Flowers share the stage with actors and models at London’s Chelsea Flower Show
Benedict Cumberbatch, Lily Cole, Rowan Atkinson and Amy Willerton were among the British celebrities on hand to preview the 2014 Chelsea Flower Show at Royal Hospital Chelsea in London on Monday.
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- An exhibitor looks at Auricula plants on display in the Great Pavilion at the 2014 Chelsea Flower Show at Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 19, 2014 in London, England. The prestigious gardening show opens to the general public on May 20, 2014, and features hundreds of stands and exhibition gardens.(Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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- A model wearing a dress made of 1000 Orchida Vanda petals, designed by Judith Blacklock, poses for photographers in the M & A Garden during media day at the Chelsea Flower Show in London May 19, 2014. (Stefan Wermuth/Reuters)
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- Allium ‘Purple Rain’ plants are seen during media day at the Chelsea Flower Show in London May 19, 2014. (Stefan Wermuth/Reuters)
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- Lilly Cole poses during a photocall on the House of Fraiser stand at the 2014 Chelsea Flower Show at Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 19, 2014 in London, England. The prestigious gardening show opens to the general public on May 20, 2014, and features hundreds of stands and exhibition gardens. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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- British model and actress Lily Cole poses for photographers at the House of Fraser garden at the Chelsea Flower Show in west London on May 19, 2014. The Chelsea flower show, held annually in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, will run this year from May 20-24. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)
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- A patch of sunflowers are displayed at the Chelsea Flower Show in west London, on May 19, 2014. The Chelsea flower show, held annually in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, will run this year from May 20-24. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)
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- A bicycle is seen in a display of flowers during media day at the Chelsea Flower Show in London May 19, 2014. (Stefan Wermuth/Reuters)
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- A general view of a stand in the Great Pavilion at the 2014 Chelsea Flower Show at Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 19, 2014 in London, England. The prestigious gardening show opens to the general public on May 20, 2014, and features hundreds of stands and exhibition gardens. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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- A floral bi-plane on display on the Birmingham City Council garden at the 2014 Chelsea Flower Show at Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 19, 2014 in London, England. The prestigious gardening show opens to the general public on May 20, 2014, and features hundreds of stands and exhibition gardens. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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- A man tends Bonsai trees during media day at the Chelsea Flower Show in London May 19, 2014. (Stefan Wermuth/Reuters)
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- An exhibitor looks at a stand of Chrysanthemum at the 2014 Chelsea Flower Show at Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 19, 2014 in London, England. The prestigious gardening show opens to the general public on May 20, 2014, and features hundreds of stands and exhibition gardens. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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- Actor Benedict Cumberbatch attends the media day at the Chelsea Flower Show in London May 19, 2014. (Stefan Wermuth/Reuters)
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- A Nymphaea ‘Attraction’ plant is seen during media day at the Chelsea Flower Show in London May 19, 2014. (Stefan Wermuth/Reuters)
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- A Lilium ‘Vancouver’ plant is seen during media day at the Chelsea Flower Show in London May 19, 2014. (Stefan Wermuth/Reuters)
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- A visitor makes notes at a display of lupins during media day at the Chelsea Flower Show in London May 19, 2014. (Stefan Wermuth/Reuters)
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- A woman takes a photograph during media day at the Chelsea Flower Show in London May 19, 2014. (Stefan Wermuth/Reuters)
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- A woman takes a photograph of animals made from shells during media day at the Chelsea Flower Show in London May 19, 2014. (Stefan Wermuth/Reuters)
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- A dinosaur made from shells is seen during media day at the Chelsea Flower Show in London May 19, 2014. (Stefan Wermuth/Reuters)
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- Cactus plants are seen during media day at the Chelsea Flower Show in London May 19, 2014. (Stefan Wermuth/Reuters)
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- British model Nina Schubert models this year’s M&G dress, made with Orchida “Vanda” heads, at the Chelsea Flower Show in west London, on May 19, 2014. The Chelsea flower show, held annually in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, will run this year from May 20-24. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)
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- A man works on a display of flowers during media day at the Chelsea Flower Show in London May 19, 2014. (Stefan Wermuth/Reuters)
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- A woman looks at a display of flowers during media day at the Chelsea Flower Show in London May 19, 2014. (Stefan Wermuth/Reuters)
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- A floral display is seen at the Chelsea Flower Show in London May 19, 2014. (Stefan Wermuth/Reuters)
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- A model wearing a dress made of 1000 Orchida Vanda petals, designed by Judith Blacklock, poses for photographers in the M & A Garden during media day at the Chelsea Flower Show in London May 19, 2014. (Stefan Wermuth/Reuters)
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- A woman wears a flower-decorated hat during media day at the Chelsea Flower Show in London May 19, 2014. (Stefan Wermuth/Reuters)
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- Water spouts from a creation by sculptor Mehrdad Tafreshi at the Quist stand at the Chelsea Flower Show in London May 19, 2014. (Stefan Wermuth/Reuters)
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- A water feature on a stand at the 2014 Chelsea Flower Show at Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 19, 2014 in London, England. The prestigious gardening show opens to the general public on May 20, 2014, and features hundreds of stands and exhibition gardens. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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- A Playmobil figure is displayed among the leaves of a display at the Chelsea Flower Show in west London, on May 19, 2014. The Chelsea flower show, held annually in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, will run this year from May 20-24. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)
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- British model Amy Willerton strikes a pose to imitate the painting “Birth of Venus” by Botticelli as she poses for photographers at the Chelsea Flower Show in west London, on May 19, 2014. The Chelsea flower show, held annually in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, will run this year from May 20-24. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)
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- British model Amy Willerton strikes a pose to imitate the painting “Birth of Venus” by Botticelli as she poses for photographers at the Chelsea Flower Show in west London, on May 19, 2014. The Chelsea flower show, held annually in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, will run this year from May 20-24. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)
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- A group of Chelsea Pensioners pose for photographers on the London Square display at the Chelsea Flower Show in west London, on May 19, 2014. The Chelsea flower show, held annually in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, will run this year from May 20-24. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)
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- Delphinium are displayed on a stand at the 2014 Chelsea Flower Show at Royal Hospital Chelsea on May 19, 2014 in London, England. The prestigious gardening show opens to the general public on May 20, 2014, and features hundreds of stands and exhibition gardens. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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- British actor and comedian Rowan Atkinson (L) reads a poem by First World War poet Wilfred Owen, while visiting “No Man’s Land: The Soldiers’ Charity Garden” at the Chelsea Flower Show in west London, on May 19, 2014. The Chelsea flower show, held annually in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, will run this year from May 20-24. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)
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- A woman walks among the displays inside the pavillion at the Chelsea Flower Show in west London, on May 19, 2014. The Chelsea flower show, held annually in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, will run this year from May 20-24. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)
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