A hardy bunch: visitors at wet Chelsea flower show – in pictures
Torrential rain did not stop garden lovers – or Guardian photographer Sarah Lee – from enjoying the 2024 Chelsea flower show on Wednesday
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Port in a storm – taking cover in the tent of the show’s ‘official cyder’
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Cocktails in the rain
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Umbrellas of Chelsea
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Paperplant, a species of fatsia
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Crowds at Chelsea
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People hope the rain doesn’t ruin their picture
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Fragrant plantain lily, a species of hosta
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Plantain lily
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The Cape Flora of South Africa display inside the Great Pavilion included species of sugarbush (protea)
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Where next?
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Brollies, cagoules and a scarf to ward off the rain
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A self-portrait in a puddle
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Siberian iris among camassia quamash
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Crowds were not put off by the rain
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More photographs
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The pavilion was an easier place to take pictures
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A visitor appears lost among the palms
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Still dapper despite the rain
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No umbrellas in the main pavilion
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A colourful coat among the flowers
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Summer dresses – never mind the chill wind and lashing rain
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Water, water everywhere: people admire a garden with a water feature
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Mobiles at the ready
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A visitor looking at red lobster claws, a heliconia species
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The Newt in Somerset: a Roman Garden recreates a 1st century AD Roman garden – this replica bust appeared heartbroken about the rain
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Water splashes on the ground
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Harriet, who is blind, with her mother, Caroline, who helps her experience the flower show through touch and description
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Rain ponchos were de rigueur
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The most elegant yet practical use of a catalogue
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A well-attended talk in the main pavilion about the best methods for treating parasites and pests
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A pink long-headed poppy
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Ornamental pincushions
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