During which year did the first RHS Chelsea Flower Show take place?
Chelsea Flower Show known plant and seed merchants being attracted to the event including Suttons and Sons. In 1912, the Temple Show was cancelled to make way for the "Royal International Horticultural Exhibition". Sir Harry Veitch, the great nurseryman, secured the grounds of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, for this one-off event. It proved such a good site for an exhibition that the Great Spring Show was moved there in 1913, where it has taken place almost every year since. The RHS first became involved with the Chelsea Hospital in 1905. Three years before, it had leased the grounds of Holland House in Kensington
Chelsea Flower Show Chelsea Flower Show The RHS Chelsea Flower Show, formally known as the "Great Spring Show", is a garden show held for five days in May by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea in Chelsea, London. Held at Chelsea since 1912, it is the most famous flower and landscape gardens show in the United Kingdom, and perhaps in the world. The show is attended by members of the British Royal Family and attracts visitors from all continents. Highlights to the Chelsea Flower Show include the avant-garde show gardens designed by leading names with Floral