Chelsea Flower Show Comes to the Dorchester
May gardens are full of English roses right now signalling the start of the Chelsea flower show. It’s alive and blooming until the 29th May and I’ve been lucky enough to view the stunning Laurent Perrier garden by award winning designer Tom Stuart Smith.
He’s teamed up with architect Jamie Fobert to create an elegant and sophisticated space, which perfectly suits a summery Champagne soiree. Jamie ‘s stunning bronze pavilion is composed of folded copper sheets that overlook Tom’s woodland flora. The show garden is a vision of modern sophistication and well worth a visit; in fact it’s just been awarded a gold medal!
This is the sixth year Tom has worked with Laurent Perrier and I met him at a ‘Floral Tea’ to celebrate the brands collaboration with the Dorchester. Champagne was served in pretty cherry blossom glassware alongside a selection of freshly cut sandwiches, warmed scones and delicious pastries. Combining the Chelsea flower show with a Dorchester is a match made in heaven- possibly the most English way to celebrate summer- aside from the chilled glass of Laurent Perrier Cuvee Rose which adds a little Parisian glamour to the whole affair. We dined on strawberries covered in vanilla, nibbled on handmade edible petals, tasted a raspberry& rose mousse and sampled a violet infuse chocolate desert - it was fabulous! Talk soon turned from pruning to eating and I’d highly recommend you book immediately!
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