Gnomes Invade the Chelsea Flower Show
A garden gnome is displayed among plants at the Fulham Palace Garden Centre in south west London February 10, 2013. Britain’s Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) said it will overturn a ban on garden gnomes, for one season only, at the 100th anniversary of its Chelsea Flower Show in the summer of 2013. The RHS is inviting celebrities to paint and decorate gnomes to be auctioned off to raise funds for its nationwide RHS Campaign for School Gardening. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN – Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT) – RTR3DKPX
Britain’s world renowned Chelsea Flower Show celebrates its 100th anniversary this week by lifting its ban on ornamental figures, better known as gnomes.
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