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Thursday, 25 May 2006, 10:48 GMT 11:48 UK

In pictures: Chelsea Flower Show

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Thousands of gardening fans have enjoyed acres of displays at the 84th Chelsea Flower Show in London.

A bed of roses at Chelsea Flower Show

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A bed of roses was one of the novel displays from nurseries and designers.

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A Mammillaria Hahniana cactus was one of the many colourful displays.

A reclining grassy woman featured in the 4Head Garden of Dreams by designers Marney Hall and Heather Yarrow.

A reclining grassy woman featured in the 4Head Garden of Dreams by designers Marney Hall and Heather Yarrow.

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Among the designer gardens was a reclining grassy woman in the 4Head Garden of Dreams by designers Marney Hall and Heather Yarrow.

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The New Zealand garden had a woman of a different kind, with a model wearing a Bird of the Sea costume created by Xanthe White.

Plants weren't restricted to pots and soil, as this bespoke hat designed by the royal florist Moyses Stevens.

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Plants weren't restricted to pots and soil, as this bespoke hat demonstrates. It was designed by the florist Moyses Stevens.

Visitor sniffing a white rose

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Wet and windy weather did not deter the visitors from enjoying the blooms.

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