This year there are 17 show gardens (seven of which are designed by women - up from two out of 15 last year); seven fresh gardens and six artisan gardens to salivate over, plus of course the array of wonders in the Great Pavilion.
Coachella's great if you're rich, tan and beautiful, but those who fall outside that demographic should know that it's not all rose gardens, $15 artisan cocktails and Baco Mercat wraps. .
The smallest gardens at Chelsea (the artisan gardens) are often the most desirable for the average punter.
Best artisan garden was given to Viking Cruises Mekong garden with Sarah Eberle's water garden drawing inspiration from the floating gardens of Cambodia and the Mekong river.
Senri-Sentei-Garage Garden, a garden for car enthusiasts who want to transform the car porch, and The Garden Bed – a partnership with Asda – which placed a hospital bed at the centre of a hospice garden, were both awarded artisan garden gold medals.
"We did an artisan garden last year, so this is about six times bigger," he added.
The final top prize, for best artisan garden, went to the Sculptor's Picnic, by Graham Bodle, featuring a woodland theme including oak branches shaped like stag antlers.
These visitors, and online ones too, can also buy spiritual books, the work of local artisans, gardening supplies and fresh produce, including the monks' tasty white oyster mushrooms.The mushroom enterprise is also relatively new, launched in 2008 when the monks abandoned their egg business after an animal-rights organisation said they were not housing their chickens humanely.
Flies to Peru and discovers paradise - a beautiful workshop by the sea with parrots and gardens and incredible artisans, creative explosion ensues.
Just outside of Guadalajara, Tlaquepaque has a classic town jardin (central square) with gardens and a rotunda, galleries, artisan shops, churches, decent restaurants, festivals and mariachi bands.
