With APL Members being involved in over 50% of the gardens at Chelsea this year, it has been a true representation of the high standard of work the APL membership produces.
The awards are as follows:
Show Gardens
GOLD & Best Construction – The Welcome to Yorkshire Garden
Designed by Mark Gregory, Built by Landform, Sponsored by Welcome to Yorkshire
GOLD – The Wedgewood Garden
Designed by Jo Thompson, Built by Bespoke Outdoor Spaces, Sponsored by Wedgwood
SILVER-GILT – The Lemon Tree Trust Garden
Designed by Tom Massey, Built by Landscape Associates, Sponsored by The Lemon Tree Trust
SILVER-GILT – The Trailfinders South African Wine Estate
Designed by Jonathan Snow, Built by Stewart Landscape Construction, Sponsored by Trailfinders Ltd, Supported by R G Landscape & Construction Ltd
SILVER-GILT – The VTB Capital Garden – Spirit of Cornwall
Designed by Stuart Charles Towner, Built by RDC Landscapes Ltd, Sponsored by VTB Capital
BRONZE – Creativersal: Wuhan Water Garden, China
Designed by Laurie Chetwood and Patrick Collins, Built by Tendercare, Sponsored by Creativersal
BRONZE – The David Harber and Savills Garden
Designed by Nic Howard, Built by Langdale Landscapes, Sponsored by David Harber
Savills
Space to Grow Gardens
GOLD & Best Space to Grow Garden – The Urban Flow Garden
Designed by Tony Woods, Built by Garden Club London, Sponsored by Thames Water
GOLD – The New West End Garden
Designed by Kate Gould, Built by Kate Gould Gardens, Sponsored by New West End Company, Sir Simon Milton Foundation, Supported by 2015 WorldSkills UK Landscaping Champion, Will Burberry
GOLD – The Pearlfisher Garden
Designed by John Warland and Pearlfisher team, Built by The Garden Builders, Sponsored by Pearfisher, Nigel Colclough, Jason deCaires Taylor
GOLD – The Seedlip Garden
Designed by Dr Catherine MacDonald, Built by Landform Consultants Ltd, Sponsored by Seedlip, Supported by Gadd Brothers Trees and Landscapes
Artisan Gardens
SILVER-GILT – The Embroidered Minds Epilepsy Garden
Designed by Kati Crome, Built by Conway Landscapes, Sponsored by Embroidered Minds
SILVER – The Supershoes, Laced with Hope Garden, a partnership with Frosts
Designed by Laura Anstiss, Built by Frosts Landscape Construction, Sponsored by Frosts Garden Centres, Supported by JWL Landscapes and Cherry Carmen Designs
SILVER – The Warner Edwards Garden
Designed by Kate Savill and Tamara Bridge, Built by Frogheath Landscapes, Sponsored by Warner Edwards
HTA Members who have won medals in the Floral Marquee include:
- GOLD & President’s Award – Ashwood Nurseries
- GOLD – Capel Manor College
- GOLD – Cook’s Garden Centre
- GOLD – David Austin Roses
- GOLD – Hardy’s Cottage Garden Plants
- GOLD – Hillier Nurseries
- GOLD – Peter Beales Roses
- GOLD – Walkers Bulbs @ Taylors
- SILVER-GILT – Burncoose Nurseries
- SILVER-GILT – Kelways Plants
RHS Chelsea Plant of the Year 2018
Hydrangea Runnaway Bride Snow White, Thompson & Morgan, Exhibited by The Sun
“Hydrangea hybrid Runaway Bride ‘Snow White’ is completely unique in that it flowers not only from its terminal buds as with traditional hydrangeas, but also from virtually all the lateral stem buds. Flowering from late spring/early summer well into autumn, Hydrangea hybrid Runaway Bride ‘Snow White’ produces a profusion of lacecap white flowers flushed with pale pink - often 6 along each branch - on graceful, trailing stems.”
Paul Masters, Head of Horticulture at Thompson & Morgan, comments from RHS Chelsea Flower Show: “We’re completely over the moon to have taken first and third places in this year’s RHS Chelsea Plant of the Year. Runaway Bride ‘Snow White’ is a truly spectacular plant - I’ve never seen so many flowers on a hydrangea! To see six blooms on each branch is unheard of. It really is incredible!”
Paul Masters, Head of Horticulture at Thompson & Morgan, comments from RHS Chelsea Flower Show: “We’re completely over the moon to have taken first and third places in this year’s RHS Chelsea Plant of the Year. Runaway Bride ‘Snow White’ is a truly spectacular plant - I’ve never seen so many flowers on a hydrangea! To see six blooms on each branch is unheard of. It really is incredible!”
RHS Chelsea New Product of The Year Award
Mr Fothergill's Seeds – Optigrow Seed Range
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