Chelsea Flower Show what an event to be part of!
The operation and logistics of this event is incredible. As one person described the main thorough fair of vehicles that went round the one-way system was like ‘a smaller version of the M25’ throughout the build.
The organisation, the kindness of people, the patience of sitting in traffic waiting for cranes to unload trees, the attention and care, the distance people had travelled all over the world to be there, the level of detail that went into not only the event but the gardens, the designs and feel of the event in it’s entirety was incredible. No wonder it’s one of the most prestigious and sort after events to attend in the UK if not the world if you are in the gardening scene.
The RHS Chelsea Flower show has been running since 1912 in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea. With Approximately 168,000 visitors each year but this year was a first for WH Silverbacks.
Colicci, who are well established, since 1982, for their catering outlets and most importantly their ice cream in the Royal Parks in London, were brought in to manage, design and produce the catering areas at RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
The finish was amazing, the look and feel of the catering areas was perfect for the occasion, setting and most of all the event. With the design incorporating various woods, flowers and plants, floral design, the use of calming colours, which enabled all the flowers and plants to stand out, Colicci absolutely hit the brief all in year one!
We were asked to provide various outdoor bar, customer cover and outlet solutions to include pagodas and large tent options to house their catering provision.
The pagodas we installed housed the Champagne and Pimm’s Bars, Coffee and Cake and various other Food Units within the Band Stand area.
The large tents we installed were a 9x18m stretch tent at the Potting Shed which consisted of 3 of 6x9m tents linked together sitting on top of a scaffold base, which had been nicely covered in a composite decking.
The other larger stretch tent was a 15x20m for the Courtyard Area. Both stretch tents housed the seating for the catering outlets.
A fabulous project to be part of with Colicci and alongside Article Design Studio, 9 Miles create and Oxalis Design Studio.
We cannot wait for 2024!
