Silly Saturday – Not the Chelsea Flower Show

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Presenting a garden at the flower show is not simple, you want your flowers to be at their best all week.

One of this year’s themes was recycling and judges were thrilled with this reuse of decking.

The designer also used a classic bench from the end of the twentieth century.

A popular theme in the modern garden is rewilding. NO Mo May is in full swing, but it’s okay to mow some of your lawn so you can find your way to the washing line.

It takes great skill to create the impression that you have let everything run fashionably wild; a pot of blue paint has been used to great effect.

The blue theme unites different parts of the garden.

No gardener wants wheelie bins spoiling the view and this bespoke bin store attracted great attention from visitors to the show.

As did the recycled Belfast sink, originally from Birmingham New Street Station circa 1960s, though provenance cannot be proved. It has hot and cold running water, appreciated by gardeners and dog owners alike – fits most dogs. The terrace was created with recycled kitchen tiles, circa 1980s.

All the hard work and months of planning is worth it when the judges come round with the medals.

27 thoughts on “Silly Saturday – Not the Chelsea Flower Show”

  8. I would vote for your garden if I was a CFS judge. It would win a gold in the ‘Typical English Garden’ category. (It’s a lot nicer than mine, if that’s any consolation)

    Best wishes, Pete.

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  9. That rose was so fragrant I could almost smell it from here!

    I dare not allow my husband to see this post. He’s not fond of mowing and would see this as the perfect excuse to give it up entirely. Without dogs to pick up after, wild lawns are lovely, but…it’s enough of a treasure hunt in one-week tall grass.

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  10. It is a lovely climbing rose which emerges from the ivy and produces one or two blooms which last only a day!

    I hadn’t thought that about long grass. I mow most of the back lawn so when my son and family come with their two dogs nothing is hidden, we just have the problem of them all fighting over who’s turn to pick up the mess!

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