So much to see and photograph this past Spring at RHS Chelsea. Inevitably, more than a few gardens and horticultural high points slipped through the Chelsea Show features published here on AGTB. Thus, one final post to help sum up my tour of the world’s top flower .. show circa 2011.
Homebase Cornish Memories Pavilion Photo © Alice Joyce
Thomas Hoblyn’s design of the Cornish Memories garden for Homebase; awarded a Silver Gilt Medal. Hoblyn called up images of his childhood in Cornwall – of rock pools and coastal flora that inspired a garden highlighted by lush plantings and the sinuous movement of water.
Cornish Memories Garden Photo © Alice Joyce
Of the plantings, a Cornus boasted blooms composed of soft-lemon-hued bracts.
Cornish Memories Garden Pavilion Photo © Alice Joyce
Below: Trailfinders Australian Garden designed by Ian Barker and presented by Fleming’s Nurseries. The inspiration for the Silver-Gilt Award design called upon the voyage of The Endeavor, and renowned plant explorer Sir Joseph Banks. The richly planted landscape reflects flora Banks would have collected while traveling from England through the Southern Hemisphere; the pavilion design representing the ship’s sails.
Photo © Alice Joyce
Kinetic Sculpture amid melding of Gunnera, peonies, heuchera, iris and astilbe Photos © Alice Joyce
British Heart Foundation Photo © Alice Joyce
Circular red stepping stones of translucent resin, steel arches, and a buoyant seating area are enhanced by plantings that include edibles in the Mending Broken Hearts Appeal Garden created by Ann-Marie Powell; sponsored by Brewin Dolphin.
Photo © Alice Joyce
Wood Yew Waste: Presented by the National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies – NW Area. Below: Best Urban Garden Award to Winds of Change designed by Jamie Dunstan / Stockton Drilling Ltd.
Winds of Change Photo © Alice Joyce
Wind turbines, repurposed scrap materials, and a green roof came together in an outstanding garden with an edge to the design.
Going Elemental: David Harber’s living wall employs undulating narrow sheets of steel surrounded by the bright blooms of Bacopa. Rushing water plays over the reflective steel in a sculptural composition by Harber, working with VertiGarden.
Surviving – Cancer Research UK Garden – Robert Myers, Designer / Photos © Alice Joyce
Yet another romantically picturesque show garden design from Laurent-Perrier for Chelsea 2011: The Gold Medal Award presented to the Champagne winery for a garden designed by Luciano Giubbilei, with an architectural pavilion designed by Kengo Kuma and sculptor Peter Randall-Page. The theme – handcrafting from nature – resulted in a serene yet mesmerizing environment where plantings were ebullient, yet with a delicate presence.
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