Fringe benefits

The Chelsea Fringe, brainchild of gardening commentator (and former COUNTRY LIFE staff member) Tim Richardson, is now in its sixth year, growing from strength to strength with a host of projects both witty and worthy, across Britain and further afield. Event categories include art installations, community gardens, courtyards, edible displays, educational, floral and ‘muddy’—anything imaginative with a garden or planty theme. ‘The Chelsea Fringe is a true fringe festival, based on the Edinburgh model,’ says Tim, ‘in that nothing is commissioned or curated. If it’s on topic, legal and interesting, it can go in the Fringe, no matter how outlandish or odd it may seem.’ For up-to-date details of events nationwide, visit www.chelseafringe.com