Urban Serenity - Ivy wall panel
The scale of these gardens means that they are an excellent source of inspiration for our own gardens. Among the details that caught my eye was the ivy panel in a timber wall [1] in the ‘Urban Serenity’ garden.
It's only natural - log bench
In the ‘It’s Only Natural’ wildlife garden a curved wooden bench doubled up as a log habitat for insects.
It's only natural - wildlife pond and willow sculpture
This garden was alive with bees and hover flies so the designer clearly knew what he was doing.
Edible plants in stylish planting
Food 4 thought - strawberry table
Hadlow College’s ‘Food 4 Thought’ deservedly won the Best Small Garden medal. Beautifully designed and planted with a mix of ornamental and edible plants I was particularly taken by the table with a central trough in which strawberries were growing.
A Love Lost Garden - clever detailing
‘A Lost Loved Garden’ was a garden gone wild with abandoned metal bedheads artfully arranged and an attractively dilapidated shed. It was well done and I did like the detailing.
The Garden Lounge - complete with working lamps
The ‘Garden Lounge’ stopped me in my tracks. I’m not sure that I liked it (too elaborate for my taste) but the craftsmanship was extraordinary. The slate lamps were a tour de force and the quality of the hard landscaping was stunning.
Food for Thought - log wall
‘Food For Thought’ (different spelling and a different garden) had created an attractive log wall. Maybe I’m drawn to these because I do admire nicely stacked logs and do my best to create something similar in our own log store.
hi, yes i agree there are some good inspirational ideas here we can use in our own gardens especially the use of log walls etc..the first photo of the ivy/wood wall caught my eye…i rarely have time to go to shows so thanks for the tour!
aloha,
i loved all the gardens, thanks for taking us on that tour, i think i enjoyed the ideas with the garden lounge the best…over the top works for me.
Great post! The pictures are amazing, and such great ideas. I loves the strawberry table, but what really blew me away, was the awesome garden lounge. What better way to relax after a long day. then in your own garden lounge.