• British actor Benedict Cumberbatch and his mother visit the Chelsea Flower Show in London. EPA
    British actor Benedict Cumberbatch and his mother visit the Chelsea Flower Show in London. EPA
  • A view of plant of the Year 2014 shortlist contender, Hydrangea Macrophylla, 'Miss Saori' on display at the Chelsea Flower Show in London. AP
    A view of plant of the Year 2014 shortlist contender, Hydrangea Macrophylla, 'Miss Saori' on display at the Chelsea Flower Show in London. AP
  • Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen attends the VIP preview day of The Chelsea Flower Show at The Royal Hospital Chelsea. Getty Images
    Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen attends the VIP preview day of The Chelsea Flower Show at The Royal Hospital Chelsea. Getty Images
  • A model wearing a dress and carrying an umbrella made from orchids poses in the M&G garden. EPA
    A model wearing a dress and carrying an umbrella made from orchids poses in the M&G garden. EPA
  • Rowan Atkinson attends the VIP preview day of The Chelsea Flower Show. Getty Images
    Rowan Atkinson attends the VIP preview day of The Chelsea Flower Show. Getty Images
  • Jerry Hall looks around a stand. Getty Images
    Jerry Hall looks around a stand. Getty Images
  • A stall holder works on his display. Reuters
    A stall holder works on his display. Reuters
  • A patch of sunflowers. AFP
    A patch of sunflowers. AFP
  • A man tends Bonsai trees. Reuters
    A man tends Bonsai trees. Reuters
  • Poppies on display. Reuters
    Poppies on display. Reuters
  • A visitor makes notes at a display of lupins. Reuters
    A visitor makes notes at a display of lupins. Reuters
  • A visitor walks into a show garden 'Positively Stoke-on-Trent' AP
    A visitor walks into a show garden 'Positively Stoke-on-Trent' AP
  • An Orchid. Getty Images
    An Orchid. Getty Images
  • Amy Willerton, duplicating the famous painting, The Birth of Venus. Getty Images
    Amy Willerton, duplicating the famous painting, The Birth of Venus. Getty Images
  • A dinosaur made from shells. Reuters
    A dinosaur made from shells. Reuters
  • Britain's Queen Elizabeth looks at a display. Reuters
    Britain's Queen Elizabeth looks at a display. Reuters
  • A floral bi-plane on display on the Birmingham City Council garden. Getty Images
    A floral bi-plane on display on the Birmingham City Council garden. Getty Images

In pictures: Chelsea Flower Show opens


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A selection of pictures from the opening of 2014’s Chelsea Flower Show. The Chelsea Flower show is a garden show held annually in May by the Royal Horticultural Society.