Wise words @AnguisFragilis. Nettles are great for wildlife, but they grow in abundance around here so I would rather concentrate my native planting on species that are scarcer and more garden friendly so I get rid of them all
Yes ! The Perennial garden wins The People's Choice award. I had a feeling that might happen I wish the judges would explain the reasoning behind the Silver medal award.
@AnniD I wonder if they had a problem with the neon sigh. I have been lucky enough to visit Lasketts it is very quirky and there are some strange items in the garden so why not a neon sign at Chelsea. I am so very pleased for Perennial.
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Sometimes it's just a couple of tiny details which let the medals down. A few damaged leaves, odd combinations ( wet lovers next to dry ) Not meeting the original brief is a classic mark knocker. I think it's lovely, perhaps not the neon though. Not for me
@AnniD the marking is done on several criteria including how ell the finished garden meets the designer's stated brief, the quality of the build, the quality of the plants and the ecology. It wouldn't have to lose many point on any of these to be silver rather than gold. As a first effort at Chelsea show gardening the designer will have had a steep learning curve and will have been able to ask the judges about where he went wrong so he can do better next time.
For me there was too much hard landscaping but the colour palette was lovely and restrained. I preferred the planting in Chris Beardshaws's RNLI garden. He is a master of plant combinations for texture, form and colour but I wasn't so keen on those huge terracotta pots. He's a man of integrity too - doesn't jump on fashion bandwagons or do gimmicks. Plants all the way.
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@Obelixx , l saw the explanation for the medal awarded for one garden which was very interesting. The Perennial garden didn't get enough points for a Silver gilt, l'm just intrigued to know why that was. I wonder if it was partly because it was considered old fashioned. Looking at the gardens in the film showing Chelsea over the last 10 years or so, it wouldn't have looked out of place then. As the designer said, it certainly struck a chord with the public. The restricted colour pallet was very striking.
I was glad to see Chris Beardshaw put in an appearance. There were some very interesting facts about the background and the design of the garden (the bow wave etc.). I agree about the pots . His planting is always beautiful.
The peoples choice won because it was an actual garden ! Do folk not get it? I want to see a garden about gardening ,I don’t want to be preached at about mental health and lifeboats ,I can source that elsewhere .Also they keep showing us the same thing over and over ,there is so much more going on at the show ,let’s see some of that next year …….new tools ,exciting new labour saving inventions,that kind of thing. And more of the flowers ,why no mention of Peter Beale lovely display ?
Much as the planting in the Perennial garden was beautiful, I have seen almost the exact same garden [ minus the neon sign ] at several previous Chelsea's. Maybe that was why it was marked down.
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I wish the judges would explain the reasoning behind the Silver medal award.
A few damaged leaves, odd combinations ( wet lovers next to dry )
Not meeting the original brief is a classic mark knocker.
I think it's lovely, perhaps not the neon though. Not for me
For me there was too much hard landscaping but the colour palette was lovely and restrained. I preferred the planting in Chris Beardshaws's RNLI garden. He is a master of plant combinations for texture, form and colour but I wasn't so keen on those huge terracotta pots. He's a man of integrity too - doesn't jump on fashion bandwagons or do gimmicks. Plants all the way.
The Perennial garden didn't get enough points for a Silver gilt, l'm just intrigued to know why that was.
I wonder if it was partly because it was considered old fashioned. Looking at the gardens in the film showing Chelsea over the last 10 years or so, it wouldn't have looked out of place then.
As the designer said, it certainly struck a chord with the public. The restricted colour pallet was very striking.
I was glad to see Chris Beardshaw put in an appearance. There were some very interesting facts about the background and the design of the garden (the bow wave etc.). I agree about the pots
His planting is always beautiful.
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