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.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018

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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!

Kate Gould, Keith Chapman, and the City Living Garden

May 27, 2017April, August, December, February, Interviews, January, July, June, March, May, More Gardening, November, October, RHS Chelsea Flower Show, September, Sustainable Living, Urban Gardening, Urban Indoors, Urban Outdoorsapartment garden, Art, bamboo, Begonia, Begonia rex, best in show, community garden, community gardening, Deepdale, Digitalis, ferns, flat garden, Fresh Garden, garden buildings, Geum, Geums, Gold Medal, Gold Medal Garden, Green Wall, Greening Grey Britain, Hortus Loci, hostas, houseplants, indoor gardening, Kate Gould, Kate Gould Gardens, Keith Chapman, Kelways, Michael Speller, Nigel Dunnett, Nigel Ferguson Fabrications, plants for shade, Rhaphiolepis, rhs chelsea flower show, RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2017, RHSChelsea, Salvia, Salvias, sustainable gardening, sustainable living, trees, urban garden, urban gardening, walls and fencesPumpkin Beth

City Living was designed by Kate Gould and built by Kate Gould Gardens. The RHS judges presented this Fresh Garden with a Gold Medal, and the prestigious title of Best Fresh Garden, at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2017!

Garden designer Kate Gould is passionate about greening up derelict, uncared for and unloved inner city spaces. Kate is so passionate about Greening Grey Britain, that she has self funded the entire build for this Fresh Garden, at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2017, to inform others as to how they can improve their city living.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2017

May 22, 2017April, August, Container Gardening, Daffodils, December, February, Flowers & Floristry, January, July, June, March, May, More Gardening, November, October, Places to Visit, RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Roses, September, Urban Gardening, Urban Outdoors, WildlifeAcer Campestre, Adam Woolcott, Andrew Wilson, Ann Innes, apartment garden, Art, Artisan Garden, bees, Belderbos Landscapes, best in show, Bowles & Wyer, Buxus sempervirens, Chris Beardshaw, Chris Beardshaw Ltd, Claire Batten, community garden, community gardening, Conway Landscapes, Cornus kousa, Craig House Cacti, crocus, Daisy Roots Nursery, Darren Hawkes, david austin roses, Diamond Jubilee Award, drought tolerant plants, Fiona Cadwallader, floristry, Fresh Garden, Frogheath Landscapes, garden buildings, garden design, Gary Breeze, Gavin McWilliam, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Gold Medal, Gold Medal Garden, Gold Medal Nursery, Graham Bodle, Greening Grey Britain, hedges, Hippopottering, Hydrangea macrophylla, Ian Price, Independent specialist nursery, Interflora, Iris japonica, Jack Dunckley, Jack Dunckley Ltd, Jacques Amand International, James Alexander-Sinclair, James Basson, James Doran-Webb, Jeff Rowe, Jeremy Vine Texture Garden, John Bishop, Jon Housley, Jonathan Smith, Julie Cope, Kate Gould, Kate Gould Gardens, Landform Consultants, Laurie Chetwood, Lee Bestall, Living Landscapes, Lupinus 'Rachel de Thame', Maltese plants, Manoj Malde, Matt Keightley, Mediterranean plants, Morrice Innes, Natural Gardens, Orchid Society of Great Britain, Patrick Collins, Paul Smith, Penberth Plants, Pinus sylvestris, Plant Societies, potatoes, Professor Nigel Dunnett, Radio 2 Feel Good Garden, rhs chelsea flower show, RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2017, RHSChelsea, Rosa 'Dame Judi Dench', Ruth Willmott, Sarah Eberle, scent, scented flowers, scented plants, scented roses, Show Garden, Shuko Noda, Silver-Gilt Medal, Silver-Gilt Medal Garden, Silver-Gilt Medal Nursery, Surrey, Taxus baccata, The Anneka Rice Colour Cutting Garden, The M&G Garden 2017, The Outdoor Room, Tracy Foster, urban garden, vegetables, Walker’s Nurseries, walls and fences, water features, Welcome to Yorkshire, Willerby Landscapes Ltd, YorkshirePumpkin Beth

Heralded as the world’s most prestigious horticultural event, the Royal Horticultural Society’s Chelsea Flower Show 2017, opens to the public from Tuesday 23rd May 2017 until Saturday 27th May 2017. Visitors will be treated to exhibits showcasing the latest new plant introductions, alongside beautiful gardens, which demonstrate the latest ideas in garden and landscape design, many of which feature new, rare, unusual, and interesting plants, grouped together with much loved old favourites.

Lee Bestall and The Sir Simon Milton Foundation Urban Connections Garden

June 13, 2016April, August, Container Gardening, December, Easier Gardening, February, Interviews, January, July, June, March, May, More Gardening, November, October, Orchids, Pests & Diseases, RHS Chelsea Flower Show, September, Shows & Events, Urban Gardening, Urban Outdoorsaphids, Betula pendula, community garden, community gardening, container garden, container gardening, Dactylorhiza, Dactylorhiza 'Simon Milton', Fresh Garden, garden design, Jon Housley, Lee Bestall, Nederhoff-plant, Orchid Event, orchid show, Paul Robinson, RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2016, RHSChelsea, Silver Medal, Silver Medal Garden, urban gardenPumpkin Beth

The Sir Simon Milton Foundation Urban Connections Garden was sponsored by the Victoria Business Improvement District. This Fresh Garden was designed by Lee Bestall & Paul Robinson, and built by Jon Housley from JPH Landscapes. The RHS judges awarded The Sir Simon Milton Foundation Urban Connections Garden a Silver Medal, at The RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2016.

Chris Beardshaw and The Morgan Stanley Garden for Great Ormond Street Hospital

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The Morgan Stanley Garden for Great Ormond Street Hospital was designed by Chris Beardshaw. This garden was awarded a Gold Medal by the RHS judges at The RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2016. I caught up with Chris Beardshaw, at The RHS Chelsea Flower Show, to find out more about this special garden.

Chelsea in Bloom 2016

May 28, 2016Flowers & Floristry, Other Shows and Events, Places to Visit, RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Shows & Events, Urban Outdoorsaccessible gardens, accessible places to visit, Art, Chelsea in Bloom, community garden, community gardening, floral art, floral decorations, floristry, Surrey, urban gardenPumpkin Beth

Every year in May, to celebrate the start of summer, the shops and companies local to The RHS Chelsea Flower Show hold their own prestigious annual floral art show. Here are a few photographs of some of the beautiful floral art work on display for Chelsea in Bloom 2016…….

RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2016

May 23, 2016April, August, December, February, Flowers & Floristry, January, July, June, March, May, More Gardening, November, October, Places to Visit, RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Roses, September, Shows & Events, Urban Outdoorsaccessible places to visit, Alison Doxey, Andy Sturgeon, Ann Innes, Art, Artisan Garden, Beautiful Horizon Landscape, best in show, Bowden Hostas, Bowles and Wyer, Catherine MacDonald, Charlie Albone, Chris Beardshaw, Chris Beardshaw Ltd, Cleve West, community garden, community gardening, Conway Landscaping, crocus, Dactylorhiza 'Sir Simon Milton', Daniel Bristow, david austin roses, Diarmuid Gavin, Diarmuid Gavin Designs, floristry, Fresh Garden, Frosts Landscapes, garden design, garden ideas, Garden link, Gold Medal, Gold Medal Garden, Gold Medal Nursery, Hampshire, hedges, Hogarth Hostas, hostas, Ishihara Kazuyuki Design Laboratory, James Basson, Jekka McVicar, Jon Housley, Jonathan Hogarth, Joseph Massie, JPH Landscapes, Juliet Sargeant, Kazuyuki Ishihara, Landform Consultants, Lee Bestall, Mark Wallinger, Monty Don, National Plant Collections, Nick Bailey, orchids, Paul Martin, Peter Dowle, Peter Eustance, Phillip Johnson, Plant Heritage, potatoes, Quercus, Quercus pubescens, Rachel De Thame, rhs chelsea flower show, RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2016, RHSChelsea, Rosa 'Roald Dahl', roses, Rosy Hardy, Sarah Page, scent, scented flowers, scented plants, Show Garden, Silver Medal, Silver Medal Garden, Silver-Gilt Medal, Silver-Gilt Medal Garden, Stephen Welch, Surrey, Sussex, Swatton Landscape, Symphonic Gardens, The Outdoor Room, urban garden, vegetables, walls and fences, water featuresPumpkin Beth

The Royal Horticultural Society’s Chelsea Flower Show is the world’s most prestigious flower show. 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 for the past three weeks to turn The Royal Hospital’s grounds at Chelsea into a sea of gardening ideas and innovation.

Chris Beardshaw and The Healthy Cities Garden

August 6, 2015April, August, December, February, Interviews, January, July, June, March, May, More Gardening, November, October, RHS Chelsea Flower Show, September, Shows & Events, Urban Gardening, Urban Outdoors, Vantage PointAcer Campestre, Anna Gillespie, Art, Boveridge, Buxus sempervirens, Camassia, Chris Beardshaw, community garden, community gardening, Dan Pearson, Deepdale, garden design, Gertrude Jekyll, Geum 'Prinses Juliana', Gold Medal, Gold Medal Garden, Hare Spring Cottage Plants, hedges, Independent specialist nursery, iris, Iris 'Mer du Sud', Iris 'Sable', Irises, Keith Chapman, Keith Chapman Landscapes, Lupins, National Plant Collections, Plant Heritage, Poplar, rhs chelsea flower show 2015, RHSChelsea, Show Garden, the morgan stanley healthy cities garden, Thomas Mawson, Todds Botanics, urban garden, walls and fencesPumpkin Beth

I caught up with award-winning garden designer and horticulturalist, Chris Beardshaw, at the Royal Horticultural Society’s Chelsea Flower Show, to find out more about his design and the concept behind his Gold Medal winning, Morgan Stanley Healthy Cities Garden, which was designed by Chris, for the community in Poplar, South East London and exhibited at the 2015 RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

The People Behind The Morgan Stanley Healthy Cities Garden

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The People Behind The Morgan Stanley Healthy Cities Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2015

The hard work, expertise and skill of many people came together to create The Morgan Stanley Healthy Cities Garden, which was awarded a Gold Medal from the Royal Horticultural Society, at the 2015 RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Here’s some more information about the people behind this special garden:

The Morgan Stanley Healthy Cities Garden was designed by Chris Beardshaw.