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2006 Garden Shows & Events - Chelsea 2006

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The Road to Chelsea
                                        Congratulations to all !!!!!

Our "Road to Chelsea" series in the run up to Chelsea 2005 proved highly popular and as a result we are repeating the formula for Chelsea 2006.

Meet the designers .....


Congratulations !!!

Congratulations to our all the designers that Reckless followed during the last few months in the build-up to Chelsea on their awards. Gold was awarded to Philip Nixon and Marcus Barnett for 'The Savills Garden', Gold to Andy Sturgeon for the 'Cancer Research UK‚ garden, Gold to Dean Herald for 'Fleming's Nurseries Sharing the Experience‚ garden and Gold to Andrew McIndoe and Hilliers Nurseries Ltd, for 'Arc and Texture'.

UK Cancer Research Garden The Flemings Nurseries Garden
The Savills Garden Hillier's Show Garden

Our thanks to all the designers for their help and co-operation during a busy and hectic time in the build-up to Chelsea for their valuable insights.



The Savills Garden: Designed by Marcus Barnett and Philip Nixon
Marcus BarnettPhilip Nixon
We are delighted that once again Marcus Barnett and Philip Nixon have agreed to work with Reckless.

Marcus and Philip made a big impact at last year's show with their 'Chic Garden' winning a Gold Medal and best in category and have been chosen by International Property Services Group Savills to design their Modernist inspired garden for this year's show.

* Introduction Entry - .....The Modernist Architecture of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe is the inspiration behind designers Marcus Barnett & Philip Nixon's show garden - find out more .....

* 4 weeks to go - Philip & Marcus are both pleased with the progress of the Savills Garden .....

* On site - While the contractors build, the designers spend most of their time answering questions or on the phone sorting out issues.

* The finished garden design - awarded a RHS Gold Medal !


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 Cancer Research UK Garden: Designed by Andy Sturgeon

Andy SturgeonOne of the country's leading garden designers, Andy Sturgeon, also a Gold Medal winner from the 2005 Show, will be designing the Cancer Research UK garden on the charity's major cancer prevention campaign 'Reduce Your Risk'. We look forward to following Andy during his preparations for Chelsea over the next few months.

* Introduction Entry - The garden design is based around three key pillars of the initiative; Eat Healthily, Stay in Shape and Be SunSmart. Find out more .....

* 4 weeks to go ..... the Cancer Research Garden is well on target although Andy describes this stage as the 'panic stage'.

* On site - For Andy Sturgeon and the Cancer Research team the garden is now taking shape as planned.

* The finished garden design - awarded a RHS Gold Medal!


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Fleming's Nursery Garden: Designed by Dean Herald

Dean HeraldWe go international to follow Fleming's Nurseries from Australia with their Australian Garden designed by award winning landscape designer Dean Herald. Set to give us a flavour of the complete Australian experience this garden promises to be another hit for Flemings who were very popular at last year's show. Dean's design takes the great Aussie BBQ concept to a new level and the garden will incorporate a fully functional outdoor kitchen, sunken lounge and dining area.

*Introduction Entry - Dean's design will take the Aussie BBQ to a new level as the garden incorporates a fully functional outdoor kitchen, sunken lounge and dining area. Find out more .....

* 1st update - Flemings get ready to roll.....

* 3 weeks to go - the Australian team leave for Chelsea

* On Site - Construction starts at Chelsea.

* The finished garden design - awarded a RHS Gold Medal!


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Hillier Garden: Designed by Andrew McIndoe

Andrew McIndoeHillier & Co have a fantastic unbroken run of Gold Medals since 1945 and the 2005 Chelsea Show saw them win their 60th. Not only that but Andrew McIndoe and his team were also awarded the President's Award for Best Exhibit in the Show. Quite an achievement and so we are teaming up with Andrew & Hillier Garden Centres to follow them on their Road to Chelsea 2006.

Introduction Entry - The theme of this year's Chelsea garden exhibit from Hillier is Arc and Texture. Find out more .....

* 3 weeks to go - A cold spring and low light levels certainly make this a nail biting time for the Chelsea show team.....

* On site - "We started on site on Friday and now it's up to the construction crew to get the fabric of the garden completed by Wednesday ready for the planting to take place in earnest."

* The finished garden design - awarded a RHS Gold Medal!


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