If you miss this year�s Chelsea there�s another one in September, on the other side of the world available from Australian specialist Bridge & Wickers (020 7483 6555; www.bridgeandwickers.co.uk).

In the tiny township of Laidley, an hour from Brisbane in the rich Lockyer valley farmlands of Queensland, the annual three-day Chelsea Flower Show which this year takes place between September 8 � 10 in the Cultural Centre, culminates in a festival parade along Main Street (when there�s a steam train option from Brisbane).

A 10-night package costs �1,225 including return flights and taxes with Qantas, 10 days car hire, 2 nights at the Sebel Suites in Brisbane and 3 nights at Peppers Hidden Vale, with the other five days spent exploring the rest of Southern Queensland, either down the coast to Byron Bay and on to Sydney, or up to Noosa and Fraser Island.

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