AMONG those competing for top honours at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show is Marden-based garden designer Jo Thompson.
It is her third time at the show and this year she has designed a Celebration of Caravanning garden on behalf of The Caravan Club.
Ms Thompson is hoping to emulate her 2010 success when she was awarded a gold medal for Best Urban Garden in Show.
She has recruited the talents of four other specialists from Kent to help deliver her showpiece, which revolves around Doris, a 1950s caravan.
Sue Marshall, who runs Iris nursery in Sissinghurst, has provided irises and Roger Platt’s nursery in Edenbridge has supplied the other plants she will be using in her design.
Textile artist Carmel Meade from Sandhurst has produced patriotic fabric patchwork squares to make a hammock and cushions, and Nicholas Hall of Herbert Hall Wines has provided locally produced sparkling wine.
The show opened on Tuesday and runs until Friday. It is expected to attract 150,000 visitors.
Organised by the Royal Horticultural Society, the event showcases the talents of Britain’s top garden designers and horticulturists.
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