Chelsea in Bloom decorated the streets of Chelsea during the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. The theme for this year's Chelsea in Bloom festival is "Floral Feasts". The theme celebrates food and flowers, for which Chelsea is known for, and many of the displays feature characters and scenes with food. Chelsea in Bloom is a free trail of floral displays that visitors can walk to explore across Chelsea. It is largely concentrated from Sloane Square down a mile of King's Road and then from Sloane Square up Sloane Street to Knightsbridge tube station. Chelsea in Bloom is only held across five days, so it is a busy, and many shops, restaurants, and cafes taking part in the show as well.
One of the central displays, held in Sloane Square, featured "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" from the book surrounding by an array of food including fruits, sweets, and pie.
Another central display down King's Road showcased the loveable characters from "Winnie the Pooh" and a honey picnic as the bear loves his honey.
A colourful picnic was on display with beautiful flowers and fruits.
Another wonderful display featured different food items. Cheeses, a full Sunday roast with turkey, afternoon tea, and cakes all features.
Two of the most loveable and well-known characters, "Lady and the Tramp", appeared with their scene at the Italian restaurant.
A bowl of cherries was a nice touch.
Ralph Lauren had several bags filled with white flowers.
A slice of pizza sat outside the restaurant area at Sloane Square.
Cartier always put on a nice display.
Smythson did a garden display with several pots.
Sloane Place had an outdoor area set up for dinner amongst the flowers.
The museum had a vintage display with ration food made of floral on display.
Sticks N Sushi always do a good display, and this one appropriately featured sushi.
On King's Road, one of the displays was a hog roast.
Lemons seemed to feature a lot, and this is appropriate for an Italian ice cream shop.
I was not able to get a great photograph this year due to the number of people, but The Ivy was decorated with dancers. The display was scaled back this year.
Ice cream also featured a lot.
Some of the displays just showed beautiful flower arrangements.
I loved this floral pizza on King's Road.
Bees featured often.
Cinquecento had another nice display this year, and this one featured floral pizzas.
The above unique floral display featured an olive and a mouth.
We also had strawberris.
Another display featured a woman's hat covered with floral displays.
Cake was also a popular subject.
I loved the fruit stand set up in florals, and it was one of the favourites.
I loved the approach of this work.
I had not seen a banana yet, so this one showcased.
Lloyds also had their standard black pony made of flowers, and this year it pulled a wagon of vegetables.
Partridges was decorated nicely with a large Chelsea bun made out of flowers.
The bar outside Partridges had a floral cocktail.
This was another group dispaly.
Located in Duke of York Square, this was a nice artwork.
Located in Duke of York Square, the restaurant added a cocktail stick.
A lot of displays used lemons, and a few uses the bee as well.
This pastel afternoon tea looked very pretty.
The above deconstructed scones were placed at Penhaligon's.
I love the colours of pink and white and yellow.
I liked this cake with fried or drying flowers.
The entrance to the Duke of York square is always filled with floral displays.
This display featured a picnic.
Cake was overly-done.
The fox made out of flowers was very good.
Another concession decorated with flowers was on display.
I thought these Fab bars were amazing.
This restaurant off of Sloane Square was decorated with Mexican food.
Ice cream sundaes were used a lot.
The below display was being updated or freshened up when I walked past.
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