Subdued Sunday?

Sunday morning started bright and fairly warm with a modest little breakfast at our usual cafe. Glad I went for the lighter option - scrambled eggs(about half a dozen), a few rashers of bacon and a ton of mushrooms washed down with an ocean of tea. A good start to the day before embarking on the homeward straight.








Although I am always quite relieved to get to this stage its always rather sad that the fun creative part is nearly over. The worst part is the team breaking up at the end of the day. We become very close in these few days working on the exhibit and it seems as if we have worked together as a team for a few years rather than a few days.

One tends to forget that the show is still to come and there is still the marathon of Press Day, Royals, and Gala night to get through before the curtain rises on Chelsea 2009.

At this time I always think that this is the best exhibit we have ever done, whether I will feel the same at the end of the week remains to be seen.



However, although I say it myself, it is brilliant and that's thanks entirely to The Hillier Chelsea Team - a bunch of incredibly talented individuals that weave their magic in The Great Pavilion. We could not have achieved it without any single one of them, especially the stage management Neil and Nigel who manage the construction, the logistics, loading, unloading and party arrangements.


And of course the other important element of Chelsea - the plants - what can I say Mr Dorlay you've done it again!

Now, I've got an idea for next year.............................

But for now - have a look at all the pictures of the finished exhibit - click here