Last week in the city of London the renowned [Chelsea Flower Show](http://www.rhs.org.uk/shows-events/rhs-chelsea-flower-show) took place, considered globally the most relevant and influential event in the gardening sector.
The turnout of public, both professionals and amateurs, is massive and tickets sell out months before the start of this important fair. This fact, in addition to evidencing the prestige of the event, is also a reflection of the relevance and tradition that gardening has in this country.
One of the most outstanding attractions of the fair is the garden competition, which is divided into three categories: Show Gardens, Fresh Gardens and Artisan Gardens, from largest to smallest dimensions and budget allocation, but not of inferior quality and interest; within the possibilities of each category, very interesting proposals could be enjoyed in all of them. We will talk about them soon, but we can advance the garden awarded the [Best in Show](http://www.rhs.org.uk/shows-events/rhs-chelsea-flower-show/exhibitors/gardens/The-Laurent-Perrier-Garden), The Laurent-Perrier Garden, created by Luciano Giubbilei, the great winner of the competition.
In addition to this more spectacular part of the garden competition, it is also worth highlighting the exhibition of flowers and plants of all kinds by some nurseries: presentation of new plant cultivars, bonsai over 100 years old, epiphytes, carnivorous plants and other unique species.
In the venue there were also numerous stands with all kinds of garden items, from small greenhouses for private gardens to all kinds of gardening accessories. These and other exhibitors also participated in their own competition for the best stand at the fair, which in this edition had more than 500 exhibitors.
In this sense, perhaps one of the things that caught the most attention was the quality of many of the stands, which having counted on the collaboration of some designers, at first glance and given the distribution of space, it was difficult to know whether it was a stand or an exhibition garden.
Finally, it is also worth highlighting the presence of many Mediterranean plants, especially species native to South Africa, where Proteas for their spectacularity were the protagonists, but you could also find numerous species both shrubs and grasses, many of which are part of the Sala Graupera catalog, such as _[Phyllica ericoides](http://www.salagraupera.com/es/cataleg/general/item/phylica-ericoides-3)_ or _[Coleonema pulchellum](http://www.salagraupera.com/es/cataleg/general/item/coleonema-pulchellum-2)_ and Proteas such as _[Leucadendron](http://www.salagraupera.com/es/cataleg/general/category/leucadendron-proteaceae-6)_ and _[Leucospermum](http://www.salagraupera.com/es/cataleg/general/item/leucospermum-var-3)_.