Chelsea Flower Show: isn't it time to talk to the Blackberry/ ipod generation?
The Chelsea Flower show is a great event. However it could be fantastic if it opened up to a more forward looking approach. I think one just has to see the crowd: a delightful group of over 40 's ( hmmm ...50's?). Not that many youngsters.
Even the so called modern gardens are variations on a theme and not really groundbreaking. The show is a perfect reflection of what the Garden community says/does/ promotes.
So perhaps it is not so surprising
that more and more younger people are calling on architects rather than garden designers to get their gardens/outdoor space designed.
They are the Ipod, Plasma TV , Blackberry generation.Spades and dirt are alien to them. Even the Society of Garden Designers has acknowledged that time is running out to get them interested in plants and gardens per say.
I feel that EPCOT is a great example of what can....... be done to involve this new generation .
Epcot is the second theme park of Disney world in America. It is dedicated to new technologies.
It encompassed various sections including one dedicated to 'Innoventions' .Fellow blogger Paradise express reports on 'THE LAND'.This section is a fun area but also an educational one.
It showcases new ideas and ongoing research on things like Hydroponics ( made famous by Patrick Blanc's ' green 'wall).
They also are brilliant at giving veg growing a space age and design twist that has the oumpf to excite the younger group.
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