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Photo round-up of Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2011
See photographs of gardens and plants at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2011
In pictures: Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2011
The gardens and floral displays at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2011 reveal their vibrant colours in the summer sunshine. Here's a few of our favourite photos from the largest flower show in the world.
Pictured, above: The warm and colourful LOROS Garden of Light and Reflection.
BBC presenter Alys Fowler found some shade in The Home Front small garden while waiting for filming to re-start.
Smokin'. A detail from Tony Smith's Diamonds and Rust show garden at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2011.
The launch of the Naked Garden at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2011 attracted considerable press attention.
Inside the Floral Marquee there are lots of lilies on display.
Dan Lobb's (standing left) Landscape Obscured 'conceptual' design won praise from Cleve West (right), designer of the best in show garden at Chelsea 2011
Characters from Alice in Wonderland faced the cameras for the launch of the Rose of the Year.
Another character, "Lewis Carroll" entertained children visiting the Jabberwocky garden.
Children also flocked to the colourful scarecrow competition.
I Am Because of Who We Are was awarded best Show Garden.
And we managed to persuade Monty Don to stand still for a photo.
See also
More photos of Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
List of gardens at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
List of gardens at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
Show Gardens - photos and info
Conceptual Gardens - photos and info
English Poets Gardens - photos and info
Small Gardens - photos and info
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Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2011
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