Show Gardens at Tatton Flower Show

I featured The Mornflake Garden on my blog on Tuesday, it won the award for best Show Garden.  I’ve included a two of my favourite Show Gardens in today’s blog. The full list of medals is available at the bottom of the page.

The garden above is Remount sponsored by Brett Landscaping and Gaze Burvill.  It was designed by Stephen Dennis and Platinum Gardens.  The garden was awarded a silver-gilt medal. The design features an old barn, which has been turned into a modern space.  The beautiful planting in pinks and blues complements and softens the paving.

This garden is aptly named Nature Squared.  I love the gabion wall filled with textured materials to create lots of nooks and crannies for crawly creatures. The garden was designed and made by students at Reaseheath College in Nantwich and sponsered by Trentham Gardens.  It has clipped vertical structures and geometric shapes, which have created multiple habitat niches to encourage native wildlife.  The the vibrant herbaceous planting helps attract pollinating insects.  The garden shows how it is possible to have contemporary design whilst encouraging biodiversity.

List of Medals for Show Gardens

Best Show Garden:
The Mornflake Garden – designed by Janine Crimmins
Built by Andrew Loudon

Gold:
The Mornflake Garden – designed by Janine Crimmins
Built by Andrew Loudon

World without Torture – by Howard & Dori Miller
Built by Landstruction

Silver-Gilt Flora:
A Taste of Ness – designed by Phillippa Probert
Built by Outer Spaces

Nature Squared – designed by Reaseheath College
Built by Reaseheath College

Remount – designed by Stephen Dennis & Platinum Gardens
Built by Platinum Gardens

Interplantatary Travel – A Flight of Fancy – designed by Tatton Park Gardens
Built by Tatton Park Gardens

Silver Flora:
Time & Tide: Cauldwell’s & Canute – designed by Jacquetta Menzies & Christine Wilcox-Baker
Built by WAP Lawton & Son Ltd with Cheshire Gardens Trust Volunteers

Reflections – designed by Harry Levy
Built by The Pond Building Company

Metamorphosis – designed by prison staff and prisoners on Release on Temporary Licence

Making a Splash – designed by Jackie Knight
Built by Jackie Knight Landscapes

Enchantment – designed by Clare Edwards and Claire Skidmore
Built by Muddy Boots, The Garden Builders

A Year in the life of DreamScheme – designed by Young people from New Charter DreamScheme
Built by New Charter Building Company

Bronze Flora:
Ring the Changes – designed by Will & Amber Lyon
Built by Together trust & The Manchester College

The Modern Romantics – designed by Carolyn Hardern
Built by Carolyn R Hardern Garden Design, S3i Stainless Steel Solutions, K&S Nursery, Andrew Collin, Mottershead Paving, Redwood Stone, Greenwood Oak Ltd

A Perfect Match – designed by Harry’s Gold Stars
Built by Harry’s Gold Stars

The Diamond Garden – designed by Russell Watkinson
Built by Russell Watkinson