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RHS Chelsea back to garden shows & events index.... Show Report
'Saveurs de France' (Bronze Flora) (pictured above) in the courtyard gardens section is an absolute joy and perfectly captures the flower-bedecked pavement cafes and long slow lunches of France. Jane Dickens (Jane Rose Garden Design) really brings us the essence of French towns and villages. Berkshire College of Agriculture's 'Daisy Daisy' (Silver-Gilt Flora) (pictured below) treats us to an English country churchyard complete with tombstones and a delightful array of planting with several members of the daisy family.
The Kinnaird Garden: A Highland Retreat (Silver Flora) (pictured below) designed by Sue Bradbury & Catherine Jago takes us to the Scottish Highlands, with soft heather hues and a stone bothy. "A garden for Robin" (Gold) designed by Cyrus Design & Leeds Metropolitan University in association with HBG Properties Limited, brings texture, form and intrigue to a lovely courtyard garden. This garden also won the best courtyard garden.
In the City Gardens category 'The Green Room' (Gold) (pictured below) from Natural Elements, designed by Caspar Gabb won best in category. Here the atmosphere of a clearing in a sub-tropical forest creates a place that you are reluctant to leave.
‘Nature in the sky' (Silver-Gilt Flora) designed by Michael Roberts with staff and students from Warwickshire College is an innovative design for an urban roof garden – creating a garden which is an ideal space for recreation and gardening as well as a habitat for wildlife. (pictured below)
The Mencap and Cater Allen Bank Garden: Seeing the whole picture (Silver Flora) designed by Ruth Marshall, reflects Mencap's work challenging the public's perceptions of people with a learning disability. The garden is planned using a series of paired blocks, and each plant is shown in at least two cultivars. (pictured below)
In the Chic Garden section, best garden was won by Kazahana Co. Limited (Gold) for their Ao Arashi (The Blue Storm). An innovative garden depicting Japanese scenery as its theme. (pictured below)
First-time exhibitor Alistair Kirt Bayford (Bronze Flora) brings "Caged" to the Chic section. He uses a mix of native and cultivated plants, chosen for their ability to withstand variable conditions. A garden tempered with paving, planting, lighting and water it is based on a rigid grid which splays out across the space. (pictured below)
Scenic Blue (UK) Ltd, another Gold Medal winner in the Chic section for 'Anna's Sanctuary in the Shade' designed by the Scenic Blue Design Team is certainly eye-catching. The focal point in the garden is a shade structure which represents a flower capturing water to store and irrigate the garden. (pictured below)
The focal point makes a strong statement in the garden and perfectly sets off the planting. The clever use of sempervivums to create living art panels is also very effective and something we could all try in our gardens. As everyone is talking about the Da Vinci Code, at the moment it's not surprising that we have a Da Vinci garden at Chelsea. The Sunday Mirror Da Vinci Garden (Bronze flora) designed by David Domoney uses plants associated with Leonardo da Vinci around the famous glass pyramid at the Louvre. (pictured below)
The MITIE Garden (Silver-Gilt Flora) designed by Jo Gardens brings us summer holidays on the Isles of Scilly. (pictured below) Here a compact and practical urban space is designed with modern living in mind and works very well. Here again we have drought-resisting plants from the Mediterranean and South Africa but there is also plenty of emphasis on form and evergreen foliage.
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