The brief for the Orchestra Gardens was to create a design that represents a section of an Orchestra. It is a new category for 2012 and is sponsored by the RHS. The designers took inspiration from their chosen orchestral section and created designs that show the elegance of strings, the pulsating beat of drums and the swell of brass.
The garden above is ‘The Science of Strings’, it was awarded a gold medal. The designers are Brendan Vaughan and Leon Davis, their garden is inspired by the science behind the sound of string instruments. The main feature is the undulating lawns which represent sound waves. The steel wires attached to an archway depict how different sounds are made by altering the tension of the string.
This next garden won Best Orchestra Garden and a gold medal. Owen Morgan designed ‘To The Beat, it is inspired by the sound of a drum, it’s feeling and intensity. The circles of planting mirror the waves that radiate from the centre of the pool.
This elegant garden is called ‘Air on a Green String’; it was designed by Alexandra Froggatt. It is inspired by string instruments and features box topiary in the shape of a violin’s f-sound hole and part buried violins and cellos.
List of Medals for Orchestra Gardens 2012
Best Orchestra Garden:
To The Beat – designed by Owen Morgan
Built by Mosaic Garden Design & Landscaping
Gold:
Brass – designed by Alan Gardner
Built by Alan Gardner Design
The Science of the Strings – designed by Brendan Vaughan & Leon Davis
Built by Brendan Vaughan Garden Design
To The Beat – designed by Owen Morgan
Built by Mosaic Garden Design & Landscaping
Silver-Gilt Flora:
Air on a Green String – designed by Alexander Froggatt
Built by Equator Developments
Silver Floral:
The Strings garden – designed by Michael Vinsun
Built by Michael Vinsun Landscape Design