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 and fabulous displays.
Going wild for plants
Planting styles were numerous at Chelsea this year which meant there was a real diversity of plant material on show. Prevalent plants included Valeriana officianalis, Daucus carrota ‘Dara’, Digitalis purpurea and Cirsium atropurpurea; which we all have in stock at the nursery.
Project Giving Back seminar
Jo Thompson and I took part in the panel at the Project Giving Back seminar day for designers, a really informative discussion about the future of Chelsea. Emphasis was on the lack of exposure for growers and their hard work, stress and skills not being rewarded.
We face a shortfall of growers and young talent coming through as most in this sector shy away from growing for shows.
