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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Chelsea Flower Show is my favourite time of year. To someone who loves both plants and design, it’s like Christmas and my birthday rolled into one. Except in 2021, for the first time in more than a century, the Chelsea “time of year” will be at the close of summer rather than the beginning. But here’s why that is likely to make it the best yet.