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! Watch the video online here I really enjoyed my…
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!
Ferns are very useful in the garden- thanks to their texture, shape and form- plus they grow successfully in damp, dark shady corners!
Display them however you like- I would stay with paler colours, so the ferns can show their true beauty!
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.
Or, you may prefer the pastel tones. Newer breeding makes them longer blooming than the traditional cottage garden types too!
The zeitgeest of the show was also succulents- they are so tough, was to grow and perfect if you forget to water your plants…
You can display succulents in my decorative and inventive ways- remember they aren;t edible though!
There were plenty of balls at Chelsea in all shapes and sizes! I love these angular sculptures, which are reasonably priced too!
Rosy Hardy’s Freefolk garden for Brewin Dolphin used the sphere shapes to great effect!
Holly’s favourite was the sublime Cosmos ‘Cupcakes’- which we underplanted the royal archway with!
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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