Inspiration from RHS Hampton Court Flower Show – Part 6

Hampton Court Flower Show is now over for this year and the hard work that went into the set up is being dismantled as we speak.  I suspect there are some tired people out there, especially with the high temperatures we’ve been having – shows are tiring at the best of times!

But I wanted to share some more show garden pictures with you, starting with some images of the Low Cost, High Impact Garden, Mid Century Modern.  This garden won a Gold Medal and Best in Show,  so huge congratulations to designers Adele Ford and Susan Willmott and contractor Outdoor Creations.

Orange is my favourite colour in the garden – it brings warmth to a planting scheme and in this case a bold statement to the whole look and feel of the space.  I particularly liked the suspended seat pods.

The garden was designed to capture the exuberance of the 1950s and was inspired by a 1950’s advertising poster.  The garden was created with a budget of just £15,000.

The other show garden I’m going to feature today is Vestra Wealth’s Jardin du Gourmet which was designed by Paul Martin and built by Landform Consultants.  It won a Silver-Gilt Flora medal.

This was a contemporary garden with strong lines and constructed using beautiful materials.  This felt like a garden that you could easily transport to a home and I loved the fully functional kitchen at the back of the garden.

The garden was designed to demonstrate that you can produce your own food in a stylish way.

It had an array of herbs, salads, vegetables and fruit growing but it was a far cry from an allotment…very sophisticated and elegant!

(Images: Lisa Cox)