I hear that James May's Plasticine Paradise has won him the coveted award of a 'Special Letter'. Would that be a 'P' for plasticine or a 'D' for don't do it again.
Sure it's controversial, of course there's self promotion there and despite James' claims that it is botanically correct (sorry James but it really isn't!), it has created a real stir for the show.
I wouldn't want to see another Plasticine garden for a few years, not that I have anything against Plasticine, but it is a Chelsea 1st. It's great for the kids and lets face it, it is a garden that even a Top Gear presenter could care for adequately.
Fortunately celebs and visitors to the show have had plenty of praise for this Plasticine creation. On Press Day, actress Lesley Joseph spoke out in support forJames' efforts.
"Everyone will probably scream me down, but I love the Plasticine garden, I think it's just so off the wall, so outrageous; I applaud Chelsea for letting it in. I've just met a purist friend of mine who thinks it's awful. I love it, I just think it's fun, unusual. I think the thing with Chelsea is that like a lot of things you need to keep introducing new people to it, you need to keep bringing new people in and I think if you can get something which is a strong talking point like that then fantastic. I think NAFAS is fabulous as ever, I love the flower arrangers, the show is smaller this year, there are not as many of the big Show Gardens, but I think what is there is as dynamic, as exciting, and as diverse as it always is and I think the standard is really high."