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ello and welcome to the Pro Landscaper RHS Chelsea supplement.

I can’t believe we’re at this time of year already – while I’m getting all green-fingered with my Brighton flat’s window box, designers and landscapers across the nation and beyond are deep in preparations for their wonderful show gardens. I’m really looking forward to attending my first ever Chelsea Flower Show – and putting together this supplement has made me realise just how much work goes in to each aspect. We’ve got the details of every show garden, including the beautiful visuals, which you can find starting on page 20.

There are a few exciting changes at Chelsea this year, with new show manager Katherine Potsides, the addition of the Chelsea Late event, and the introduction of the Space to Grow category, which will share accessible designs that visitors can recreate in their own growing spaces. There’s also an increased emphasis on wellbeing, and the benefits of gardening and being outdoors on physical and mental health – we explore this further in our interview with Matt Keightley, designer of this year’s RHS Feel Good Garden.

Enjoy the supplement, and I’ll see you at the show!

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AGENDA INTERVIEW: MATT KEIGHTLEY INTERVIEW: KATHERINE POTSIDES INTERVIEW: SARAH PRICE, M&G PLANT HEALTH THE GREAT PAVILION MEET THE CONTRACTORS MAIN AVENUE GARDENS ARTISAN GARDENS SPACE TO GROW GARDENS TRADE STANDS

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“DO YOU THINK THAT SHOW GARDENS ARE A GOOD STARTING POINT FOR NEW DESIGNERS?” TOM MASSEY TOM MASSEY L ANDSCAPE AND GARDEN DESIGN Yes, definitely – it’s a great way to show what you can do, and gives you an instant portfolio piece. With private gardens you normally have to wait a couple of years for planting to establish before photographing. Show gardens must look good instantly, and if they are successful they provide great photographs.

It is also a great experience (and great fun), and you make new contacts with contractors and suppliers. I’ve done two show gardens at Hampton Court, and this year’s Chelsea will be my third. My show gardens caught the eye of the organisers of the Singapore Garden Festival and I have been invited out there to design a show garden in July. The only thing to bear in mind is that, for the first few show gardens you do, you probably won’t make any money, and you will have to invest a lot of time, especially during the build. But I don’t think there’s a better way fora new designer to raise their profile and show they can deliver under pressure and in challenging conditions.

CAITLIN MCL AUGHLIN THRIFT L ANDSCAPES Show gardens are an excellent way to challenge yourself, and they enable a designer to become more creative outside of the realms of domestic garden design.

My career started with RHS show gardens, which enabled me to create new contacts and gain clients across the country. Without that opportunity, I feel my career would have taken a different path.

While creating a show garden as a new designer is daunting, the RHS is there to support you during the process and they’re keen for you to succeed! Regardless of the medal result, the reward of creating a garden that you are proud of, and that the public can love as much as you do, is the best feeling.

Without wanting to sound clichéd, I learned a lot doing each one of my gardens, and the lessons were invaluable when moving forward and building my career.

The show gardens made me a better designer, and I would highly recommend them to new designers.

TAMARA BRIDGE TAMARA BRIDGE GARDEN DESIGNS Without show gardens, I would never have found garden design as a career. An opportunity to design and build a show garden at Sandringham Flower Show, while I was working there as a trainee gardener in 2011, set the wheels in motion. After a few years of working as a gardener, I decided to focus on design, and launched my new design business with another show garden.

It was a great way to find my own creative style as well as create a portfolio, which as we all know is challenging when starting out.

The show garden I designed in 2013 secured a private commission which, to date, remains my largest project, and has been ongoing for the last five years. Show gardens aren’t for everyone – they have a way of making you run a marathon when you have just learned how to walk – but they’re a sure-fire way to get some experience and confidence, as well as meet suppliers, contractors and potential clients.

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JOHN WARD JOHN WARD GARDEN AND L ANDSCAPE DESIGN New designers have a lot to gain from doing a show garden, but shouldn’t underestimate the time and effort involved. If managed well, a new designer can gain a lot of exposure that is difficult to achieve early in a career, and can also build relationships with suppliers, contractors and peers. It can also be a great marketing tool at a point when you have a limited portfolio. However, you need to put in a lot of hours at a time when you’re potentially trying to build a business, and you have to learn quickly. Having an experienced landscaper on board is crucial, as they provide the experience required to turn your design into a garden. Also consider which show is best for you – cutting your teeth at a smaller show is often a good idea. Partnering with a colleague can also work well. I teamed up with Tom Massey to design the UNHCR Border Control garden at Hampton Court, and it was great to have someone to bounce ideas off and share the workload with.

We also had a lot of fun along the way!

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HUGO BUGG HARRIS BUGG STUDIO For me, show gardens were the perfect platform to launch my landscape design career from. Not only did they allow me to advance my portfolio from paper projects to photographs of finished gardens, but the finished gardens themselves were an instant impact. Show gardens can be a fantastic opportunity to showcase your ideas without the constraints of a restricted brief or place, and allow you to test materials and planting combinations that you may not be able to in a real-life project.

Another noticeable benefit of completing a successful show garden when I was first starting my career was the acknowledgement and recognition within the industry. After creating gardens for both Tatton Park and Hampton Court, suppliers, press and industry institutes themselves became more approachable, with further opportunities becoming available.

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MATT KEIGHTLEY T PRO L ANDSCAPER MEETS UP WITH MAT T KEIGHTLEY TO DISCUSS THIS YEAR’S RHS FEEL GOOD GARDEN, AND HIS HOPES FOR A H E A LT H Y F U T U R E F O R H O R T I C U LT U R E

his year, the RHS Feel Good Garden – designed by Matt Keightley, twice winner of the BBC/RHS People’s Choice Award – will highlight the positive impact that horticulture can have on people’s health and wellbeing.

“I think the reason I was appointed for the RHS Feel Good Garden is that health and wellbeing is a subject I’m really passionate about,” says Matt. The designer has form in this area, having created Help for Heroes’ popular ‘Hope on the Horizon’ garden – a contemplative space representing the road to recovery for injured servicepeople – at the 2014 RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

The RHS Feel Good Garden has been inspired by Matt’s upcoming garden at RHS Garden Wisley, which is due to open in 2020. The Wisley garden spans one acre, and will consist of 12 ‘garden rooms’, which Matt explains are designed to make visitors feel secure and comfortable. “The idea behind enveloping visitors is that it gives them a sense of security, making them more relaxed,” he tells us. “Rather than having closed walls, we’re using perimeters of planting, so that wider landscape can still be seen but there remains a sense of security within that particular part of the garden.” Matt will use similar methods in his Chelsea garden, using tall trees to create that feeling of security, and playing with sensory planting to encourage quiet contemplation.

Working with the NHS, Matt hopes that this year’s RHS Feel Good Garden will help the government to recognise the potential there is for gardens to be used as a prescriptive measure, with people encouraged to explore outdoor spaces and directed to the right gardens for their needs. His desire is for more wellbeing-focused gardens to be developed nationwide.

A place to unwind “The most important thing for me is that people are drawn into the space and feel completely at ease,” says Matt. “In very basic terms, if we give people something nice to look at, it’ll break a thought process – rather than considering everyday stresses or anxiety, they’ll

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THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR ME IS THAT PEOPLE ARE DRAWN INTO THE SPACE AND FEEL COMPLETELY AT EASE concentrate on the garden and their mind will start to drift.”

He believes it’s crucial to promote the benefits of being outside, getting involved in horticulture and moving through gardens.

“People are sitting in front of the TV or their computer screens and not getting active,” he says. “Chelsea gives myself, the NHS and the RHS a great platform to promote the benefits that horticulture can have on wellbeing.

“There are results to prove that it works, and we look to develop, adapt and improve on these results. The benefits could be huge – if someone’s in a hospital and they’re looking out of the window at a terrible courtyard, that’s awful. If they’re looking out at a beautiful garden, or if they can get out and move through the garden, it’s going to lift their spirits and aid recovery. That has to be positive.”

The power of plants The style of planting reflects the garden’s feel-good theme, with organically formed pathways encouraging visitors to ‘get lost’, as opposed to directing them to another place.

Matt hopes that visitors will move through the garden in their own time, with no real agenda.

“This is the first garden I’ve designed at Chelsea where the visitors can actually move through,” he tells us. “Standing out among the crowd and listening to their thoughts is fun, but having people move through is really crucial in this garden. It’s sort of a test for the RHS Garden Wisley.”

The plants will be full of texture, colour and fragrance to provide an immersive experience that will excite, relax and inspire – provoking the mind to forget everyday stresses. The palette includes blues, pinks, purples and whites, all intertwined with everyday herbs and aromatic plants. Honey locust trees will provide light www.prolandscapermagazine.com

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canopy and a feeling of enclosure, while allowing plenty of daylight to come through and presenting interesting views from the outside and above.

Careful preparations “Chelsea is a difficult one, because we’re super busy with the day-to-day work and it’s a case of trying to manage the process as you would any other job,” says Matt. So far, his preparations have included ordering trees, making decisions on plants, and finalising the hard landscaping and material details, all of which require constant communication with suppliers and his Rosebank Landscaping build team.

As well as the standard construction procedures, Matt remains in contact with the PR team at RHS Garden Wisley to ensure that it’s happy with how this garden will work as a reflection of what’s to come at Wisley. “It’s important that we’re all on the same page, and that we’re hoping to get the same message across. There’s a lot more to it than just designing and building a garden – there’s a lot of admin involved.”

The NHS has also run a competition among its mental health trusts, with the winner receiving the garden once it leaves its Chelsea plot; Matt is responsible for selecting the victor. “We sat down, went through the applications and decided which ones are viable, which are deserving, and which ones need an outdoor

space the most,” he tells us. “It’s a really difficult choice, because you want to help everyone, and if they’ve applied they obviously need something. Hopefully this will light a fire in someone and demonstrate the need for horticulture as an aid in recovery.”

Making a difference “I love designing gardens for the sake of design – if a client comes to us and they don’t necessarily think they’ll use the garden as a typical gardener would, they want something that’s going to look nice and is relatively sculptural, I love that,” Matt says. “It’s much more interesting when the garden means something, though. If we can do something to help people, health or recovery, it makes the job that much more satisfying.”

If visitors are to take one thing away from the RHS Feel Good Garden, Matt hopes it is that a carefully considered outside space can improve health and wellbeing, and that creating an outside space at home isn’t daunting. “People shouldn’t look at my garden and think they can’t recreate it, and that’s what’s great about Chelsea,” he says. “A lot of these gardens, particularly in the new Space to Grow category, are attainable and achievable. Even if it’s just one aspect, for example the colour of the paving or the texture of the plants, hopefully they’ll take that and implement it at home so that they can be relaxed in their own space.”

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KATHERINE POTSIDES PRO L ANDSCAPER MEETS KATHERINE POTSIDES, SHOW MANAGER AT RHS CHELSEA , TO DISCOVER MORE ABOUT HER B A C KG R O U N D, T H E N E W C H E L S E A L AT E E V E N T, A N D T H E R H S ’ S EFFORTS TO CLOSE THE GENDER GAP

but my focus is making sure that we have the best of horticulture at the show. I work with the designers and with our panel of experts to choose the gardens. We select the nurseries and growers that go into the Great Pavilion, and I work with our partners, the BFA and the NAFAS, for the floral content, as well as with the trade stands team, which manages the products that come into the show.

Katherine, how did you get into horticulture?

I worked in events and marketing for a few years after university, and my contract was four days per week.

I decided to put the fifth day of the working week to good use, doing a course and learning a new skill.

I’ve always loved horticulture, being outdoors, gardening and nature, and the spare working day was a fantastic opportunity for me to pursue it. I went to study an RHS qualification at Hadlow College and loved it. After that I did some voluntary work for a National Trust property in Hackney, tidying up the flowerbeds and sweeping up, and for me that was the loveliest place to be.

How did you transition from voluntary gardener to show manager at Chelsea?

I went to Chelsea in 2011 and was blown away by what I saw. It was an amazing, rich experience and I spent a lot of time talking to the designers and the plant growers, taking pictures of everything. I think while I was there I said to myself, ‘I’d love to work somewhere like this’, and two years later I saw an opening in the shows department. I started in an admin role working across all the shows, and then in 2016 I became deputy show manager for Chelsea. In July last year I was promoted to show manager. www.prolandscapermagazine.com

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What are you most looking forward to at this year’s show?

I am always excited to see the gardens come to life – it’s a real labour of love for designers, and it’s incredible what they achieve in a 20-day build. I love seeing bare patches of earth become fantastic creations.

I’m also really looking forward to the numerous new and exciting things coming – we’ve got the new Space to Grow category, a refreshed late event and new-look catering areas.

WE’RE REALLY PLEASED THAT THIS YEAR WE’VE HAD MORE APPLICATIONS AND SUCCESSFUL DESIGNS FROM FEMALE DESIGNERS What’s your role at Chelsea?

I manage the horticultural content, working alongside the show content manager and the operations manager. It’s a massive operation,

This year, the number of male and female garden designers is closer than ever in terms of equality – was this a conscious decision on the part of the RHS? We sent out a press release in 2015 that said we’d like more female gardeners to apply for Chelsea, and we’re really pleased that this year we’ve had more applications and successful designs from female designers. It’s great that we’re seeing a more even ratio and that women are feeling inspired to put themselves forward for a tough job. We support and

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offer encouragement to anyone who wants to apply, male or female. We always want the best at Chelsea, and there are so many talented female designers out there – we’re really pleased to have them at the show this year.

The new Space to Grow category replaces the Fresh Garden category this year – how will it be different?

The Space to Grow gardens all have something that visitors can take away – a message or an idea. Visitors can look at the show gardens and think they’re incredible, but they’ll look at a Space to Grow garden and take inspiration for their own growing area, whether they have a balcony, back garden or even a window box. After the success of the BBC Radio 2 Feel Good Gardens last year, we saw an opportunity to use the Royal Hospital Chelsea as a backdrop, and that also means that the gardens are larger than the Fresh Gardens that we’ve seen in previous years.

Why did the RHS decide to replace the Fresh Gardens category?

We always look to mix up the content at Chelsea; the Show Gardens are magical, the Artisan category is loved by so many people and we get some incredible applications for designs there. Fresh Gardens was a great category all about new ideas, and we’ve maintained that aspect, but we now want those ideas to be translatable for the public. It also creates a new experience. We have people who come to the show every year and they want something new; this opens up a whole new opportunity for them to be inspired.

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The refreshed Chelsea late event will appeal to a younger audience. Why has the RHS decided it’s time to engage with younger people?

We’re trying to appeal to all ages with our show content – we want everyone to come and be inspired.

The late event offers us a chance to include people who are perhaps unable to take a full day off work or can’t make the Saturday. It’s also an opportunity for us to have a more laid-back evening of music and entertainment in a unique setting.

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arah Price has rapidly established herself as one of the most soughtafter garden designers in Britain.

Her designs have collected numerous awards, most notably at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2012, where her Daily Telegraph Garden received a Gold medal. Her previous gardens at Chelsea in 2007 and 2008 were awarded Silver medals, and in 2006 she won Gold at RHS Hampton Court.

Deciding to design After graduating from her degree in fine art, Sarah spent her days reading gardening books and gardening – a hobby she shared with her father – instead of creating art. Deciding to take her career in a new direction, she got a job as a full-time gardener at Hampton Court Palace, where she worked for a year before moving on to garden design. “My time at Hampton Court Palace assured me that the change of career path was what I wanted to do,” she tells us.

“I then entered a competition to do a conceptual show garden at RHS Hampton Court, and I won the funding to do that. I won a Gold medal, and everything followed on from that. I was incredibly lucky – without that opening, my career would have been quite different.”

After her Hampton Court garden, Sarah was scouted by QVC, which asked her to design its Chelsea garden in 2007. The garden was small, around 4.5m by 5m, but Sarah says that it effectively launched her career. “It got incredible media attention, which was quite a shock for me, but it was fantastic,” she says. “I did another garden with them the following year, and was then approached by LDA Design to join their team for works on the Olympic Park.”

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SARAH PRICE PRO LANDSCAPER SPEAKS TO SARAH PRICE, G O L D M E D A L- W I N N I N G G A R D E N D E S I G N E R A N D T H E WOMAN BEHIND THIS YEAR’S M&G GARDEN

Golden touch In 2012, Sarah won a Gold medal for the Daily Telegraph Garden on Main Avenue. This year marks Sarah’s return to Chelsea for the first time since then: she’s working with Crocus to create the garden for show sponsor M&G. “M&G first started talking to me in 2012, when they saw my Daily Telegraph Garden, and I’ve been in conversation with them since,” she tells us. “It’s been six years since I’ve exhibited at Chelsea. I now live in Wales with my young family and I continue to work on long term private and commercial projects. I lecture, run design workshops and write regularly for magazines like Gardens Illustrated.”

Making an impact Sarah is optimistic about her return and most looking forward to getting involved with the planting, and entering the spirit of things. The M&G Garden will host an extensive list of plants, taking inspiration from Mediterranean regions.

These will include Lagerstroemia indica, making its Chelsea debut.

“The thing I love about Chelsea is the camaraderie, and the fact that these gardens start as an idea, which is something private, and become this massive team effort,” Sarah tells us. “The idea evolves as you talk to different people, and it’s incredible to have everyone working towards creating the best possible garden – it’s a good feeling.”

Speaking of the garden’s Mediterranean influence, Sarah tells us that she wanted to return

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to the show with something entirely different to the subtler approach she took with the Daily Telegraph Garden; she wanted to be pushed out of her comfort zone and create a different atmosphere.

She is looking forward to playing around with colour, light and shadow, which the Mediterranean region’s warmer climate lends itself perfectly to.

“When I design a show garden, I want to create a totally absorbing, immersive world that makes visitors forget that they’re standing in a crowded showground. It’s got to be original and enticing; this year’s M&G garden will be a romanticised haven, set in a warm, sunny climate, with Mediterranean flora. Walls of rammed earth and stacked tiles will frame views, giving tantalising glimpses of garden episodes: scented thyme carpets, gravel scree plantings, twisted wisteria stems and poolside reflections. It’s a shame that visitors can’t step over the rope and come into the space to explore.”

Bringing the idea to life Sarah is delighted to be working with Crocus for the second time. “It’s fantastic working with Crocus – I worked with them on the Telegraph Garden and you do feel incredibly spoilt as a designer, because the plants are fantastic and their attitude is always can-do. They relish the challenge of doing something unusual and they want to realise your design to its fullest potential.

I do feel that you have this incredible advantage as a designer with the Crocus team behind you.”

Sarah will work closely with Crocus to bring her design to life, and has already been involved in mocking up sample areas of the garden and experimenting with earth and clay mixes. “While I’m not physically building the landscape, I will always be there, making all the necessary decisions,” she says. “With the planting, however, I’m always very hands on – I can’t bear to not be!” www.prolandscapermagazine.com

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ANNE RICHARDS, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF M&G INVESTMENTS What does being the headline sponsor of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show for the ninth year mean to M&G? It may be our ninth year, but we are still just as excited about helping to bring the best of horticulture to gardening enthusiasts all over the UK, as we were back in 2010.

What are the benefits of the partnership for you?

There are so many parallels between gardening and what we do: helping people invest for their future. Both gardening and investing are life changing, in a positive way, and both require time and patience! We also know that, whether you are thinking about investing or planning a garden, getting ideas and guidance from experts can make all the difference. Our partnership with the RHS is a great way for us to connect with our customers on two things which really matter to them.

WHEN I DESIGN A SHOW GARDEN, I WANT TO CREATE A TOTALLY ABSORBING, IMMERSIVE WORLD THAT MAKES VISITORS FORGET THAT THEY’RE STANDING IN A CROWDED SHOWGROUND

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What are you most looking forward to about working with Sarah Price this year?

Sarah is amazingly talented and very early on we fell in love with her vision for the M&G Garden 2018, as a colourful, contemplative space inspired by impressionist paintings.

We cannot wait to see her vision transformed into reality in May, with the help of the team from Crocus, our contractor, and we’re looking forward to seeing how people respond as they explore the garden – either in person at the show, or through our series of behind the scenes and live streamed videos.

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PLANT HEALTH at Chelsea

WE SPOKE TO GERARD CLOVER, R H S H E A D O F P L A N T H E A LT H , ABOUT THE NEW PLANT POLICIES FOR THIS YEAR’S SHOW SEASON

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ith the ongoing pressure that the UK is facing from pests and diseases, the RHS has further strengthened its focus on plant health this year, taking a number of decisive actions for future shows.

Gerard Clover, RHS head of plant health, explains that there have been a number of pests and diseases arriving in the country over the last few years, such as ash dieback, agapanthus gall midge, aquilegia downy mildew, fuchsia gall mite, and more recently Kerria twig and leaf blight. “A greater diversity of plant materials from a wider range of sources moving ever faster around the world has introduced new pests and diseases into countries,” he explains.

One of the main threats that the RHS and other organisations are tackling is Xylella fastidiosa, a bacterium with more than 350 host plants which was found in Italy in 2013 and has since been found in France and Spain; there was also an isolated incident in Germany.

The RHS has reacted to the growing concern of Xylella by announcing that it is banning nine high-risk hosts from its 2018 shows – Coffea, Hebe, Lavandula, Nerium, Olea, Polygala, Prunus, Rosmarinus and Spartium – unless they are UK-sourced or grown, which is defined as ‘those having been propagated from seed in the UK or having been 14

grown in the UK for a minimum of 12 months preceding their use in an RHS show’.

The society is also holding workshops ahead of shows for those involved in the supply chain – growers, contractors and designers – to explain the risks from different pests and diseases, and explore practical ways in which they can mitigate some of those risks, both at the shows and more generally.

WE RECOGNISE THAT THERE ARE TIMES WHEN MATERIAL NEEDS TO COME FROM OVERSEAS, SO IT’S ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT THIS HAPPENS IN A SAFE AND BIOSECURE WAY Both current and prospective judges are also attending the workshops, as the RHS has incorporated plant health into the judging criteria. “There are a number of considerations when deciding on the medal for the exhibitor, one of which is plant health – how the plants are exhibited, their status, whether they are in good health, or whether there are signs or

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symptoms of pests and diseases,” says Gerard. “We will continue to develop this over the years and ensure that the judges are able to have that consideration.

“We also work closely with The Plant Health and Seeds Inspectorate (PHSI), the operational arm of DEFRA at Chelsea, which during build-up ensures that the plants are in their best state of health. They also work with us during allocation.

Plant exhibitors are required to provide details about the trees they are using, including provenance, and in conjunction with the PHSI we carry out a risk assessment. These plants are then looked at when being shown at Chelsea.”

Looking ahead to subsequent shows that follow 2018, the RHS has also announced a new policy which states that all imported semi-mature trees must be held in isolation for six months prior to use in its shows. It has not yet confirmed when this will come into force, but the society is discussing this with suppliers and exhibitors.

“We really want to encourage UK-sourced material, but recognise that there are times when material needs to come from overseas, so it’s about making sure that this happens in a safe and biosecure way,” says Gerard.

The focus on plant health is an ongoing programme for the RHS, and will no doubt help to prevent pests and diseases from entering or spreading across the UK. www.prolandscapermagazine.com

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FEATURE

Highlights from the

GREAT PAVILION

PETER BEALES ROSES Peter Beales Roses is delighted to announce that it will be launching two new roses at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show, in celebration of its 50 years as a business. The first is the ‘Ely Cathedral’ Modern Shrub, a prolific repeat flowering shrub rose that produces a wonderful multi-headed display of deep red buds, which open to reveal fully double, ruffled blooms. Although classified as a shrub rose, its pliable stems can easily be trained around a post or obelisk, creating a stunning pillar rose. The second rose is the ‘Fragrant Celebration’ Modern Classic Climber, a beautiful apricot-pink climbing rose that bears a multitude of large blousy blooms and releases a lovely sweet perfume.

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THE WESTON GARDEN The Garfield Weston Foundation has joined forces with garden designer Tom StuartSmith to create The Weston Garden, a centrepiece in the Great Pavilion. The Weston Garden will embrace the ethos of the Garfield Weston Foundation, a familyfounded charitable trust that supports a plethora of charities across the UK. The garden is an exploratory space where more is revealed around each corner, and it will have four separate entrances to allow visitors to enjoy the different aspects. Unusually for its scale, the garden will have full public access, to mirror the openness of the Garfield Weston Foundation and the support it gives in enabling UK treasures, architectural or horticultural, to be more accessible to the public.

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‘Stihl Inspiration’ by Hillier will take on a more rustic theme than previous exhibits, with Corten steel throughout, and orange and blue flowering plants adding warmth alongside the traditional feature of Hillier’s mature trees. Hillier holds the record for the most consecutive Chelsea Gold medals, and hopes the 2018 show will see it receiving its 73rd. Keen to boost interaction with the exhibit, Sarah Eberle – Hillier’s lead designer for the third year running – has deliberately created a walkway through the garden, which will provide opportunities for greater interaction with all elements of the exhibit.

Garden tool manufacturer Stihl will be a sponsor of the garden.

SEASONAL BEAUTY UNCAGED This year, the National Association of Flower Arranging Societies (NAFAS) will be serving up a floral feast, showcasing the seasons through a magnificent flower display. Designer Mig Kimpton draws inspiration from the majestic peacock, and from the four seasons of the year.

The exhibit will feature four fantasy birds, each using one season as inspiration for its flowers, textures and colour.

PLANTS WORK In collaboration with IKEA, Indoor Garden Design will be producing ‘Plants Work’, an innovative open-plan home office installation.

The exhibit demonstrates the beauty of plants in the home and working environment, and highlights their scientifically-proven health benefits. The open-plan home office will showcase plants as an essential part of the design – harnessing the green power of nature to provide screening, focal points, visual interest and a healthier working environment.

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Meet the

CONTRACTORS NIK EDSER

MARK RICHARDSON

LANGDALE LANDSCAPES

STEWART LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION

THE DAVID HARBER AND SAVILLS GARDEN

THE TRAILFINDERS SOUTH A F R I C A N W I N E E S TAT E

What part of the build are you most looking forward to?

Having done two trade gardens in the past two years, getting the opportunity to build a show garden will be the highlight of my career, and an experience that I intend to enjoy as much as I can.

What preparations have been done so far?

We are organised with everything we need to do before we arrive on site. The materials are being cut and shaped by London Stone, and the sculpture is being formed as a clay model by David Harber before being cast in bronze. The rest of the materials are all being delivered to our suppliers, ready to be delivered to the showground.

What do you think will be the greatest challenge?

Coordinating the various elements so that they flow well during the build. There is a lot of setting out for the garden; the garden has strong site lines, so getting these spot on will be crucial.

What part of the build are you most looking forward to?

The build is something we’ve been preparing for months now, so getting on site and bringing the garden to life will be really exciting.

What preparations have been done so far?

We have constructed the homestead façade so that it can be brought to site in sections. We have found some great craftsmen to help recreate the look we are trying to achieve on the building.

What do you think will be the greatest challenge?

I think the greatest challenge will be to recreate the fynbos area of the garden. We have carefully selected the rock and are looking at developing a method to recreate this aspect of South Africa.

ANGELA HALKSWORTH

MARK GREGORY

TENDERCARE

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What part of the build are you most looking forward to?

We’re really looking forward to starting the build on site and seeing the garden rise above ground... and, hopefully, good weather!

What part of the build are you most looking forward to?

I’m excited about the layers of detail and the finishing touches and surprises. The aim is to deliver an authentic slice of Yorkshire, transporting people to the Dales and delivering a real wow-factor.

What preparations have been done so far?

There has been an incredible amount of offsite detailing, and the manufacturing of the structures is in full swing. In theory, the garden has been designed to simplify onsite construction. Working with Laurie and his team at Chetwoods has been a new challenge, and we have enjoyed contributing to the detailing of this garden.

What preparations have been done so far?

Everything is handmade, and we’ve sourced all the stone and rocks.

The plants are coming along nicely, and we have a strong team in place to carry out the build – we can’t wait to break ground.

What do you think will be the greatest challenge?

Coordinating the assembly of the parts, which has to take place on site in a strict sequence with timed use of the crane and ever-decreasing access to the garden. The complexity of the planting will also require total focus from the team.

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What do you think will be the greatest challenge?

One of the challenges is creating a sense of place. The planting will probably be the biggest challenge, getting the right balance of cultivated species versus their wild cousins and getting the plants to bed in well enough to make it all look natural.

Landform Consultants is also building The Seedlip Garden

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CONTRACTORS THIS YEAR’S MAIN AVENUE CONTRACTORS FILL US IN ON

RICHARD CURLE

JODY LIDGARD

L A N D S C A P E A S S O C I AT E S

BESPOKE OUTDOOR SPACES

THE LEMON TREE TRUST GARDEN

THE WEDGWOOD GARDEN

What part of the build are you most looking forward to?

We love the buzz of the showground and we’re at the stage now where we really can’t wait to get started on site.

What part of the build are you most looking forward to?

This will be our 18th year at the show and it’s great getting the core build team back together. We’re looking forward to getting on site and getting the build started.

What preparations have been done so far?

We started our team meetings before Christmas to discuss finishes with designer Tom Massey. Sample panels started early in the year, along with a mock-up at our yard. Concrete elements began being produced in March, as did the large raised structure, and April sees us take delivery of the water feature sections to get running.

What preparations have been done so far?

One aspect is making sure that the flow of water is authentic – we visited the Yorkshire Dales and studied watercourses, and looked at the interaction between the water and the plants. We’ve also been working with Marshalls Bespoke Stone Services on the sculptural elements and detailing in the hard landscaping.

What do you think will be the greatest challenge?

This garden is very structural, and many of the design meetings have been about finalising details for achieving this. Although there is a lot of prefabrication, the materials are unforgiving, so bringing large structural elements together will be the biggest challenge.

What do you think will be the greatest challenge?

Coordinating the build with the sculptural and planting elements, and ensuring that everyone gets enough support. The teams are all working closely together to ensure that we all know our roles.

COLIN DONALDSON

SIMON KITCHIN

STRUCTURE GROUP

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T H E M O R G A N S TA N L E Y GARDEN FOR THE NSPCC

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What part of the build are you most looking forward to?

I am looking forward to working with Chris Beardshaw, to create a space that is tranquil and reflects our years of experience in construction and landscape design. This is our first joint venture for a while, and will be the launchpad for bigger and brighter things.

What preparations have been done so far?

Preparations started in July 2017. Over the past six months we’ve tried and tested a number of different materials and engineering techniques, and we’ve agreed on a solution that not only has the wow factor, but is also extremely efficient.

What do you think will be the greatest challenge?

The marriage between the structural and landscape design, as well as the pressure of tight construction deadlines.

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THEIR PROGRESS – AND WHAT THEY’RE MOST EXCITED ABOUT

What part of the build are you most looking forward to?

We love technical challenges, and Hay’s garden is no exception. It’s always one of the most rewarding experiences to create something for people to enjoy – the process is as enjoyable as the result.

What preparations have been done so far?

There are a number of independent elements, such as the water wall, TV wall, 13m wraparound pool, ‘floating’ outdoor room, stepping stones and a sunken seating area. The planning for most of these was done last year, and they went into fabrication early in 2018 – built by over a dozen different fabricators across the country.

What do you think will be the greatest challenge?

Surmounting the technical and engineering aspects and bringing it all together. This process has involved a number of specialists and a great deal of collaboration between everyone.

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Main Avenue B A R B A R A H E P W O R T H , T H E YA N G T Z E R I V E R A N D T H E RESILIENCE OF REFUGEES ARE AMONG THE INFLUENCES ON 2018’S MAIN AVENUE GARDENS

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Designer Sarah Price was the co-designer of the 2012 Gardens at the Olympic Park in east London, and planting consultant for the post-Games legacy design

THE M&G GARDEN Designer Sarah Price Contractor Crocus Sponsor M&G Investments Taking inspiration from the Mediterranean, Sarah Price will be bringing the M&G Garden to life this year. Grass swards embrace Syringa, pink Centranthus, poppies and yellow Dianthus knappii, while rammed earth walls and stacked tiles frame the garden space. The garden will create a quiet, romanticised atmosphere by combining Mediterranean plants with raw materials.

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Sarah will be experimenting with an exciting range of plants, all of which originate from Mediterranean climates. The unfolding views offer glimpses of twisted Wisteria stems, graceful Lagerstroemia trees, scented Thymus carpets and, in the heart of the garden, the rugged form of two Punica granatum, which are making their Chelsea debut.

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WELCOME TO YORKSHIRE GARDEN Designer Mark Gregory Contractor Landform Sponsor Welcome to Yorkshire

Did you know?

Mark and the team are hoping to create their very own cheese on the garden, and serve it in the traditional Yorkshire way, on fruit bread

The Welcome to Yorkshire Garden is inspired by the picturesque Yorkshire Dales, world famous for its dry stone walls, buttercup meadows and artisan Wensleydale cheeses. Set on the edge of woodland, a tumbling beck runs past a stone bothy with a cultivated and romantic cottage garden, and then into soft pastures. Celebrating Yorkshire’s stunning scenery, natural materials and traditional crafts, it is hoped that the garden will inspire people to go and see Yorkshire’s serene beauty firsthand.

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One of the aims of the planting is to link the cultivated garden with the wilder, less contrived world that surrounds it. Using native varieties next to their garden cousins will demonstrate this. The planting will include Alnus, Ranunculus, Lupinus, Anthriscus and Crataegus.

Plant suppliers: Hortus Loci and Lindum Turf

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THE LEMON TREE TRUST GARDEN Designer Tom Massey Contractor Landscape Associates Sponsor The Lemon Tree Trust

THE TRAILFINDERS SOUTH AFRICAN WINE ESTATE Designer Jonathan Snow Contractor Stewart Landscape Construction Sponsor Trailfinders Ltd

Did you know?

The fynbos has more than 7,000 species crammed in an area of 46,000km2 in South Africa. More than two-thirds are found nowhere else on earth

Jonathan’s inspiration for The Trailfinders South African Wine Estate is the Winelands of South Africa’s Western Cape. The area attracts visitors from all over the world, who come to sample the wines, soak up the old-world charm of the Cape Dutch architecture, and enjoy some of the best scenery, wildlife and food on the planet. It’s rather fitting that the sponsor of the garden is the UK’s leading independent tour operator, Trailfinders, which provides tailormade holidays to South Africa for thousands of people each year.

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The garden involves around 300 species – mostly fynbos plants, including Mimetes cucullatus, Rhodocoma capensis, Erica mammosa and Gladiolus debilis, as well as traditional cottage favourites such as Astrantia major ‘Buckland’, Geranium pratense ‘Mrs Kendall Clark’, Salvia x sylvestris ‘Dear Anja’ and Rosa ‘St Ethelburga’.

The Lemon Tree Trust works in refugee camps in Kurdistan, running garden competitions and helping people establish personal and community gardens. This year’s Lemon Tree Trust Garden is inspired by the resilience and ingenuity of people in situations of forced migration, highlighting the importance of gardens to displaced people.

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Did you know?

While visitors enjoy the Chelsea Flower Show, the Lemon Tree Trust will be judging the finals of its 2018 Garden Competition across four camps in Northern Iraq – its largest competition to date

The scheme draws its inspiration from the drought-tolerant plants that residents of the Domiz refugee camp grow around their homes.

Many are grown for their culinary potential, others for ornament and symbolism. They include Citrus x limon ‘Meyer’, Rosa x damascena ‘Celsiana’, Cicer arietinum, Punica granatum and Origanum syriacum.

Plant supplier: Hortus Loci

LG ECO-CIT Y GARDEN Designer Hay Hwang Contractor Randle Siddeley Ltd Sponsor LG Electronics The LG Eco-City garden reimagines inner-city living and aims to help combat air pollution and improve wellbeing. It provides a visionary new model for a sustainable future, where a more ecologically minded lifestyle offers opportunities for people to become more self-reliant. As a replicable blueprint for an integrated modular high-rise terrace, it harvests energy, creates nutrients through filtration of fish waste, and reduces pollution through the use of a carefully selected soft and calming planting palette. www.prolandscapermagazine.com

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The plants have been chosen for two reasons: to achieve a romantic, wild feel with soft pastel colours and a naturalistic style, but also to focus on the ecological value of plants in reducing pollution and providing opportunities for pollinators – which are in decline, especially in urban areas.

Did you know?

A handful of moss provides the pollution reduction qualities of one average tree; this garden has the same effect as 10 acres of woodland

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THE WEDGWOOD GARDEN Designer Jo Thompson Contractor Bespoke Outdoor Spaces Sponsor Wedgwood The Wedgwood Garden is an elegant, sophisticated space for an empowered, strong and successful woman, inspired by the nature that has always been at the heart of Wedgwood’s design. The garden centrepiece is a bronze pavilion – a work of collaborative engineering and design between Jo and the team at Expedition Engineering and Cambridge University. Its elegance and perceived weightlessness disguises its unwavering strength – a metaphor for modern femininity.

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The planting includes Salix exigua, Didiscus caeruleus ‘Blue Lace’, Eremurus x isabellinus ‘Romance’, Salvia x jamensis ‘Melen’, Thalictrum dasycarpum and Valeriana alliariifolia ‘Sirene’.

Jo Thompson has referenced Kintsugi, the ancient Japanese practice of repairing broken porcelain with precious metal to commemorate the journey of the piece, rather than disguise its history

Plant supplier: Hortus Loci

WUHAN WATER GARDEN Designer Laurie Chetwood and Patrick Collins Contractor Tendercare Nurseries Sponsor Creativersal

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THE DAVID HARBER AND SAVILLS GARDEN Designer Nic Howard Contractor Langdale Landscapes Sponsor Savills and David Harber Ltd The David Harber and Savills Garden portrays humans’ interaction and involvement with their environment over time; the evolving plants and sculptural elements embody the evolution of this relationship, and the main focal point – Aeon, a nucleus of energy – attempts to keep the planet in a state of equilibrium.

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The garden will begin with naturalistic perennial and grass planting such as Stipa tenuissima and Lychnis flos-cuculi.

It then becomes more complex and gardenesque, with varieties such as Lupinus ‘Masterpiece’ and Paeonia lactiflora ‘Karl Rosenfield’. The planting in the shadier areas of the garden will be lush and verdant, with plants such as Hosta ‘Sum and Substance’ and Tiarella ‘Spring Symphony’.

Did you know?

The nucleus of Aeon, the garden’s main sculpture, consists of 256 aluminium spikes, covered in gold leaf and screwed into a golf ball-like sphere

The planting is a celebration of Chinese flora.

The scheme will include about 75 different species and 5,500 plants

The Wuhan Water Garden is inspired by the historic ability of the Chinese city of Wuhan to manage and control the Yangtze River’s waters, using manmade canals and lakes. The garden aims to arouse the senses, with the smell of the forest, the sounds of woodland birdsong and of water from the fountains and rills, the acoustic reduction of external sound, and the enhancing visual effect of mirrored panels to create stillness and density in the forest.

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The woodland includes Betula albosinensis and Acer griseum, with a shrub understorey including Ilex crenata and Elaeagnus umbellata.

The ‘city’ zone will have specimens such as Morus alba and Ilex crenata cubes. Flowering shrubs and small trees such as Cornus kousa var. chinensis will be underplanted with herbaceous perennials.

The wetland areas will include Iris typhifolia and Acorus gramineus.

Plant supplier: Tendercare Nurseries

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THE MORGAN STANLEY GARDEN FOR THE NSPCC

V TB CAPITAL GARDEN – SPIRIT OF CORNWALL Designer Stuart Charles Towner Contractor RDC Landscapes Ltd

Designer Chris Beardshaw Contractor Structure Group Sponsor Morgan Stanley This garden design provides a metaphor for the emotional transformation that takes place in a child as they experience the positive impact of the NSPCC’s work. At the start of the garden, the direction of the path is unclear. It moves through a sheltered and densely planted woodland space that is filled with a variety of shrubs, including a selection of acid-loving rhododendrons and azaleas, all shaded by the canopy of large specimen trees.

As the path reaches a corner, it turns to reveal a more open and tranquil space ahead, planted with soft textured perennials.

The path then steps up to a bespoke wood pavilion, enclosed at the rear by a clear and reflective canal. The pavilion features a series of moveable screens that can be closed to create greater privacy and offer differing vistas of the garden. Looking back out from the pavilion, the garden provides a safe, secure and rich sensory environment.

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The plant choice has been restricted by the design’s damp, ericaceous soil and areas of deep shade. There will be a section of woodland perennials, shrubs and trees, which will include several rhododendrons and other acid-lovers, as well as plants such as Lamium orvala – which Chris calls “a most beautiful thing, and really hard-working”.

Spirit of Cornwall is a multisensory experience inspired by the work of sculptor Barbara Hepworth and composer Leo Geyer. It features a palette of subtropical and temperate plants, illustrating the microclimates found throughout Cornwall. The metalwork reflects the sound wave pattern of the music, with its peak expressed by the garden pavilion – a space for composing and performing – designed by Studio Evans Lane. Water features echo the sea views from Hepworth’s garden, and two sculptures by Sheila Vollmer draw inspiration from the rhythms of the garden design.

Did you know?

The garden is a unique creative collaboration of a type not usually seen in the industry, bringing together garden designers, architects, a composer and a sculptor

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The planting will include Cordyline australis, which was used in Barbara Hepworth’s own St Ives’ garden and is instantly recognisable as a British coastal plant, and Dicksonia antarctica, which is widely used in Cornish gardens such as Trebah and provides dramatic structure and height. The striking Tetrapanex papyrifer ‘Rex’, with its dramatic foliage, will appear, as will Schefflera actinophylla, whose large, oval, glossy green leaves will soften the feel of the other plants’ spiky foliage. Dianella tasmanica ‘Prosser’ also features, its tones of blue and green echoing the colours in Barbara Hepworth’s bronze sculptures as they age.

Plant supplier: Hortus Loci

Plant suppliers: Deepdale Trees, Hortus Loci and Hare Spring Cottage Plants

Did you know?

Chris is possibly the only major show garden designer who is growing 1,000 of the plants himself. He says he is “trying out a few things that are more unusual, to give us a different feel”

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BRITISH COUNCIL: INDIA GARDEN Designer Sarah Eberle Contractor Belderbos Landscapes Sponsor British Council India The India Garden expresses the energy and tradition and history of India and the dreams and aspirations of its people, while recognising the impact of the British influence on modern Indian life and culture through the introduction of cricket. Planting for the garden will draw on the horticultural connections between both countries.

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• Meconopsis betonicifolia – A species found in the Himalayas in the late spring of 1922 by a British expedition, led by legendary mountaineer George Leigh Mallory.

•V anda coerulea – First collected by Thomas Lobb in India’s Khasia hills, which are in the modern state of Meghalaya.

Thomas Lobb travelled through India between 1848 and 1853.

•N elumba nucifera – Sacred to Hindus and Buddhists, and an inspiration to artists.

• Rosa – The flower of the Mughals.

• Tagetes – Used throughout India at weddings, celebrations and for garlands.

Plant suppliers: Kevock Garden Nursery, Deepdale Trees and Kelways

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O-MO-TE-NA-SHI NO NIWA: THE HOSPITALIT Y GARDEN Designer Kazuyuki Ishihara Contractor Ishihara Kazuyuki Design Laboratory Co Ltd Sponsor G-Lion and Cat’s Co Ltd ‘Omotenashi’ is the Japanese concept of wholehearted and sincere hospitality received with gratitude. The garden aims to provide this feeling in its guests.

Hospitality, demonstrated by the thoughtful appreciation of the visitors, is one of the central and beautiful virtues of Japanese culture. Muromachi-era garden culture was inspired by beautiful waterside vegetation in fields and mountains. The ‘beauty without waste’ concept refreshes and calms visitors, and they can enjoy the expression of the four seasons in wild flowers. The view from the azumaya will inspire wonder in the valued guests.

Did you know?

The garden features an octagonal garden house; in Japanese tradition, the number eight represents increased success

The base colours are shades of green, while the underfoot plants are purple and white, expressing the natural scenery of the satoyama. The wide beauty of this scene is framed by many kinds of plants and deciduous trees that bud all at once in the satoyama, reminding the designer of of his place of birth.

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Acer, Pinus, Iris sibirica, Farfugium japonicum, mosses.

Plant suppliers: Beaver Water Plants, Big Plant Nursery, Evergreen Exterior, Porters Foliage and Lindum

THE WARNER EDWARDS GARDEN Designer Kate Savill and Tamara Bridge Contractor Frogheath Landscapes Sponsor Warner Edwards Inspired by the Warner Edwards Distillery, The Warner Edwards Garden reflects the surrounding landscape of its home, Falls Farm in Northamptonshire. The choice of bee-friendly planting is inspired by the farm’s botanical gardens and hedgerows, and showcases many of the natural flavours used in the creation of Warner Edwards’ handmade artisan gins. A garden with true purpose and heart, it raises awareness of the plight of the honey bee and promotes pollinators.

Did you know?

Some of the plants in the garden, such as thyme, Calamintha and Melissa officinalis, are the equivalent to Berocca for bees!

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• Sambucus nigra – Representing the elderflower that Warner Edwards harvests from the hedgerows of its farm to create its Elderflower Gin. • Rheum rhabarbarum – Representing the company’s Rhubarb Gin. The rhubarb is sourced from a local farmer, and is the same rhubarb root stock that was grown in Queen Victoria’s kitchen garden at Buckingham Palace.

• Prunus spinosa – Representing Warner Edwards’ Sloe Gin. Harvested locally in a yearly sloe swap.

• Melissa officinalis – Representing the company’s Botanical Garden Melissa Gin. • Angelica archangelica – A botanical used in the base dry gin distillations.

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L ACED WITH HOPE Designer Laura Anstiss Contractor Frosts Landscape Construction Sponsor Frosts Garden Centre Laced with Hope represents an insight into the emotions felt by a child diagnosed with cancer, during their challenging journey through treatment. The rollercoaster of emotions that the child and their family go through is personified in the sculptures and mural. The shapes, texture and colours mirror the artwork of the unique, customised Supershoes that are created by volunteers to uplift children with cancer.

VIKING’S WELLNESS GARDEN Designer Paul Hervey-Brookes Contractor GK Wilson Landscapes Sponsor Viking Cruises

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• Rosa ‘Pure Poetry’ and Rosa ‘Night Owl’ – A feature of the garden’s planting is roses, and both of these have been chosen for their old rose fragrances, which bring a vital serenity to the garden.

• Lupinus ‘Masterpiece’ and Allium ‘Beau Regard’ – The magenta-purple Lupinus and large, majestic lilac Allium ‘Beau Regard’ blend perfectly with the roses’ luscious burgundy and purple, lifting and calming the spirit.

• Prunus maackii ‘Amber Beauty’ – With its golden bark, this echoes the bench running through the garden, which is shaped like a golden ribbon – the symbol of childhood cancer.

Plant suppliers: Hortus Loci and Deepdale Trees

Did you know?

The garden features not one but two art forms, with both mural and sculpture. These represent the hopes and dreams of children with cancer. More than 10 children are diagnosed with cancer every day in the UK

Viking, the award-winning cruise line, brings its sixth garden to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018 with an Artisan garden designed

by Paul Hervey-Brookes – the Viking’s Wellness Garden. Inspired by the great outdoors, which plays a profound role in the lives of Scandinavians, it draws on the Nordic landscape and celebrates the deep connection between nature and wellbeing that provides a sanctuary for both body and mind.

Did you know?

The spa cycle, demonstrated in the Scandinavian aspects of the Viking’s Wellness Garden, has been developed over thousands of years, and its principles have inspired spas and spa treatments across the globe

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• Myrrhis – A traditional food crop that is now more widely used as a herb, this plant would have been introduced and naturalised in Scandinavia.

• Angelica – An extremely popular herb in Scandinavia, where it reached its pinnacle in the 12th century. It is a traditional medicine in Sami culture.

• Galium – Another highly popular traditional food source in Scandinavia, where the foliage is dried and used as a flavouring.

• Prunus spinosa – Naturalised and used in Scandinavia as a food flavouring.

• Juniperus – Juniper wood is traditionally used for making containers for dairy products, such as butter and cheese.

Plant suppliers: Jekka’s Herb Farm and Bernhard’s Nursery

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THE EMBROIDERED MINDS EPILEPSY GARDEN Designer Kati Crome Contractor Conway Landscapes Sponsor Embroidered Minds The garden was inspired by the Embroidered Minds project initiated

by Kati Crome’s friend Leslie Forbes, who died following an epileptic seizure in 2016. The garden represents different states of a seizure.

The pre-seizure area is calm and sedate with mainly green and white planting, an oak bench, tiled path and foreground garden. It is then interrupted by dramatic, harsh and brown planting, representing a seizure. Beyond is the more vivid planting, associated here with the possible heightening of the senses post seizure.

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Approximately 1 in 100 people have epilepsy, and there are more than 40 different types of the neurological condition

THE CL AIMS GUYS: A VERY ENGLISH GARDEN Designer Janine Crimmins Contractor Andrew Loudon Sponsor The Claims Guys The garden is a celebration of craftsmanship and tradition with inspiration drawn from the Arts and Crafts Movement. It is designed to stand the test of time physically and aesthetically, and to be simply a beautiful garden that conveys no theme or message. The focal point is a dry stone, half-domed niche, displaying the skill of the craftsman and offering a sheltered view of the sumptuous, jewel toned planting.

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• Valeriana officinalis – Once used in the treatment of epilepsy, Valeriana officinalis has tall, branching stems with clusters of scented white flowers and finely divided foliage at the base.

• Rumex flexuosus – An unusual New Zealand dock with burnished copper coloured strap leaves and crimped margins.

• Artemisia ludoviciana ‘Silver Queen’ – Kati’s favourite plant, and an uncommon Artemesia that was once used as an epilepsy treatment.

• Verbascum phoeniceum ‘Violetta’ – Delicate spires with rich purple flowers – looks great next to silver foliage or lime greens.

• Paeonia ‘Krinkled White’ – A beautiful single white peony with crinkled edges to its delicate crepe petals, and a bright yellow cluster of stamens.

Plant suppliers: Roger Platts Nurseries, Wargrave Nursery and Orchard Dene Nurseries

The team is using 20t of Purbeck stone in the garden, which will all be hand dressed on site

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• Rosa – For tradition and beauty.

• Paeonia – For romantic appeal and richness of colour.

• Buxus topiary – For formality and structure.

• Nepeta – For its abundance.

• Iris – For its statuesque elegance.

Plant suppliers: Kelways, Peter Beales and Ladybrook Nursery

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THESE GARDENS WILL INSPIRE VISITORS WITH IDEAS FOR THEIR OWN GROWING SPACES

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THE PEARLFISHER GARDEN Designer John Warland Contractor The Garden Builders Sponsor Pearlfisher The Pearlfisher Garden is inspired by the largest garden in the world – the underwater garden of our great oceans. A staggering 32% of the 78m tons of plastic packaging produced each year is left to flow into our oceans, and this garden aims to draw attention to a planet that is drowning in waste, using an innovative design that showcases the dichotomy between the beauty and destruction present in our oceans.

Did you know?

The Pearlfisher Garden is the first underwater garden to be featured at the Chelsea Flower Show

THE SEEDLIP GARDEN Designer Dr Catherine MacDonald Contractor Landform Sponsor Seedlip Seedlip, the world’s first distilled non-alcoholic spirit, is working with Landform Consultant’s lead designer, Dr Catherine MacDonald, for its second consecutive garden at Chelsea 2018. Inspired by the humble pea, the garden is a first for Chelsea Flower Show, as all the plants will be from just one family – the Fabaceae (pea) family. Key design features include a garden ‘pea’ path formed of circular elements, leading up to the elevated ‘Peavilion’, a shrine housing a collection of pea-related articles.

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The plant palette, aesthetic and multi-sensory elements within The Seedlip Garden are all relevant to the pea, producing a contemporary and educational compendium in praise of Pisum sativum.

Plant suppliers: Hortus Loci and Calvin’s Peas TOP 5 PL ANTS

• Euphorbia ingens variegata – Adds sculptural mass and height.

• Tillandsia usneoides – To create movement within the space and catch the breeze.

• Crassula ovata – To create an underwater coral-like aesthetic.

• Sansevieria trifasciata – Adds a sea kelp flavour.

• Euphorbia tirucalli – Adds exotic coral-like structure.

Did you know?

The conceptual installation will celebrate three ‘Pea Pioneers’ from three centuries – Mendel, Lamborn and Branson – and include the exclusive launch of two pea varieties bred by Dr Calvin Lamborn

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SPACE TO GROW

URBAN FLOW – IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THAMES WATER Designer Tony Woods Contractor Garden Club London Urban Flow is a garden designed to respond to climate change and demonstrate the use of the planet’s precious resources responsibly. The garden showcases sustainability, without compromising on stunning design and contemporary features.

The garden is a space that delivers strong messages and visual impact with water at the centre of daily life. An outdoor kitchen, workspace and environmentally rich planting set the scene for your story to be told. At the heart of the landscape construction is a ‘rain garden’ structure that shows how excess rainwater can be diverted and used as part of a garden design at home, to reduce flood risk and minimise water consumption.

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The garden features an edible living wall packed with interesting, easy to grow and delicious herbs, salads and vegetables. Drought-tolerant groundcover plants have been chosen to suit the conditions of urban gardens, such as Epimedium and Ophiopogon.

Lots of the planting has interesting foliage and leaf colour, such as Rosa glauca and Angelica sylvestris ‘Vicar’s Mead’.

Did you know?

The garden will be showcasing a polished outdoor kitchen from Swiss concrete works Dade Design, for the first time at Chelsea

THE CHERUB HIV GARDEN: A LIFE WITHOUT WALLS Designer Naomi Ferrett-Cohen Contractor Burnham Landscaping Sponsor CHERUB The Life Without Walls garden centres around the theme of a young person living with HIV and the journey they face, aiming to present two key messages: that it’s okay to live openly and healthily with HIV, and that we must work hard to find a cure. The white pod at the top of the garden represents the clinics that young people regularly attend, which are a cocoon of safety from the outside world. The journey from the pod through the garden demonstrates the journey towards a life of more freedom, and the obstacles encountered along the way. The end of the journey is an open seating area, symbolising a society where these young people are accepted without prejudice.

Plant supplier: Hortus Loci

Did you know?

The timing of the garden at this year’s Chelsea coincides with the results of the ‘RIVER’ trial that has taken place in the UK and is the first formal randomised trial exploring a possible cure for HIV infection

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The planting around the pod will be minimal and regimented, and while proceeding through the garden the planting will become much brighter and warmer in colour, and less formal in structure.

Plant suppliers: Hortus Loci, Architectural Plants and Creepers

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THE SILENT POOL GIN GARDEN Designer David Neale Contractor Neale Richards Garden Design Sponsor Silent Pool Distillers This relaxing city garden is a space for a professional couple to sit and unwind in. The landscaping includes a contemporary raised water feature with an infinity edge that ebbs into a lower pool, a copper peel sculpture, sawn Portland stone, and a weathered oak boardwalk. Laser-cut copper panels are set along the garden boundaries, and these and other copper features reference the gin distillation process of the garden’s sponsor. Drifts of planting in tones of blue, white, green and copper create a relaxing, atmospheric feel.

TOP 5 PL ANTS

• Iris fulva – Chosen for its coppercoloured flowers and its love of shallow water, and because one of the botanics in the sponsor’s gin is Orris root (Iris).

• Carpinus betulus – Designer David Neal loves these multi-stemmed trees for their form.

• Anchusa azurea ‘Dropmore’ – Selected for its reliable and irresistible deep blue forget-me-not flowers.

• Allium caeruleum ‘Azure’ – A more unusual Allium, bearing a display of blue pompom-like clusters of florets.

• Dryopteris erythrosa ‘Brilliance’ – Its fronds unfurl a copper-red colour, and the plant deals well with part-to-full shade conditions.

Did you know?

Portland stone, as used in the garden, was used in the building of the 11th-century Rufus Castle, as well as Exeter Cathedral and Portland Castle. Vast quantities of the stone went into London after the Great Fire of 1666, but until then had only come from landslips on the east coast of the Isle of Portland

Plant suppliers: Van Arnhem Nursery, Hardys Cottage Garden Plants, Hare Spring Cottage Plants and Deepdale Trees

SKIN DEEP Designer Robert Barker Contractor Terraforma Landscapes Sponsor Harley Street Skin Care Skin Deep is a conceptual garden created for an established UK skin care company. Concrete blocks have been used to represent different human faces and skin conditions; each one represents a different condition that could affect any one of us over a lifetime.

Our outer layer reflects our life story and reveals to the world our joys and worries in the form of everything from birthmarks to wrinkles – this concept is echoed in the garden’s textural planting scheme. The garden’s concept is echoed in its textural planting scheme, in the form of textural, wrinkled or spotty leaves.

TOP 5 PL ANTS

• Pulmonaria ‘Sissinghurst White’ – White spotted bright green leaves.

• Astilboides tabularis – Large, hairy leaves with large veins.

• Boehmeria sieboldiana – Mass of intricately veined, shiny green leaves.

• Rodgersia podophylla – Textural foliage with subtle different colour tones.

• Asarum splendens – Dark green leaves with silver markings.

Plant supplier: Kelways

Did you know?

The sculpture within the garden will be made up of over 200 concrete blocks, all varying in size and each with an individual appearance

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THE MYELOMA UK GARDEN Designer John Everiss and Francesca Murrell Contractor Peter Gregory Landscapes Sponsor Myeloma UK The Myeloma UK Garden is inspired by Peter King, a Myeloma UK supporter whose wife, Gill, passed away in 2016 after living with the blood cancer for 15 months. The large head and shoulder sculpture in the heart of the garden is modelled on their daughter Gemma and represents the role of the carer.

The garden is sponsored by Bord na Móna Horticulture, Meyer Homes and The Christopher Laing Foundation.

NEW WEST END GARDEN Designer Kate Gould Contractor Kate Gould Gardens Sponsor Sir Simon Milton Foundation, supported by New West End Company New West End Garden is a modern interpretation of the gardens and architecture of a London square, utilising environmentally positive technology. This is to be a communal garden, to provide a green oasis in the heart of the West End that has clean air as well as energy harvesting technology for residents, workers and visitors to use. The garden is to be a calm space, with lightweight trees providing shelter and privacy from the surrounding buildings. Colourful low-level planting around the perimeter invites you into the garden. Technology is factored into the design to work seamlessly in the space.

Did you know?

The sculpture will weigh 7t, be 12ft high and constructed from layers of transparent blue Perspex acrylic.

John and his team used cutting edge technology to create the sculpture – they scanned Gemma’s head and arms to generate a detailed 3D digital image, which was then turned into the slices of data used to create the multiple layers of the sculpture

TOP 5 PL ANTS

• Fagus sylvatica ‘Asplenifolia’ – Beech is associated with femininity and considered the queen of British trees, and is thought to have medicinal qualities. Its long, dark green, deeply serrated leaves make an interesting feature.

• Taxus ‘Summergold’ – Yew used in a very unusual way, with its low-growing and spreading horizontal branches; a very attractive specimen with real wow factor.

• Lychnis flos-cuculi – Masses of attractive star-shaped white flowers give a wild meadow feel.

• Trollius x cultorum ‘Alabaster’ – A charming and unusual creamy yellow flower for the edge of the woodland area.

• Bupleurum falcatum – Its tiny cow parsley-like heads create a soft haze of yellow green.

Plant suppliers: How Green Nursery and Tendercare

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Your footsteps can power lighting and water features in your garden, with energy-harvesting paving from Pavegen. As people step on the tiles, electricity is generated – which can be used to power a range of outdoor items

TOP 5 PL ANTS

• Cercidiphyllum japonicum – An elegant light-canopied tree that smells beautiful when losing its leaves in autumn, thereby extending the season of interest in the garden.

• David Austin Roses – Selected for their scent and repeat flowering, as well as their ability to withstand pollution in city gardens.

• Mixed evergreen ferns – Being used in vertical green walls which help to deaden the road noise, as well as providing much needed greenery contrast to architecture.

• Rhemannia anuglata – Often grown as an annual, this is a great plant to grow from seed as it flowers reliably in its first year.

• Acer ginnala – A lovely variety of acer with a light canopy and wonderful fragrant flowers in May, turning a deep red in autumn.

Plant suppliers: Deepdale Trees, Todd’s Botanics and David Austin Roses

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TRADE STANDS SCOTTS OF THRAPSTON W W W. S C OT T S O F T H R A P S TO N.C O.U K

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A major attraction on the Scotts of Thrapston stand will be one of its larger summerhouses, the Sun Ray Garden Room. The leading timber buildings specialist has released a range of larger summerhouses as more people look to extend their outdoor living space. Scotts believes these larger, extended editions will encourage people to spend more time in the garden, as they make an ideal space for hobbies, relaxing or enjoying an al fresco meal with family and friends.

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NINE OF THE COMPANIES EXHIBITING AT RHS CHELSEA , AND WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE ON THEIR STANDS THIS YEAR

EVEREDGE W W W.E V E R E D G E .C O.U K

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EverEdge is once again exhibiting at RHS Chelsea, where it will be showing off its range of garden and landscape edging products, as well as custom-made steel planters. The brand describes RHS Chelsea as a great opportunity to meet existing customers and to introduce products to those who may not have had the chance to see EverEdge before. As ever, the team is looking forward to a great show and to chatting with gardening enthusiasts and professionals from around the world.

GAZE BURVILL W W W.G A Z E B U R V I L L .C O M

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W W W.B A L I.O R G .U K

Gaze Burvill is delighted to be working For its RHS Chelsea stand this year, with Butter Wakefield Garden Design BALI will be focusing on the benefits on its RHS Chelsea trade stand on and value of landscaping, including how Main Avenue. Celebrating 25 years of domestic and commercial environments business, the stand pairs the brand’s GAZE BURVILL contribute to our mental and physical iconic May Thrones and Court Seat wellbeing, and the importance of investing more in outdoor spaces with the Linear style contemporary to stimulate learning and improve quality of life. BALI is partnering outdoor kitchen, and places the show-stopping Broadwalk Round with BALI Registered Contractor member Scotscape Landscaping, table at the centre. Combining stunning planting with a colour which will be providing a 3m2 living wall as a lush, verdant backdrop palette of big and bold greens and greys, Gaze Burvill has once for the stand. BALI’s team will be providing advice on the benefits again produced a must-see exhibit for this year’s Chelsea. that living walls can bring.

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W W W. H A R T L E Y- B O TA N I C .C O.U K

This year, British greenhouse and glasshouse manufacturer Hartley Botanic is celebrating a landmark 80th anniversary. Hartley Botanic’s trade stand will feature four of the manufacturer’s handmade greenhouses and glasshouses, as well as a limited-edition structure commissioned to mark the anniversary. Each greenhouse will be filled with individually designed planting schemes, providing glass-framed vignettes for visitors.

ALITEX W W W. A L I T E X .C O.U K

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Celebrating 58 years exhibiting at RHS Chelsea, Alitex Greenhouses is collaborating with interior designers Sims Hilditch at this year’s show. This year, the garden space will be designed

by RHS Young Garden Designer of the Year 2017 finalist Jake Curley. Jake’s stylish courtyard garden, which will celebrate the plants of the season, will be complemented by the teal, soft green and pink colour palette. Drawing from the inspiration of the garden, Belgian linen, English oak and crumbling terracotta will feature heavily.

Alitex will be exhibiting the Scotney and Ickworth greenhouses from its National Trust collection.

BARCHAM TREES W W W.B A R C H A M .C O.U K

This year, Barcham Trees plans to create a wood slice pathway through its stand, made with alder trees from the nursery. The team removed the alder by way of preparation for the arboretum is creating, and decided to utilise the wood rather than condemn it to the chipper. It is also planning to have a planted tree for the first time – staked, tied and mulched to show customers the recommended practice, and to advise that Barcham can now offer a planting service in East Anglia.

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CHILSTONE W W W.C H I L S TO N E .C O M

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Chilstone will be featuring some of its signature garden ornaments, including the Kew Fountain, which was central to its 2017 display. In addition, it will be exhibiting some of its bespoke architectural components, as well as launching a beautiful limited new bronze resin eagle sculpture, Aquila.

GRIFFIN GLASSHOUSES W W W.G R I F F I N G L A S S H O U S E S .C O M

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This year at Chelsea, Griffin Glasshouses is launching two new glasshouse models in its NGS Collection: Lavender and Tarragon. Both are free standing glasshouses with porches.

They come with fully automatic ventilation and there is a range of accessories designed to enhance the Victorian style and maximise working space. Griffin’s glasshouses are made from maintenance-free, powder-coated aluminium and come with a lifetime structural guarantee.

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