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Kate Gould, Keith Chapman, and the New West End Garden

June 3, 2018April, August, December, Easier Gardening, February, Interviews, January, July, June, March, May, More Gardening, November, October, RHS Chelsea Flower Show, September, Shows & Events, Sustainable Living, Urban Gardening, Urban Outdoorsapartment garden, Art, Colin Evans, community garden, community gardening, Gold Medal, Gold Medal Garden, Green Wall, Greening Grey Britain, Kate Gould, Kate Gould Gardens, Keith Chapman, Lupins, Orlaya grandiflora, paths, Pavegen, pollution, rhs chelsea flower show, RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018, RHSChelsea, Singapore Garden Festival, Space to Grow Garden, sustainable gardening, sustainable living, urban garden, walls and fencesPumpkin Beth

It’s so important to appreciate, look after and cherish every square inch of earth, every inch of our planet. For those living in town centres or cities, or areas where outdoor space is at a premium, it can sometimes be hard to find inspiration of how to green up and make the most of the limited areas of ground, roof, or wall space that are available.

Dr Catherine MacDonald and the Seedlip Garden, at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018

June 1, 2018April, August, December, Easier Gardening, Edible Gardening, February, Interviews, January, July, June, March, May, More Gardening, November, October, RHS Chelsea Flower Show, September, Shows & Events, Urban Outdoors, Wildlifebeans, Ben Branson, Caesalpinia gilliesii, Catherine MacDonald, Ceratonia siliqua, Dr Calvin Lamborn, edible gardening, garden buildings, Gold Medal, Gold Medal Garden, Gregor Mendel, Hortus Loci, Landform Consultants, Lupins, Lupinus 'Desert Sun', Lupinus 'Masterpiece', memorial garden, peas, plant breeding, rhs chelsea flower show, RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018, RHSChelsea, Rod Lamborn, Space to Grow Show Garden, Tom Harfleet, Trifolium willdenovii, vegetablesPumpkin Beth

Left to right: Seedlip’s Head of Horticulture Tom Harfleet, Rod Lamborn (the son of Dr Calvin Lamborn), Garden Designer Dr Catherine MacDonald, and Seedlip founder Ben Branson. The Seedlip Garden was designed by Dr Catherine MacDonald and built by Landform Consultants. This Space to Grow Garden was sponsored by Seedlip.

Garden designer Dr Catherine MacDonald devised the Seedlip Garden as a celebration of the pea – Pisum sativum.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018

May 31, 2018April, August, Container Gardening, Daffodils, December, Easier Gardening, February, Flowers & Floristry, Glasshouse Growing, Houseplants, January, July, June, March, May, More Gardening, November, October, Orchids, Pests & Diseases, Places to Visit, RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Roses, September, Shows & Events, Urban Outdoors, WildlifeAction Oak, Adam Frost, Alan Titchmarsh, Andrew Loudon, Anne Godfrey, Art, Artisan Garden, Belderbos Landscapes, Bespoke Outdoor Spaces, Best Construction Award, Bronze Medal, Bronze Medal Garden, cacti, Catherine MacDonald, Chris Beardshaw, Chris Beardshaw Ltd, community garden, community gardening, Conway Landscapes, Craig House Cacti, crocus, daffodils, Daisy Roots Nursery, dalefoot composts, david austin roses, David Harber, david neale, Diamond Jubilee Award, floristry, Francesca Murrell, Frogheath Landscapes, Frosts Landscapes, Garden Builders, garden buildings, Garden Club London, garden design, Geraint Richards, Geums, Gill Groombridge, GK Wilson Landscapes, Gold Medal, Gold Medal Garden, Gold Medal Nursery, grow your own cut flowers, Hay Hwang, hedges, Hogarth Hostas, hostas, iris, Jackie Currie, James Doran-Webb, Janine Crimmins, Jim Buttress, Jo Thompson, John Everiss, John Warland, Johnny Walkers, Jonathan Hogarth, Jonathan Snow, Karen Welman, Kate Gould, Kate Gould Gardens, Kate Savill, Kati Crome, Keith Chapman, Landform Consultants, Landscape Associates, Langdale Landscapes, Laura Anstiss, Laurie Chetwood, Lorraine Smith, Louise Batchelor, Lupins, Lupinus 'Desert Sun', Lupinus 'Masterpiece', Mark Gregory, Matt Keightley, Meconopsis, Michael Gove, moss, Neale Richards Limited, Nic Howard, Nicki Chapman, Nicola Spence, Orchid Society of Great Britain, orchids, Ornithogalum, Ornithogalum dubium, Patrick Collins, Paul Hervey-Brookes, Pennard Plants, People's Choice Award, Peter Gregory Landscapes, Peter Johnson, Plant Heritage, Plant Societies, Quercus, Rachel Prior, Randle Siddeley, RDC Landscapes, Rhiannon Williams, Rhododendron 'Fantastica', Rhododendrons, rhs chelsea flower show, RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018, RHSChelsea, Richard Taylor, Robert Barker, Rod Lamborn, Rosa 'Emily Brontë', Rosa 'St Ethelburga', Rosa 'The Mill on the Floss', Rosa 'Tottering-by-Gently', Rosa glauca, roses, Sally Mill, Sarah Eberle, Sarah Price, Show Garden, Silver Medal Silver Medal Garden, Silver-Gilt Medal, Silver-Gilt Medal Garden, Silver-Gilt Medal Nursery, Simon Bland, Simon Lockyer, Sir Harry Studholme, Southfield Nurseries, Space to Grow Garden, specialist nurseries, Stan Griffin, Steve Currie, Stewart Landscape Construction, Stuart Charles Towner, Studio Evans Lane, Sue Johnson, Tamara Bridge, Tom Harfleet, Tom Massey, Tomato 'Oh Happy Day', Tony Kirkham, Tony Woods, Tree House, trees, urban garden, Vegepod, Vicki Newman, w & s lockyer, Walkers at Taylors Bulbs, walls and fences, water featuresPumpkin Beth

The RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018

The highlight of the horticultural calendar, The Royal Horticultural Society’s Chelsea Flower Show is the world’s most prestigious flower show! Over the past three weeks, award winning garden designers from all over the world, together with their teams, made up of some of the best landscape architects, project managers, builders, technicians, horticulturalists, artists and crafts people, have been working solidly to transform the Royal Hospital’s grounds at Chelsea into an oasis of gardening ideas and inspiration!

Hogarth Hostas at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018

May 27, 2018April, August, December, Easier Gardening, Edible Gardening, February, January, July, June, March, May, More Gardening, November, October, RHS Chelsea Flower Show, September, Shows & Events, Urban OutdoorsHogarth Hostas, Hosta 'Chesieres Yellow Masquerade', Hosta 'Funny Mouse', Hosta 'Green With Envy', Hosta 'Hi Ho Silver', Hosta 'Island Charm', Hosta 'Little Ice Mouse', Hosta 'Lucky Mouse', Hosta 'Mighty Mouse', Hosta 'Mouse Capades', Hosta 'Mystic Mouse', Hosta 'Pixie Vamp', Hosta 'Twist of Lime', Hosta ‘Blue Mouse Ears’, hostas, Independent specialist nursery, Jim Buttress, Jonathan Hogarth, National Plant Collections, Plant Heritage, rhs chelsea flower show, RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018, RHSChelsea, Silver-Gilt Medal, Silver-Gilt Medal Nursery, variegated plants, Wendy CurtisPumpkin Beth

I love to visit the Grand Pavilion at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show! This vast arena, which extends to almost three acres in size, is filled with super exhibits created by around one hundred specialist nurseries during the week of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. It’s such a joy to visit! If you’re looking for some new plants, and you don’t have a particular variety or species in mind, visiting specialist nurseries, or enjoying a day out at a specialist plant fair, or a flower show, such as the RHS Chelsea Flower Show or the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, can help to connect you with your new favourite plant or plants!

Mark Gregory and Welcome to Yorkshire, at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018

May 25, 2018April, August, December, Easier Gardening, Edible Gardening, February, Interviews, January, July, June, March, May, More Gardening, November, October, RHS Chelsea Flower Show, September, Shows & Events, WildlifeAngelica archangelica, Best Construction Award, Bolton Estate, Catherine MacDonald, garden buildings, Gold Medal, Gold Medal Garden, Landform Consultants, Lupinus 'Masterpiece', Mark Gregory, Matt Moore, Matthew Bradley, meadow, memorial gardens, People's Choice Award, Rhiannon Williams, rhs chelsea flower show, RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018, RHSChelsea, Richard Clegg, The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Tony Kirkham, vegetables, walls and fences, water features, wisteria, YorkshirePumpkin Beth

The Welcome to Yorkshire Garden I honestly couldn’t fault the Welcome to Yorkshire garden. I would have moved into the delightful stone cottage in this garden if I could have got away with it! The Welcome to Yorkshire Garden, at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018 was designed by Mark Gregory and built by Landform Consultants.

At this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show I couldn’t wait to visit the Welcome to Yorkshire show garden, which was designed by Mark Gregory and built by Mark and Landform Consultants.

Anne Godfrey and Daisy Roots Nursery celebrate at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018!

May 25, 2018April, August, December, Easier Gardening, February, Flowers & Floristry, Interviews, January, July, June, March, May, More Gardening, November, October, RHS Chelsea Flower Show, September, Shows & Events, Urban OutdoorsAnne Godfrey, Anthemis 'Tetworth', Anthemis punctata subsp. cupaniana, Anthyllis coccinea 'Dark Beauty', Arctotis × hybrida hort. 'Flame'., Armeria pseudarmeria 'Ballerina Red', Daisy Roots Nursery, drought tolerant plants, Geranium maculatum 'Espresso', Gold Medal, Gold Medal Nursery, grow your own cut flowers, hardy perennials, Helianthemum 'The Bride', Heuchera 'Blondie', independent nurseries, Independent specialist nursery, iris, Lagurus ovatus, Orlaya grandiflora, rhs chelsea flower show, RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018, RHSChelsea, Salvia verticillata 'Purple Rain', specialist nursery, Verbascum 'Merlin'Pumpkin Beth

Daisy Roots is a small, independent nursery, run by Anne Godfrey in Hertfordshire. Anne Godfrey specialises in growing drought tolerant, hardy perennials and ornamental grasses, which Anne propagates herself from seeds and cuttings, at her nursery in Hertford. All of the plants sold by Daisy Roots are hardy, healthy, and drought resistant.

Anne Godfrey from Daisy Roots Nursery, pictured on her Gold Medal winning exhibit of drought tolerant, hardy perennials and ornamental grasses, at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2017.

Chris Beardshaw and the Morgan Stanley Garden for the NSPCC

May 24, 2018April, August, December, Easier Gardening, February, Interviews, January, July, June, March, May, More Gardening, November, October, RHS Chelsea Flower Show, September, Shows & Events, Urban OutdoorsArt, Asarum europaeum, best in show, Blechnum spicant, Bruce Shapiro, Camassia, Camassia leichtlinii 'Pale Pink', Cedar wood, Chris Beardshaw, Deepdale, Dodecatheon meadia, Enkianthus campanulatus, garden buildings, garden design, Gold Medal, Gold Medal Garden, Hare Spring Cottage Plants, Hortus Loci, hostas, Primula japonica 'Apple Blossom', Rhododendron 'Fantastica', Rhododendrons, rhs chelsea flower show, RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018, RHSChelsea, Sisyphus Industries, Styrax japonicusPumpkin Beth

At the RHS Chelsea Flower Show every single show garden, in every category has the opportunity to win a Gold Medal. There are no limitations on the number of Gold, Silver-Gilt, Silver, or Bronze medals that the judges can award, nor is there a requirement for any medal to be awarded – if none of the gardens are of Gold Medal standard, then no Gold Medals will be presented.

David Neale and the Silent Pool Gin Garden, at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018

May 22, 2018April, August, December, February, Interviews, January, July, June, March, May, More Gardening, November, October, RHS Chelsea Flower Show, September, Shows & Events, Sustainable Living, Urban Outdoors, Vantage PointAnchusa azurea 'Dropmore', Angelica archangelica, Anthriscus sylvestris, Arit Anderson, Art, Astrantia major 'Large White', Brunnera, Brunnera 'Alexander's Great', Chamomile, david neale, geum totally tangerine, Giles Rayner, iris, Iris 'Carnival Time', Iris fulva, Iris sibirica 'Silver Edge', Meconopsis 'Mildred', nealerichards garden design, Nepeta x faassenii, People's Choice Award, rhs chelsea flower show, RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018, RHSChelsea, Silver-Gilt Medal, Silver-Gilt Medal Garden, Space to Grow Garden, walls and fences, water featuresPumpkin Beth

Garden Designer David Neale, of NealeRichards Garden Design, pictured in the Silent Pool Gin Garden that David designed for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018.

I have been waiting for this moment for some time now! I spoke to David Neale in 2015 about his ambition and aspiration to design and build a show garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, so I was really excited when David told me that he would be building a show garden for the 2018 RHS Chelsea Flower Show!

New Introductions from David Austin Roses for 2018

May 22, 2018April, August, December, Don't Miss, February, January, July, June, March, May, More Gardening, November, October, RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Roses, September, Shows & Events, Urban Outdoorsdavid austin roses, Gold Medal, Gold Medal Nursery, grow your own cut flowers, plant breeding, rhs chelsea flower show, RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018, RHSChelsea, Rosa 'Emily Brontë', Rosa 'The Mill on the Floss', Rosa 'Tottering-by-Gently', roses, specialist nurseriesPumpkin Beth

New David Austin Roses!

At this time of year, I love to see the new rose buds developing on my favourite roses, as they burst into life and produce the first flowers of the year. At the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, I am always filled with excitement as I meet the new introductions from David Austin Roses for the first time!

Scott Taylor, Temperate House Supervisor

May 10, 2018April, August, December, Easier Gardening, February, Glasshouse Growing, Interviews, January, July, June, March, May, More Gardening, November, October, Other Shows and Events, Places to Visit, September, Shows & Events, Sustainable Living, Urban OutdoorsAfrica, America, Andrew Luke, Asia, Australia, Jubaea Chilensis, Miles Water Engineering, Millennium Seed Bank, New Zealand, Nick Johnson, plant conservation, propagation, Rebecca Hilgenhoff, Scott Taylor, Temperate Plants, the Himalayas, The Royal Botanic Gardens KewPumpkin Beth

The Temperate House is the world’s largest surviving Victorian glasshouse! This substantial glasshouse is sited at the Royal Botanical Gardens Kew, which itself is a National Treasure and an UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Temperate House is a Grade I Listed Building. When this glasshouse’s refurbishment programme commenced work in 2013, the Temperate House was in a dilapidated condition, at this time the Temperate House was on English Heritage’s Buildings at Risk Register.