Chelsea Flowershow 2009, Future Nature garden designed by Ark Design. Boxes providing insect habitat and shelter in foreground and drought tolerant planting.
Raised vegetable beds growing variety of crops including lettuce, carrots, cabbage, peas, chives and leeks. Stepover, horizontally trained fruit tree part seen in corner of foreground.
Wooden stile set into fence leading to area of soft, informal planting including cow parsley, fennel and wild grasses.
Chelsea Flowershow 2009, The Fenland Alchemist's Garden, Gold medal winner Best Courtyard Garden, designed by Stephen Hall and Jane Besser. Informal planting with building exterior and window part see...
Hampton Court Flowershow 2009 'Rain Chain' garden designed by Wendy Allen incorporating parking for G-Wiz electric car under ?living? roof, rain garden and rear wall made from renewable resources.
Hampton Court 2009, The Pastures Bye Garden by Southend Parks. Shepherds hut used as feature in garden with strip of meadow planting alongside marginal plants and pond in foreground.
Hampton Court Flowershow 2009, The Sadolin Nature to Nuture Garden designed by Philippa Pearson. Astilbe chinensis 'Vision in Red' growing beside metal sculpture reflected in mirror behind.
Hampton Court Flowershow 2009, The Sadolin Nature to Nuture Garden designed by Philippa Pearson. Astilbe chinensis 'Vision in Red' growing beside metal sculpture reflected in mirror behind.
Verbascum bombyciferum 'Arctic Summer' growing amongst white flowers of Matthiola incona, scented stock. Leaves and flower stem covered in silvery-white hairs giving appearance of softness.
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Nora Barlow' growing amongst umbels of small, white flowers of Anthriscus sylvestris, cow parsley.
Chelsea Flowershow 2009, The Fenland Alchemist's Garden. Gold medal winner, Best Courtyard Garden, designed by Stephen Hall and Jane Besser. Informal planting scheme with old bicycle leaning against w...
