Inspiration

This afternoon I have two more gardens to share with you.  The first is the Papworth Trust ‘Together We Can’ garden, designed by Peter Eustance.

A very clever musical garden which was inspired by the Papworth Trust whilst working with the world famous and profoundly deaf solo percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie, on its ‘I Can’ campaign.

And finally the Meningitis Now Futures Garden, designed by John Everiss to reflect the spirit and energy of families whose lives have been irrevocably changed by meningitis.

I had quite a chat with John and he was telling me the story behind the wooden sculptures in the garden which were 3D printed and took days to produce.  Each sculpture is a real person who has been affected by meningitis and is training for the Paralympics – amazing!

(Images: Lisa Cox)

I love the Artisan Gardens at Chelsea – I sometimes think they’re more inspiring, probably because they’re so small and full of detail. Read more

This afternoon I want to share some pictures I took of three of the other main show gardens.  There were a lot of “rocket” plants this year ranging from foxgloves to Eremerus to Lupins. Read more

I love going to Chelsea and the occasional trip up to London but I’m glad to be back to the Welsh Hills this morning with the fresh air and peaceful surroundings. I mentioned on monday about the inspiration I’d picked up for my own garden and I wanted to share some pictures of the gardens that got my creative planting juices flowing. Read more

Andy Sturgeon returned to Chelsea this year to design The Telegraph Garden. Read more

As you know, I was really looking forward to seeing The Winton Beauty of Mathematics Garden.  On paper it looked really interesting – it didn’t disappoint. Read more

I spent a very inspiring day at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show today.  My feet are still aching, but when I got back and downloaded my photographs, it was clear that the M&G Garden had a struck a chord with me this year as I went back three times! Read more

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The mammoth build started last week for the RHS Chelsea flower show.  In fact they’re roughly half way through the main show gardens already. Read more

I went to Highnam Court Gardens last week in Gloucestershire.  It had been recommended for its display of tulips at this time of year but alas they were a bit behind schedule due to the cold weather and there weren’t many in flower. Read more