomorrow. https://bbclatestnews.pages.dev/gardening/flower_shows/chelsea_2007/chelseanews_buildup1.shtml#last-minute_panics https://bbclatestnews.pages.dev/gardening/flower_shows/chelsea_2007/chelseanews_buildup.shtml#last-minute_panics With 24 hours to go until judging day at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, the pressure is reaching fever pitch. Designers, plant suppliers and contractors have been working around the clock, and time is starting to run out. About 157,000 people - including the Queen - will file through the gates from tomorrow morning, and gardens have to be picture-perfect from day one. https://bbclatestnews.pages.dev/gardening/flower_shows/chelsea_2007/chelseanews_buildup1.shtml#countdown_to_showtime_ https://bbclatestnews.pages.dev/gardening/flower_shows/chelsea_2007/chelseanews_buildup.shtml#countdown_to_showtime_ Show gardens this year are truly cosmopolitan, with designers from Sweden, Germany, Belgium, the US, Canada, Russia, Japan and Australia taking on the best of British. https://bbclatestnews.pages.dev/gardening/flower_shows/chelsea_2007/chelseanews_buildup2.shtml#sizing_up_the_global_competition_ https://bbclatestnews.pages.dev/gardening/flower_shows/chelsea_2007/chelseanews_buildup.shtml#sizing_up_the_global_competition_ Chelsea is a nail biting affair even for seasoned designers who have done it all before: but for first-time exhibitors, unsure what to expect, it can be a rollercoaster ride. This year an unusually high number of the gardens are by people who have never built a garden at Chelsea before - seven of the 20 show gardens, and more than half the 26 small gardens. https://bbclatestnews.pages.dev/gardening/flower_shows/chelsea_2007/chelseanews_buildup2.shtml#a_learning_curve_for_first-timers_ https://bbclatestnews.pages.dev/gardening/flower_shows/chelsea_2007/chelseanews_buildup.shtml#a_learning_curve_for_first-timers_ With just four days to go until judging day at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, the showground is buzzing with activity as plants arrive for the show gardens. Everywhere you look there are trolleys laden with thousands upon thousands of flowers; pots teeter on just-laid hard landscaping and line up like soldiers, waiting for planting to begin. https://bbclatestnews.pages.dev/gardening/flower_shows/chelsea_2007/chelseanews_buildup3.shtml#early_spring_changes_planting_plans https://bbclatestnews.pages.dev/gardening/flower_shows/chelsea_2007/chelseanews_buildup.shtml#early_spring_changes_planting_plans