Gardens Illustrated: Chelsea Flower Show Podcast

Gardens Illustrated editor Juliet Roberts interviews Dan Pearson, Andrew Duff, and Andrew Wilson to get their impressions of the 2009 Chelsea Flower Show in London. This year's show was comparatively low key. Many gardens couldn't get funding because of the economic malaise. Probably just as well. You can listen to the podcast here or download it here.

The Daily Telegraph, which sponsored the Best in Show garden designed by Ulf Nordfjell, reports on the highlights of the show here.

Chelsea links

I don't usually follow the Chelsea Flower Show but this year I stumbled on Cleve West's blog reporting the day by day building of his show garden. To get a feel for what it's like to be a part of this manic event, go to Tilth & Tillage and read about how it all comes together. To see the best of the gardens, and get an amazing 360 degree tour of each one, click this Telegraph link. You'll also find an interview with Tom Stuart-Smith, who got Best in Show, I think for the 6th time. Regardless of how you feel about Chelsea, you'll find some beautiful gardens here.

Gardens Illustrated has a podcast interview with noted garden critic Tim Richardson, garden designer Dan Pearson, and Chelsea judge Andrew Wilson.

(The photo is of a frog in my pond.)