Almost the last post from Chelsea...

The Horticultural Trade Association is reporting that Bank Holiday sales for some retailers were at an all-time high, with concern that good quality bedding plants are now in short supply.

So what's all this got to do with Chelsea Flower Show? Well it would appear that the blanket coverage it received from the BBC certainly fuelled the public's thirst for furniture, barbecues and plants, even if it wasn't the greatest telly.

Whether or not the weather played a part in the equation is subject to debate but a promotion around Chelsea Flower Show plants such as clematis and roses resulted in a 20 per cent increase in sales.

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Sadly that's the last post from this Chelsea 2010 - a bit of a triumph for the organisers, show gardens and growers.

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