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Shows of HandsFor Chelsea Fringe 2014

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March: Shows of Hands is announced

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May - June: This way to the fab Shows of Hands

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At the launch of this year’s Fringe

Picture Credit: Anna Higgins 5

Greentapestry gives us a wave

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Planting kale in Gwenfar’s Garden

Picture Credit: Julieanne Porter

Picture Credit: Sara Venn via @Saralimback 7

Tiny Trowels prove gardening is fun!

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Writer in the Garden plots her route

Picture Credit: Sarah Salway

Picture Credit: Caro Shrives 9

Caro is our Gardener Cook at Urban Veg Plot

Picture Credit: Modern Mint 10

From fellow online project Modern Mint, who are weeding the dahlias

Picture Credit: Mike Rogers 11

On the other hand... ...at Flighty’s Plot

Picture Credit: Grow London via @GrowLondon 12

Tending a tiny herb garden

Picture Credit: Alison C 13

A Blog About Compost reflects

Picture Credit: Sara Willman via @myflowerpatch 14

Celebrating with cake... ...and building a wormery!

Picture Credit: David Ford 15

Musing on past & current roles at Motcombe Gardens

Picture Credit: Emma Cooper - her other contribution is out of this world ;) 16

Emma Cooper has a fistful of tarragon on show

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Carl Legge has a neat idea for recycling old poultry feeders

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Here’s a visual tip for propagating Streptocarpus from Rosie Nottage

Picture Credit: Rosie Nottage via @rosienottage

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Meanwhile, Veg Plotting links the Fringe with Chelsea Flower Show...

Picture Credit: Caro Shrives 20

... Caro finds the giant glove I forgot to photograph...

Picture Credit: Jill Anderson via @JillAgardens 21

... and Jill Anderson paps AnnMarie Powell’s killer heels

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Hands on with Gardening Leave

Picture Credit: Gardening Leave via @gardening_leave & Michelle Chapman

Picture Credit: Chris Buhler 23

Natural pest control at Indoor Garden HQ in Canada

Picture Credit: Horatio's Garden 24

With love from Horatio’s Garden

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Texting while gardening at Kew Gardens

Picture Credit: Anne Grieves via Facebook

Picture Credit: Lady Muck via @LadyMuckStyle 26

Lady Muck shows off her Grow Your Owners hands

Picture Credit: Helen Johnstone 27

Patient Gardener compares hand and leaf sizes

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A fun Plant ID quiz

Picture Credit: Alan Down 1 & 3; Barbara Segall 2; Bristol Gardens 4; & Abigail Willis 5

Picture Credit: Margaret Ogden 29

Margaret’s Patch introduces her allotment team

Picture Credit: Veronica Peerless 30

Like many gardeners, Through the Garden Gate is having slug trouble

Picture Credit: Andy Winfield 31

Staff and volunteers at the University of Bristol Botanic Garden

Picture Credit: Helen Gazeley 32

Weeding the Web finds the bargains at her local horticultural society sale

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Veg Plotting comes over all Warhol

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Shirl’s Gardenwatch reminds us to take time to enjoy looking around

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Today’s a rest day in the garden

Picture Credit: Wendy Shillam via @rooftopvegplot

Picture Credit: Louise Curley 36

Here’s a gorgeous bouquet for you from Welly Woman

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Cheers!

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With huge thanks to... All the bloggers, tweeters and Facebook users who

took part Everyone who emailed photos for me to use Paul Debois for the inspiration The massive team of volunteers at Chelsea Fringe

who make this event happen

This slideshow is © Veg Plotting; Images are © individual contributors with thanks

See you at Chelsea Fringe 2015!

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