Attending the RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Jennifer White

By Jennifer White
Community contribution / June 3, 2016

What better way to end the school term than by ticking something off your bucket list! I did this by going to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show on Friday night, straight after work with a couple of friends. We purchased the 5:30pm tickets for £33 (approximately $66 AUD each).

Jen White standing at the front of the 5000 Poppies installation.

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Chelsea Flower Show is considered the most prestigious garden show in the United Kingdom and ...

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