Thanks again to bulb specialist company Jacques Amand International, many of us were able to enjoy the opening hours of the first RHS members’ day at Chelsea on Tuesday 20 May with the showground almost empty. “The bliss of seeing all the outside gardens  before the 8am crush was so special. An organised breakfast with somewhere to sit and relax before hitting the marquee was the icing on the cake,” commented a garden designer member of MPG. Another member spent most of the first hours in the great pavilion. We are very grateful to Nesta Jolliff (pictured on the Jacques Amand stand).