One of my all-time favourite books is Chelsea Gold, so inspiring, I've looked at it over and over again (I live in Vancouver, BC, and have never made it to England for the gardens show in person). I was hoping this volume would help slate my thirst for all things Chelsea, but it was a rather dreary, uninspiring, repetitive tome about the process of putting Chelsea together ... so rather than the gardens, we would get a discussion of the drains, so to speak. Plumbing and electrical woes, the construction of the marquee, catering, etc., and while a good backstager can be fascinating, this was not that. Rather dull, and disappointing.

(Note: 5 stars = rare and amazing, 4 = quite good book, 3 = a decent read, 2 = disappointing, 1 = awful, just awful. There are a lot of 4s and 3s in the world!) ( )