Plants aren't the only thing growing at the Chelsea Flower Show... Guests are charged £105 for a vintage bottle of champagne and £18 for a glass of Rose A 125ml glass of Fortnum and Mason Rose cost £18 at the flower show's bars A 750ml bottle of Fortnum and Mason Brut was being sold to guests at £85 Royal Horticultural Society bars charged £7.80 for a half-pint glass of Pimm’s
By George Odling and Colin Fernadez For The Daily Mail
Published: 02:23 BST, 22 May 2019 | Updated: 08:18 BST, 22 May 2019
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Pimm’s o’clock: But prices proved a shock to drinkers
Guests were treated to a garden designed by the Duchess of Cambridge, an authentic Yorkshire canal with a working lock and even nude models in floral body paint.
But another aspect of the Chelsea Flower Show astonished enthusiasts even more – the extortionate prices for champagne, Pimm’s and other refreshments.
A 125ml glass of Fortnum and Mason Rose cost £18 at the event’s bars, while a glass of champagne was a hefty £15.
A 750ml bottle of Fortnum and
