Through the eyes of an artist© Daniel Carruthers
Chelsea goers can see our adopted garden, The Art of Yorkshire, on Serpentine Walk with the Artisan Gardens.
The Cancer Research Garden by Robert Myers
Hares at play in the SKYshades Garden by Marney Hall
Cool and airy whites and greens were very evident in several of the show gardens.
Tom Stuart Smith’s garden
Robert Myer’s garden
Last year some of the gardens were moving this way but generally added pinpoints of colour, with the exception of Ulf Nordfjell who led this trend. It was interesting to see some of the plants he used reappearing in gardens this year – in particular Asarum europaeum which has been long overlooked despite its good qualities as ground cover in shade.
Asarum europaeum
I really loved the simple pastel beauty of planting in the Go Modern Garden which was matched with the quality of the hard landscaping.
Pink persicaria
But, after all this tasteful restraint I was delighted by a colourful planting of blues, yellows and oranges on a stand selling garden metalwork.
Joyous planting
And for pure joie de vivre the rhubarb and custard combo was hard to beat
Rhubarb & custard
Many of the planting combinations of the main show gardens are available from crocus and once the show is over there will even be an opportunity to buy some of the actual plants from the show gardens – delivered to your door rather than carried home in the traditional manner.
Places of Change garden where community projects illustrate how learning green skills can change lives
Mark Gregory’s modern garden is designed to keep (very lucky) teenagers happy
Parakeets nesting in the trees above James Wong’s garden add an additional touch of authenticity
A sinuous rill divides the warm tones of the planting in Tom Hoblyn’s garden
This tranquil pool is tucked away at the far end of Tom Hoblyn’s garden. There were quite a few naked nymphs (or bits of them) in his garden.
The cool greens and whites of Robert Myer’s planting is a recurrent theme of this year’s gardens
Tom Stuart-Smith is a consummate plantsman but I’m not sure about the minimalist structure.
