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Chilworth Manor Vineyard rosé wine with summer table setting outdoor dining Surrey

spoons and pots with a variety of whole spices food photography for Mandira's Kitchen

Dame Mary Berry photographed at a National Garden Scheme event in her capacity as President

cherry tomatoes red and yellow in pots

Victoria Manoylo What Does Not Burn Ukraine garden Hampton Court 2022

Simon Burvill with Dame Judi Dench to promote the Woodland Heritage charity fund

David Harber sculpture in private Berkshire garden with alliums and heuchera

lychee martini sorbet by Mandira's Kitchen

Emma Greenshaw of Fellside Flowers, Long Marton, Cumbria flower farmer

ground and whole spices for Mandira's Kitchen food photography Surrey

No Dig garden Homeacres Charles Dowding picks and slices a homegrown melon

George Plumptre, garden writer and chief executive of the National Garden Scheme

the Chilworth Manor vineyard team group photograph

two cups of chai tea with Indian spices and book

fittleworth house West Sussex gardening team with dogs

samples of dishes by Mandira's Kitchen Indian food Albury near Guildford in Surrey

Monty Don and Frances Tophill BBC Gardeners World Live Birmingham NEC

Annabelle Padwick at Waterperry Gardens Oxfordshire

Chilworth Manor sparkling Brut wine from the Surrey Hills

harvesting grapes loading crates onto tractor at a Surrey Hills vineyard

whole and ground spices on spoons for Mandira's Kitchen near Guildford Surrey photographer

parsnip and celeriac soup with hands and vegetables

Mandira's Kitchen food photography with chai and Indian handprinted teapot

head gardener Fittleworth House Mark Saunders

Annabelle Padwick Life at No27 gardening and mental health advocate

sweet c's chocolates heart-shaped for Valentine's Day Surrey small business

Mandira's kitchen making biriyani for Surrey food company

watercress and pear soup with rustic bread food photography

Pete Saunders Fittleworth House West Sussex gardening team

Mandira's Kitchen fig and almond gelato food photography

summer evening dinner for two with Indian food Mandira's Kitchen

Charles Dowding launches his No Dig Gardening Course as a book

clootie dumpling on a festive table in midwinter Hogmanay celebration

Annabelle Padwick Life at No27 gardening mental health campaigner

popping the sparkling wine Brut by Chilworth Manor Vineyard

wine glogg glögg Swedish Christmas winter wine

Alan Williams garden designer of Vitamin G Garden at Malvern Spring Show

Levity table dining set by Gaze Burvill set in historic abbey ruins and laid for outdoor dining

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Guildford, Surrey UK

The Navium Marine: Blue Mind Garden was the Gold m

The Navium Marine: Blue Mind Garden was the Gold medal-winning best balcony by the hugely talented @ashleighaylett at @the_rhs Chelsea Flower Show. You’ll see how it changes in different light conditions - which is very much how I feel about the sea, it’s never the same twice 💙 Ashleigh combined the sensory qualities of still and running water, with planting designed to be coastal and drought tolerant. Every detail was considered, and conjured up the feel of the coast - including, floor tiles and @sarahbryandesign glazed pots made from discarded shells; @shell_on_earth gravel-alternative dressing; and @exyd_com rippled wall panelling to reflect the light. Planting included Tulbaghia violacea; Armenia maritima; Mertensia maritima; thyme, Stachys byzantina and gorgeously tumbling Erigeron. When you can’t get to the sea to decompress, what a beautiful space to reduce tension and restore calm!
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#bluemind #watergarden #balconygarden #awardwinning #gardendesign

I’m not sure there are enough words of gratitude

I’m not sure there are enough words of gratitude for being introduced to the wonderful team at @dsscotland. Their show garden for @the_rhs Chelsea Flower Show, designed by first-timers Nick Burton and Duncan Hall (@burtonhallgardendesign), has been so completely joyful to work on. A garden worthy of the wide smiles of visitors and volunteers, it was utterly playful, fittingly blossoming, and packed full of colour and texture. Some of my favourite touches were Camassia nurtured from bulbs by the kids supported by the charity; Frances Priest’s floral motif tiles including the cheeky water pedal; the ‘Hug’ structure that welcomed visitors in with all the warmth that I felt from the team in person. Naturalistic planting, from richly colourful to shady woodland floor, featured Betula nigra; a gorgeous Scots pine; iris and primula.
Eddie McConnell, Chief Executive of Down’s Syndrome Scotland, brought his always-cheery disposition to accompany volunteer Fiona onto the illusion bridge, exclaiming “Award-winning garden!” to the cheers of delighted onlookers. The Silver-Gilt medal has now had its rightful upgrade to People’s Choice Award for a small garden - an excellent parallel for the garden’s message of living life to its fullest potential, with understanding, inclusion and support. There’s so much more I could say but the Gaelic proverb inscribed on the bench puts it into words far better than I can: ‘Cruaidh mar am fraoch, buan mar an giuthas’ / “Hard as the heather, lasting as the pine”. 🌲
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@watchusgrow_garden @oldschoolfabrications @laurencemcintosh1947
@francesprieststudio @baker_pr @kategouldgardens
Generously sponsored by @project.giving.back
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#peopleschoice #awardwinninggarden #showgarden #gardensforgoodcauses

What a fantastic platform for charities is offered

What a fantastic platform for charities is offered by @the_rhs and @project.giving.back! It’s such a wonderful opportunity to get people engaged in the conversation - and the ADHD Garden, designed by @goodgrounding Katy Terry, has been doing just that. Right from the outset, working with Katy has been such a privilege: she positively fizzes with ideas and I’m so thrilled she was awarded an amazing Silver-Gilt medal as a first-timer at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show!
From the go-your-own-way Carpinus betulus Swing Tree, to the 1-in-5 Hydrangea petiolaris (one proudly a vertical stand-alone with four supported by @molliemcmillen_basketmaker’s woven fencing behind). From the ethereal steel mesh umbrellas by world-renowned @davidbegbie (one of the five a subtly different shade to the others) to the anomalies in the planting scheme - whether in colour, form or shape - allowed to thrive amongst the cohesion of the rest… There is so much to take in, and it really got people talking to the @adhdfoundation about the message of the garden, rooted in Katy’s own ADHD diagnosis just a couple of years ago. Let us know your thoughts on it all below!
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#thinkingdifferently #adhd #neurodiverse #rhschelsea #rhschelseaflowershow @baker_pr

Dark, chaotic, yet hyper focused with study and a

Dark, chaotic, yet hyper focused with study and a love of plants - this striking indoor show garden ‘Neo Flora’ reflected a teenage state of mind. @forestinterioruk had covered every inch of her show stand with neon, posters, memorabilia and greenery. For anyone supporting students through exam time right now, get them an indoor plant! The nurturing - whether it’s a Monstera, Philodendron or succulent - might be just what they need to strike that delicate balance for mental health. The @rhsmalvern Spring Festival was the first @the_rhs show to include judged indoor show gardens, and I was delighted that this cleverly thought-out, environmentally conscious room won a Gold for designers John Tallis and Megan Warren-Davis.
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#houseplantsofinstagram #indoorplantsofinstagram #rhsmalvern

This captivating garden at RHS Malvern last week w

This captivating garden at RHS Malvern last week was full of nature-forward details & texture-rich planting that I absolutely loved! ‘Biosis - Mode of Life’ channelled rainwater from a green roof via a striking tower of blackthorn, and into a wildlife pond. Low-maintenance - supporting biodiversity, and growing to the conditions rather than fighting against them - this Gold medal-winning garden felt like a very harmonious, peaceful and eco-sensitive space. Huge congratulations to designers @frantazika, Jenny Rafferty and @jamesgoodman.garden.design, with landscapers @humblebeegardeners 🙌🏼
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#rhsmalvern #rhsmalvernspringfestival #showgarden #gardenseason

Fit to burst with all the fullness of Spring, the

Fit to burst with all the fullness of Spring, the land is fresh, green and fertile right now. It feels like an awakening as nature gets into full flow. This allium head, the paper-thin onion skin stretched and beginning to give way, caught my eye at Beth Chatto’s garden this week. In the evening sunlight (oh, what a joy to have had warm sun lately!) it was like an x-ray revealing the inner workings that will soon become apparent. Strength and fragility in equal measure, held in a spotlight.
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#bethchatto #allium #rightplantrightplace #sunset #spring #beltane #beltaneblessings

This truly excellent, multi-purpose garden by @mar

This truly excellent, multi-purpose garden by @mark_payne_landscape_design_ transitions effortlessly from the tulips and wisteria of Spring, to the hazy days of summer. Incorporating a tropical feel to the planting, it plays with traditional expectations for an English cottage garden… One of my favourite features is the series of moon gates, inviting you through the different spaces in the garden. Maintained beautifully by @payneandford.
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#cottagegarden #gardendesign #tulips #thatchedcottage #tropicalplant #poolgarden

Just a reminder that glorious @arundelcastleuk is

Just a reminder that glorious @arundelcastleuk is open all this Easter weekend to showcase the tulip festival, as well as the family-friendly Medieval Festival. I would urge you to make enough time to venture around the entire grounds - the courtyard and kitchen garden are like a sweetie shop of wonderful colour, but the thousands of naturalised bulbs throughout the castle landscape are really something else. Narcissus giving way to tulips with Camassia just emerging - succession planting at its best.
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#arundelcastle #tulipfestival #tulips #springflowers #easterideas #gardenvisit

Borde Hill garden looking immaculate on a Spring s

Borde Hill garden looking immaculate on a Spring sunrise - especially exciting to hear about the ecologically forward-thinking plans for the South Park over the next couple of years, which will open it up to the public via footpaths and cycle routes. You can see South Park’s mature trees and meadow, sunlit to the south of the Italian Garden. Hellebores, camellias and rhododendrons offered pops of colour throughout the shady wooded pathways. A favourite area of mine is Paradise Walk - tulips appearing along one side, with the Chris Beardshaw-designed border opposite providing evergreen structure before the perennials emerge. And look out for the buttery-yellow magnolia ‘Butterflies’ that attracted a lot of attention!
Huge thanks for @bordehillgarden for the early morning access, and the @gdnmediaguild for arranging such a fantastic and informative visit.
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#bordehillgarden #westsussex #gardenvisit #springflowers

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