|| GARDEN | CHELSEA 2014

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

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|| BATHROOM | Master Suite

INSPIRATION: Chic boutique hotel en-suites; luxury designer interiors; Penthouse apartments; spa pampering; contemporary opulence; the essence of luxury    

KEY ELEMENTS: Well considered lighting; co-ordinated fittings; highly polished stone; chrome; heated towel rails; decorative 'designer' radiators; stylish sanitary ware; gleaming modern brassware 

Above image: Armani Hotels - vein cut travertine tiles; fitted double under counter vanity basins with contemporary pillar mixer tap and heated towel ladder, lit mirrors

Above image: Kelly Hoppen Interiors for Regal Homes Circus Road prestigious development - wall mounted toilet and basin with concealed cistern; recessed spotlights and under cabinet lighting; white tiles and blonde wood

Above image: Armani Hotels - vein cut travertine tiles; fitted bath tub with contemporary pillar mixer tap and heated towel ladder

Above images: contemporary spa styled accessories for the bathroom 1.creamy polished Diana Royal marble tiles from Stone Collection 2.detail from the bathroom at the Armani Hotels photograph by Altissimoceto showing the vein cut travertine tiles and contemporary mixer tap by Gessi 3.purfumed candles in shades of taupe and white from the new Kelly Hoppen online shop 4.resin coral sponges, mirror vases and perfumed candle from the new Kelly Hoppen online shop  

Above image: soft neutral and white contemporary bathroom showing the Geberit Monolith toilet system - a concealed slim cistern; the Stark 2 toilet by Duravit; Betteaque washbasin by Bette; Tara Logic washbasin mixer wall tap from Dorn Bracht;  floor Kerlite by Cotto D'este a tile only 3mm thick - perfect for tiling over existing tiles; Walls Bamboo from the Travatino Ciaro tile Collection by Salvatori a fabulously textured tile 

Above image: beautiful freestanding "egg' tub and wall hung toilet and bidet; soft neutral travertine tiles; wooden shutters and Zehnder Keel Symmetrical towel radiator designed by Whittington Bathroom Studio featured on House to Home Magazine 

Above image: Sophie Patterson Interiors - Chelsea Town House UK - contemporary bathroom with fitted bath with glass shower screen; semi recessed wall hung basin and back to the wall concealed cistern toilet; fitted bespoke mirror to recess; soft placed recessed spot lighting

Above images: 1. taupe gloss wooden shutters by Kelly Hoppen 2. luxurious bathroom towels in shades of Nude, Pearl, white and Dark Mulberry from The White Company 3.Noce vein cut, filled and polished travertine tiles from Stone and Wood Shop 4.cloakroom designed by by Jim Turnbull contemporary wall hung concealed cistern toilet with soft close seat from Vitra Water Jewels range and wall hung countertop washbasin on a bespoke cantilevered piece of granite; the tiles are natural Applestone from Collison Ceramics 

Above image: Mandarin Stone - Fume Emperador honed and Troy honed limestone tiles in softest plumy grey and beige with pure white contemporary sanitary ware

Above images:1.creamy polished Diana Royal marble tiles from Stone Collection  2.luxurious cotton towels in Smoke from John Lewis 3.Kelly Hoppen's range of taps for Crosswater here the KH Zero 2 tall basin mono bloc shown with the Toulouse countertop basin by Bauhaus  4.Mandarin Stone - Fume Emperador honed limestone tiles 5.contemporary wet room in attic designed by Aquae Sulis Bathrooms tiles from the Yorkshire Tile Company in Valley Steel Grey with Rustic Multi coloured natural slate in centre panel

 Above image:luxurious contemporary bathroom in a stylish loft apartment by Gary Lee Partners combining soft shades of taupe and grey natural stone with bespoke mirror wall and glass shelving

Above image: Victoria and Albert Ios freestanding bath tub with high gloss porcelain tiles in soft cloud grey; niches trimmed in chrome with recessed spotlighting 

Above images: 1.stunningly lavish bathroom in The Gatekeeper Cottage by Boscolo with wall mounted taps set into a bespoke wall mirror 2.taupe gloss wooden shutters by Kelly Hoppen  3.purfumed candles in shades of taupe from the new Kelly Hoppen online shop 4.Egyptian Cotton towels in Pebble from John Lewis

 Above image: Louise Bradley - from the exquisite Notting Hill interior - soft grey vein cut marble tiles; contemporary square shower head with concealed fittings; recessed shelving with back wall mirror 

Above image: SCDA Architects - vein cut marble in soft neutral greys with bespoke mirror with concealed lighting; wall hung fitted double basin vanity with shelf below

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