Ideas for your own garden from The Chelsea Flower Show 2023

In this video I meet up with Olivia and we attend the Chelsea Flower Show. The show is packed with hundreds of ideas that we can take home to use in our own garden. We take you on a tour around with us and hope to give you lots of inspiration!
0:00 Intro
0:42 The Gardens
6:20 Balcony and container gardens
7:39 Retail
9:15 The Grand Marquee & plants
18:56 Trees and ideas
21:03 Pots and containers
21:08 Growing supports
21:37 Sculptures
25:00 Garden Buildings
30: 00 Goodbye from Chelsea

[@elizabethflanders9659]

For those who live in other countries and cannot attend The Chelsea Flower Show, we appreciate your sharing this with us. You took your time to show us so many ideas we can take away to our own gardens. Thanks so very much.

[@MurphysGarden]

Thank you, so pleased you found it helpful Jenny

[@cherylbeswick7327]

The best footage from the Chelsea flower show that I've seen yet 🫶 Thank you!

[@MurphysGarden]

Thank you for your very nice comment Jenny

[@VancouverIslandgirl]

Thanks so much for taking along with you for your Chelsea visit it was a fantastic tour. You and Olivia look like movie stars touring around .😊

[@MurphysGarden]

Thank you, it was wonderful and I’m so pleased you enjoyed it too Jenny x

[@svetlanad1]

Hartelijk bedank voor je video

[@bohemiangardensandgourdfar8812]

Well there's far too many things to even begin to comment on so I'll simply say I thoroughly enjoyed this little trip to the Chelsea show and want to say thank you to Jenny and Olivia for transporting us there. 😎✌️💚

[@MurphysGarden]

Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed it

[@susanhoward4373]

Thank you so much! What a wonderful video, full of helpful tips and interesting observations…I enjoyed your programme far more than any of the BBC Chelsea episodes that I watched last week. 🌱😊👍

[@MurphysGarden]

Thank you so much Jenny

[@teresejohnson6767]

Living in the US, I’ve heard of the Chelsea Garden Show but had no idea until your tour just how massive it is. Thank you so much for showing us around to all the highlights. The show winning Agapanthus was amazing! You and your daughter are beautiful!

[@MurphysGarden]

Thank you so much, I’m really glad you enjoyed it. It really is massive and there is just so much to see. It attracts visitors from all the over the world, we heard several American accents! We went for the first time three years ago and it has become our must see ritual. A lovely mother/daughter trip and Olivia’s ambition is to one day have a garden there herself! We can but dream! Thanks for watching Jenny

[@teresejohnson6767]

@@MurphysGardenThank you again for a wonderful tour. I’ve promised myself now to travel to see it in person! You must be so proud of your daughters ambition. She is stunning and will make you proud, I’m sure☘️

[@L.A.6482]

So stunningly beautiful and I’m so jealous that you get to live there in the UK a gardeners paradise in my mind. Thanks for sharing.

[@csr3282]

Best summary of the show I have watched. Thank you, I did like the kitchen garden that was on different levels the most. I am looking forward to watching your video on your vegie garden.

[@MurphysGarden]

Thank you for your kind comments. I’m not sure that my veggie patch is quite at the same standard - hope you’re not disappointed !🤣 Thanks for watching Jenny

[@RichardMiller-kx2sw]

Thanks for a great tour of the show including parts Gardeners World failed to reach.

[@raj4558]

Thanks to show us such a beautiful gardens siting on bed you are great 👍

[@lindamcbryde]

Thank you! That was wonderful!

[@MurphysGarden]

Thank you

[@vincedenimarck6498]

I really enjoyed your Flower show tour, The Huts & Tree house Amazing, Thanks for sharing

[@MurphysGarden]

Aren’t they fab, I want one! Thanks for watching Jenny

[@fionasaunders7646]

All the flowers in our gardens, where once upon a time weeds , they have just been improved !!! Please give the new ones time to reach that status . Thank you lovely coverage of the small industry’s at Chelsea

[@MurphysGarden]

A weed is only a plant growing in the wrong place. A gardener who edits allows for weaker insect beneficial plants to flower where they may otherwise be choked out by something more pernicious. In our garden verbena Bonariensis is a weed, I love it and its great for bees but I don’t want a monoculture and a garden full of just that one plant, I want other sources of nectar too. A interesting topic which I will do a video on soon Thanks for watching

[@bobr9895]

I have a big native flowerbed and even it needs weeded a couple if time during the growing season.

[@MurphysGarden]

Yes, some things are more invasive than others and it’s up to the gardener to decide how best to manage things. Glad to see at Chelsea this year, the whole weed obsession has passed, all the gardens were fabulous, can’t wait to share them- just editing the footage!

[@loricawley54]

We call those sliding doors barn doors here in America lol. Ty for taking us along to Chelsea! Was so lovely to see! 🥰

[@MurphysGarden]

I love those doors, thanks for watching Jenny

[@giennefarcais6834]

That was a brilliant tour of the show - one of the best I've seen! Thank you.

[@MurphysGarden]

Thank you so much Jemny

[@kimclarke5018]

I’m so excited I’ve just discovered your channel. Thank you for presenting this.

[@MurphysGarden]

Lovely to have you join us! Thanks for watching Jenny

[@darlavanhorne7997]

What a treat! Your tour was excellent.

[@MurphysGarden]

Thank you for watching Jenny

[@tiffanypage9077]

Thank you for this stunning video. The artistry is absolutely beautiful. You are wonderful!!!

[@MurphysGarden]

Thank you so much

[@gavinparry5426]

Lovely video. Bought EB last year potted at Bodnant Gardens ( well worth seeing their Roses in June/July etc) EB now doing exceptionally well in soil.

[@MurphysGarden]

Thank you, I can’t think what EB stands for, am I being a bit thick? It must be something I mentioned but I can’t think what, would love to know. I’ve visited Bodnant Gardens several times and it’s a beautiful garden Jenny

[@MurphysGarden]

I’ve worked it out - Emily Brontë!

[@FluffyFlowersTV]

Thank you so much for this Chelsey tour. It really made me feel I attended the show. I appreciate that.

[@MurphysGarden]

Thank you, it was good to have you join us! Jenny

[@lizzishaw]

What a wonderful blog. I really appreciated your thoughtful commentary and observations. So much better than the sanitised BBC coverage!

[@MurphysGarden]

Thank you, so pleased you liked it

[@wildgardens]

Thank you so much for this wonderful tour, made me feel as though I was there. I loved the color palette of Sarah Price's garden, so inspirational! I like how you described it as a watercolor painting, spot on!

[@mickidonahue4038]

Excellent tour! I felt like I was there. Much praise for the camera work. Couldn't be easy with crowds.

[@MurphysGarden]

Thank you so much, nice to have you join us!

[@mayarada2059]

Absolutely very beautiful garden , plants and flowers are all looking gorgeous .

[@MurphysGarden]

Thanks

[@junecorry268]

This was really informative, thank you so much.

[@MurphysGarden]

Thank you

[@patriciaflores2776]

Thank you!& both!! for this special fun tour of all the stunning flowers!!thank you for the BEST&informativeTOUR🎉🐞🐝LOVE IT IM SEE IT OVER & OVER that tree is beautiful the one u like i would like to have it too😊reserch time for me in Texas,usa.

[@MurphysGarden]

Cornus Kousa ‘China Girl’ is a beauty, I did some research and a video on ‘best deciduous trees’ and it was on there, if you are interested, I go through it’s growing requirements Thanks for watching Jenny

[@amandahorlington9054]

Fabulous

[@MurphysGarden]

Thank you

[@neel91]

Beautiful garden visit 👌👌

[@MurphysGarden]

Thank you

[@jennrowsell7868]

❤

[@amyjones2490]

I’ve noticed that pollinators if given the choice prefer “weeds” or as I call them wildflowers.

[@MurphysGarden]

I think if a garden is full of a diverse range of plants which flower at different times of the year, then pollinating insects have the maximum benefit. Allowing one plant, be it a ‘weed’ or ‘wildflower’ to dominate results in a monoculture. Our garden has so many more birds and insects now than when it was just long unmowed grass. I will explore this topic in a future video but thanks for your comments Jenny

[@aina2165]

I think we should be focusing more on native plants, it's more sustainable. Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them and their value.

[@CH-st5ng]

Can you please tell me what those silver round ball plants are at 6:15 in the serpentine walk? I’m in love with them!

[@MurphysGarden]

They are lovely. I think they are Calocephalus brownii 'Extra Silver' (grow in full sun, in a South-facing or West-facing aspect in a sheltered location H3) Hope this helps Jenny

[@sararichardson737]

“Up” to London.

[@User57885]

On a traditional map, North is often depicted as being at the top, giving the impression that moving "up" corresponds to moving North. However, this convention is arbitrary and chosen for convenience. There is no inherent reason why North should be considered "up" and South should be considered "down." It's merely a convention for map orientation. In terms of gravity and Earth's physical orientation, there is no literal "up" or "down." The idea of "up" is relative to our position on Earth. If you were to dig a hole in London and another person dug a hole in a location considered "up" on a map, you would still be standing upright, relative to your surroundings, and not floating away. Gravity keeps us grounded, making the concept of "up" or "down" relative. When it comes to air travel, the direction to London can vary depending on the flight path and prevailing winds. Airplanes take routes that optimize efficiency, fuel consumption, and other factors, which may result in routes that do not correspond to the direction indicated on a map. Airlines use flight paths based on navigation systems, weather patterns, and air traffic control, rather than adhering strictly to the notion of "up" on a map. The concept of "up" and "down" on a map is a human construct. Different cultures and civilizations throughout history have used various orientations for their maps, with no definitive "up" or "down" direction. It's essential to recognize that this perspective is subjective and influenced by societal norms.

[@sararichardson737]

@@User57885 thank you for that, very interesting. As a Brit, one only ever goes “up to London’ regardless of topographic/ cartographic coordinates. It’s a cultural phrase not a topographic fact. I think its to delineate the importance of the capital and the fulcrum of the Crown?

[@jefferyjimson8574]

deos anymore know that variety of Cornus kousa at 17 min?

[@MurphysGarden]

Not sure what variety it is but it is Pollyanna Wilkinson’s Chelsea 2023 garden ‘women in horticulture’. She’s on instagram and you could drop her a message and see if you get a response. Jenny

[@Gtumrths]

Mirrors in the garden are death traps for birds!!!!

[@MurphysGarden]

Good point