Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Chelsea 2015: The Show Gardens

For most visitors the main highlight of attending the Chelsea Flower Shower is to see the exquisite large show gardens on display and this year's selection did not disappoint! The designs this year were more diverse and there were so many aspects to be inspired with. Let's take a look at these beautiful gardens:

The Brewin Dolphin Garden - Gold


A Perfumer's Garden in Grasse by L'Occitane - Gold

The Cloudy Bay Garden in association with Vital Earth - Gold

The Homebase Garden - Urban Retreat - Gold

The Laurent-Perrier Chatsworth Garden - Gold

The Morgan Stanley Healthy Cities Garden - Gold

The Telegraph Garden - Gold

The Beauty of Islam with Al Barari Firm Management LLC - Silver Gilt

The Hidden Beauty of Kranji by Esmond & Uniseal - Silver Gilt

The M&G Garden - Silver Gilt

Royal Bank of Canada Garden - Silver Gilt

Sentebale - Hope in Vulnerability - Silver Gilt

The Time In Between Husqvarna and Garden - Silver Gilt

A show garden called The Viking Ocean Cruises Show Garden for some reason did not manage to take photos of won a Silver medal.

And last not but not the least, a garden that was not in contention for a medal but is in it's own special category is the garden created by Sean Murray, the winner of this years Great Chelsea Garden Challenge. A very inspiring front garden...





As I've mentioned earlier there are so many elements on each show garden to be inspired with and apply to ones own garden! Our coverage of this year's Chelsea will continue with the Artisan Gardens and Fresh Garden and some glimpses of the displays in the Great Pavilion coming up shortly!

Any favourites?

Mark :-)

15 comments :

  1. I love the Urban Retreat. But having said that it's the wilder look of many of this year's gardens that truly inspires... an effect that's more in keeping with what I can achieve here.

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    1. With the rain yesterday some of the gardens, with their wilder and naturalistic planting have reminded us of being in the West Country Jessica :)

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  2. Thank you for the extended coverage, especially of Sean Murray's garden. It's even better than I thought. I also especially loved your image of the Laurent-Perrier Chatsworth Garden (I think) with the raised wooden walkway. As for that statue of the man with the child on his shoulders...I find it incredibly creepy. Ugh.

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    1. Sean has done an amazing job with his brief and the plot that they gave him. We'd love to have a front garden like that. As for the sculpture, I wonder if Floramagoria will have space for it? :)

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  3. All the gardens this year impressed me but I wouldn't mind living with the Perfumer's Garden or the M&G Garden. I liked those benches in the Royal Bank Garden (although they would never work in my own) and the stone work in the Laurent-Perrier Garden. But my award for the most interesting would go to Murray's garden. Thanks for sharing your photos!

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    1. Sean Murray's proving very popular Kris! He's done a brilliant job in showing what can be done in a usually tricky spot that is a front garden.

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  4. Sean Murray's garden is fab and I also liked the urban retreat but they're all so wonderful that it's hard to pick a favorite! I loved the statue of the man with child. Good to know that I won't have to fight Danger for it.

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    1. I think Loree will happily oblige Peter :))

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  5. Such diversity! Seems like an awful lot of gold was bestowed. Is there a platinum or best of show for the best of the best?

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    1. The best in show went to the Dan Pearson/Chatsworth garden this year Ricki :) they're not in competition with each other but graded against the standards of the judges so in effect it's possible to have all the gardens getting gold.

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  6. Some really great and inspiring ideas in some of these gardens, like the long curlycue in the Royal Bank of Canada garden, or some of the decking. I imagine most of these are much more impactful in person though!

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    1. They are Alan! Photos don't do them justice :)

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  7. Very nice gardens. I like them and see many interesting elements and a lot of color!

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  8. Something of interest in all of them, except the Islam--looks like a corporate hotel or office park--sterile, do-not-touch.

    Thank you so much for posting about all these. The Murray front garden is wonderful--though better in a cooler climate--here most plants would toast surrounded by stone & concrete, agaves and cacti not excepted. The sheen of rain on that garden made it look even better.

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  9. So many wonderful gardens! I love huge stones, something my own garden lacks, so I am drawn to The Laurent-Perrier Chatsworth Garden. I also love the Sentebale - Hope in Vulnerability garden..more fantastic stonework!

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