Fashion in gardens and plants exists, and it’s alive and well at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show! But, how can you re-create some of the buzzing trends in your own backyard or patio. I was invited onto ITV This Morning to show Philip and Holly how!
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- Ferns are very useful in the garden- thanks to their texture, shape and form- plus they grow successfully in damp, dark shady corners!
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- Display them however you like- I would stay with paler colours, so the ferns can show their true beauty!
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- Foxgloves were popular at Chelsea AGAIN! The ‘Illumination’ Series of Foxgloves is an unusual hybrid, which gives tropical colours, longer flowering and a shrub-like habit.
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- Or, you may prefer the pastel tones. Newer breeding makes them longer blooming than the traditional cottage garden types too!
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- The zeitgeest of the show was also succulents- they are so tough, was to grow and perfect if you forget to water your plants…
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- You can display succulents in my decorative and inventive ways- remember they aren;t edible though!
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- There were plenty of balls at Chelsea in all shapes and sizes! I love these angular sculptures, which are reasonably priced too!
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- Rosy Hardy’s Freefolk garden for Brewin Dolphin used the sphere shapes to great effect!
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- Holly’s favourite was the sublime Cosmos ‘Cupcakes’- which we underplanted the royal archway with!
Watch the video online here
I really enjoyed my time on the show, and hope we were able to prove that anyone can create a little bit of the ‘greatest flower show on earth’ in their own backyard! Philip and Holly were very welcoming, as was the audience it seems- click here!
And, if this has only just quenched your thirst for Chelsea technicolor, read my latest blog here!
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