Annie Mole's, webmaster of Going Underground, daily web log (blog).
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The Jubilee line is represented by grey Hydrangeas, Bakerloo line
by a Chocolate Cosmos, the District Line by green Chrysanthemums, Piccadilly line by blue tulips, black pansies for the Northern line, red roses for the Central line,
Himalayan Blue Poppies for the Waterloo &City line, maroon Lilies for the Metropolitan line, blue geraniums for the Victoria line and brightly coloured ornamental Allamanda Cathartica for the Circle line. Gerberas are used for two lines - pink for the – Hammersmith & City line
and cheery orange ones for the Overground.
It's the first time the Tube map has been used in a poster for the Chelsea Flower Show and works really well as previous images from the 1930's were a bit unadventurous in comparison.
It would be great if Sloane Square Tube had some floral arrangements in it to celebrate as well. Although as it's pretty much underground, the flowers wouldn't get much in the way of natural light.
Pinner London Underground Station Garden Winner 1966
Last year Finchley Central's station garden was entered into The Chelsea Flower show and there were over 140 entries for TfL's London Underground in Bloom competition in for the best station garden. Displays ranged from the Olympic rings and herb gardens to Japanese meditation-style spaces and beehives. Back in 1966, 3000 flowers and plants were so resplendent in Pinner's station garden you could hardly see the station name.
The current poster for the Chelsea Flower Show will be available from London Transport Museum shop in Covent Garden Piazza or online at the following link.
"The magic, mystery & sometimes maddening shortcomings of London's Tube are documented with love, enthusiasm & sometimes despair by its unofficial social historian." The Guardian
