Graham Ross reports live from the 2010 Chelsea Flower & Garden Show
See all the colour of this prestigious gardening event as it happens with Graham sending images and giving live reports.
 1. Newcastle Bridge covered in millions of pansy flowers, a staggering sight in the Great Pavillion 2. A huge display of 2m tall liliums ready for arranging in the Great pavillion.
3. Granada always has a great display. This year they are featuring tropical banana flowers, gingers, anthriums and ginger lilies..This cottage is 10% of their huge display. 4. Dahlias have not been exhibited for over 25 years at Chelsea, last year they came back to enormous public response so they are back again. Three new varieties will be launched this year. 5. New cactus varieties from 2009. 6. Orchids are always popular this display included Moth orchids.
  7 & 8. The Fleming Australian stand is huge, a massive outdoor room under construction is attracting a lot of attention from other exhibitors. The wet bar, kitchen, lap pool and incredible plantings is a typical Aussie quality display in the highly competitive Show Garden category this year.
 9. Tom Stuart Smith's magical design coming to shape early in the weekend setup. Tom won Gold in 2009 and Best in Show 10 An amazing English Country loch reconstructed complete with flowing water and wildflower landscape.
 11. A suburban garden with arbour almost complete.  12. The O'CCitane perfumery garden a picture of Italian contryside, almost finished. 13. The largest Show garden ever built at Chelsea, 600sq m. constructed for the Eden project by homeless people and ex-prisoners. 14 The london Eye attracting the world to London for Chelsea 2010
 15. Princess Anne rose, a new release at Chelsea by David Austin Roses
 16. Clematis "Diamantina", a new release dwarf double Clematis 17. A spectacular Clematis display including new releases 18. Digitalis "Serendipity" new release foxglove from Hillier Nurseries.
 19. Graham on a courtyard garden promoting biodiversity
 20. Dahlia "Ian Hislop" new releaseDahlia could be X factor winner at Chelsea
 21. Streptocarpus "Harlequin Blue" a new release from Dibleys Nursery
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