Chelsea Fringe

Jonathan Trustram leading the Self Seeders Walk, showing the use of self-seeding plants by the Putting Down Roots project of St Mungo's.

Chelsea Fringe is a garden festival in London which is run in parallel with the Chelsea Flower Show. It consists of a variety of events and displays at locations across London. It was started in 2012 by Tim Richardson and is run by volunteers. In 2012, events included guerrilla gardening, a bicycle beer garden and oranges and lemons at Shoreditch.[1][2][3]

In 2013, the fringe expanded to about 200 separate events, with the core site being a pop-up park at Battersea Power Station. Ben Dark, reviewing for The Daily Telegraph, described the fringe as a "sprawling mess" but praised most of the exhibits which he visited, such as the Gnome Invasion of Ockendon Road, the Dalston Eastern Curve Garden, and the Office Garden in Buckingham Palace Road.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Ed Cumming (18 May 2012), "Chelsea Fringe 2012", The Daily Telegraph
  2. ↑ Chelsea Fringe Flower Show launched, BBC, 21 May 2012
  3. ↑ Pattie Barron (23 May 2012), "The Chelsea Fringe: the alternative flower show", Homes & Property
  4. ↑ Ben Dark (25 May 2013), "Chelsea Flower Show 2013: review of the Chelsea Fringe", The Daily Telegraph

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