The Chelsea Flower Show 2022
The RNLI Garden designed by Chris Beardshaw
The classically inspired green oak pavillion signifies the charities Georgian origins.
Some key plants in order of appearance: Filipendula camtschatica, Lamium orvala, Euphorbia mellifera, Cynara cardunculus, Datisca cannabina, Iris sibirica 'Silver Edge', Geranium sylvaticum 'Mayflower', Hosta sieboldiana var. elegans and Nepeta 'Six Hills Giant'
For a full plant list for the RNLI Garden, click HERE.
The Mind Garden designed by Andy Sturgeon
The walls are softened with carefully considered planting.
Some key plants in order of appearance: Valeriana officianalis, Stachys byzantinus 'Silver Carpet', Geranium pyrenaicum 'Bill Wallis', Kirengeshoma palmata, Catananche caerulea, Blechnum spicant, Dicentra 'Filigree', Asphodeline lutea, Thalictrum 'Elin'.
BBC Studios Our Green Planet & RHS Bee Garden designed by Joe Swift
The hard landscaping in the garden was inspired by the pattern on a bees wing.
Pollinator friendly planting
Our own pollinator friendly plant collection is available here; Bees, Bugs & Butterflies.
The Blue Peter Garden designed by Juliet Sargeant
To find out more about the garden and for a list of plants used, click HERE
Hands Off Mangrove Garden designed by Grow2Know
The deforested mangrove structure sits in the centre of the garden. Nine deliberate bare roots 'honour a Mangrove Nine defendant and symbolize a stark reminder of the impact humans are having on the planet's most important ecosystems.'
Danny Clarke- Garden Designer
To find out more about Grow2Know, click HERE.
The Wilderness Foundation UK Garden designed by Charlie Hawkes
A calm space using subtle foliage plants, concentrating on different textures and shades.
Iris 'Tropic Night' adds a dash of colour to the mostly green planting.
Some key plants in order of appearance: Polygonatum x hybridum 'Betberg', Asplenium scolopendrium, Disporum longistylum 'Night Heron', Adiantum venustum, Hakonechloa macra, Epimedium x youngianum 'Niveum', Gillenia trifoliata, Polemonium 'Lambrook Mauve', Galium odoratum.
Find out more about the Wilderness Foundation HERE.
Mothers For Mothers Garden designed by Pollyanna Wilkinson
The garden tells the story of the struggle caused by maternal mental illness.
The bronze-toned archways represent a mothers time at home with a baby which can either feel like a 'sanctuary or a cage.'
Find out more: Mothers For Mothers website
A Garden Sanctuary designed by Tony Wood
Large stepping stones lead to the cabin.
The Morris & Co Garden designed by Ruth Willmott
The soft, naturalistic planting follow the same colour palette used by Morris in many of his designs.
Morris & Co Garden list of plants.
The Place2be Securing Tomorrow Garden designed by Jamie Butterworth
Woodland planting and the gentle sound of water offer children a safe space to relax.
Iris x robusta 'Gerald Darby' with Verbascum 'Clementine' and Cirsium atropurpureum
Some key plants in order of appearance: Omphalodes cappadocica 'Cherry Ingram, Alchemilla erythropoda, Luzula nivea, Centranthus ruber 'Albus', Camassia quamash, Cenolophium denudatum, Iris x robusta 'Gerald Darby', Tiarella cordifolia and Centranthus lecoqii.
Click HERE to find out more about Place2be and the work they do.
The Boodles Travel Garden designed by Thomas Hoblyn
Water runs through the garden indicating the journey undertaken by Anthony Wainwright in 1962
Shade loving plants include: Darmera, ferns and Podophyllum 'Spotty Dotty'
Fern leaves imprinted on the back wall
Find out more about the garden HERE.
The Meta Garden: Growing the Future designed by Joe Perkins
The complex pavilion at the centre of the garden
A Rewilding Britain Landscape designed Urquhart and Hunt
Awarded Best Show Garden, this design shows a rewilding landscape in South West England and celebrates the reintroduction of beavers.
A Textile Garden For Fashion Revolution designed by Lottie Delamain
The garden is designed to explore the relationship between plants and textiles, with fabrics coloured using natural dyes from plants displayed in the garden.
The planting consists of plants used to achieve different shades of colour.
Find out more about the Fashion Revolution HERE
The St Mungo's Putting Down Roots Garden designed by CityScapes
The St Mungo's garden has been designed as an inclusive space bringing plants and people together.
Their 'Putting Down Roots Programme' helps people recover from homelessness, helping them to regain confidence and learn new skills.
The Core Arts Front Garden Revolution designed by Andy Smith-Williams
Re-imagining the potential of front gardens
Iris 'Jane Phillips' and Verbascum 'Helen Johnson' add a splash of colour to the planting.
A Stitchers' Garden designed by Frederic Whyte
This garden celebrates Fine Cell Work, a charity working with prisoners, teaching them needle work.
Find out more about the work they do HERE.
The SSAFA Sanctuary Garden
The soft planting reflects the colours of the armed forces whilst the shelter offers a quiet, protected space within a larger garden.
The SSAFA are an Armed Forces charity that help ex servicemen and women throught the transition process. Find out more about them HERE.
MEDITE SMARTPLY Garden designed by Sarah Eberle
The RAF Benevolent Fund Garden designed by John Everiss
The Perennial Garden With Love deisgned by Richard Miers
The neon sign at the centre of the garden reading ' If I had a flower for everytime I thought of you'.
White alliums and maroon coloured lupins are repeated throughout the planting.
Perennial; a charity helping people in horticulture.
Alder Hey Urban Foraging Station Garden designed by Howard & Hugh Miller
The design explores how foraging can encourage engagement with nature.
The precast concrete 'strands' make up a picnic blanket with edible herbs growing through the squares.
Find out more about the Alder Hey Garden HERE.
The Wild Kitchen Garden designed by Ann Treneman
The Enchanted Rain Garden designed by Bea Tann
The Mediterranean Reflection Garden designed by Tanya Wilson & Johanna Norlin
The Still Garden designed by Jane Porter
The Floral Marquee
Foster Irises on the Plant Heritage Stand
Asa, Nicola, Emily & Leanne
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