Posts Tagged ‘Agapanthus’

Inspiration from RHS Hampton Court Flower Show – Part 3

0 Written by Lisa on 10th Jul 2013 in Inspiration

The Ecover Garden Hampton Court 2013 Lisa Cox

If you’ve been following this week’s show coverage then you’ll know that the Ecover Garden won a Gold medal and Best Show Garden.  The garden was designed by Matthew Childs and the inspiration for the design came from the fundamental principle that water is life.

The garden is about solutions to the problems with pollution, waste plastic and toxic residues, which are reflected in Ecover’s products.

The Ecover garden RHS Hampton Court 2013 Lisa Cox

The planting in this garden was gorgeous…blues and deep pinks.  The agapanthus were really stunning although by the time I got to take some photographs, the sun was blazing so the colours are a bit washed out.  I hope you get the idea though!

The Ecover Garden planting Hampton Court Flower Show 2013 Lisa Cox

And the rammed earth walls were stunning, inspired by coastal cliffs and river gorges.  Look at how fabulous the planting looks against them…

Ecover Garden Hampton Court 2013 Agapanthus & rammed earth wall Lisa Cox

If you’re going to the show this week, or indeed if you have already been, I’d love to hear your thoughts on this garden?

 

(Images: Lisa Cox)

 

 

 

Savill Garden – A Royal Landscape

0 Written by Lisa on 26th Jul 2011 in Inspiration

A week or so ago I went to Savill Garden with Rona Wheeldon of Flowerona to see the new Rose Garden which was designed by Andrew Wilson and opened for the first time earlier this year.  Because of the challenging weather conditions we’ve had this year, the hot dry spring and the warm wet spell over the last month, unfortunately the roses were past their best – if we’d managed to get there a month ago, I think we would have seen a much more impressive display. Read more

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I specialise in helping families to turn their gardens into an extension of their home and into a space that can be used and enjoyed all year round.

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