![“I’ve had to do instant gardens for our show villas at Al Barari [in Dubai], so I’m aware of what’s needed to fill a garden and to put in the extra plants, but it starts to get very serious when you’ve really got to finalise,” Bin Zaal explains. “This is my first show garden anywhere and it’s more delicate at Chelsea, so having access to this kind of expertise has been enormously helpful.”](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XIBHHDUB3ZJO4DGKS3YOKOPT5M.jpg?smart=true&auth=1a09c700b26a88669a54e51b24a77a7441448c4039629955409e0acc02ca4333&width=800&height=450)
February 05, 2015
Emirati Kamelia Bin Zaal visits some garden nurseries in Elche, Alicante (SouthEast of Spain) to buy trees for the Chelsea Flower Show. Hosted by Miguel Basomba and Adam, plant hunters from ORNACOM. Kamelia and the other visitors browse around the nursery. Photos by Antonio Garcia for The National. Words by Nick Leech.
Director: Jared Hess
Starring: Jack Black, Jennifer Coolidge, Jason Momoa
Rating: 3/5
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