Opening today, this year’s Chelsea Flower Show sold out in record time.

If you didn’t manage to get tickets, you can still get into the horticultural mood with our pick of floral-inspired teas, cocktails and menus:

• Blooming Botanical Breakfast at Peter Jones: Start the day with a poppy seed bloomer, rose petal and blueberry muffin, and pot of jasmine infused green tea for a wallet-friendly £9.95. Available 25-29 May, 9:30-11:30am
• Jigsaw, King’s Road: Pick up an item from Jigsaw’s SS11 collection today and enjoy a complimentary glass of champagne while you admire the store’s floral installation. 24 May
• Fleur-tea at the Wyndham Grand: Tuck into a floral-themed afternoon tea with treats including caramelised rosemary flowers, violet and blackcurrent éclairs and lavender shortbread. £25, available throughout May
• Laurent-Perrier floral cocktail at the Blue Bar: Inspired by an English summer garden, this special cocktail mixes strawberry puree, rose liquer and Laurent-Perrier Brut champagne. Available 24-28 May
• The Chelsea Flower at Barts: Speakeasy bar Barts is offering a double dose of flower power with a potent cocktail containing Grey Goose Vodka, Creme de Peche de vigne, and Mette spiritueux de Lavande plus a floral-themed dressing up box! £15.50, available until 29 May

What have we missed? Tell us in the comments below.

To celebrate British Wool Week, the Campaign for Wool have filled Savile Row with grass and sheep! If you’re fanatical about fashion, you’ll probably be aware that wool tailoring is enjoying a massive resurgence in popularity, thanks in part to Matt “The Doctor” Smith‘s Harris Tweed jacket and Benedict Cumberbatch dashing about as Sherlock Holmes in an Inverness Cape. Savile Row is the perfect place to check out the latest menswear trends and indulge in a little bit of luxury.

The Exmoor Horns and Bowmont sheep were happily grazing in the sunshine in central London this morning and will be there all day. Next to the sheep is an exhibition by R Gledhill, who card and spin British wool into yarn which then gets spun into cloth which is then used by Savile Row tailors to make bespoke suits.

All those big boxes of unspun fleece were so soft, colourful and tempting it made me wish I’d popped my spindle in my bag this morning so I could spin a few meters!

If you’re popping along to see the sheep, you might also be excited to know that many of Mayfair’s most distinguished tailors, including Hardy Amies and H.Huntsman & Sons have opened their studios and archives to the public today so you can find out what goes on behind the scenes.

I took a tour of Anderson & Sheppard with Managing Director John Hitchcock who guided me round the shop, office, changing rooms and workshops and showed us (some London College of Fashion students joined in) the details on some funky purple and yellow plus fours suit which won the 2009 Golden Shears competition. John also told us about Alexander McQueen‘s time at Anderson & Sheppard.

You can pop along to see the sheep and enjoy the open day till 6pm tonight. If you can’t make it there are events happening all week, including wool themed windows in many shops across London including Selfridges, Jaeger and Jigsaw. You can follow the design trail at the Design Centre Chelsea Harbour to find out more about wool for your home.

Find out more about The Campaign for Wool, British Wool Week and why wool is the ultimate in sustainable, biodegradable and luxurious fashion at www.campaignforwool.org