After having reviewed the Chelsea Flower Show 2011 here is our pick of the best three show gardens. The reason we have chosen these gardens is because we feel that there is something for everyone to take inspiration from, whether your garden is big, small or just a window box.
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- A Beautiful Paradise
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- Nature and Human Intervention
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- The M&G Garden
A Beautiful Paradise by Ishahara Kazuyuki Design Laboratory, this has all the elements that we love, it has Acer trees, which can be kept in a tub or put in a border, stone and cobble, mosses, iris flowers, a sedum roof and a beautiful water fall leading into a pond. This garden is planted on a slope, making full use of the slope when it comes to the planting and flow of the water.
Nature and Human Intervention by Luciano Giubbilei for Laurent-Perrier, is on a romantic theme with beautiful swathes of wild flowers sat next to a formal clipped hedge. This garden features a large water central waterway, we feel that this could be represented in your garden by a pathway or lawn. You could place a water feature next to a garden shed, summer house or gazebo. The type of water feature you could use does not have to be large, a simple pond would echo the style of this garden. The planting is simple using thin trunked trees and easily available wild flowers in pinks, reds and whites, and decorative grasses.
Our personal best in show is The M&G Garden by Bunny Guinness, we love both the formal nature of the grow you own elements of this garden mixed with the relaxed flower planting. Instead of a rambling overgrown kitchen garden you have a practical formal garden which is ideal for a working person or a wheelchair user, because there is no lawn to worry about, the use of the raised for growing plants or vegetables. This garden features a large water feature which makes a statement, and encourages s0me wildlife. The designer has used Kale, Verbena, Angelica and Rose, in your garden you could use tomatoes, runner beans, beetroots and marigolds to bring in warmer colours.
