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The Guardian - UK
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Grayson Perry: willy or won't he design a Chelsea Flower Show garden?

Grayson Perry at Chelsea Flower Show
Grayson Perry at Chelsea Flower Show

Artist Grayson Perry didn’t disappoint when he accepted an invitation from the BBC to be one of Monty Don’s celebrity guests during coverage of the Chelsea Flower Show. Resplendent in a pink frock adorned with frills of Post-it notes bearing miniature sketches, he arrived at the show describing himself as an anti-gardener, explaining to Don how his parents had put him off the pastime. By the time he had completed his tour he was thoroughly blooming, going so far as to announce he would love to design a garden for a future Chelsea Flower Show.

Perry’s missing Post-it
Perry’s missing Post-it

His damascene conversion wasn’t the only thing that caught viewers’ eyes however. Quite a few wondered why one of his Post-its was blurred out. Look very closely at the photo above and you might see why …

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