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THE RHS CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW 2014
LOCATION: ENGLAND | LONDON 

DESCRIPTION: An annual event showcasing the elite of the horticultural world. Landscape garden designers compete for the highest accolade in their trade - a gold at Chelsea.  This years Best in Show award in the main show garden category goes to Luciano Giubbilei and his design for Laurent Perrier. 

PART ONE: The Telegraph Garden by designers Tommaso del Buono and Paul Gazerwitz. This sublime show garden is one of my favourite from this years show. 

INSPIRATION: a contemporary take on the classical Renaissance gardens of Italy and the villa gardens of the northern Italian lakes 

KEY ELEMENTS: Green, clipped formal hedging and topiary, clean sharp lines of hard landscaping, a central panel of pristine lawn, rooftop trained canopy of lime trees Tilia x europaea Pallida, soft drifts of naturalistic planting, domes of clipped box and Osmanthus x burkwoodii, polished marble, limestone and brass, pure white iconic mid century wirework garden chairs 

Above image: detail of gold medal winning Telegraph garden by Tommaso del Buono and Paul Gazerwitz | photographer Martin Pope for The Daily Telegraph

Above image: gold medal winning Telegraph garden by Tommaso del Buono and Paul Gazerwitz | photographer Martin Pope for The Daily Telegraph

Above image: by The Frustrated Gardener | contemporary iconic mid century white wirework "Diamond" garden chairs designed by Harry Bertoia and Eero Saarinen in the Fifties, and supplied by Knoll still available today | exquisite noce travertine wall and floating bench with band of gleaming brass

Above images: 1.photographer Martin Pope for The Daily Telegraph 2.Euphorbia characias subsp wulfenii photography by Crocus 3.Buxus sempervirens (boxwood)photography by Crocus  4.noce travertine 5.Veronica 'Shirley Blue'photography by Crocus 

Above image: by The Frustrated Gardener | an immaculate lawn border by deep edging bands of pale limestone travertine | gold medal winning Telegraph garden by Tommaso del Buono and Paul Gazerwitz 

Above image: a detail from the photograph by The Frustrated Gardener | the gravel seating area with marble and travertine water wall || gold medal winning Telegraph garden by Tommaso del Buono and Paul Gazerwitz 

Above image: gold medal winning Telegraph garden by Tommaso del Buono and Paul Gazerwitz |photographer Martin Pope for The Daily Telegraph

Above images: 1. Royal Horticultural Society "Diamond" garden chairs designed by Harry Bertoia and Eero Saarinen in the Fifties, and supplied by Knoll 2.Iris 'Jane Phillips' Crocus 3.noce travertine 4.photographer Martin Pope for The Daily Telegraph | design elements from the sublime garden by Tommaso del Buono and Paul Gazerwitz

Above image: gold medal winning Telegraph garden by Tommaso del Buono and Paul Gazerwitz | image capture from the BBC inplayer featuring presenter Monty Don with Sue Biggs RHS Director General

Above image: gold medal winning Telegraph garden by Tommaso del Buono and Paul Gazerwitz | landscaping and photography by Crocus

RHS Chelsea Flower Show · 2014

The Telegraph Garden- Plant List

Trees

Tilia x europaea 'Pallida'

Hedges

Laurus nobilis

Topiaries

Buxus sempervirens

AND

Osmanthus x burkwoodii

OR

Phillyrea angustifolia

(Final choice dependent on availability)

Herbaceous plants (Indicative only)

Anchusa azurea 'Loddon Royalist'

Borago officinalis

Camassia quamash

Campanula persicifolia

Cenolophium denudatum

Dianthus carthusianorum

Euphorbia spp.

Geranium spp.

Gladiolus italicus or byzantinus

Hyssopus officinalis

Iris germanica varieties, bright blue

Larkspur consolida 'Dark Blue'

Lithodora diffusa 'Heavenly Blue'

Nepeta spp.

Nigella damascena 'Miss Jekyll'

Sesleria nitida

Silene dioica

Veronica spp

Viola cornuta 'Belmont Blue'

Plant species may change during the lead up to the show

For more information on anything shown in the above images please click on the names under each photograph to go through to their web sites. I create my mood boards/colour palettes with a computer programme called Photoshop by Adobe which is available for both Apple Mac and PC computers.

As always, if I have featured your photograph and you would rather I didn't, please do not hesitate to contact me and I will remove it with my sincerest apologies. 

With warmest wishes

Other posts you may find of interest:

          

Further research and inspiration for your garden (please click below to go through to my pinboards on Pinterest):

The Paper Mulberry Wish List - 2

July 2013

The second of an additional regular monthly feature for The Paper Mulberry - my shopping wish list of divine goodies from stores around the globe!

Above images: 1.'Lunar' curtain tieback by Jones Interiors available from Just Poles (UK) 2.& 5. Bamboo lanterns from French Connection Homeware 3.'Royal Raj' Garden Parasol in Eau de Nil by Indian Garden Company 4.'Shiny' lidded bamboo basket in white from Zara Home

To shop just click the descriptions above!

For more of my favourite finds please click on the board below:

For more information on anything shown in the above images and links to tutorials, please click on the names under each photograph to go through to their respective web sites. I create my mood boards/colour palettes with a computer programme called Photoshop by Adobe which is available for both Apple Mac and PC computers.

As always, if I have featured your photograph and you would rather I didn't, please do not hesitate to contact me and I will remove it with my sincerest apologies. 

With warmest wishes

 

Garden Inspiration - Provence and Tuscany

Pale, chalky Limestone baked by the endless summer sun; sandy blonde grasses blown by the warm breeze perfumed with lavender, herbs and citrus; clipped boxwood brings a sense of order to the landscape; bleached, gnarled trunks of ancient olive trees contrast against crisp, white rendered walls; regimented rows of pencil thin Cypress point towards the heavens and the endless Mediterranean skies... Inspiring elements to make your garden a place to dine, a place to relax, a place to escape...!  

Above image: The divine hotel - Casa Olivi in Le Marches Italy renovated by architect Markus Wespi and Jerome de Meuron 

Above image: 1.Casa Olivi Marches Italy  2.colour palette suggestion by The Paper Mulberry 3.garden lighting by Tekna Belgium 4.fabulous planters (and planting!) by Anthony Paul Landscape Design

Above image: sublime Provencal hotel Le Verriere

Above images: 1.image of Le Jardin Plume in Normandy France from the programme with Monty Don taken from the BBC iplayer 2.colour palette suggestion by The Paper Mulberry 3.gorgeous contemporary gardens by James Aldridge Landscape Design 4.concrete pot 'how to' by Martha Stewart using milk cartons! 5.contemporary garden landscaping in a modern South African home article by House and Leisure Magazine

Above image: handmade, reconstituted stone wall cladding 'Haus' by Stonemarket

Above image:stunning grasses and contemporary garden decking in a scheme by Annie Pearce of Metamorphosis Design

Above image:lovely Notting Hill property Crayson estate agents by Stiff and Trevillion Architects (now sold) 

Above images:1.image of Le Jardin Plume in Normandy France from the programme with Monty Don taken from the BBC iplayer 2.colour palette suggestion by The Paper Mulberry 3.half standard olive trees in vintage pots from the great garden blog Slottstradgarden Ulriksdal 4.Tall contemporary plant pots by Atelier Veirkant 5.the sublime landscape designs of Andrea Cochran

Above image: palest limestone sunken patio by James Aldridge Landscape Design 

Above image: sublime clipped Cypress and lavender topiary at Jardin de la Louvre from the programme with Monty Don taken from the BBC iplayer

Above images:1.wide stone steps set amongst gravel with clipped cubes of box - contemporary garden landscaping by Peter Fudge 2.colour palette suggestion by The Paper Mulberry 3.grasses (Miscanthus) and decking at Le Jardin Plume in Normandy France from the fabulous garden blog 'Out of my Shed' 4.contemporary oak planters from the divine architectural web site Herbosch Van Reeth - Belgium 5.stone water feature detail from Arne Maynard's heavenly garden for Laurent Perrier - the Chelsea Flower Show 2012 6.stunningly tall contemporary plant pots by Atelier Veirkant  

Above image:ancient olives in a contemporary landscape - Andrea Cochran's inspired landscape garden design

Above images: Andy Sturgeon elements for The Daily Telegraph Garden - Chelsea 2010

Above image:perfect planting in a Mediterranean palette by Wilson McWilliam Studio

Above image: contemporary and rustic combined beautifully in this al fresco dining area by interior designer Claudia Pelizzari (love the Panton chairs by Vitra!)

Above image: serene roof top terrace by London garden designer Charlotte Rowe

Above image:The divine hotel - Casa Olivi in Le Marches Italy renovated by architect Markus Wespi and Jerome de Meuron

Further research and inspiration for your garden (please click below to go through to my pinboards on Pinterest):

Also a date for your diaries: Chelsea Flower Show next week Tuesday 21st May until Saturday 25th - the London 'fashion week' for landscape garden design! 

For more information on anything shown in the above images and links to tutorials, please click on the names under each photograph to go through to their respective web sites. I create my mood boards/colour palettes with a computer programme called Photoshop by Adobe which is available for both Apple Mac and PC computers.

As always, if I have featured your photograph and you would rather I didn't, please do not hesitate to contact me and I will remove it with my sincerest apologies. 

With warmest wishes

First impressions - exterior paint shades

Delicious hues of chalky grey blue green, reminiscent of those gorgeous shutters in France, combine well with soft slate greys and gentle putties. A restful, clean palette for a warm welcome to any home whether it's of mellow stone, whitewashed render or smart red brick. Here are a few of my favourite paint shades along with some suggested plants for tubs and borders to welcome guests to your door.

Above image: The Daylesford Organic Farm Shop by blogger 213darling

Above images: 1.The Beckford Arms Country Pub Wiltshire England discovered through the blog Maitai's Picture Book 2.Cotswold chippings decorative gravel for paths, patios and terraces from Ruscrete Landscaping 3.Exterior paint in "Grey stone" by The Little Greene Paint Company 4.Salvia officinalis 'Purpurascens'(Purple Sage) from Crocus 5.& 6."Oval Room Blue" No:82 exterior paint by Farrow & Ball

Above image: Border Oak - bespoke oak framed houses 

Above image: Daylesford Organic Farm in Gloucestershire England

Above image: Daylesford Organic Farm and shop in Gloucestershire England taken by Gerrad Malcom via Flickr

Above images: 1.Conservatory by interior designer Sims Hilditch 2.Exterior paint in shade "Mid Lead Colour" by the Little Greene Paint Company 3.Miscanthus sinensis 'Malepartus' from Crocus 4.Bistro table and chairs in "Shutter Blue" from Garden Trading 5.Exterior paint in shade "Celestial Blue" by The Little Greene Paint Company 6.Iris 'Dutch Chocolate' from Crocus

Above image: Border Oak - bespoke oak framed houses 

Above image: Border Oak - bespoke oak framed houses and garden buildings (so pretty)!

Above image: Daylesford Organic Farm in Gloucestershire England

Above images:1.& 6.Details from Yiangou architects 2.Exterior paint in shade "Tempest" No:32 by Vale Interiors 3.Detail from the garden of Lady Karen Watson 4.Exterior paint in shade "Ermine" No:29 by Vale Interiors and conservatories 5.Ageratina altissima ‘Chocolate’from Crocus

Above image: photograph The Paper Mulberry our restoration project and our home until November 2012 - the front door is painted in "Card Room Green" no:79 with the porch in "Stony Ground" no:211 the windows are in shade "Matchstick" no:2013 all by Farrow and Ball. The urns are planted with lavender

For more information on anything shown in the above images please click on the names under each photograph to go through to their web sites. I create my mood boards/colour palettes with a computer programme called Photoshop by Adobe which is available for both Apple Mac and PC computers.

As always, if I have featured your photograph and you would rather I didn't, please do not hesitate to contact me and I will remove it with my sincerest apologies. 

With warmest wishes