Small, very small even compared to the main show gardens but they can still certainly pack a punch!
Size doesn't matter when it comes to creativity. In fact most gardeners (and garden designers) say that coming up for a design and plan for a small plot is much harder than a big one. But such is the challenge for those exhibiting under the Artisan Gardens category at the Chelsea Flower Show.
Here are this year's selection:
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| A Trugmaker's Garden by Future Climate Info - Gold |
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| Breast Cancer Haven Garden - Gold |
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| Edo no Niwa - Edo Garden by Ishihara Kazuyuki Design Laboratory - Gold |
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| The Sculptor's Picnic Garden by Walker's Nurseries - Gold |
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| The Evaders Garden by Chorley Council - Silver Gilt |
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| Brewers Yard by Welcome to Yorkshire - Silver |
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| The Old Forge for Motor Neurone Disease Association - Silver |
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| Runnymede Surrey Magna Carta 800th Anniversary Garden - Bronze |
The Sculptor's Picnic Garden and Edo no Niwa were our favourites and are likely to feature separately on a future post.
What about you, any favourites?
Mark :-)
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Overall, I find these too rustic for my taste but there's still loads of creativity on display. Favorite, if I had to pick one: the Evaders Garden by Chorley Council.
ReplyDeleteThe sculpture of the hiding pilot was fascinating Gerhard, it looked like a hologram :)
DeleteNo! Another creepy sculpture! (Although if I had to pick a favorite that garden would probably be it, minus Mr. Creeps.
ReplyDeleteThe hologram effect of the sculpture was fascinating Loree, although you probably wouldn't like that surprising you when turning a corner in a garden :)
DeleteI like that bench? in the Breast Cancer Haven Garden. What is that man on The Evaders Garden made of? is weird.
ReplyDeleteYou mean the "spider haven bench"? I like that bench/couch too, but seems like it would soon become scary. :)
DeleteI can't resist Ishihara Kazuyuki's gardens - so perfect from every angle and I rather like the sculptor's picnic garden.
ReplyDeleteI know they are 'lovely' but I'm getting a bit tired of the - old artisan's workshop that is neglected and has weeds growing amongst the tools' gardens. Next year how about a 'retired couple's beloved bungalow garden neglected because of illness' garden? Or a 'previously well tended town centre public park neglected because of financial cuts' garden?
They're not bad ideas at all Celia, I think you're on to something :))
DeleteI like the Brewer's Yard because of the bold copper-colored elements I think. These gardens are much more relaxing than the more formal ones.
ReplyDeleteThere's a more relaxing element to them because of their intimate size Alan, and also where they are located with a backdrop of mature trees :)
DeleteTodos com certeza tem seu charme, adorei todos.
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Thank you for bringing all of these to us, I can't decide on a favorite just yet, I'll have to revisit ALL of your posts and then decide. In the mean time, THANK YOU for all the fabulous photos!!
ReplyDeleteA pleasure Tamara!
DeleteInteresting treatments of small spaces, like you stumbled into a long lost village. The bench was very interesting.
ReplyDeleteIndeed! And all of them have gone for more naturalistic planting too.
DeleteThanks so much for the photos, my "visits" to Chelsea have to be vicarious for now!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure you'll have a real one soon, and we'll be happy to show you around :)
DeleteMy favorites are the same as yours. I love natural stone, wood, foliage, and woody plants. The others look too cottage garden-esque for me. I had to look up what a trug was. :)
ReplyDeleteYou captured them so well, except for the Cancer Haven one with the ill-at-ease models. The Forge might be my favorite because of childhood days in a blacksmith shop on the farm. Ours wasn't landscaped, it just had wild honeysuckle. I look forward to more pictures of your favorites.
ReplyDeleteI liked the Sculptor's Picnic Garden a lot. I looked up the background on the Evader's Garden and can appreciate the sculpture in that context but, like Loree, I found it a bit creepy.
ReplyDeleteVery different, but both Edo no Niwa and the Evaders Garden appeal greatly to me. I think the Evaders Garden is fascinating rather than creepy.Thanks for highlighting these lovely gardens.
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