I always find it fascinating to understand people’s reactions to Chelsea. To understand which gardens won the various medals and awards, which were talked about most and who liked what.

It’s Chelsea time. Hip hip hooray!

I’m just back from a beautiful Australian summer, into deep, cold winter; dreaming of the bulb-laden spring around the corner…whilst looking at my autumn blog post that’s a little overdue.

Most people I know had been dreading the day coming. We weren’t ‘surprised’ at how sad we felt, more confused by the realisation of how much love we felt for someone we had never met.

We were also a little worried about what it might bring next. Would support for the monarchy wane? 

It’s been a summer of two halves. 

I sometimes wonder if I left my heart in Australia when I moved back to the UK. Don’t get me wrong, I love my country of birth and wouldn’t want to leave it for now. But, (incredibly) some six and a half years on, Australia is still present, still there, still with me deep inside, on a day to day basis.

Well, it all got a bit interesting when the awards were handed out at Chelsea this year. Golds were given to Sarah Eberle, Chris Beardshaw, Ruth Wilmott, Andy Sturgeon, Joe Perkins, Lulu Urquhart and Adam Hunt – which all seemed about right – but Best in Show went to the last of these two designers, for their ‘Rewilding’ garden.

It’s back. It’s back. Oh, what a wonderful thing!