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RHS Chelsea 2014 – The Telegraph Garden

0 Written by Lisa on 22nd May 2014 in Inspiration

The Telegraph Garden at Chelsea 2014 Lisa Cox

The Telegraph Garden was designed by Tommaso del Buono & Paul Gazerwitz and built by Crocus.  It definitely had a strong Italian feel to it.

The Telegraph Garden Chelsea 2014 Lisa Cox

The Telegraph Garden at RHS Chelsea Lisa Cox 2014

Inspiration for the garden came from revisiting elements that were traditionally found in the great gardens of Italy.

The Telegraph Garden at RHS Chelsea 2014 Lisa Cox

 

It had a strong and simple structure with gorgeous pincushion topiarised box and pleached trees.  I loved the vibrant  but simple planting.

The shiny wall at the back of the garden is actually a water feature – in the sunshine it glistened as the light caught the moving water but rather frustratingly, I wasn’t able to capture it’s true beauty with my camera.

The Daily Telegraph Garden Chelsea 2014 Lisa Cox

 

There was nothing particularly new and exciting about this garden, but I think it demonstrated perfectly how a  simple geometric layout can really define a space.

Pincusion topiary in The Telegraph Garden RHS Chelsea 2014 Lisa Cox

Marble panel The Telegraph Garden Lisa Cox Chelsea 2014

For my personal tastes it was a little too modern in style, but I loved the pleached trees and strong structural planting and I could imagine sitting in it with a glass of something cold!

 

(Images: Lisa Cox)

 

 

 

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