Chelsea Flower Show: Duchess of Cornwall gives 'guerrilla gardens' Royal seal of approval Other projects at Chelsea Fringe include a "disorientation" garden at Smithfields that uses mint to create new scents in the meat market, a floating forest in an old Victorian dock and More than 80 projects will be popping up around London during the fringe festival, entirely run by volunteers, including a tour of guerrilla gardens and an "edible bus stop" where commuters can help themselves to fruit and veg. At St Leonard's Church in Shoreditch the old Oranges and Lemons nursery rhyme will come to life in a "citrus garden" and bars around the city are hosting poetry, DJ sets and raps based on gardens. Tim Richardson, the Daily Telegraph columnist and founder of the new festival, insisted a Royal visit will not take away the alternative edge. He said the Royals have always been interested in gardening as a way to bring people together and improve lifestyles. Whether it is the Chelsea Flower Show or Chelsea Fringe it is great that the Royals are getting involved because it gets more people involved in gardening. Mr Richardson hoped the free festival will bring a new audience to gardening. We wanted to harness the incredible energy around gardening during Chelsea. We wanted to burst out of the show gardens and encourage people to do gardening in all sorts of different ways across London, Britain and even internationally. We wanted to go to look at gardens because it is enjoyable not just because it is worthy. He said people are more interested in getting outdoor, meeting their neighbours and even growing their own food in a recession. There is a real need for it at the moment. There is a new generation of people out there who are interested in gardening as a mild form of environmental activism and a way of getting to know the neighbours.