Silver Medal Winner
Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2004

Janette Dollamore from Running Hare Garden Design and I designed and built a show garden for the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show in July 2004.  Janette and I met at college and had both always wanted to create a show garden – hence the joint project which proved to be a fascinating experience as well as many months of hard work.

About the garden: The triquetra, a Celtic knot pattern symbolising the three planes of existence; physical, mental and spiritual, was the inspiration behind the garden. The theme was reflected in other aspects of the garden: three seats, three elements (metal, stone, water), three colour groupings (white/silver/grey, pink/purple/plum, charcoal/black).

This courtyard garden was paved with plum slate paddlestones and black granite setts in the pattern of a triquetra. The three seats look inwards on the central water feature set within a pool of dark water. Reflective panels set at the rear of the garden bounced light and colour back into the space.

Swathes of mixed shrub and perennial planting enclosed the seats and the garden as a whole. Plants included Verbena bonariensis, pink-flowered Lavandula, Elaeagnus, Rosa ‘Zephirine Drouhin’ and Artemisia ludoviciana.

Click here for photos of the show garden.

Sponsors: Many thanks to the following for their valuable support:

Plants: James Woodham: Marsden Garden Centre, Pleasure Pitt lane, Ashtead, Surrey KT21 1HU. 01372 273891

Gabions and wall panels: Andy Fields: Bekaert Fencing Ltd/Hesco Bastion Ltd
0777 1834 244 andrew.fields@bekaert.com www.bekaert-fencing.com

Hard landscaping materials: Nigel Hockley: Silverland Stone, Holloway Hill, Chertsey, Surrey KT21 OAE 01932 569277 www.silverlandstone.co.uk

Leaflet design: Louise Burnell (graphic designer) louise_burnell@hotmail.com Other product/Material Details: Reflective wall panels: 100% Reflections 01752 200099 www.100percentreflections.co.uk Cushion material sourced from www.coolbeanbags.co.uk 0870 429 6171

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