{"id":10870,"date":"2022-05-19T11:24:38","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T09:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gardensillustrated.com\/?p=78574"},"modified":"2022-05-19T11:40:09","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T09:40:09","slug":"my-chelsea-experience-sarah-eberle","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/rss_feed\/my-chelsea-experience-sarah-eberle\/","title":{"rendered":"My Chelsea experience: Sarah Eberle"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Abigail Whyte\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 19 May 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Everyone\u2019s experience of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show<\/a> is slightly different. For most of us it\u2019s a great day out \u2013 the opportunity to find inspiration in the show gardens, discover new plants from the country\u2019s leading nurseries and partake in some serious retail therapy. But what does it mean for those who are involved in the show?<\/p>\n

Sarah Eberle has been involved with Chelsea for more years than she cares to remember. Initially, her role was as design director at Hillier and, since 2006, as the creator of some exceptional gardens, including the so-called Life on Mars garden<\/a> in 2007, an extraordinary \u2018chill-out space\u2019 for astronauts, which was named Best in Show.<\/p>\n

Head to our Chelsea Flower Show hub page for all the latest coverage of the Show\u00a0<\/em><\/a><\/h3>\n
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\u201cEvery year is a thrill,\u201d she says. \u201cThe spirit of this show is amazing \u2013 challenging, exciting and visually stimulating \u2013 and that has always been the same throughout the decades I have been involved with Chelsea. Fashions and themes tend to change and evolve but there is always the most tremendous camaraderie. I think it surprises some newcomers, who worry that everyone will be in competition, but we don\u2019t actually get judged against each other. We are assessed according to a set of rules, although they do get tougher and tougher.<\/p>\n
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