RHS Flower Show Tatton Park

Here are some of this year’s highlights from Tatton Park

From 22-26 July Tatton Park in Cheshire is playing host to the Royal Horticultural Society’s flower show.  With a wide range of exhibits, competitions and activities this is a showcase of Northern England’s best and brightest horticulturalists. Here are some of this year’s highlights.

Step into a land of myth and folklore

This year at the Tatton Park Flower Show the mini show gardens have been created in association with the Winsford Education Partnership by a team of young designers and gardeners from 18 schools from Britain’s North West region. RHS Tatton Park is proud of its reputation for nurturing young talent and providing a platform for aspiring designers to show their expertise. The gardens are themed around British life and culture, with themes including St George, Witches of Pendle, Bridgewater Canal and even the rugby cheekily named ‘You Are Not Having Your Ball Back’ garden which will host the Rugby World Cup.

Best Show Garden Award

The judges at this year’s Tatton Park show have been wowed by internationally acclaimed garden designer Paul Harvey Brookes who has won the Best Show Garden with ‘The Perennial Legacy Garden supported by Glendale’. The garden was designed to reflect elements of a large English Country Estate reflecting the theme of British heritage at this year’s show. 

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Turning Britain’s Grey Spaces Green

A key message at this year’s Tatton Park show is the reclaiming of Britain’s green spaces with show gardens showcasing sustainable and innovative ways of optimising and regenerating green spaces such as front yards which may be being neglected. Take a peek at Simon Fagg’s show garden which combines function and visually striking elements, while also supporting nature and wildlife. Peter Shirley’s garden represents the concept of reclaiming wasteland to introduce life and greenery, transforming a pre-used to empty space into a vibrant escape from modern life.

RHS Young Designer of the Year 2015

27 year old Tamara Bridge has been named RHS Young Designer of the Year with a show gardens based on an ‘English Country Garden theme. The Young Designer of the Year competition is designed to help emerging designers kick-start their careers. Tamara’s garden, The Sunset Garden, has been inspired by a North Norfolk garden, which explores the relationship between formal and informal with a range of colours and textures, defined by a formal layout.

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