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Planting mix in Jo Thompson's gold medal winning Chelsea show garden 2025

Chelsea medal winners

We had a wonderful day at Chelsea and really loved both Jo Thompson’s and Carey Garden Design’s Gold medal-winning gardens. Both very different gardens, stunningly executed in their landscaping, with exquisite planting. Gilver-gilt medal winning Zoe Claymore and The Wildlife Trust’s ‘Rainforest Garden was agonisingly just a few marks off attaining gold, however Silver-Gilt is still an amazing achievement. Congratulations to everyone involved. We thought all-round the quality of the show was high, and it was great to see the Pavilion busy with specialist nurseries

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Orlaya grandiflora white flowers in bloom

Spotlight on… Orlaya grandiflora

Orlaya grandiflora (laceflower), is a beautiful annual with lace-like foliage and a profusion of white, flat, umbellifer flowers. It flowers from June to October and is great for pollinating insects. Long lasting as a cut flower too. Height approx. 75cm.

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The Wildlife Trust's British Rainforest Garden designed by Zoe Claymore.

All roads lead to Chelsea!

We are proud to have grown for four show gardens this year. They are: The Wildlife Trust’s British Rainforest Garden designed by Zoe Claymore.Really great to be associated with such a good initiative, a mission to return rainforests to parts of the UK. Only 1% of this habitat remains. The design is a nod to an indigenous valley, with waterfall, stream and cool, temperate planting, including ferns, Bluebells and other wild flowers. The Glasshouse Garden designed by Jo Thompson.The Glasshouse is an amazing charity

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Baptisia australis ‘Blueberry Sundae'

Spotlight on… Baptisia australis ‘Blueberry Sundae’

Baptisia (False Indigo) have become very popular in recent years, with some groundbreaking breeding bringing more cultivars to the market. Baptisia flower for a long time, from May through to August and are great for pollinating insects. ‘Blueberry Sundae’ produces strikingly bright blue flowers to a height of 1m.

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Stipa lessingiana

Spotlight on… Stipa lessingiana

One of the best plants we’ve grown in recent years is Stipa lessingiana. We always get asked for Stipa tenuissima, which is a great plant for it’s tactile, feathery seed heads. However, it is a very short-lived grass, especially with the wet Winters we have been getting. Once the seed-heads get wet, they can form a horrible matted clump. Stipa lessingiana is very similar in appearance but is more rigid and stands up better in wet conditions. It also overwinters

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Geum Mai Tai

Spotlight on… Geum ‘Mai Tai’ and G. ‘Scarlet Tempest’

So many plants looking fabulous on the nursery it was a job to pick a highlight for this edition. We’ve gone for two Geum, commonly known as Wood Avens. Part of the Cocktail series, Geum ‘Mai Tai’ (above) produces gorgeous, pink-flushed apricot, semi-double flowers above lush foliage. These flowers are carried on dark red stems, making it a standout cultivar. Equally as good in a container as well as the border.Ht. 45cm x Spr. 40cm. Geum ‘Scarlet Tempest’ (below), a relatively new cultivar.

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