Lindum Turf’s Chelsea Flower Show debut a success

7-8 months ago it was just a thought and then it soon became a reality for BALI Registered Affiliate member Lindum Turf. Lots of ideas were thrown around and they put together a few plans in-house of what they would like the stand to look like and soon realised it would be their biggest and best stand to date. RHS Chelsea Flower Show is a platform like no other. You guys that know Lindum Turf well know that they don’t ever do anything by half so this stand was always going to be something spectacular for them and for the visitors.

Roger Moore their Contracts Manager and the rest of their team made their way down to Chelsea to welcome the stand materials onto site and get stuck into the build-up phase. From little drawings their trade stand started to come to life. Although it took them longer than expected (finishing at 9.30pm the day before the show started), it looked great and were are all really proud with how it turned out. Lots of very tired heads left the showground that day but at least were satisfied in knowing that the stand was complete and nothing else could be done.

One last sleep before show week flew by. Press Day arrived the rest is somewhat a blur.

The interest they received in Lindum Wildflower turf & Lindum Sedum Mat was something they never really expected. The amount of people that popped onto their stand to enquire about their products was outstanding and the many passers-by that congratulated us on our beautiful stand really did mean so much to Lindum Turf.

Their favourite visitors to the stand were by far the bees. This year they started their Save the Bees campaign and Chelsea was their main target to spread the word. The team wanted to reiterate how important bees are to our everyday life and how Lindum Wildflower turf can create a haven for all types of bees and the impact you can create in a small space! Boy did the wildflowers deliver! They couldn’t have asked for more. They didn’t think one person spoke to them without noticing that the Lindum Wildflower turf was absolutely alive with buzzing bee activity. From the moment the Wildflowers left the wagon they were put to work feeding the fuzzy little guys and it was a total privilege to have them with the team. They grew very fond of them and it was a shame to leave them behind at the end of the week. Numerous people asked if we had brought the bees with them as they couldn’t believe how many there was in one space. Some convinced that they had a hive behind the stand. This certainly wasn’t the case, they were definitely not Yorkshire bees but they certainly did know amazing Yorkshire Wildflowers when they saw them! They couldn’t get enough!

All trade stands get awarded either a letter or 3-5 star awards. On Tuesday morning Lindum Turf were handed their award. They were speechless at receiving 4 very shiny stars. The feedback from the assessors was brilliant and made all the sleepless nights worthwhile.

The team would like to say a thank you to all of their lovely neighbours for inviting them into their Chelsea family. The biggest of thank yous goes to Ian and Michelle of Ian Gill Sculptures for the loan of the beautiful bird feeder and lily bird bath. They really did add another dimension to their products and showed them off beautifully.

The show week was totally out of this world and we couldn’t have asked for anything better, the sun was shining, the bees were buzzing and the general atmosphere as always was truly fantastic.

Watch a short video of their highlights here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ4Fx8KajG0