RHS CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW 2022

​We were delighted to have been commissioned by the RHS to design the site planting for the second time at Chelsea Flower Show!
Cool spring palettes lit up the shady borders of the showground, whilst blousy perennials and grasses lined the Bandstand stage and the RHS Central Hub.
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Photo credit @DanWhyde

This year, we wanted to add to last year's woven willow installation by WonderWood Willow, so we collaborated with installation artist and sculptor Lee Borthwick to bring light and movement to the woodland shady planting. 

Her beautiful mirrored sculptures at one moment appeared like pools of water, reflecting spires of Digitalis and Acanthus, and the next they became windows into secret leafy gardens.

We lined the Bandstand stage with a riot of colour and froth with Achillea 'Sassy Summer Lemon', Peony 'Dancing Butterfly and Salvia 'Caradonna Pink' along with grasses and wafting seedheads!

And here are some of our favourite plants that we used to welcome visitors to the RHS Hub.....
Euphorbia schillingii, Trolius 'Golden Queen', Stipa tenuissima, Achillea 'The Beacon' and Pittosporum 'Green Elf'.

Without the support of the following companies and people, our planting installation would not have been possible;

• Europlants - our local go-to nursery who sourced, looked after and delivered all of the plants for our borders​
• Lee Borthwick - a fabulous London-based artist who created the reflective sculptural pieces that brought light into the shade!
• WonderWood Willow - a fantastic family-run team who wove the willow on-site to our specifications and created a bespoke backdrop to all of planting beds
• Industry colleagues, family and friends who have all generously given their time to help us manage the planting on-site at Chelsea

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