Hi, kids!
I'm very nervous and excited because today
I'm at the Chelsea Flower Show.
It's where gardeners from all over gather to celebrate and find
the best flowers in the world,
and I heard a rumour:
That Her Majesty, the Queen of England, is coming.
Oh, my goodness!
So I brought with me the best of the best
of the flowers from my farm.
I have carnations, which are very typical in Spain.
People like to wear them on their suits or in their head, like this.
And I have daisies. You can find them in the countryside.
I think they're beautiful. I love them.
While we wait for the royal visit,
shall we look around the Chelsea Flower Show?
Come with me.
Look, this is the England flag and, of course, roses.
The rose is the national flower of England,
but not just any rose, the Tudor rose.
There are many different kinds of roses, pink, red, white.
People like to give them as presents to their beloved.
They are romantic flowers.
And look at this flag,
this is Wales, and the national flower of Wales is the daffodil.
In spanish we say narciso.
And this is Scotland.
The national flower of Scotland is the thistle.
It is purple and ¡au!, it has many spikes.
In spanish it's called cardo.
The scottish people are very proud of their national flower,
the thistle. It comes from the Highlands.
Here we have the national flowers of England, Wales and Scotland.
Look at this flag. It belongs to Ireland.
Here we have the traditional shamrock or clover.
It's not really a flower,
it's a plant with very small leaves.
Normally, there are three leafs,
but if you ever find one with four leafs, it's very good luck.
In Ireland you can find clover all over the countryside.
And this flower comes from Switzerland.
It's a very small white flower
that only blooms on the top of mountains.
It's called edelweiss.
It's very difficult to find.
If you ever go hiking to the Alps, please look out for it.
At the Chelsea Flower Show we've seen flowers
from many different countries.
What's this one?
Let me see.
This basket of flowers is from Japan.
The chrysanthemum is the national flower in Japan.
They call it de Imperial flower.
And in Japan they also love cherry blossoms.
Cherry blossoms appear very briefly between march and april,
and there are many festivals and traditions associated with them.
You can also see some beautiful rings.
I think they are gorgeous.
Did you hear that? I think it's time.
I think the Queen is coming.
I have to get ready, ¡oh!,
and arrange my flowers.
I hope you enjoyed the visit to the Chelsea Flower Show.
See you next time, boys and girls!