Posts Tagged ‘RHS Hampton Court Flower Show 2013’

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)

So far I’ve featured the show gardens that inspired me this year, but today I wanted to mention the exhibitors who make up a large portion of the show.  Hampton Court Flower Show has a different vibe to Chelsea and there’s lots you can buy and take away with you, especially from the Country Living Marquee which is full of gorgeous things from art to clothes to jewellery and handmade cosmetics. Read more

The next garden I’m going to feature is The Garden Pad which was designed by Dan Bowyer and built by London Gardens and Streetscape.  I know Dan and I also work with London Gardens so I was even more interested to see the garden they had created! Read more

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. Read more