He's spent the last ten days writing it up, so brew yourself a cup of tea - or perhaps something stronger to sustain you - and have a read of Tony McCormack's aka The Paving Expert - review of the Chelsea Flower Show 2014.
Anyone who reads Tony's site knows that he doesn't tend to hold back.
Here's his opening paragraph to whet your appetite.
"Well, in an otherwise lacklustre show this year, the sheer number of dilettantes and debutantes parading up and down the Main Avenue at the Royal Hospital Showground in the hope of being spotted by the camera-wielding pepperonis was one of the more notable sights. They've patently no interest at all in the paving, and little if any, in the flowers and planting, but they do like to be seen affecting an interest and generally getting in my way. The fact that I even noticed these ephemeral creatures reveals just how underwhelming the whole show was this year, and I'm really not sure why. Usually, there's at least one show garden that's a wow. It's not necessarily a good wow, but a wow in that it provokes a strong reaction, love or loathing, delight or detest. For whatever reasons, most of this year's gardens just left me feeling underfed, unsatisfied, wanting something more."
Read the full post here: http://www.pavingexpert.com/news347.htm
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Its nice to think about something like this from a different angle - makes you think next time you look around to consider all of the elements that make up a design rather than just the main focus! :)