Seeds of Snobbery ; As Top Designers Fall Out at Chelsea, an Expert's Guide to What's Class and What's Crass in the Garden...
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THE tension has been there for a long time, creeping through the sub- soil. But somehow it never took root. In gardening, unlike so much of the modern world, people are generally polite. Now, though, garden warfare has burst into full, gaudy bloom.
There has been shouting - yes, good heavens, shouting! - at the Chelsea Flower Show.See the full content of this document
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Seeds of Snobbery ; As Top Designers Fall Out at Chelsea, an Expert's Guide to What's Class and What's Crass in the Garden...
Diarmuid Gavin, the handsome young Irish garden designer, reckoned that smart-alec snobs were mocking him in a radio interview about his new garden design for Chelsea.
He was outraged by their comments over his 'Brookside' style garden. He got back at his tormentors, who he reckoned included the upmarket garden design...See the full content of this document