RHS Chelsea Flower Show: Host by Harkness Roses
A world well-known rose breeder Harkness Roses is set to glare both virtually and in-person for this year RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
Hitchin-based rose breeder Harkness
Roses have been breeding British roses since 1879 - have been joining the RHS Chelsea
Flower show for over half a century, and have obtained gold medals more than 25
times.
Well-known rose growing company
open their virtual RHS Chelsea Show stand to the public at their new rose store
in Upper Caldecote, Beds, offering garden lovers a exclusive chance to see show
quality roses in all their magnificence.
Harkness Roses are revealing new
varieties at their virtual Chelsea flower show stand this year.
RHS Chelsea Flower Show will be
held online for the 2nd time in its 108-year history, after being suspended due
to COVID-19. Chelsea Flower Show is also planned to be held in person in
September; making it the 1st time that Chelsea has not occurred in May.
Harkness' flourishing display
features the brand-new Harkness Rose Masterpiece Collection, along with
specially-bred roses cultivated by the family. Around 800 rose plants have been
lovingly cared for by Philip Harkness and his team in preparation, and the
roses are now starting to blossom.
Chairman Philip Harkness said: “We
are excited to take part in Virtual Chelsea Flower Show and think it will be a
wonderful experience for local people to get involved with too. We have some
amazing new varieties this year like Wonderful World and Captain Tom.”
"We hope everyone enjoys
looking around the stand as much as we enjoyed creating it. Of course, we are
happy to be attending Chelsea later on in the year as well and look forward to
seeing you all there.”
The virtual RHS Chelsea Flower show
stand is open to the public until 23rd May at the new Harkness Rose Store at
Woodlands Plant Centre in Upper Caldecote.


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